Experience
MUH-TAY-ZIK|HOF-FER
San Francisco
Creative Director Led several small teams of makers to develop and transform brands. Highlight Won the AAA business and recently finished a repositioning campaign for the brand. Clients AAA, Gig Car Share, HP, UpWork, Seismic, Stitch Fix, Virginia’s, and ZIPZ.
PUBLICIS SEATTLE
Creative Director Oversaw the digital department touching all clients and new business. Highlight Designed a mobile app for the famous KEXP that socially curates all of their live streams and backlog content they had recently cataloged. Clients T-Mobile, Ball Park Franks, Seabourn, and KEXP.
180 AMSTERDAM
Creative Director Oversaw a team on a three-year project that globally positioned Adidas as the most talked about brand during the 2010 World Cup. Highlight Pitched and won the global Adidas digital business. Clients Adidas AG.
BBH New York
Art Director Teamed with writer Jeff Johnson to collaborate on several clients and new business. Highlight Developed for the Commission on Presidential Debates, the 2008 Presidential election’s first online experience to watch and discuss the debates. Clients Axe, Johny Walker, Miller Lite, Vaseline, Commission on Presidential Debates, and The Alliance for Climate Protection.
EVB
San Francisco
Creative Director Managed a studio of designers, animators, and developers in pioneering interactive video campaign sites and content creation. Highlight Led the core team that grew the early days of this SF shop. Clients Adidas, Wrigley, Kashi, Leapfrog, Microsoft, E & J Gallo Winery, Mini, Burger King, FX, and Office Max.
DMNA
Palo Alto
Art Director Worked with a small team on some of the largest initial .com boom clients. Highlight Built from scratch this Silicon Valley agency’s digital capabilities. Clients NEC, San Jose Sharks, Smart Force, IDG, Whistle, BackWeb, SVSE, Ebates.com, Silicon Valley Bank, Tech Republic, EE Times, InfoWorld, The Computer History Museum, and The Peace Museum.
SAM SMIDT DESIGN
Palo Alto
Senior Designer Worked with Sam Schmidt in bringing a digital process to his traditional studio. Highlight Had the honor of designing all components of Sam’s 2004 retrospective. Clients Fi Magazine, Healing Environments, The Minimal Space, The Audible Difference, Cactus, Phyllis, and University Art Center.
EDUCATION
San Jose State University, Graphic Design and CADRE Laboratory for New Media
PROFICIENCY
Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Blender, Unity, Processing, C++, HTML, Javascript, and CSS
ACCOLADES
SXSW, ID Magazine, CyberLion, Clio, One Show, Webby, Addy, LIA, CA, Adobe, Flash Foward, FITC, FWA, Summit, Horizon, IAC, Net Driver, CDI, and iMedia
“I have an innate ability to see through other people's eyes. A perception I use to craft an experience empathic to the user and designed to make them an optimal consumer. I see my craft as engineering systems to delight and persuade from the smallest touchpoint to the brand itself.”
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