Experience

Pixel Farm

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director

  • Oct 2014 - Present



Freelance

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Creative Director / Designer

  • Aug 2014 - Present



Pause NYC

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Creative Director / Owner

  • Oct 2012 - Present

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Tag Collective Arts

• United Kingdom
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director

  • May 2013 - Jun 2014

  Oversee all departments including Design, CG, VFX, Edit and Color. Hands-on design, animation, and pitch development. Assist in company restructuring and business development. Evolve workflow/pipeline and unite all the disciplines. Client-facing for all in-house sessions and remote conversations. Oversee all departments including Design, CG, VFX, Edit and Color. Hands-on design, animation, and pitch development. Assist in company restructuring and business development. Evolve workflow/pipeline and unite all the disciplines. Client-facing for all in-house sessions and remote conversations.



Freelance

• Creative Director / Designer

  • Oct 2012 - May 2013

  Offered a variety of services to industry-leading Design and VFX facilities including look- development, pitch development & presentation, and leading teams through production. - Superfad - ReelFX - Suspect - Motion 504 - Campbell Mithun Offered a variety of services to industry-leading Design and VFX facilities including look- development, pitch development & presentation, and leading teams through production. - Superfad - ReelFX - Suspect - Motion 504 - Campbell Mithun



The Mill

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Director

  • May 2009 - Oct 2012

  Spearheaded the creation of the new and successful design department from ground up. Integrated and orchestrated the development of a team of over 20 artists and producers to compliment the offerings of the well-established VFX mainstay of The Mill. Directed and Creative Directed television commercials and other media in the Design, Digital, and Visual Effects categories. Pitched, developed concepts, and creatively lead projects for wide variety of Fortune 500 companies and brands. Created, prepared and wrote directorial treatments to sell ideas, strategies and project plans. Developed pipelines, internal workflows and architecture to maintain a fully functioning creative studio. Show less



SPLICE®

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director

  • Sep 2007 - May 2009

  Led creative team of designers, editors and compositors. Enhanced and grew the design force of the company. Designed and art-directed commercials, in-store networks, and independent films. Ensured that the quality of the end product met and exceeded client’s expectations. Led creative team of designers, editors and compositors. Enhanced and grew the design force of the company. Designed and art-directed commercials, in-store networks, and independent films. Ensured that the quality of the end product met and exceeded client’s expectations.



CHRLX

• United States
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer / Art Director

  • Sep 2001 - Aug 2007

  Designed and art-directed television commercials. Directed animators and visual-effects artists during the course of a wide variety of projects to insure quality and expectations of the Executive Creative Director were met. Managed the team of designers and developed project plans and strategies. Led all internal interactive projects. Designed and created Charlex website and Charlex – founded, Launch website. Directed and managed internal tools including a client presentation website to allow secure viewing of active projects. Directed and managed the creation of an online project management tool catered to 3D artists to track and manage in-depth tasks during large-scale projects. Show less