BUSINESS / CREATIVE / LEADERSHIP / INNOVATIONA driven seasoned professional with a unique set of high-profile experiences in the music/food/lifestyle/health/academic industries. Demonstrated success and enthusiasm working with teams creating compelling design, media, and innovative experiences.EXPERIENCEManagement Expertise-Founding partner of BLACK SUN® studio-Providing full-suite creative services including: strategy, production, art-direction, creative, research, and evaluation employing illustrators, graphic designers, videographers, researchers, writers and interns -Hiring, training, and superviseing: creative and support staff and interns-Operating day to day aspects of international boutique design and photography studio-Overseeing building and maintaining a $2.5m digital studioCreative / Technical Expertise-Producing photographic image across multiple platforms and equipment-Editing and retouching digital images to industry highest standards-Creating brands, designs logos to books, and wireframes within ACS-Art-Directing, designing, managing print, web, and book/ebook and other collateral-Controlling and staging studio and location lighting -Ideating, creating, and delivering of brands and campaigns-Utilizing Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, CMS and various online tools-Designing and implementing DAMS, digital file servers, and networksSocial -Producing and hosting a variety of art, music, and educational initiatives and events