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SUMMARY

A systems-driven creative leader who builds scalable brand frameworks used by millions with over a decade of expertise in creative direction, content production, and design systems. Proven track record of leading high-profile projects for major clients across Tech, Media, and Entertainment. Expert in managing creative teams and delivering award-winning content across multiple media platforms.  


EXPERIENCE

Psyop, Creative Director, March 2025 - Present
  • Overseeing and building competitive strategy for Systems, Brand, and Tech pipelines
  • Directing brand systems, character, illustration, motion, and design systems for Microsoft and Fidelity


Meta, Creative Director, August 2024 - November 2024
  • Lead a team responsible for all illustration and animation efforts for the Facebook app
  • Helped design the future of the Facebook illustration and animation system


BUCK, Art Director, March 2020 - August 2024
  • Working across media in illustration, story, animation, systems, experience and design from Madison Avenue to Silicon Valley by way of Hollywood I led, created, and had some really great ideas for people like Netflix, Apple, 72andSunny, David Fincher, Janelle Monae, and Barack Obama


Freelance, Animation/Art/Creative Director + Illustrator, 2013 – Present
  • Creative Director, Art Director, Animation Director and hired pencil for some pretty cool places
  • Select Studios: BUCK, Psyop, Nexus, Aardman Nathan Love, Blur, The Furrow, FCB, LG2, Edelman, Droga5, Johannes Leonardo, TBWA\Media Arts Lab, 72andSunny
  • Select Brands: Netflix, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Airbnb, Volkswagen, Disney, EA, Notion, Oatly


Guernica Magazine, Art Director, January 2020  – March 2021
  • Directed the general art direction of both brand design and Illustration


Kalisher, Art Director, August 2015  – August 2018
  • Built, led and recruited a dynamic and award winning art department of 15+ creatives
  • Expanded the caliber of creative direction, production output, and creative client management playing a key role in the company making it into the Inc 5000 and establishing Kalisher as an industry leader


Native Grp mktg, Art Director, September 2013  – August 2015
  • Co-founded a niche PR + Design studio


      EDUCATION

      2023 Gobelins Paris, Program for Visual Narrative
      2022 - 2025 School of Visual Arts, Select Coursework
      2012 Appalachian State University, BA in International Business
      2012 University of Trier, Certificate in German


      SKILLS

      Creative Direction • Art Direction • Animation Direction • Story Direction • Character Design • Storyboarding • Illustration • Project Management • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) • After Effects • Figma • Toon Boom Harmony • Toon Boom Storyboard Pro • Blender • Procreate


      VOLUNTEER

      Art Center College of Design, Mentor (Ongoing)
      Guernica Magazine, Director of Art Fellowship Program (2020 – 2021)