Creative Director

• 2011 - Present

Serve as Creative Director on strategic marketing projects that integrate corporate branding, web design and development (UX and UI), digital marketing, e-commerce, application design, naming, packaging, print collateral, and advertising.Develop and implement data-driven, strategic solutions to help clients successfully achieve business objectives.Direct and manage a creative team as well as direct and collaborate with an extended team that includes marketing, sales, account executives, development, copywriting, production, photography and video.Manage a large, diverse client base of B2B and B2C companies in a wide variety of industries. Foster successful long-term client relationships while ensuring projects achieve desired objectives while remaining on strategy, on time, and on budget.

Senior Graphic Designer

• 2001 - Mar 2011

Founder; Director of Brand Marketing & Investment Strategy

• 2011 - Present

Co-founder and director of an investment company that was designed to redefine personal investing and empower the individual investor. Oversee all marketing and brand strategy, investment research and investment strategy, product and platform development, management and growth. Actively manage an investment fund that invests in large-cap equities with 5 year returns averaging over 61%. Manage a small, diverse team of professionals comprised of brand marketing, investment research, and customer relations.

Founder; Director of Brand Marketing & Product Development

• 2000 - 2010

Developed, manufactured, and marketed an exclusive line of all-natural and organic personal care products consisting of organic soaps and all-purpose cleaners as well as nutraceutical supplements and cosmeceutical skin care. Managed a diverse team responsible for marketing, sales, product development, manufacturing, packaging, and customer service. Developed, manufactured, and marketed an exclusive line of all-natural and organic personal care products consisting of organic soaps and all-purpose cleaners as well as nutraceutical supplements and cosmeceutical skin care. Managed a diverse team responsible for marketing, sales, product development, manufacturing, packaging, and customer service.

Senior Graphic Designer

• 1999 - 2001

Served as lead designer on an award-winning, collaborative team of marketing strategists, account managers, copywriters, and production designers responsible for developing comprehensive brand and marketing solutions for a select group of Fortune 500 companies. Projects included market research and strategy, branding and identity systems, collateral systems, advertising campaigns, web design, environmental design, and package design. Served as lead designer on an award-winning, collaborative team of marketing strategists, account managers, copywriters, and production designers responsible for developing comprehensive brand and marketing solutions for a select group of Fortune 500 companies. Projects included market research and strategy, branding and identity systems, collateral systems, advertising campaigns, web design, environmental design, and package design.

Graphic Designer

• 1995 - 1999

Member of a multi-disciplinary marketing and design team that drove agency growth and recognition as a regional leader in environmental design, specializing in large-scale projects such as trade shows, exhibits, and corporate and retail environments. Partnered with clients from project inception through completion on marketing and design projects ranging from strategic branding, print collateral and web design to packaging design and environmental design. Member of a multi-disciplinary marketing and design team that drove agency growth and recognition as a regional leader in environmental design, specializing in large-scale projects such as trade shows, exhibits, and corporate and retail environments. Partnered with clients from project inception through completion on marketing and design projects ranging from strategic branding, print collateral and web design to packaging design and environmental design.