Hi,
I'm a Creative Director and Designer with over 15 years building and leading teams in advertising agencies and consultancies.
I am focused on building brands and award-winning campaigns that make my clients look good, and win new business.
I'm a US and Canadian citizen and can work anywhere.
EXECUTIVE LEADER
I set clear goals and a culture of learning, oversee scope and budgets. I create great relationships to help grow the business.
STRATEGIC CREATIVE
I see the big picture and work with creative teams to develop big ideas while balancing the needs to deliver excellence every day.
USER EXPERIENCE LEAD
I bridge creative and design system thinking within agile workflows and create space to include the client in workshops and design sprints.
SKILLS
Accessibility design
AI implementation
Agile workflows
Art direction
Brand analysis
Brand guidelines
Branding & brand strategy
Budgeting & Reporting
Case videos
Client relationships
Content strategy
Copywriting
Conceptual ideation
Creative brief writing
Creative Direction
Creative process
Deck creation
Design & UI systems
Identity design
Journey maps
Figma & Adobe
Manifestos & Scripts
New business
Pitching & Presenting
Platform development
Prototyping
Social media
Team management
Wireframing
Workshops & Sprints
HIGHLIGHTS
Won multiple awards and and helped JWT attain a top 10 ranking.
Managed the creative direction of an $11M account with over 450 projects a year.
Created a brand activation for Mazda that was so successful we had to end it early.
Managed a team of 40 designers and focused on business at Deloitte Digital.
Launched a consulting business focused on branding and experience design.
SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
Creative Director/Designer/UX Lead @ Page Consulting JAN 2020-PRESENT
I consult with agencies and clients to redefine their brand expression and create branded experiences to drive engagement with stakeholders and customers. I lead design & strategy workshops, develop and produce conceptual creative, create new brand design, brand guidelines and sales materials, and create online brand experiences.
Senior Creative Director @ Deloitte Digital JUNE 2016 – DEC 2019
Responsible for creative leadership of a team of 40 CX designers and content team, as well as client engagement, new business development, agile workflow management and budgets. Our team was immersed in human-centered design research, insight generation and creation of video content, design systems, web, AI & AR experiences.
Responsible for creative leadership of a team of 40 CX designers and content team, as well as client engagement, new business development, agile workflow management and budgets. Our team was immersed in human-centered design research, insight generation and creation of video content, design systems, web, AI & AR experiences.
Group Creative Director @ J. Walter Thompson SEPT 2011 - FEB 2016
Responsible for leading JWTs digital AOR accounts, which included integrated campaign creation and brand experiences. I managed creative teams consisting of ACDs, designers, writers, UX and UI designers and motion designers. Responsible for creative process and account growth to meet P&L goals as well as win new business.
Creative Director @ Organic JUNE 2007 - MAR 2011
Responsible for leading creative for Bank of America, an $11 million dollar account which included multiple lines of business and executed over 450 projects a year with a team of 14+ creatives and technologists. I also led the Nike Canada account for a year, creating content for youth hockey. I was involved in new business development and created account growth strategies to meet P&L goals. [ACD June 2007-July 2008]