Design Manager / Strategist
San Francisco, CA, USAThe world is a fascinating place to me, and it's always been my mission to help others see what might not be immediately clear. It's why I became a designer in the first place, it marries my love of storytelling, my love of visualization, and my love of the ephemeral and the hard to pin down. As a designer, I am always in service of the solution, and for the most effective form of communication. Because of this, I am easy to work with, collaborative but also focused, and my design work tends towards a big picture approach but with practical deliverables. Pair me up with a shared vision, positivity, and passion, and my engine is going.
Work Experience
LendingTree
Design Manager
July 2017
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San Francisco, California, United States
Exterro
Creative Manager
Continuing my work revitalizing the brand of technology startups, my work at Exterro touches every aspect of their digital marketing, from visually illuminated content and corporate website design to campaign development and realization of vibrant deliverables.
My work also touches Exterro's world class product, ensuring that brand is applied uniformly across our properties for a more refined customer experience.
My work also touches Exterro's world class product, ensuring that brand is applied uniformly across our properties for a more refined customer experience.
April 2015
- July 2017
Oregon, United States
Janrain
Creative Director
Designer and creative director for Janrain’s marketing department. Responsible for corporate brand, marketing communication design, sales enablement via presentations and UX consultations, and marketing operations creative, including the corporate website.
October 2011
- April 2015
Oregon, United States
Eleek
Graphic Designer
In-house designer for marketing department of a high-end lighting designer and manufacturer in Portland, Oregon. Responsible for catalogs, product photography, corporate website, and visuals + strategy for sustainability initiatives.
October 2008
- September 2011
Portland, Oregon, United States
COLABORATORY: Portland Ad Federation
Design Intern
Intensive internship program with three Portland advertising agencies for diverse experience. In addition, produced strong marketing campaign with four other interns, providing creative executions for Sameunderneath brand apparel.
July 2008
- August 2008
Portland, Oregon, United States
OSU Career Services
Lead Designer
Developed and elaborated on unique identity for the 07–08 school year, delivering print promotional materials and an annual report.
July 2007
- June 2008
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Education
Oregon State University
Applied Visual Arts BFA
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Applied Visual Arts from the graphic design program.
September 2004
- June 2008
Oregon, United States
Independent Publishing Resource Center
Comics Certificate Program
Successfully completed two semesters of three semester comics certificate program. Third semester focused on printing and publishing, and was skipped due to previous experience.
October 2012
- April 2013
Oregon, United States
Portland Community Media
Continuing Education
Video Production courses covering the operation of professional field video cameras, and film theory.
October 2016
- October 2016
Portland, Oregon, United States
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
CodeKit,
CSS,
Desktop/Mobile UX/UI Design,
Jquery,
MAMP,
MySQL,
SASS,
Sketchbook Pro,
WordPress,