Resume
• Web design/UI
• Online advertising
• Motion graphics
• Information Architecture
’05-’06 | Clear Ink
Autodesk, John Muir Health, Bell Helmets, Edify, 21st Century Auto Insurance
At Clear Ink I was responsible for helping to define the strategy, defining the user experience and flow, creating the design execution, as well as managing other teams’ efforts. I also helped to define best practices for acquisition and conversion.
’04-’05 | Creative Director , Mintygreenhouse
JWT Technology, Feedster, ThinkingVOICE, Thirteen, Myra Paci(Director/Writer), BabyCenter, SMA Global, The Loan Page, PathScale, Godfrey Q and Partners
As a freelance consultant, I conducted information-gathering sessions with clients, created information architecture plans, and defined user experience flows. I also created most of the design executions (or managed outside designers). I did quite a bit of training and consulting for agencies looking to start a digital practice.
’98-’04 | Creative Director of the Digital Practice, Leftfield/J. Walter Thompson
Amazon, Drugstore.com, Sun Microsystems, PG&E, Macy’s.com, AvantGo, HomeGain
Before Leftfield was acquired by JWT, I concepted and executed many online campaigns, and followed them through post-analysis. After Leftfield became JWT (and after the dot-com implosion), I spent much time creating the interactive portions of new business pitches and creating interactive case studies for the agency.
’97-’98 | Senior Art Director , Dahlin Smith White
Intel
At Dahlin Smith White, I was an online specialist and concepted and created numerous online campaigns for Intel.
’95-’97 | Senior Art Director, Hal Riney & Partners
Saturn, GM, Sprint PCS, Peets Coffee & Tea, Mirage
I was hired by Hal Riney & Partners, along with my partner from Anderson + Lembke, to run the interactive group within the design group.
’94-’95 | Art Director, Anderson + Lembke
Microsoft, 3Com, Global Village
I was hired by Anderson + Lembke to help launch their online advertising practice.
’93-’94 | Art Director, intouch group, inc.
Client-side position with the developer of multimedia music listening station
This is where my love of art and technology began. I reported to an engineer and sat with the programmers. I created prototype interfaces in Macromedia Director, and the programmers put them together in C++. When the Internet made its public debut, we ported the product to the Web. I never looked back.
’90-’93 | , Graphic Designer,
Tracey Ryan and Partners
Chevron, SportPharma, Wall Street Journal, Alta Bates Medical Center
Working at Tracey Ryan was how I put myself through art school. I started with paste up (yes, paste up) and eventually got to work setting Wall Street Journal newsletters on a Macintosh SE.
BFA in Graphic Design from Academy of Art College
’97 Communication Arts Winner, Saturn Cars Web site
’97 One Show, GM Electric Vehicle Web site
’06 Web Award, John Muir Health