Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team responsible for producing high-quality, brand-aligned materials across print, digital, multimedia, and video platforms. Oversee the development of corporate campaigns, branding initiatives, advertisements, presentations, websites, social media assets, and collateral. Ensure projects meet brand standards, adhere to deadlines and budgets, and support the organization's mission and strategic goals.• Tripled the creative team’s headcount, significantly expanding capacity and expertise.• Spearheaded the search, selection, and implementation of a modern project management system to streamline workflows.• Reduced project delivery times by 25% through process optimization.• Successfully directed a company rebranding initiative across all platforms.• Developed a comprehensive design toolkit to ensure consistency across all materials.• Streamlined vendor relationships, reducing costs while maintaining high-quality deliverables.

As Art Director at PetSmart, I led and mentored a team of skilled senior designers, copywriters, and production designers. With a focus on digital design, I provided feedback on tactics, contributing to the creation of over 12,000 assets annually. From hiring to day-to-day management, I ensured our team operated at its best, overseeing both staff and contract positions.Responsible for maintaining brand integrity, I adapted evolving guidelines across various internal and external programs, optimizing our digital presence across email, web, and app platforms. Additionally, I provided art direction for video and photo shoots, showcasing a diverse range of animal species with creativity and precision.In collaboration with cross-functional teams, I drove the development of toolkit designs for seasonal campaigns, ensuring consistency and excellence in every project. Passionate about creativity and brand storytelling, I was committed to elevating PetSmart's visual identity and driving impactful results.

Full-time, on-site contract designer responsible for designing email, web and paid media projects. Assisted the email development team in coding and testing finished email designs for send to PetSmart customers.Transitioned at end of contract to full-time PetSmart Associate as the Art Director (Senior Creative Manager) for the team I was contracting for.

Creative Director of a full service multimedia design studio. Responsible for all creative projects along with client interaction and relationship development as well as project proposals, project management, hiring and oversight of outside vendors, invoicing and day-to-day operation of the company. • Designed and rendered multiple user-case scenarios (with accompanying UI) for upcoming & proposed feature sets for Verizon Wireless that were used for customer research (facilitated through GFK Research). • Led redesign efforts for major real-estate site (Kahping.com), starting with wireframing and user-flows through high-fidelity mock ups with low-level user testing. Worked closely with development team to implement finished product. • Designed and delivered multiple projects working with a variety of clients from small, local organizations, through large national and multi-national companies.

Faculty member in the Design program, primarily teaching Graphic & Web Design courses with overlap in Media Arts (Animation) and Visual Effects (Video) coursework. Responsible for curriculum development as well as classroom management and student engagement. Over two dozen different courses taught, including, but not limited to, the following:• Advanced Illustration• Advanced Image Manipulation• Advanced Layout• Advanced Vector Animation• Art Direction• Audio for Interactive Media• Digital Layout• Digital Portfolio• Digital Pre-Press• Fundamentals of Design• Fundamentals of Web Page Scripting• Image Manipulation• Information Architecture• Inside Multimedia• Interactive Motion Graphics• Interface Design• Intermediate Web Page Scripting• Layout Design• Portfolio I (Graduating Associate Students)• Portfolio II (Graduating Bachelor Students)• Pre-Press and Production• Promotional Campaign• Timeline Animation and Interaction• Traditional Type• Typography Hierarchy• Usability Testing• Visual Indication• Web Animation Techniques• Web Standards

Adjunct faculty member in the Design department for the online division of the Art Institutes. Taught traditional design courses that included Advanced Typography, Design and Technology and Design Team Production. Managed online classroom, facilitated group discussions and evaluated student work.

• Built from scratch a strong creative team of designers and animators to tackle emerging digital media opportunities along with traditional print design projects. • Responsible for day-to-day operation of the department, client interaction, team management, assigning tasks, budgeting for projects and long-term planning.

Part of a small team of talented designers at a boutique studio. Helped to introduce web design as one of the studio’s offerings. • Responsible for client interaction, project proposals, completion of projects from start to finish.Fantastic learning experience for someone newly out of college. I learned how to run a small studio by working here and have used those skills ever since. Ask me about the side work I performed as an amateur "private detective".