Happy Awesome Studios is my one-man digital agency. I contract with clients and also subcontract to larger agencies. Visit HappyAwesome.com to learn more. 2024: Q2 work included new work for existing clients, plus new clients such as KNKX jazz radio, Pocket Town Hall, RaiseRight, and more.2022 & 2023 Clients: AI Art consulting work heated up in 2023. Other clients included: Collect.com/Active Interest Media, Justin Flom/Vertical Recordings, Rupert Inc., Advis Network, Digital Workshop Center, Action Digital, PillPez, Toptal, Angi.com (Angie's List, Home Advisor and Handy), Oregon Student Aid, The Seminar Group, MJ Unpacked, MJ Brand Insights, Stonebridge Travel, General Assembly, Vibrant Life Source and more. • Creative Direction • User Experience Design UX/UI • Illustration • AI: Midjourney, RunwayML, Scenario, DALL•E, Stable Diffusion • Figma, Webflow, Adobe Cloud • Animation • Video Editing • Motion Graphics • Video Production & Directing • Content Strategy • Training/Instruction • Public Speaking • Digital Marketing Strategy • Product Management • Content Management

In 2021 I taught part-time classes in UX design. In 2020 I taught multiple User Experience Design Immersive classes and also acted as a Subject Matter Expert for graduating students who were almost ready to bring their portfolio out into the world. In 2017 I taught a class on digital product management...basically how to turn an idea into a product. General Assembly is a pioneer in education and career transformation, specializing in today’s most in-demand skills. The leading source for training, staffing, and career transitions, GA fosters a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love.

Oversaw a team of UX designers, videographers and digital marketers creating websites, digital video, printed magazines, events and branded products. Headed social media projects. Quadrupled audience size. Improved SEO and conversions. Established digital advertising practices. Provided creative support for live events and webcasts. DOPE was acquired by High Times Magazine where I continued my role.DOPE is a lifestyle brand dedicated to bringing an intelligent and creative approach to the many facets of the cannabis movement. From breaking news to celebrity features, and strain reviews to daily blogs, the coverage is aimed to live up to the mission: Defending Our Plant Everywhere.

I taught the class “IMT 570 Analytic Methods for Information Professionals” and guest lectured for various classes at the UW iSchool in Seattle. Lessons included digital analytics, research methods and interview techniques.

I was promoted from my role as UX Director to the larger role of Director of Product.Directed designers and developers to create next generation TV and media experiences for the web, mobile, OTT and VR. Designed, architected, built and released numerous products including our own content and asset management system for media and broadcast companies. Increased efficiencies by onboarding all 163 TV stations to our custom platform. Television is anywhere with a screen!Sinclair Broadcast Group is one of the largest and most diversified media companies in America. Sinclair owns and operates more than 175 television stations in 79 markets (including KOMO4 in Seattle). Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.2% of US households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates.Sinclair Digital is the division in charge of developing and implementing software, websites, digital video and mobile strategies. Television and media are rapidly changing and consumers are seeking out new experiences and programming. Sinclair is a traditional broadcast company that is rapidly morphing into a new digital media leader.

Directed designers and developers to create next generation TV and media experiences for the web, mobile, OTT and VR. Designed, architected, built and released numerous products including our own content and asset management system for media and broadcast companies. Increased efficiencies by onboarding all 163 TV stations to our custom platform. Television is anywhere with a screen!Sinclair Broadcast Group is one of the largest and most diversified media companies in America. Sinclair owns and operates more than 175 television stations in 79 markets (including KOMO4 in Seattle). Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.2% of US households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates.Sinclair Digital is the division in charge of developing and implementing software, websites, digital video and mobile strategies. Television and media are rapidly changing and consumers are seeking out new experiences and programming. Sinclair is a traditional broadcast company that is rapidly morphing into a new digital media leader.http://sinclairconnected.com/A video of our office: https://youtu.be/1vTacQuv464Photo Tour: http://bit.ly/1yNC6YA

ARO was a Paul Allen/Vulcan Ventures mobile software company. Managed internal design and UX teams. Supervised external freelancers and agencies. Headed product planning initiatives with devs, QA, marketing and ownership. Produced, directed and edited video and animation projects. Created and delivered presentations. Launched apps for iOS, Android, Windows8, Windows Phone and Kindle.

