IO engineers data center solutions for the world’s largest enterprises, governments, and service providers. IO solves foundational issues associated with the data center and work with some of the most respected brands on the planet to help them grow their businesses.As Creative Director and steward of the IO brand, I oversee all internal and external communications – from initial strategy and concept to final implementation and launch. I’m also instrumental in leading the software user experience for our enterprise cloud initiative.Daily responsibilities include management and mentoring of marketing team, understand emerging technologies and trends, ensure consistency of all projects, manage relationships with external development partners, social media strategies, and new business development.

Genesis helps organizations turn their unique differences andstrengths into market advantage. Our emphasis and philosophicalapproach is in strategic positioning, integrated communicationsand user-centered design.As Interactive Director and leader of the interactive group,I oversee all digital experiences from initial strategy and concept to final implementation and launch. I often act as the leadbetween the client, creative and development teams.Daily responsibilities include management and mentoring ofcreative team, understand emerging technologies and trends,ensure consistency of all projects, manage relationships withexternal development partners, social media strategies, and new business development.

Motive is an agency focused on nontraditional communications. As Art Director and user advocate, my responsibility was to digitally bring these products to life.

The Communiqué Group is a creative marketing agency thatfocuses on high-end resort and private second home living.Clients ranged from the mountains of Montana to the Caribbeanbeaches of St. Lucia. These marketing solutions were a criticalcomponent as they defined the narrative of each unique propertybefore a single structure was built.As Art Director and team leader, my responsibilities includeddeveloping client relationships, initial brand strategies, executingcreative concepts, directing the in-house design team, andmanaging project timelines and budget expectations.

With a focus on the non-profit community, Brown Wood Fishcreated and implemented unique online user experiences fromthe ground up – via a robust proprietary content managementsystem named TackleBox. Our mission was to provide a costeffective solution through our CMS with RIO often measured byhow many grass-roots organizations enabled.As one of the four founding partners my primaryresponsibilities included new business development, clientliaison, project leadership, design strategy and managementof our in-house development team.

Schaub & Co. is a boutique design firm with a largeSilicon Valley client base focusing on traditional design,branding and packaging.As Art Director during the dot.com boom, I was ableto manage the creative of The Valley’s most influentialFortune 500’s and start-up’s.

Vantage One was a traditional graphic design andmarketing agency located in Cleveland, Ohio that hadthe early wherewithal to switch gears and focus on athing called the internet.Because V-1 partnered with local and national Fortune 500enterprises at the infancy of the dot-com boom, I was exposeddaily to vital business and technical aspects of this very newbusiness strategy.During this time, I was instrumental in opening additionaloffices in both Phoenix and San Jose.