Experience

Samsung Next

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Designer

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Working with Head of Design to design and execute on key visual artifacts and product stories that bring clarity to strategic narratives & proposed initiatives. I help motivate internal & external stakeholders across the organization, and ensure cohesive brand guidance. Set the visual narratives and tone for the products that the Global design group serves, participating and servicing strategic initiatives supporting product, partnerships & strategy. Execute design work that elevates the visual narrative and unifies the strategic and partnership initiatives. • Provide Visual Design & visualization support for the office of the CIO. • Instrumental in designing product demonstrations and product narratives and prototypes, creating mechanisms to tell the product story (demos, video & interactive prototypes) • Assist in workshops & other processes to insert visual design and communication into our software development and branded deliverables • Prepare visual narratives for new initiatives and internal reviews • Start and maintain processes to insert visual design artifacts into our marketing materials and internal communications efforts • Contribute to build and create a culture of experimentation and innovation throughout the San Francisco office.



Freelance // Contract Work

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Freelance Designer

  • Jan 2007 - Present

  Working on contract and freelance projects with companies like fuseproject and Levi's to local shops and community projects each with various needs including: • Visual Design • Brand & Identity Development • Corporate Design Strategy • Presentations • Illustration • UI • Wireframes • Interactive Design • Web Design • eCommerce • Iconography • Print Design • Storytelling • Product Launch • Email Design • Logo Design • Photo Editing Working on contract and freelance projects with companies like fuseproject and Levi's to local shops and community projects each with various needs including: • Visual Design • Brand & Identity Development • Corporate Design Strategy • Presentations • Illustration • UI • Wireframes • Interactive Design • Web Design • eCommerce • Iconography • Print Design • Storytelling • Product Launch • Email Design • Logo Design • Photo Editing



Apple

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Keynote Designer // Contract

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  Worked within Apple’s Marketing Communications Group to develop software, service, and product launch presentations while staying dedicated to Apple’s high standards of quality. • Created presentation decks, data visualization, illustrations, images and animated graphics—primarily in the Keynote application. • Worked closely with senior creative staff, to visualize ideas for use in internal and external customer-facing Keynote presentations. • Attended meetings with small teams under tight deadlines, to execute VO, asset, design, illustration, animation, and rapid storyline changes, while paying an attention to detail. • Collaborated with Keynote design team members to provide additional support when needed. • Responsible for leading the creation and giving a presentation of a Sketch UI/UX classroom session for Keynote designers, digital artists and producers within Apple’s Marketing Communications Group in efforts to increase efficiency among select teams within Apple.



Facebook

• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer // Contract

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Designer on Facebook's @CreativeServices team while collaborating closely with technology, product, communication and policy teams across Facebook's cross functional partners, while ensuring branding is maintained throughout all deliverables. • Executed UI/UX research, user flows, site maps, wireframes, high fidelity UI mock-ups, illustrations, motion graphics, and icons for web products and projects. • Collaborated with small teams of VPs, executives, designers, and presentation speakers to create, manage and provide creative, thoughtful and informed design solutions to storytelling hurdles in Keynote presentations for both internal and external events. • Attended internal reviews with communications, presentation speakers, legal, and other cross-functional partners. • Collaborated with communication and engineering teams to create and implement data visualization executions for external communication. • Closely collaborated with team director and design lead to create a new Sketch UI Design System consisting of modular design components using asset libraries and symbols for internal and external communication to increase team efficiency and consistency. Created site map, wire frames, mock-ups, assets and design specs. • Worked with team director and design team member to create a Sketch UI/UX classroom session for @Creative Services team members.



Jumpstart Automotive Media

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Designer

  • Oct 2017 - Aug 2018

  Played a key role in the development and execution of the Jumpstart Automotive Media rebrand. Developed in collaboration with design and engineering team members to execute a forward-thinking, multi-faceted design solution inclusive of stakeholder goals by creating a comprehensive customer facing website consisting of a CMS system tailored to each team’s needs.• Presented developed site architecture, user flow, wireframes, high fidelity mockups and prototypes to team members, stakeholder and executive teams.• Executed on all phases of the design process—from initial user flow, site maps, wireframes and grids, to pixel-perfect UI mock-ups, icons, illustrations, images, prototypes, animations, specs and final files for rapid implementation by engineer team members.• Worked with design, marketing, operations and executive partners to develop, execute and present iterations and final logo, style guide, resource deck and presentation templates • Collaborated with cross-functional partners at Car and Driver, Road & Track and Hearst Autos to develop site map, user flow, wireframes, pixel perfect mock-ups and prototypes to design team directors, marketing and executive stakeholders.• Executed all phases of design—to align brand consistency and existing code base

• Interaction Designer

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2017

  Worked with engineers, marketers, product, publishers, partners, and agencies to create award-winning web and mobile digital advertising experiences. • Responsible for creating digital ad products exclusive to Jumpstart publishers.• Created custom rich-media HTML5 mobile and desktop digital ad experiences in collaboration with premium publishers, manufacturers, advertisers and agencies. • Worked with engineering, publishing, and product teams to create web-based sales tools and demo sites to optimize and visualize user experience for ad flow buy strategies.



Kabuto

• Software Development

• Visual Designer

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

  Contributed to product design thinking and systems for Kabuto’s web and mobile application redesign. Worked collaboratively with designers, product managers, engineers, marketing, and executive departments to create effective aesthetically pleasing and cohesive user-centered product across all devices and browsers when using the Kabuto Application. • Developed user flows, wire frames, mockups, motion prototypes, illustrations, icons, high fidelity prototypes, and specs, for streamlined implementation and iteration. • Collaborated on UX/UI efforts in developing new product features for team and enterprise applications with executives and VPs based on data-driven insights. • Coordinated with internal and out-to-country engineering teams to execute web, iOS and Android app development along with user testing scripts.



The BrainWerks

• Southfield, MI

• Designer

  • Dec 2009 - Aug 2012

  Worked under the direction of a two-man design team in metro Detroit with a wide range of local clients consisting of breweries and brewery suppliers to local credit unions. • Developed logos, graphics, and illustrations for use in both print and web when needed. Worked under the direction of a two-man design team in metro Detroit with a wide range of local clients consisting of breweries and brewery suppliers to local credit unions. • Developed logos, graphics, and illustrations for use in both print and web when needed.



Sportswear Specialties, Inc.

• Canton, MI

• Designer // Screen Printer

  • 2008 - 2010

  A screen-printing studio that specializes in sports and athletic apparel for local teams, businesses, and schools. Responsible for branding, graphic design, illustration, and screen-printing. A screen-printing studio that specializes in sports and athletic apparel for local teams, businesses, and schools. Responsible for branding, graphic design, illustration, and screen-printing.



The Highway Press

• Detroit, MI

• Graphic Designer

  • 2006 - 2008

  Created and prepared both in-house and client projects for screen-printing. Assisted in general office duties such as invoicing, quoting, and communications, along with mentoring new college hires. Created and prepared both in-house and client projects for screen-printing. Assisted in general office duties such as invoicing, quoting, and communications, along with mentoring new college hires.