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From brand strategy to video production and web development, my role as an independent creative and producer runs the gamut. Much of my time is spent developing content for the digital space, including web-based applications, video and audio production, digital advertising and sprinkled in is some good old fashioned traditional marketing as well. As the industry shifts focus from "message" marketing to "content" marketing, I help clients reach their audience with a more potent and productive message and make their moments of contact with the consumer more meaningful.

I literally work as a ronin at Ronin. I jump from skill set to skill set as needed, doing everything from video editing, post production, post FX and audio to web-based assets, retouching, layout and generally helping out with the crafting of compelling stories.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Tasked with helping to develop user experience and site design for global deep dev websites.

Work includes:- Assisting in the standardization and restructuring of the Fisher Scientific parent and sub brands.- Graphic development and GUI design of mobile sales application(s)- Design and development of sales and marketing materials across a wide spectrum of media.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

A short but sweet run as co-creative director at Giant Ideas, my role there ranged from package design, to marketing strategy, broadcast production to web design.

Myself and my partners founded Lotuspike as an independent publishing company for our own music. It was designed originally as a means to bypass the headache of trying to negotiate with record labels for a contract that was fair and reasonable for the artist. Today, Lotuspike is partnered with San Diego based record label Spotted Peccary. Together we are one of the largest and most well respected publishers of Ambient / New Age / Electronic music in the US. We have sales both nationally and abroad, and our music can be heard on syndicated programing across the us, as well as on music programs and web radio stations globally.

My role at Garrett was what you might expect for a VP/CD. I was the caretaker of our clients' brands, engaged regularly with clients and helped to navigate them through their individual marketing challenges. I managed a creative team, keeping and eye on deadlines and budgets all the while and helped build the company up by winning new accounts appropriate to our own vision of growth.

I had a unique role at RJC. As Creative Director, I was more than the traditional leader and evangelist of the creative product. I was also knee deep and hands on in the creation of that product.From conceptualization, art direction and design of more traditional marketing tactics, to the programming, editing and deployment of new, digital marketing solutions, my tenure allowed me to evolve into the kind of Creative Director that will be successful in an industry that is literally reinventing itself from week to week.Clients included: UNM Hospitals, UNM Cancer Center, McDonalds, Los Alamos National Bank, Roswell Tourism Board, New Mexico Tourism

Role included the conceptualization, production and assisting in the deployment of traditional and web based marketing solutions for Sharp Creative. Duties included estimating budgets, overseeing broadcast and web production, designing and executing web materials and traditional print collateral.

Role included the conceptualization, execution and production of branding campaigns and collateral. Additional rolls included, oversight of broadcast production an post production, web development, flash programming and animation, illustration and photo illustration, client interaction and assisting in the account supervision process, and assisting in the budget planning process.Clients included: Adelphia cable, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Opera, Heinz and Black Family Channel.

Role included conceptualization, creation and deployment of broadcast, digital and traditional marketing collateral. Additional rolls included, print pre-production, flash animation, web development, broadcast production, client interaction and assisting in the estimating process for projects.

Role included the conceptualization, design and execution of packaging and marketing materials for major brands. Other rolls included participating in team creative sessions, design and illustration, client meetings and interaction, preparing files for production.Clients included, Johnson and Johnson, Just Born Foods, Maxell, Canteen services, Agway, D.L. Jardine's foods.

Bfa, Design, Illustration, Animation

Graphic Design