Experience

Publicis Experiential (PubX)

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Creative Director

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Publicis Experiential is a modern experiential creative agency, turning moments into movements. Publicis Experiential is a modern experiential creative agency, turning moments into movements.



Hawkeye

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• • Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

• • Jul 2019 - May 2022

  We orchestrate experiences across a customer's journey— leveraging human insight, the world's best data, empathic creativity, and world-class technology— to drive results and create more meaningful connections between humans and brands. We call these Connections Designed to Matter.™



Epsilon

• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Art Director

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2019

  We are the global leader in making connections between people and brands. My team in West Chicago powers the creative for our consumer packaged goods (CPG) group, regularly contribute to new business pitches, and agency marketing initiatives. We work across all mediums without preference or prejudice, delivering creative strategy and execution via all channels that brings you closer to your customer than ever before. We are the global leader in making connections between people and brands. My team in West Chicago powers the creative for our consumer packaged goods (CPG) group, regularly contribute to new business pitches, and agency marketing initiatives. We work across all mediums without preference or prejudice, delivering creative strategy and execution via all channels that brings you closer to your customer than ever before.



Aspen Marketing

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Art Director

  • 2007 - Oct 2014

  I design for the Consumer Packaged Goods team and occasionally others. I brainstorm for the Social Media team. I make great files for the Production team. I brew for the Coffee team. Sometimes I banter for the Office team. Aspen is all about the people. I design for the Consumer Packaged Goods team and occasionally others. I brainstorm for the Social Media team. I make great files for the Production team. I brew for the Coffee team. Sometimes I banter for the Office team. Aspen is all about the people.



DesignChat

• Founder & Host

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2012

  DesignChat is a weekly conversation between creative professionals and the Design community. It started as a hashtag-based Twitter chat, and continues as a video + text chat. Every week we invite a guest to join us for an hour where we learn about them and their experiences. Participants can ask questions and comment during the live events or watch them after they're published. DesignChat is published on iTunes as a video podcast, an audio podcast, and on YouTube as a channel. Our guests have included Milton Glaser, Jason Fried, Debbie Millman, Rick Valicenti, and numerous other design rock stars. There have been 118 episodes as of Dec 2012, and we're just shy of 1 million downloads and views. Show less



The Society of Typographic Arts (STA)

• United States
• Design Services

• Director of Development

  • Feb 2011 - Jul 2011

  I was honored to be asked to join the board of the STA. For the short time that I served, I helped organize a handful of events and promoted the STA Archive contest and show. Ultimately, I should have turned down the opportunity due to an abundance of commitments at the time. The STA is a wonderful organization for the Chicago design community and I hope to someday give it the amount of attention it deserved. I was honored to be asked to join the board of the STA. For the short time that I served, I helped organize a handful of events and promoted the STA Archive contest and show. Ultimately, I should have turned down the opportunity due to an abundance of commitments at the time. The STA is a wonderful organization for the Chicago design community and I hope to someday give it the amount of attention it deserved.



Schawk Retail Marketing! (formerly Ambrosi)

• Freelance Art Director

  • 2007 - 2007

  I worked with the K-mart circular team to design the front page for every release. Working closely with the creative from the inside of that week's theme, the cover had to tell the story, set the tone and highlight that release's big products. I was able to art direct my first photo shoot and pushed the team to experiment with story-driven concepts. I worked with the K-mart circular team to design the front page for every release. Working closely with the creative from the inside of that week's theme, the cover had to tell the story, set the tone and highlight that release's big products. I was able to art direct my first photo shoot and pushed the team to experiment with story-driven concepts.



Amar Patel

• United States
• Design Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Designer

  • Nov 2004 - Aug 2006

  I entered the internal creative group as a production artist where I learned invaluable file-building skills working on mostly Sharpie and Papermate packaging. When I joined the creative group as a designer, I helped develop strategies and displays for in-store promotions at Staples, Office Max, and Office Depot. Other responsibilities included package design, branding, and catalog design. I entered the internal creative group as a production artist where I learned invaluable file-building skills working on mostly Sharpie and Papermate packaging. When I joined the creative group as a designer, I helped develop strategies and displays for in-store promotions at Staples, Office Max, and Office Depot. Other responsibilities included package design, branding, and catalog design.



IMS Integrated Merchandising Solutions

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Designer

  • 2003 - 2004



Successories

• Designer

  • Jun 1999 - May 2003

  A direct mail and wholesaler that designs, assembles and markets a diverse range of motivational products, many of which are Successories' own proprietary designs. I was responsible for photo retouching, product development & design, retail signage, product packaging, custom artwork, web imaging, production work on all lithographs, and data mangement. – Also pitched my designs to review boards and committees. A direct mail and wholesaler that designs, assembles and markets a diverse range of motivational products, many of which are Successories' own proprietary designs. I was responsible for photo retouching, product development & design, retail signage, product packaging, custom artwork, web imaging, production work on all lithographs, and data mangement. – Also pitched my designs to review boards and committees.