Experience

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  Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

  • Remote

  • Accounts Examiner III

    • Oct 2022 - Present
    • Remote

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  Pair Foods LLC / Print and Press LLC

  • Austin, Texas Area

  • Creative Consulting

    • Jan 2018 - Oct 2022
    • Austin, Texas Area

    In my capacity as a Creative Director, I created the relevant visual design for multiple platforms and keynoted for art directing via different mediums, such as direct response pieces, multi-channel ad campaigns, social posts, and collateral. Also, I partnered with a myriad of creative people to build strong conceptual work that captured measurable results. Lastly, I successfully implemented an asset storage guideline based on standards to develop company & client assetseasier to locate, thus providing a central hub that accelerated asset access and reduced search time by 60%.My other duties and responsibilities:• Interfaced with writers to create concepts that were innovative, high-quality, effective, and strategic.• Delivered exceptional business results as marketing, UX/UI, branding, and creative process consultant.• Generated layouts that were visually engaging, clear, and required minimal updates necessary for a campaign.• Adhered to client requirements and specifications by collaborating with digital partners.• Managed client reviews to deliver on-target layouts containing copy, mandatories, and visual placements.• Drove the visual look of the brand, color, fonts, and overall brand representation while preserving brand integrity.UX/UI, Design, creative resourcing, marketing, branding and creative process consultant.

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  Phunware, Inc.

  • Austin, Texas Area

  • Director of Creative Operations

    • Feb 2014 - Aug 2018
    • Austin, Texas Area

    During my tenure and leadership as a Director of Creative Operations, I steered the Mobile Product Solutions creative services team in designing experiences from start to finish. Moreover, I oversaw project operations involving the development, implementation, and oversight of the creative department workflow strategy. Relevant to my job was to influence creative talent to achieve department and project goals through diplomatic communication, consistent messaging and organized creative processes. Optimized information architecture in collaboration with various teams.My other duties and responsibilities:• Facilitated discussions for creative deliverables and strategy, detailed user stories, and visual design.• Maximized creative processes in an ever-evolving industry by closely working on a project with the team leads.• Led multiple teams remotely and on-site and coached a talented design team to create optimal experiences.• Performed duties integral to new user experiences conceptualization, contractor team management, andresourcing.• Organized project schedules, ensured timely delivery of process benchmarks, and managed interactive assets.• Implemented new features and responded to market needs within multiple verticals.• Strategically coordinated projects in collaboration with program managers, engineers, and QA.

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  Catalyst

  • Austin, TX

  • Creative Director

    • Feb 2005 - Jan 2014
    • Austin, TX

    Maneuvered multiple campaigns, advertising, & marketing. Oversaw projects from initial conception through production, including conducting design briefs, creating new property branding, and maintaining an immense property portfolio. Maneuvered multiple campaigns, advertising, & marketing. Oversaw projects from initial conception through production, including conducting design briefs, creating new property branding, and maintaining an immense property portfolio.• Managed the creative process and workflow from creative brief submission to release digital assets.• Refined effective workflow processes, scheduling strategies, and communication models.• Coordinated with multi-family leaders on comprehensive marketing strategies, market integration, market research, onsite/campus SWOT analysis, and student intercept surveys necessary for sustainable business growth.• Streamlined project loads with team bandwidth, deliverables, and timelines with maximum efficiency.• Accounted for completing full vendor and contractor audits and re-negotiation, including supporting new business development and employing internal company and property branding, marketing, and advertising. Managed the creative process and workflow from creative brief submission to release digital assets.• Refined effective workflow processes, scheduling strategies, and communication models.• Coordinated with multi-family leaders on comprehensive marketing strategies, market integration, market research, onsite/campus SWOT analysis, and student intercept surveys necessary for sustainable business growth.• Streamlined project loads with team bandwidth, deliverables, and timelines with maximum efficiency.• Accounted for completing full vendor and contractor audits and re-negotiation, including supporting new business development and employing internal company and property branding, marketing, and advertising.

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  US Army

  • Infantry

    • 1900 - 2010