Experience

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  Google

  • Senior Designer

    • Apr 2022 - Present
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  Microsoft

  • Senior Designer

    • Sep 2017 - Apr 2022

    Was part of a studio working on Office, M365, and Fluent Design System initiatives in a platform-agnostic, horizontal capacity. Helped with conceptualization, strategy, and design for a refresh of Microsoft's app icons for Office/M365, helped define and implement visual identity and design language foundations for Fluent, and worked on a range of short- and long-term projects incorporating brand, art direction, and visual design.

  • Visual Designer

    • Apr 2015 - Sep 2017

    Part of a smaller, senior, horizontal design direction team across Windows, Xbox, and other first-party systems and experiences. Helped with ideation, strategy, visual design, and brand identity for Metro, Project Neon, and Fluent Design Language initiatives. Was integral to a number of visual design, brand identity, and art direction sprints and projects across the company, from conceptual refreshes of Microsoft website presence to repositioning of Xbox's brand and packaging visuals for new consoles and accessories to envisioning and design language for confidential hardware and software initiatives.

  • Brand Designer

    • Mar 2012 - Apr 2015

    Was part of a small in-house brand studio for Windows Phone and Windows, working in and with both product design and brand marketing teams and orgs. Helped shape visual identity, brand strategy, art direction, event creative, product marketing, and more for Windows Phone 8, Windows 10, and a number of other related initiatives.

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  Vivint

  • Brand Designer

    • Jul 2010 - Oct 2011

    Part of a small in-house team responsible for rebranding, renaming, and repositioning a home security business into a consumer-friendly home technology company capable of extending the business into new offerings from home automation to solar energy to smart energy solutions.

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  Brigham Young University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Art Director

    • Oct 2009 - Jul 2010

    Helped implement a re-brand for BYU’s television station, BYUTV. Was also responsible for art direction and design for several of the station’s programs, including TrueBlue and BYUTV Sports.

  • Designer

    • Jan 2008 - Sep 2009

    Was responsible for various university branding, print, and advertising projects at BYU Publications & Graphics. Helped ensure consistency in branding between various colleges, departments, and programs across the university. Assisted art directors and designers with press checks, photo shoots, and high-profile initiatives for the university.

  • Designer

    • Sep 2006 - Jan 2008

    Designed various materials for events and promotions for the BYU Department of Visual Arts and extended a rebrand for the department's internal and outward facing communications.

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  mcgarrybowen

  • Design intern

    • May 2007 - Aug 2007

    Assisted art directors and copywriters in concepts on various accounts such as Chase, Disney, Kraft, Marriott, Reebok, and the United States Olympic Committee.