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Creative Consultant
Freelance
Atlanta, GA
Jan 2002 - Present (22 years 11 months)
Collaborate with clients, consultants and vendors to deliver compelling designs and experiences that meet business objectives. Provide creative design and direction with a focus on storytelling for mobile, online and broadcast. Hands-on solutions and services include UX, UI, graphic design, photography, motion graphics and video post production. Clients include: Artifact Design, Coke Cola, Def Jam, Insperity, PARIO, Southern Comfort, StudioCom, Turner, Universal Mind, the U.S. Navy and Woodford Reserve
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Senior Experience Designer
Atlanta, GA
2011 - 2014 (3 years)
Hands-on account lead responsible to collaborate with client teams (UX, development, marketing, research), users and global stakeholders in the concept and design of complex business solutions and digital experiences. Operated under multiple concurrent projects and timelines in agile environments. Facilitated design thinking workshops, understood challenges and opportunities, sketched concepts, rapid prototyped and produced wireframes, user flows, design comps and guides. Clients included: Ally Financial, Deloitte, Estee Lauder, Lowe’s and Pepsi
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Creative Manager
Atlanta, GA
2007 - 2011 (4 years)
Built, directed, managed and mentored design teams. Responsibilities spanned from project initiation through execution and delivery. Worked with or as project management, scoping, identifying issues, communicating, escalating and proactively resolving issues. Set and managed client expectations and built account relationships. Clients included: AT&T, Cox Communications, IHG, Kraft, Sony Ericsson, The Home Depot, and Yahoo!
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Creative Director
PARIO
Atlanta, GA
Aug 2004 - Nov 2007 (3 years 3 months)
Advanced agency creative. Hands-on responsibilities included design, direction and development of brand campaigns, ads, broadcast spots, animations and interactive E-Learning projects. Directed and mentored creative and development teams. Provided guidance on all aspects of operations, resourcing, business development, proposals and estimations. Technical direction for video shoots and post production. Clients included: Lidrock, OmniFlight, SAIC, and the U.S. ARMY
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Art Director
Sidereus Technologies
Atlanta, GA
Jul 2003 - Aug 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for designing look and feel of Living Screen® application UIs and desktop avatars. Supported agency work by designing and developing interactive demos, websites and ads. Directed and edited video and visual effects. Clients included: American Cancer Society, Autotrader.com, Coke Cola, Direct TV, Polyvision, and the Weather Channel
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Art Director
Digital Artifex
Atlanta, GA
Sep 1999 - Jun 2003 (3 years 9 months)
Led in-house creative team in discovery, design and delivery of branding, websites and portals, marketing collateral, animations, signage, presentations, and UI designs for proprietary day trading platforms. Conceptualized and produced broadcast spots aired on CNN, CNBC and Fox Networks.
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Lead designer
Ultimate Graphics
Jan 1996 - Mar 1998 (2 years 2 months)
Created and designed various print media projects. Conducted print supervision from press checks through approved final output.