Resume

Resume

Experience

Creative Director, Partner

Austin, TX

Nov 2023 - Present

 

Clobber & Co. is a motion and design company specializing in visual storytelling, presentations and videos.

• Develop the stories, concepts, design language and animations for videos and presentations.
• New business development and helping grow existing client relationships


Sr. Director of Design and Marketing

Legal Exchange (LitX)

June 2023 — Oct 2023

Legal Exchange (LitX) is a shared legal document management B2B SaaS platform providing collaboration tools between adversaries in the legal industry.

  • Led the product design and user experience for the launched product and feature updates

  • Conducted user testing and research gaining insights that guide the product roadmap

  • Developed marketing strategies and creative ads campaigns and landing pages for Google, Facebook and legal industry B2B networks

  • Managed digital ad and email campaigns and gather analytics using Hubspot, Meta Business Manager and BrandGen platforms

  • Supported the sales team with the creation of collateral materials and presentations

Austin, TX


The Hawthorne Effect

Director of User Experience

May 2022 — May 2023

The Hawthorne Effect Clinical trials platform connects researchers, clinicians, and trial participants to deliver high-quality, verifiable, clinical trial data that helps bring important medical breakthroughs to the market faster.

  • Led the overall User Experience for the Hawthorne Effect health technology SaaS platform

  • Led innovative platform enhancements in advance of the product roadmap

  • Collaborated with product managers and engineers to define and implement solutions and enhancements

  • Iterated platform designs, adjusting to technical and compliance requirements, while incorporating usability improvements

  • Supported the marketing team with design, creative direction and video production

Austin, TX


Cognizant Softvision

Austin, TX

User Experience Director, Austin Studio Community Manager

July 2018 — May 2022

  • Creative leadership helping bring to market consumer and B2B enterprise products, Apps, platforms and channels

  • New business development including leading new business pitches and helping grow existing client relationships

  • Austin studio Community Manager responsible for hiring, managing and mentorship of team of 10 UX Designers and UX Researchers

  • Led/facilitated innovation and design thinking workshops with clients, teams and partners

  • Managed multiple client projects, UX teams, and client partnerships on an on-going basis


Avanade

Austin, TX

Creative and Experience Director, Southwest UX Community Lead

September 2015 — July 2018

  • Creative leadership and development of consumer, B2B, enterprise and internal products, web sites, platforms, channels and Apps

  • Creative and user experience southwest regional lead

  • Hired and built the Avanade southwest region experience design team

  • Facilitated branding and design thinking workshops with clients and partners

  • Managed multiple UX teams, partnerships and clients on an on-going basis


Mutual Mobile

Austin, TX

Creative Director

November 2014 — September 2015

  • Creative leadership and conceptual development for consumer mobile Apps and web sites

  • Co-led a 30 person user experience design team

  • Managed multiple project teams and clients on an on-going basis

  • Collaborated with cross functional teams across all disciplines and levels


Razorfish

Austin, TX

Associate Creative Director and Creative Director

August 2007 — September 2014

  • Creative leadership and conceptual development for enterprise consumer web sites and mobile Apps

  • Strategy and creative leadership of digital marketing campaigns

  • Led the creative development for branded social channels

  • Motion design including video production, sound design, and Flash animation

  • Presentation of creative strategy, design and concepts to clients and internal groups

  • Participated in new business pitches

  • Developed User Experience briefs (plan) for clients


The Concept Farm

NYC, NY

Associate Creative Director

April 2006 — July 2007

  • Creative leadership, strategy and conceptual development for consumer web sites, micro-sites and digital marketing campaigns

  • Creative digital lead of BMW Motorcycles and Windstream accounts

  • Managed creative teams, project managers and Flash designers

  • Developed information architecture and user interface design


Designory (Agency.com)

NYC, NY

Art Director

October 2004 — April 2006

  • Conceptual development and design of digital campaign strategies

  • Design and Flash animation for branded digital media ad campaigns

  • Client presentations of initial concepts through polished designs


FLIP181

NYC, NY

Art Director, Partner

April 2000 — October 2004

  • Small design company offering web design, Flash animation, digital display ads, printed materials and video motion graphics

  • Created interactive kiosks for cultural institutions including the Boston Museum of Science, the Liberty Science Center and Brooklyn Children’s Museum


The HUB/AOL

NYC, NY

Art Director

October 1998 — February 2000

Created by America Online (AOL) and New Line Cinema, The HUB was a web and AOL entertainment channel geared towards 18 to 34 year-old audiences.

  • Art direction for web and AOL channels

  • Managed a team of designers, Flash animators and front-end developers

  • Directed photo and video shoots


People.com

NYC, NY

Senior Designer

May 1996 — October 1998

  • Design and content creation for weekly and daily internet magazine, specials and events

  • Managed a production team of designers, front-end developers and digital producers

  • Produced and edited video content


Education

School of Visual Arts, Advanced Animation

NYC, NY

 

Ad House

NYC, NY

 

Upright Citizens Brigade, Improvisation

NYC, NY

 

Indiana University, Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts

Bloomington, IN