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UX/UI Design Director
Free Radicals Group
Apr 2002 - Present (22 years 7 months)
Clients: HTC, Disney, Deutsch, AEG, Linkin Park, Possible World Wide, Sony, Makai Media, Tool, BPG, Megatrax, AutoMD, Spinifex, UCLA, Sabertooth, Aurrion, Gnet, Deadline Interactive, Hoteki, Sunnyboy, Davant-Garde Media, Meghan Patrice Riley Jewelry, Xivic Inc, One Stop Modern, Bakespace, Cavewoman Bars, Wee Hoop Basketball, Hollygrove, Panik House, Asia Vision.
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Director of Design Education
Chicago, IL
Nov 2018 - Mar 2021 (2 years 4 months)
Directing while staying hands on, I managed my own and adjacent teams, supporting all aspects of the Design program at Flatiron School. Achievements include: online design program launch, expanded the campus offering to 7 locations, designing and rewriting core curriculum, designing the program for scale and enterprise offerings, instructional training materials. For 18+ years, I found a variety of ways to foster the design community; this was the first time I am able to commit fully to the education of our future designers. The outputs are less tangible and the traditional design deliverables flew out the door but the rewards were satisfying in a very different way.
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Director of User Experience
Glenview, IL
Jul 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 4 months)
Directing and designing along side a team of UX and UI designers. Working closely with product managers, technical product managers, developers to create and iterate on digital interfaces, user flows, research artifacts and executed user tests for digital educational products.
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Art Director
Chicago, IL
May 2015 - Jul 2017 (2 years 2 months)
Hands on creative directing the brand, marketing and product initiatives of the company, including interactive, print and video work. Directed designs that touch all departments, including sales, marketing and product. Lead the successful launch of the company's rebrand.
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Design Director
Jan 2013 - May 2015 (2 years 4 months)
Creative and usability lead for all software products under the Cappex umbrella. Completed a full brand and product re-architecture of the main Cappex software. Established a new product brand and its corresponding SASS product from ground up for a sister product: Award Spring. Directed a small design team while keeping hands dirty.
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Principal UX/UI Designer
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 2012 - Dec 2012 (10 months)
Art directed and designed for the not yet released Disney version of iTunes, Disney Studio All Access. Worked closely with developers to implement new features and establish consistency across desktop, mobile, tablet and 10 foot.
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Senior Interactive Designer
Los Angeles, CA
May 2011 - Feb 2012 (9 months)
Various projects that range from tablet, mobile, desktop and 10 foot for brands such as Disney and Sony.
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Interactive Art Director
BLITZ
Los Angeles, CA
Sep 2009 - May 2011 (1 year 8 months)
Art director of multiple interactive and motion projects for desktop, mobile, and tablet for clients such as FX Networks, Adobe, Disney, Spin Master, Nike. Lead teams while keeping hands on with design implementation as well as pitches and proposals.
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Interactive Art Director & Designer
mOcean
Apr 2008 - Aug 2009 (1 year 4 months)
Specializing in interactive flash designs, animations, programming (PHP, Actionscripting, HTML, CSS), and print designs for clients such as EA, Sony, Universal Pictures, and Disney’s Nightmare Before Christmas, Toy Story, and High School Musical.
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Senior Interactive Designer
Exopolis
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 2007 - Apr 2008 (9 months)
Interactive design, flash animation, banner campaigns, motion boards.
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Senior Interactive Designer
Herzog Cowen Interactive
May 2006 - Jul 2007 (1 year 2 months)
Interactive design for entertainment sites, banner campaigns, flash animation and development. Clients include: Disney Pirates of the Caribbean, Playtone, Universal Pictures, Disney, Simpsons, and Morgan Creek.
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Senior Interactive Designer
Los Angeles, CA
Aug 2005 - Apr 2006 (8 months)
Interactive design for exclusive CBS programming such as American’s Top Model, Big Brother, Numbers, Amazing Race, Academy of Country Music Awards and the People’s Choice Awards.
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Interactive Designer
Big Interactive
Jun 2002 - Jul 2005 (3 years 1 month)
Interactive design, site production, flash animation and development, and banner campaigns for clients such as KB Home, 20th Century Fox, FX Networks, Goldenvoice, and Suzuki.