EXPERIENCE
Salesforce (Ignite)
Innovation Executive - Design
Chicago, Illinois
8.2017 - Present
• Lead engagements with enterprise level clients to assist in their digital transformation through design thinking
• Serve as a trusted advisor to our clients and project teams by providing strategic level guidance and constructive critique in service of delivering world class outputs
• Build strategic partnerships with internal Salesforce teams in service of longterm relationships
• Experiment and build prototypes as high fidelity assets for final deliverables
• Drive conversations for enterprise clients using human centered design process, understand their business priorities and effectively set account team up to sell against the future vision
• Mentor junior design contributors and help cultivate future leaders
• Demonstrate how Salesforce and other emerging technologies can be leveraged to solve business issues
McDonald’s Corporation
Global Digital Senior Product Designer
Chicago, Illinois
7.2016 - 8.2017
• Effectively communicate the global digital team’s vision and strategy to major stakeholders
• Establish effective design methods, processes and tools to support multiple global scale products across all customer touch points
• Build and lead UX and design team to support global digital product suite, deep understanding of customer needs and increase bottom line revenue
• Ensure consistent design styles and conventions across global web, app and kiosk products
• Deliver high-quality materials (storyboards, IA, wireframes, style guides, prototypes and UI) that effectively communicate McDonald’s design strategy from concept to creation
• Work with the cross-functional teams to plan and conduct user research and pilots
• Collaborate with global teams to incorporate their market needs into a unified brand vision
• Collaborate and manage relationship between Method Agency and the global digital team
Gorilla Group (A Wunderman Commerce Agency)
Creative Director
Chicago, Illinois
8.2015 - 7.2016
• Build client relationships, define strategies and craft solutions for clients
• Pitch creative capabilities to new business prospects resulting in over $20MM in revenue
• Managed 8 designers, two senior user experience architects and one user experience intern
• Direct creative decisions and serve as a key point of escalation for clients and team members
• Define standards for requirements gathering, research, staffing and design
• Define strategies, prepare documentation and lead presentations for sales and client workshops
• Provide top-level estimation of creative efforts regarding the sales pipeline
• Recruit, mentor and manage team members
Gorilla Group (A Wunderman Commerce Agency)
Associate Creative Director
Chicago, Illinois
3.2012 - 8.2015
• Lead strategic and tactical creative engagements for fortune 100 clientele
• Design innovative and award winning solutions for B2C and B2B clients such as Bucketfeet, Dean & DeLuca, Intelligentsia, Kimberly-Clark, Oscar de la Renta, PayPal and St.John Knits
• Manage two designers, two senior user experience architects and one user experience intern
• Expanded agency services to include photography, video and user experience prototype testing
• Developed internal processes for ecommerce responsive design practice and creative
collaboration sessions
Gorilla Group (A Wunderman Commerce Agency)
Senior Designer
Chicago, Illinois
11.2010 - 3.2012
Vibes Media
Interactive Art Director
Chicago, Illinois
1.2010 - 11.2010
Vibes Media
Graphic Designer
Chicago, Illinois
5.2008 - 1.2010
Arkadium
Project Manager
New York, New York
2.2008 - 5.2008
Seevast
Graphic Designer
New York, New York
9.2006 - 2.2008
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
MFA Digital Media
2004 - 2006
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
BFA Printmaking
Courses in General Business
1999 - 2003
AWARDS
2016 - Magento Imagine Winner, Best Commerce Launch, St. John Knits
2014 - Internet Retailer Winner, Redesign of the Year, Signature Hardware
2013 - Webby Award Winner, Best Business Website, Gorilla Group
2013 - Webby Award Nominee, Best Food & Beverage Website, Murray’s Cheese
2012 - Interactive Media Award Winner, Best In Class Ecommerce, School House Electric
ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS
Present - Prime 8 Art League, Founder
Present - Marwen, Philanthropist and Ambassador
Present - Designation Labs, Career Mentor
2019 - Gensler, Monday’s in the Rotunda
2015 - AIGA Chicago, Board of Directors Partnership Lead
2013 - IxDA, Keynote Speaker
2013 - Northwestern University’s High Tech Club, Keynote Speaker
CLIENT LIST
Bucketfeet, CarMax, CBS, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Tribune, Coca-Cola, DAVIDsTEA, Dean & DeLuca, Disney, General Electric Appliances, Intelligentsia, Irving Oil, Kimberly-Clark, Kohler, Maples Leaf Sports & Entertainment, McDonald’s, Movado, MTV, New York Mets, Oscar de la Renta, PayPal, Peter Millar, St.John Knits, S’well Bottles, Topps, Under Armour and Vitamin Water.