Creative Director, Art Director. Art teacher in K-12. My passion is to encourage young students to find their creative person within themselves. To become the next generation of creatives in advertising or fine art.Teaching digital and analog photography in a high school setting. Artist in residence for Fresh Films. Providing learning opportunities to emerging youth film makers of short films, music videos, and narrative expressions.Creative director, design leader in the hospitality, outdoor sporting and accessories channel with print, digital and packaging. Financial, big box retail, food consumer packaging in addition of digital signage and print components. Innovative Creative Director, hands-on Sr. Art Director well-versed in conceptual thinking and designing strategic, integrated visual communications. Creative leader working with in cross-functional BU and services. Proficient in executing brand development for a broad range of marketing and manufacturing companies. Nurtures original thinking among colleagues, fostering an environment of creative innovation in concept development and excellence. Manage outside resources in the development of marketing communication. Manage and forecast department budget. Maintains front facing client services. Known for exceptional people skills that help solidify healthy, productive working relationships based on collaboration, humor, trust and mutual respect for both internal and external clients.Passion: Brand identity & strategic brand management, integrated communication strategies including emerging media, experienced team lead collaborating with internal/external clients. Maintain and analyze department budget and other resources. Customer experience solutions, new business and brand development, new product introductions, POP, identity, naming, catalogs, direct mail: acquisition\retention, consumer programs, packaging, trade booth design.Trained in Google web analytics. Web development with responsive functionality and Mobile App Marketing interface solutions.