About me

I find my professional bliss working with highly engaged teams to help companies thrive through the power of good design. Here are a few of my particular strengths as a team member and leader:

Wildcard / Optimist

At university, I studied biology, English lit, and German language with equal fervor, hacked together a career trajectory based on passion and a love of writing and design, and, in the process, developed skills too varied to fit sensibly on a resumé. I revel in ambiguity but tenaciously pursue clarity. I'm creative, weird, fun-loving, and always pushing for growth.

Storyteller / Translator

I'm a writer by formal training, a designer through focused practice, and a conceptual, trans-disciplinary creative thinker and leader. Whatever the medium, I like making sense of things, finding the most compelling through lines, and developing them into captivating dramas that build strong brands.

Whether through digital and physical environments, audio experiences, innovative approaches to print media, or other creative format, I’ve cultivated, mentored, and led creative teams to successfully help brands engage and delight their best-fit customers for more than 10 years.

Helper / Friend

Getting big ideas out and into tangible form isn’t easy. And it requires more than talent. A big part of this job is cultivating the courage, trust, and patience the creative process requires, building chemistry and momentum, and holding yourself and the team together even when energy and enthusiasm flag.

Basically, it has a lot in common with being a good friend. My best friend knows how to listen, how to empathize, how to be supportive of me through the lows and stoked with me in the highs. He also knows how to push me to be and do my best. This is the kind of leader and colleague I strive to be.

Specialties

Brand strategy
Creative direction
Integrating marketing programs
Team leadership
Graphic design
Digital and print production
Content strategy
Copywriting

Experience in

Conservation
B2B + B2C
Consumer products
E-commerce
Education
End-of-life
Environment design + build
Health + human sciences
Law
Outdoor
Restaurants
Retail
Technology
Transportation