Aquent provides project outsourcing for clients who want to contract out all or part of their creative services, marketing, or content development projects. Pitched and signed new clients. Developed SOWs, project plans and resource allocation plans. Oversaw teams of designers, videographers and editorial staff. Coordinated projects with numerous global offices. Trained staff from various offices. Clients included: Microsoft, Target, Capital One, T-Mobile and Proctor & Gamble.

Art & Technology Making a Difference. In my volunteer life, I was a teacher and also president of the board at 911 Media Arts Center. 911 was a non-profit organization, supporting independent digital media artists, engaging and educating the community and exhibiting compelling works.

Founded and lead this 35-person design and development agency. Landed millions of dollars worth of work via business development efforts, proposal writing and client presentations. Mentored teams and cultivated company culture. Launched small London office. Streamlined production of websites, CDs, multimedia and printed materials. Led information architecture engagements. Clients included: Microsoft, AOL, Safeco, T-Mobile, Washington State and Boeing.

Established business model/strategy and grew company to over 100 employees. Developed programming strategy to achieve award-winning mix of content, community and commerce. Headed internal initiatives to build a CMS, ad engine and ecommerce tools. Shot video, edited photos, wrote articles, and carried gear up mountains. Orchestrated live satellite-to-web coverage of multiple Mt. Everest expeditions blending sponsorship, editorial, and commerce with social media. Pioneered sports coverage for the web before the age of broadband. Partnered with ESPN, Vans Shoes and Warren Miller Entertainment to produce co-branded, syndicated entertainment. Sold to a public company.MountainZone.com was launched in February 1996 and is recognized for pioneering mountain sports coverage on the web. Long before the popularity of "broadband", MountainZone has cybercast some of the first-ever skiing, mountaineering and snowboarding events from around the globe. From historic coverage of numerous Mount Everest climbs to in-depth stories of big adventure, MountainZone is regarded as the most comprehensive mountain sports destination online. The site offers visitors more than 50,000 pages of award-winning mountain sports news, interviews, and photos on skiing, snowboarding, climbing, hiking, mountain biking, and mountain photography. "If it's in the mountains, its in MountainZone.com".

One of the first web design shops on the west coast. Created first-ever websites for NFL, CBS, The Bay Watch TV show. Coded HTML in notepad. Designed assets and illustrations for websites and printed collateral. Established processes and procedures in early days of the industry. This was back when changing the background color from the default gray was a really big deal.

Layout design for large format catalog and quarterly magazine. Designed and built the organization's first website. Photographed product items as well as employees and authors. Created illustrations and diagrams for articles. Partnered on projects with sister company WELL.comIn the words of Wikipedia, "The Whole Earth Catalog was a sizeable catalog published twice a year from 1968 to 1972, and occasionally thereafter, until 1998. Its purposes were to provide education and 'access to tools' in order that the reader could 'find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested.' According to Apple Computer entrepreneur Steve Jobs, the Catalog was a conceptual forerunner of a Web search engine."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_earth_catalog

Designed and coordinated investor and client slideshow presentations. Designed manuals and guidebooks. Created diagrams and illustrations. Provided ASCII reports to US Congress via private online newsgroup. Became proficient with FTP, Telnet, email, SGML, troff, and vi before most people had heard of the Internet.A division of 3M dedicated to software for the healthcare industry. The experience and knowledge 3M Health Information Systems integrates into its tools and services enables companies to successfully manage revenue, comply with regulations, improve quality patient care, and manage your resources effectively.