As Managing Director - Creative, I provide thought leadership and strategic guidance to the Creative Studio with a dotted line to the President and CEO.My proven presentation skills allow me to communicate a project’s intention to internal stakeholders and MIC’s worldwide clientele. I have an ongoing thirst for art, culture and media which makes me grateful for the past while embracing the unfolding future. As an artist, designer and art director, I’ve been on assignment from Los Angeles to Shanghai and Toronto to Tokyo. I have over twenty years of visual development experience in animation, film, TV and entertainment design.Clients: Universal Studios, Warner Bros, DreamWorks, Lionsgate, Nickelodeon, Six Flags, KSA.Global Brands: Paw Patrol, TMNT, Transformers, My Little Pony, Kung Fu Panda, Hello Kitty, Peanuts, John Wick.My current focus is on developing a range of studio services including a Virtual Reality division. As it takes shape, I’m reminded that the key to managing, mentoring and growing successful design teams is empowering individuals so that they can produce exceptional work.