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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Providing brand leadership, creative direction & user experience insight across all digital platforms - web, mobile, connected TVs, OTT devices - and broadcast.

Toronto, Canada Area

Hustle & Cuss is a bicycle clothing and culture collective that celebrates all things bicycle and our hometowns unique place in it's history. Our products are designed for people who ride by people who ride. This means consideration being given to the finest detail including how we print our shirts - water based, recycled inks applied using discharge printing ensuring soft hand and breathable prints on 100% cotton, manufactured here in the city. In addition to our own designs, we also provide this service for local bike shops and clubs.We are also, harbingers of bike fun! Building on almost a decade of bike events with our club, Devil Strip Rollers, Hustle & Cuss hosts events across the city bringing the bike minded together through the harsher climates.

Toronto

Providing full-stack design and creative services for clients ranging from small business to agency and startup. From development of brand & identity through its translation into your digital products via the user experience (UX), user interface (UI) design & development. Social marketing strategies, video editing and compositing for clients ranging from local businesses to Disney and Facebook.

Toronto, Canada

As a senior team member of the digital product group, I built and managed a cross-disciplinary team consisting of Information Architecture (IA), User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI) / creative design, Business Analysis and Quality Assurance within an Agile environment. My involvement included the full life-cycle of funded projects across all brands and digital platforms from inception through launch, for both internal and external clients.From heuristic evaluation, creation of user personas, stakeholder interviews, content & competitive analysis, usability testing, user research through to the generation of Axure wireframes and prototypes. We were responsible for revealing key insights and making recommendations presented to clients and business owners to create rich and engaging experiences while maximizing workflow and efficiency. Delivered products across web, mobile, connected TVs, game consoles, STB and OTT devices.During my tenure, I was also an integral member of the team that built CraveTV from ideation through launch, working closely with all levels of the business from President to programmers, to balance the vast amount of requirements with teams on three continents.

Toronto, Canada Area

Creative direction on all digital initiatives for our 100+ brands across web and mobile including the launch of CTV’s online broadcast network, CTV GO. Worked closely with CTV Creative Agency on all digital marketing and branding including consultation on broadcast promotional components.

Toronto, Canada Area

Building on my previous creative role at MuchMusic, I joined the interactive department of parent company CHUM where I lead digital creative and was responsible for providing direction to a team of designers across 19 television brands and ad sales projects for some of the biggest entertainment companies in the world.

Toronto, Canada Area

As the sole designer for the Nation’s Music Station, it was my responsibility to oversee all online creative including:- Overall site design for MuchMusic.com, MuchMoreMusic.com, MuchLoud.com, MuchVibe.ca and MuchMoreRetro.ca- Design promotional micro-sites for advertisers- Design sites for tent pole events such as the MuchMusic Video Awards & the MTV Movie Awards as well as live events such as Intimate & Interactive and Live@MUCH- Photography for live events for web properties and mass media; published nationally

Greater Los Angeles Area

Youth apparel brand created by Chris Kirkpatrick of Nsync. Leveraging the momentum the founders band was gaining at the time, I built the brand online via our web property and online store - still pretty new at the time. This strategy resulted in the brand being picked up by major retailers given proven success. FuMan Skeeto was available in Nordstrom, Bloomingdales and Eaton's - and many other regional retailers across the US.- brand and marketing development- web design and development- social media management- apparel design consultation