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North Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, Bc

A respected creative professional with a reputation for developing unique design solutions to challenging issues.Working with both individual property owners and commercial developers to facilitate conversations and mediate issues and concerns in the development process. Public engagement relies of open conversation and clarity of issues and concerns by all parties. By creating opportunities for open conversation issues can be given voice to balance community needs and development expectations.The process can include Developer Information Sessions, community workshops, government regulations and Public Art consultation Clients include:Cascadia Green DevelopmentPrivate residence improvementsMuseum of North VancouverVancouver Museum- staff vision/operation strategy- retail shop and merchandising design developmentFoss Waterway Seaport:- experience strategy, story/brand development, facilities concept design- architectural design- donor development strategy- exhibition concept development- visitor engagement strategy- retail facilities design - exterior public engagement strategy- marketing strategy, implementation with tourism development

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Architectural Design Consultant/Visitor Experience- visioning and brand development- exhibition strategy and design- facilities assessment and functional programming- retail shop design and marketing- exhibition development and acquisition strategy- exterior community engagement strategy

Vancouver

Lecturer at the graduate and post graduate level on the creative process and building creative teams.Teacher and workshop leader in three dimensional thinking and problem solving at the Executive level to support the courage to challenge established thinking and siloed organization structure.

West Vancouver

Projects co-ordinary for shoreline protection and development. Manage shoreline development in co-ordination with Federal Fisheries, provincial and district policy. Oversee biological review, engineering guidelines to residential standards. Work with shoreline residents to maintain waterfront structure and residential aesthetic.Oversea the restoration of salmon streams to return salmon to district creeks and waterways.Work with development community to provide restoration materials and support in cost effective wa.Annual budget $100,000 to create project value of over $2,000,000.

Vancouver

Facility interior design and visitor engagement strategy to create cohesive messaging strategy. Design development of cross discipline interactive ‘Wave’ sculpture as well as thematic development of lobby and classroom interiors.

Beaty Biodiversity Museum

Consultant on visitor engagement including: Design and production of artifact interpretive labelling and lighting design. Design development, production and installation of graphic orientation programme signs, colour and main hall interior. On site design and production oversight of retail shop in coordination with UBC retail facilities.Design development, production and installation of facility audio experience including creation of a ‘rainforest’ audio effect in facility washrooms.

Bowen Island Bc

Short term consulting contract to create new brand strategy and story. Logo and wordmark development, design and production of marketing materials including print materials, digital presence and facility interior design.

Earth And Ocean Sciences, Pacific Museum Of The Earth

Concept design for Earth and Ocean Sciences exhibits within building, floor, wall, static and engaging, Wave sculpture.Concept design for Pacific Museum of the Earth space allocation.

Vancouver Bc

Product and marketing design strategist, directing the design and development of revised brand logo and word mark. Responsible for the design development of new tile designs and products. Design and production of marketing materials including trade show and retail presence.

Consultant to exterior public spaces and urban design issues related to building and community connectionRe- branding BC Pavilion CorporationAssessment of naming opportunities for BC Place

Project Manager, responsible for:- name and recognition programme, concept development- facility re-branding, site and design presence- co-ordination of partnership interests with facility, sponsor and agency- project reporting to TELUS Sr. VP Marketing and office of the CEO and CEO Science World- guideline and bylaw co-ordination with City of Burnaby officials- design and production option assessment

Vancouver British Columbia

As creative director for Orca Bay Sports + Entertainment I worked directly with the owners of the NHL and NBA team and the home arena. This included a review of team and ownership brands, a rebranding of the NHL team and restructuring of the team retail facilities.As the host to over eighteen thousand at any event the facility was committed to providing a complete visitor experience. As creative director I worked directly with ownership to develop all aspects of visitor engagement including food service and curating a VIP art collection.

Urban Politics, Architecture And Urban Studies

Ba, Political Science (Urban Politics)

Masters, Programme

current/casual) thesis topic: 'The Definition of Place in Contemporary Culture'