One is a financial technology company backed by Ribbit and Walmart. The company is on a mission to help people achieve financial progress by helping people save, spend, and grow their money – all in one place.

For over 15 years, I've worked on and off as a consultant in various individual contributor and leadership roles for agencies, start-ups, and in-house environments. My expertise lies in finding solutions that solve user needs, drive business goals, and make a lasting impact through design.*Currently working on a short-term contract for Stories Bureau, a story-telling boutique agency as a hands-on Principle Creative on campaign work for Equinix*Previously, I:- Worked on microsites for Namco-Bandai game labels such as Dark Souls & Pacman and the website for Wonderful Pistachios as a Senior Designer at Level Studios.- Led the design for the Insights from Visa microsite and Cognizant redesign as a Senior Art Director at BBDO. - At ANML, designed marketing pages and improved product features on the native mobile app for Yummly, website for online gaming destination GameFuse, and convention microsite for ServiceNow. - Worked in-house at Roblox on various web updates and marketing initiatives including branding, signage, way-finding, marketing material, and other visuals for the first-ever Roblox Rally Convention.- Pioneered the inaugural websites for fintech venture groups, Restive Ventures, and the Financial Health Network's accelerator, “Financial Solutions Lab,” a joint venture with JP Morgan Chase. Additional clients included NetApp, ATTCK, Skype, VMWare, Cisco, Bespoke Surgical, Autodesk, Road & Kingdoms

Short-term contract for Airbnb's Marcom Film Team.

As the Director of Product Design for Citi Ventures Studio, a product incubator within Citigroup, I work cross-functionally to deliver innovative solutions that drive economic vitality for people, businesses, and cities. Specifically, I:- Tripled the size of the design team remotely and expanded its research, 
product design, visual communications, and content design capabilities. -Led and mentored a team of 12+ full-time and freelance direct reports on several verticals, including our 2 flagship products, 1 internal cryptocurrency product, and exploratory research initiatives on Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG).-Implemented new procedures, tools, processes, and best practices to ensure 
high-quality deliverables in our iterative agile workflow, ultimately improving team velocity. - Developed the design and research strategy to align with the company's goals and overall Studio OKRs.Worked with the product team to prioritize, align, and implement design and research recommendations to the product roadmap and vision.- Successfully shipped improvements for both flagship products, Worthi & City Builder, such as new art directions, component libraries, flexible design systems, improved user flows, and feature updates. - Positive success metrics include a 24% lift in conversion after Worthi’s onboarding redesign and scaled City Builder to a global platform, adding 6 new countries in the EMEA region since its U.S. debut.

At digital-first agency Kettle, led teams to deliver and strategize innovative solutions for digital campaigns, brand identities, activations, products, and other user-centered design experiences. - Managed, built, and inspired a multidisciplinary team of art directors, copywriters, designers, researchers, and video editors, including prioritizing work, assigning resources, and providing guidance. A "manager of managers" with 11 direct reports, and 40+ in-direct reports.- Won pitches, structured narratives, worked on design and creative strategy for client presentations and led ideation sessions with client teams and project partners. - Guided the team to interpret briefs, envisioning how digital products and experiences can meet success metrics while ensuring we delivered the highest quality work.- Worked embedded for several years for Apple leading product marketing initiatives on Apple.com and Apple Music, social media content for Apple Education, as well as delivering the creative strategy, new design system, and new brand identity for the App Store.- Led various digital-first projects, most notably, the AmEx OPEN Forum product team, social media and marketing projects for Pepsi and Luxottica brands, and redesigned the award-winning Mad Libs gaming app for iOS and Android.Clients: Apple Music, Apple Education

Clients: Apple, AmEx, Netflix

Clients: American Express, Sunglass Hut, Pernod Ricard, MAC Cosmetics, Penguin Random House, Pepsi, Apple, McGraw-Hill, Youtube, Kiehl's

Created on-brand design solutions for various products and website through concept, discovery and final delivery phases. Presented work internally and to clients, articulating and defending design decisions. Also responsible for providing art direction and leadership to junior designers.Clients: Comcast, Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group, Brown-Foreman (Finlandia Vodka)

Responsible for the conception, design, and execution of the overall art direction for client projects and coordinate activities with other artistic and creative departments focusing on digital outcomes.Clients: Visa, Cognizant

Oberon Media was a casual gaming company where I worked with both product and marketing teams to translate business requirements into meaningful experiences across our platforms. Additionally:- Managed and mentored a small team of designers, which included setting career goals, giving design feedback, and communicating design priorities, ensuring they were compatible with overall business priorities.- Developed UI/UX and design systems for a variety of products across multiple platforms, including e-commerce and games websites, smartphones, and tablets. - Applied scalable design solutions across a network of over 100 sites including partnerships for major companies such as Microsoft, MSN, Time Warner, and Hearst.- Validated design decisions through user research methodologies, concept testing, usability testing, and analytics.- Collaborated with company stakeholders to devise a comprehensive "M&A" Executive Summary that included a design strategy, and cutting-edge visual concept resulting in a successful acquisition of the organization to iWin as "Iplay".

Brainstormed creative concepts with the team, developed original design concepts, executed designs, created style guides, participated in client presentations, developed detailed design specifications for development, and oversaw junior team members.Clients: Comcast, Diageo, Verisign, Nutrisystem, GE, Nestlé

Executed designs that speak to the creative & art direction. Worked as a team member on accounts & ensure that visual designs communicate the desired message & functions. Took on creative lead & mentor designers.Clients Include: Cisco, Facebook, VMware, Paramount Farms, Bandai Namco, Skype, Marvell

Event and experiential marketing agency where I worked on design concepts and solutions using a wide range of 2D & 3D methods and deliverables that included floor plan designs, touch screen UI, way finding, digital activations, print promotions, and other event collateral. Managed interns, as well as collaborating with a team of designers, copywriters, and account executives to produce compelling and innovative exhibits.Clients Include: Pfizer, BASF, Sanyo, GlasoSmithKine, Swarovski, ArcelorMittal, Bayer, Citibank

Maintained a goal of $0.8 million in advertising annual revenue with high-profile clientele in the entertainment industry and built multimedia-advertising campaigns through LA Times online, print and pre-print products at a consultant level.Client List Includes: Medieval Times, Pirates Dinner Adventure, Shakey’s, Eleven Lounge