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New York, Mexico City

Thinking, Strategizing, and Creating for Brands, Experiences, Products, Marketing, UX-UI, Design, and Web 2/3

Mexico City, Mexico

During my career break travels, I was in Mexico City when COVID broke and I made the decision not to return to New York City. Instead, I stayed and partnered with a talented Le Cordon Bleu culinary chef to start a ghost kitchen. We developed many recipes and I would brand, design, and market our tasty creations.

New York City

Led designers and client engagements with the world’s leading B2B manufacturers to build incredible digital experiences.

New York City

I championed and managed end-to-end UX strategy, creative leadership, and design direction, to the following clients and agencies: Credit Suisse , Consumer Reports, SunTrust, Juice Generation, and Strawberry Frog.

New York City

As Creative Director I was charged with executing UX/UI strategy, design direction, social strategy, team building, inspiring new ideas, and thought leadership. Clients include Nespresso, Nesquik, and Tombstone.

As a consultant, I led various product initiatives: defining experience strategies, articulating project plans, and stakeholder management.

New York City

During my time at Sotheby’s, I provided creative leadership, strategy, UX/UI, hiring, time scheduling, budgets, and design direction for Sotheby’s digital services including environments, web, tablets, and mobile platforms.I built and led the team devoted to re-imagining the catalogue greatness for delivery on the iPad which now publishes close to 400 global catalogues per year. Sothebys.com, BIDNOW—Live Online Bidding, and Preferred—Loyalty Program needed to be accessible on any device especially mobile. I spearheaded the UX experience, creative charge and managed the team to a best-in-class experience.Sotheby’s value and expertise in the art marketplace wasn’t clear or top-of-mind so I led strategy and digital design direction for a 360 branding campaign that led to successful sales year over Christie’s.

New York City

As Creative Director at Digitas I managed creative teams, strategy, time scheduling, budgets, hiring and design direction.UX/UI direction, social strategy, for American Express’s brands, specifically ZYNC, AE Delta, Open, and Daily Wish.

New York City

Provided creative leadership and design direction to Nintendo’s Direct Consumer Communications group as well as advising current brands within Nintendo’s portfolio of gaming products. Leads creative strategy and design direction for new digital initiatives including the Wii Fit, I Play for Me, Mario Kart, Professor Layton and the Curious Village and various expanded audience marketing campaigns.

New York City

As Associate Creative Director at one of the oldest and most respected Madison Avenue advertising agencies in New York, I provided creative and strategic thinking, art direction, while managing the information architecture and interactive design, front-end development, and brand strategy for the following client projects: Chevron, Guinness, Hewlett-Packard, Johnny Walker, Microsoft, Nationwide, and Pfizer.

I was responsible for UX strategy execution and development, art direction, brand managing and development, monitored and supervised design and development teams for AOL’s local search portal City Guide, and Key Experience Group.

New York City

I owned and managed boutique design agency specializing in interaction and motion graphic design. Clients and Projects included: A&E Networks, ABC Sports, Bank of America, Sci Fi Channel, Ralph Lauren, FUSE, and JP Morgan.

New York City

Determined the look-and-feel of the entire Nickelodeon’s (Nick.com) site plus NickJr.com, NickatNite.com and TVLand.com. Managed and directed design team of 8. Established design parameters, user interface standards, style guides and visual standards as well as conceptualized, initiated and designed dynamic interactive features to increase site traffic.Established in-house production of on-air spots for site promotion, and was solely responsible for design and execution of promos.Results: Nick.com became the number #1 kids destination (Media Matrix). and received numerous awards such as WEBBY AWARD / BEST TV SITE 2003, Gold/ Society of Publication Designers, Bronze/ BDA 2000, Silver/ BDA 2001, and Publish in Communication Arts as “Site of the week” / 2001.

New York City

Art Directed, Managed, and Supervised exclusive Marvel Comics online website. Duties included managing team of designers, illustrator, colorist, programmers and animator’s nation-wide. Made sure art and production deadlines were met for weekly schedule.