Experience
Creative Director
Say Say K (January 2017–June 2018, San Francisco, CA)
Product and UX/UI design for an e-learning startup building a video-based language education mobile app on iOS and Android. Product design solutions, prototyping and user testing, design documentation and asset production. Presentations, web design and marketing assets.
SENIOR UX DESIGNER
Hero Digital (January 2016–December 2017, San Francisco, CA)
Agency consultant in UX & UI for major Silicon Valley corporations and smaller clients too. Clients included Apple, Cisco, Sitecore, Cord Blood Registry, Genesys, and Credit Union of Australia.
SENIOR DESIGNER
Vendini, Inc. (May 2013–August 2015, San Francisco, CA)
UX & UI design of SaaS web and mobile applications, and creative direction of marketing and product initiatives for live-events business software company. iOS apps, HTML5 web apps, UGC template systems, brand guides, websites, emails, packaging, tradeshows, presentations.
SENIOR WEB DESIGNER
MTV Networks, Nickelodeon Games (Sept. 2008–March 2013, San Francisco, CA)
UX, UI & Interaction design, game assets & promotions, features, advertisements, integrated marketing, microsites, presentations and branding for casual games properties shockwave.com, addictinggames.com, nick.com and nickjr.com.
ART DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL
Freelance (2001–Present)
Consulting in creative direction, web design, graphic design, illustration, and production:
Donnerwood Media (2008, 2013, San Francisco, CA)
Visual and interaction design for meez.com — a virtual world for teens featuring avatars and games. Creative direction, UX/UI and implementation for stealth visual-humor app and social network Quippery.
McCann Worldgroup (2008, San Francisco, CA)
Account pitches and production mechanicals for Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Nortel, and Cathay-Pacific.
Stone Yamashita Partners (2007, San Francisco, CA)
Produced booklets, monographs, and environmental graphics for Nike, Coca-cola, Target, and Alcoa.
AKQA (2006, San Francisco, CA)
Designed RFP responses and pitch decks. Produced building wraps and an SMS-enabled bus station kiosk.
IODA (2006, San Francisco, CA)
Designed websites and presentations for this digital music-label aggregator.
Giant SF (2006, San Francisco, CA)
Designed and produced creative-development work for healthcare/pharma accounts.
Finger Design (2006, San Francisco, CA)
Designed publications for Oakland International Airport, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), and SMWM Architects (Mission Bay UCSF).
Discovery Channel Store (2004–2005, Oakland, CA)
Designed and produced point-of-sale, window graphics, signage, catalog graphics and packaging for this 200‑store retail chain.
Shaklee Corporation (2001–2002, Pleasanton, CA)
Oversaw the migration of a 50-product line of nutritional supplements to a new brand identity. Designed ads, brochures, presentations, forms, and direct mail.
Eurythmy Studios (2001, Oakland, CA)
Designed and produced collateral and web graphics for Nortel Networks, Genesys Telecommunications Labs, and Kinetics Labs.
STUDIO MANAGER
Kane & Finkel Healthcare Communications (2003–2004, San Francisco, CA)
Designed layouts, identities and technical illustrations. Produced ads, collateral, packaging, and exhibits for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. Managed studio operations.
Education
Wesleyan University
B.A., Studio Arts, Honors
Tools
Sketch, Invision, Paintcode, Principle, Framer, Zeplin, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Keynote, Codepen, HTML5, CSS3, JS