What I've been up to
Experience
HOVER | San Francisco, CA
Senior Brand Designer | March 2019—February 2020
As a Senior Brand Designer at HOVER, I led a rebranding effort working across the product, marketing, and engineering team. I helped managed and designed a new design visual language for HOVER while we launched a new app and several partner apps during my tenure.
DroneDeploy | San Francisco, CA
Senior Visual Designer | September 2017—March 2019
As the design leader at DroneDeploy, I manage all creative efforts related to product launches, marketing initiatives, and customer-facing collateral, including eBooks, presentations, and digital and print marketing materials. I brand and help launch all of the company’s major products. I rebuilt its website and brand and created design elements for two major customer conferences.
Fastly | San Francisco, CA
Principal Designer | November 2013—September 2017
I spearheaded Fastly’s rebranding effort and was the creative leader on all significant design projects. I helped build Fastly’s design organization and its international brand. When Fastly transitioned from a Content Delivery Network to an Edge Cloud Platform, I served as the design lead, establishing a new brand, building a new website, and designing new collaterals. I helped craft the look and feel for Fastly’s customer conference, Altitude, which has become one of the company’s most important events each year and has expanded to include multiple cities.
Impact Unlimited | San Francisco, CA
Visual Designer | November 2011—November 2013
I solved design challenges for clients including BASF, Pfizer, GSK, Boeing, and Juniper Networks. Collaborating with creative professionals around the world, I led and designed production files, 2D graphics, and UI for iOS and web apps. I shepherded several projects from concept to completion.
Enlisted Design | Oakland, CA Freelance
Freelance Visual Designer & Lead Production | July 2011—November 2013
I directed and developed the firm’s first production program. I managed the launch of new packaging and brand collateral for Merrick’s, a dog food company.
Brighter Beginnings | Oakland, CA
Visual Designer & Production Lead | June 2011—September 2011
For a charity event supporting Brighter Beginnings, a non-profit that helps supports parenting, I developed a campaign that was used in advertisements, printed booklets, email communications, and printed mailers.
Wayfinder | San Francisco, CA
Visual Designer & Production Lead | January 2010—July 2011
I created print advertisements and multimedia campaigns for Wells Fargo, McKesson, and John Muir Health.
Wayfinder | San Francisco, CA
Design Intern | August 2009—December 2009
I worked with creative directors, production managers, and web developers to create print, web, and outdoor advertising for clients and for the firm’s own brand and website.
Skills
Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects)
Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
iWork (Keynote, Pages, Numbers)
Sketch
Advertising
Marketing
Art Direction
Graphic Design
UI/UX Web & Mobile
Branding & Identity
Education
The Art Institute of California | San Francisco
Bachelor of Science in Advertising Design | June 2008—June 2011