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Manasquan, New Jersey, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Executive leader in service of New Kind’s purpose, people, and profit.Purpose: Connected the work of individuals with company purpose. Led B Corporation [https://usca.bcorporation.net] recertification effort and managed ongoing requirements. Facilitated company-wide OKR cycles to focus effort and make priorities transparent.People: Designed ideal team member experience to include recruiting, hiring, onboarding/offboarding, expectation setting, career progression, enhancement of benefits such as parental leave, and workload balancing. Selected and rolled out new resourcing and HR tools.Profit: Created and maintained financial dashboards. Partnered with subject matter experts to write contracts, led negotiations on terms, and managed legal reviews. Worked with project teams to establish realistic budgets and match up the skills and aspirations of individuals with project needs. Established rhythm for marketing efforts.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Globant is a global technology company that acquired PointSource to expand their digital and cognitive offerings in North America.• Guided team through the acquisition, orienting designers toward a new vision, bringing visibility to their talents and accomplishments, and integrating them into large-scale, culturally diverse, Agile project teams.• Represented the US on global leadership team driving UX, Visual, Research and Service Design disciplines and evangelizing the value of design.• Introduced Design Operations as a service for clients seeking to mature their design organization and ran a 3 month client engagement to test the new capability.• Created an employee-focused integration framework to streamline Globant's future acquisitions.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

• Managed the day-to-day operations of a design department, building a team of 10 UX, visual, and graphic designers.• Improved overall team health by establishing standards, hosting engaging team meetings, monitoring project progress, mitigating risks, and elevating success stories.• Supported designers by holding regular 1:1s, clarifying roles, pairing them with mentors, setting meaningful goals, and assessing performance.• Connected designers with projects that best matched their goals and skills, creating high morale and growth opportunities.• Championed participatory design methods, forming tight working relationships with engineering and business and turning collaboration into a differentiator.• Supported new business by developing proposals, presenting capabilities, and monitoring sales pipeline, increasing the number and quality of design engagements.• Introduced an intern program resulting in the identification of high quality hires.• Increased talent pipeline and brand recognition by engaging the local design community.• Streamlined employee recruitment and supported new hires in their journey from candidate to teammate.• Hosted interactive quarterly All-Hands celebration recognizing the quirky accomplishments and big wins of individuals and teams.• Recognized with the company's first Overall Mission award for fostering an authentic, highly collaborative culture that encourages all to "listen to your weird".

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Chantilly, Virginia, Us

• Introduced design as a core service, expanding the company's capabilities and scope of contracts.• Built a creative services team from scratch, hiring and then leading team of 6 designers in the creation of logos, collateral, websites, curriculum, interactive eLearning modules, social marketing, and event experiences.• Answered government issued RFPs, scoping work, and building relationships with partners, solidifying company's reputation as a full-service contractor.• Navigated Section 508 accessibility requirements, focusing teams on the needs of a diverse user base and ensuring compliance for all deliverables.

Chantilly, Virginia, Us

• Designed logos, print collateral, exhibits, and user interfaces for government, nonprofit, and corporate clients.

Silver Spring, Md, Us

• Expanded company reach by moving to California to establish a new studio location and then serving as a bridge between the east and west coasts.• Managed long-term contracts, monitoring budgets and schedules, providing art direction and building partnerships with local printers, photographers and stylists.• Established web design department, defining capabilities, establishing processes, writing proposals, recruiting, hiring and managing staff and technical vendors. Offerings resulted in increased business from existing clients, partnerships with technical teams needing design support, and the ability to go after larger RFPs.• Designed logos and identity systems, print collateral, annual reports, fundraising materials, magazine layouts, illustrations, and web interfaces.• Recognized with numerous awards and publication in American Corporate Identity and Logo Lounge annuals.• Worked tirelessly to minimize downtime and client impact after Maryland studio was destroyed in a fire.

Silver Spring, Md, Us

Silver Spring, Md, Us

New York, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us