Axure
VP of Design
San Diego, CA
- Manage UX/UI Design team building software for a global market
- Responsible for product design, UX/UI and design to provide a quicker, more streamlined workflow for users
- Extended product line to new cloud product offerings
- Develop new branding and positioning
- Develop new product features across the product portfolio
Ellation/CrunchyRoll
Director of Product Design
San Francisco, CA
- Led creative team in design and development of a large, multiple-endpoint consumer OTT video product called VRV. (Business sold to Sony for $1.2B in 2020)
- Developed product design vision for mobile (iOS & Android), Living Room (PS4, XBox One, Roku and AppleTV) and Web
- Managed diverse creative team of UX, UI, and researchers
- Worked with C-suite to ensure vision alignment between design, product, and business teams
- Presented design and product updates to board of directors
Mojave
Founder/Director of Product Design
San francisco, CA
Clients:
Apple
National Geographic
Whole Foods Market
- Founded strategic digital agency providing UX and app development services to clients worldwide
- Developed agency branding, built internal processes and directed overall strategic vision
- As creative director, ran day-to-day creative process on multiple accounts and new business pitches
- Successfully launched large multiple-endpoint interactive initiatives for major brands.
- Created National Geographic’s Facebook page which helped grow it to over 30 million followers
- Won multiple awards for creative work; Mojave was named one of the “Top 99 creative agencies” by the Creative Agency Awards
Young & Rubicam
Digital Creative Director
San francisco, CA
Clients:
Microsoft
Facebook
NCAA
- Led interactive department for one of the world’s largest advertising agencies
- Grew interactive group from three freelancers to a fully-staffed department of cross-functional employees, including UX, UI, producers and front-end developers.
- Concepted and developed NCAA campaign using Facebook, before Facebook was open to users outside of university students
- Developed the most successful online campaign for a semiconductor company’s history, directly driving sales and growing partner relationships
Yahoo!
Senior Interactive Art Director
San francisco, CA
- Brought into Yahoo’s IDEA group, an internal creative garageworks, to help concept and design new initiatives for the company.
- Developed online UX/UI and advertising campaigns for several Yahoo properties.
- Managed outside vendors for large print, online and photography projects totaling millions of dollars.
Flaregun
Founder/User Experience Director
San francisco, CA
Clients:
Outside
Anchor Brewing
- Started one of the first web development agencies and grew it from a freelance operation to a successful product development agency that was later exited by acquisition.
- Provided creative vision and user experience/UI for the development of all client work.
- Designed and built the first Anchor Brewing digital experience, an iconic San Francisco brand
- Won Webby Award for outstanding work on Outside Magazine’s online presence
Frog Design
Interactive Art Director
San francisco, CA
- Joined Frog Design, a global innovation firm founded in 1969 with over 1,600 employees worldwide, to help lead Digital Media Design group at its new San Francisco office.
- Lead creative development for online user experiences, ecommerce, touch-screen and mobile interfaces.
Apple
Digtial Art Director
Cupertino, CA
- Hired upon the return of Steve Jobs to lead redesign of the Apple.com website
- Was solely responsible for developing Apple.com first website UX and design
- Supported online design for all of Apple's business units, ensuring a consistent brand experience for the customer
