Experience

Meditech Communications, Inc.

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Creative Services

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  As the Director of Creative Services I oversee the Interactive, Animation, and Motion Graphics teams. Working with creative leadership and the Project Management Office I assess the needs of upcoming projects, allocate resources, and project future needs to manage internal and external resources. I assess the current processes and workflows for areas of improvement to foster increased communication, collaboration, and creativity through the development of best practices. And I develop and manage relationships with current and potential clients. There's a lot more that happens on a day to day basis but those are the big ones and this list is full of too many buzzwords and getting quite long.



The Quarto Group

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Illustrator and Designer - Freelance

  • 2016 - Aug 2020

  Designed and illustrated multiple childrens books for publication amd distribution through Scholastic Inc. The books were aimed at mid-elementary readers.



Alpha Video

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Director

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

  I ran the creative division of Alpha Video, AVC, where I managed internal and external design and development teams to create one of a kind user experiences in the digital space. Outside the creative realm I oversaw project portfolios, developed key internal initiatives, identified and nurtured developing talent, pitched new and existing clients, worked to refine process, and fostered company culture to build a fun, open, and collaborative space to create.



Meditech Communications, Inc.

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Storyboard Artist and Art Director - Freelance

  • 2012 - 2016

  As a freelance Storyboard Artist and Art Director I worked with the Meditech team to concept and design marketing videos for broadcast and web focused on the medical device industry. Working hands on with their Account Manager, Animation Director, and Technical Director I helped ideate, concept, and design a wide variety of projects including animations, live video, and mobile applications.



Ghost Productions Medical Animation and Surgical VR

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

• Creative Director

  • 2009 - Jun 2015

• Storyboard Artist

  • 2007 - 2009



Augsburg Fortress Publishers

• Concept Artist, Freelance

  • 2014 - 2015

  At Augsburg Fortress I worked hands on with Directors, Producers, the Animation Manager, and the Creative Team to help flesh out new animated series for development. I designed concepts for characters and settings, and created color keys and storyboards focusing on further development of the characters and their environments.



the Franklin Center

• Designer, Freelance

  • 2014 - 2014

  As a Freelance Designer at the Franklin Center I was challenged by the Associate Executive Director to brand the launch of a new workforce development and training center. The scope of work included logo design, font choices, and color palette which would be applied to a wide range of places from website, to business cards, fundraising events, and physical spaces. The goal was to create a brand that was light hearted and uplifting that spoke to its multinational members concentrated in urban environments.



Nerdery

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Illustrator, Freelance

  • 2012 - 2012

  Freelance Illustration



Penguin Publishing Group

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Illustrator, Freelance

  • 2010 - 2010

  Illustrated, designed, and laid out a 200+ page book using the Adobe Creative Suite, (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) printed by Avery, the medical and human health division of PenguinI prepped files for print and prepress production and worked with the print team to ensure files were implemented properly and colors and textures were accurately reproduced.



Frivolous Entertainment

• Illustrator and Designer, Freelance

  • 2007 - 2010

  I collaborated with the Executive Producer, Project Manager, and producers to create print marketing materials, web content, branding, and physical package designs.



Savage Press

• Co-creator and Artist

  • 2007 - 2009

  Co-created comic series: the Wild West Was Here. Originally conceived as a web series I Illustrated, lettered, and colored two issues which ultimately saw physical print. I handled prepress packaging, worked with the printer on print production, as well as dipping my toes into distribution and sales. The book was printed in a small volume and saw regional release with a few orders nationwide. The books sold through the initial print run of 100 issues and has not been reprinted.



Ryan Kelly

• Art Assistant

  • 2006 - 2009

  As an art assistant to Ryan Kelly I got to work on art and file prep for books from DC, Vertigo, and Oni including Northlanders, DMZ, Local, Lucifer, and New York Four. I provided background inks, handled scanning, digital cleanup in Adobe Photoshop, and file preparation for print.



Capstone Publishers

• Illustrator and Colorist

  • 2006 - 2007

  I contracted at Capstone publishing where I worked with the Project Manager, Art Director, and Designers to create content for children's books including cover art as well as interiors.



Seven Lights

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Illustrator and Character Designer

  • 2006 - 2007

  As a freelance Designer and Illustrator at Seven Lights I worked closely with the Art Director and CCO to design and illustrate characters and weapons for in game art and promotional materials for the development and launch of the online game The Continuum. In addition I designed many of the icons for achievements, ranks, and status boards as well as illustrated content for a series of promotional comics.