Resume
I built my career from the ground up starting at design agencies and mentoring under designers whom I admired. These mentorships and experiences created the foundation to launch my career into leading roles in some of the world’s most forward thinking companies.
Experience
Accenture Song
Head of Digital Product Design, ASG
Full-time
Sep 2023 – Present
Hamburg, Germany
University of Washington, School of Art + Art History + Design
Lecturer, Graduate Program
Jan 2022 – Mar 2022
Seattle
Vander McClain
Freelance
May 2021 – Sep 2023
Seattle
eBay
Senior Design Leader
Core Product Experience
Full-time
Dec 2019 – May 2021
Seattle
Amazon
Creative Director (UX)
Amazon Devices
Full-time
Jan 2017 – Dec 2020
Seattle
Capital One
Creative Director (UX)
Enterprise Design
Freelance
2016
San Francisco
SYPartners
Creative Director
Freelance
2004 – 2010 & 2016
San Francisco
Wolff Olins
Creative Director
Freelance
2016
San Francisco
Thumbtack
VP of Design
Full-Time
Dec 2014 – Sept 2015
San Francisco
Google
Creative Director (UX)
Google Brand Studio
Freelance
2014
San Francisco
Apple
Global Creative Director (UX)
Apple Online Store
Full-Time
Feb 2011 – Dec 2013
Cupertino
Tolleson Design
Creative Director
Freelance
2010 – 2011
San Francisco
Duncan/Channon
Creative Director
Freelance
2010
San Francisco
Crate & Barrel
Creative Director (UX)
Freelance
2010
Chicago
Landor Associates
Creative Director
Freelance
2007 – 2009
San Francisco
Odopod
Art Director (UX)
Freelance
2009
San Francisco
Ammunition
Creative Director
Freelance
2009
San Francisco
Factor Design
Creative Director
Freelance
2008
San Francisco
Method, Inc.
Creative Director
Freelance
2004 & 2009
San Francisco
Cahan & Associates
Creative Director
Freelance
2005 – 2008
San Francisco
Apple
Art Director (UX)
Marcom
Freelance
2006
Cupertino
Publicis Modem
Creative Director
Freelance
2005
San Francisco
SYPartners
Art Director
Full-Time
Sept 2002 – 2004
San Francisco
R/GA
Art Director (UX)
Full-Time
1998 – 2002
New York
Select Awards
One Show, Silver
IBM, Icon’s of Progress
Brand Identity / Logo Design
365: AIGA Year In Design 27
GE Innovation Lab
SYP, Creative Director
Graphis Design Annual 2007
GE Innovation Lab
SYP, Creative Director
Communication Arts
Design Annual 47
GE Innovation Lab
SYP, Creative Director
One Show, Bronze
AICP 2001 Title Sequence
R/GA, Art Director
I.D. Magazine Interactive
Design Review, Bronze
AICP 2001 Title Sequence
R/GA, Art Director
365: AIGA Year In Design
Prada Kiosk
R/GA, Art Director
One Show, Silver
Prada Kiosk
R/GA, Art Director
Young Guns - Art Directors’ Club of New York
AICP 2000 Title Sequence
R/GA, Art Director
British Design & Art Direction Annual Prada Kiosk
R/GA, Art Director
Select Publications
Communication Arts Magazine
May / June 2005
Designing Change
P. 40-49
Eye Magazine
(45) 2001
R/GA.com, Self-Expression,
Self-Promotion
Communication Arts Magazine
Design Annual 41
AICP Titles 2000
Cover Design, P. 150
Communication Arts Magazine
Design Annual 40
R/GA and Discovery Channel Store Kiosk, Technology Feature, November 1999,
P. 222-229
Education
Parsons School of Design
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Painting
1997 – 1999
New York
Oklahoma State University
Bachelor Of Fine Arts (BFA)
Studio Art
1991 – 1995
Stillwater
Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE)
Apprenticeship
Bill Goldston, Printmaker
1993 – 1995
New York
Oklahoma Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain
Scholarship Participant
Robert Zakanitch
1990-1991
Quartz Mountain
Brands
ABC
Adidas
AICP
Amazon
Apple
Autodesk
Bed Bath & Beyond
Benadryl
Carl Sagan
Cartoon Network
Capital One
Charles Schwab
Coca-Cola
Citibank
Cablevision
Colliers International
Columbia University
Crate & Barrel
Dell
Discovery Channel
Ebay
Ericsson
Esurance
Finlandia Vodka
Fortune Magazine
General Electric
Gensler
Google
Greater Bay Bancorp
Helmut Lang
Hewlett-Packard
HSBC Direct
IBM
Johnson & Johnson
Kohler
Levi Strauss & Company
Marsh
Mercedes-Benz Microsoft
MOMA, New York
Myspace
Nike
Proctor & Gamble
Palm
Parsons School of Design
PWSP
Playstation
Prada
Richard Saul Wurman
Rolling Rock
Saturday Night Live
Sony
Sesame Street
Southern Comfort
Semeotext(E)
The First Marblehead Corp.
Thumbtack
Tylenol
Universal Limited Art Editions
VH1
Visa
Verizon
William Morris Endeavor
Wild Kingdom
Yahoo