Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, After Effects), HTML5, CSS3(SASS), Javascript, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, MS Office, photography

Bachelor of Science
Visual Communication, 2008
San Francisco State University

Principal Brand Designer
Okta
October 2019-Present

Creative Director
Zenefits
October 2017-July 2019
Shepherded the company through brand repositioning and realignment with an external partner, then focused on bringing the new brand to life across the hundreds of existing prospect touch points. Interface daily with sales, marketing, and product to ensure we effectively leverage creative to tell our story.

Senior Art Director
Zenefits
July 2016-October 2017
Leading the creative department to drive the Zenefits mission of helping small business and entrepreneurs. Working across departmental lines to bring the brand to life through a wide spectrum of executions, from videos to trade shows to emails and more. Coordinated with marketing and product design teams to repair and realign a visually fractured brand.

Senior Art Director
Recreation
October 2014-June 2016
Collaborated on strategy and planning for new and existing brands. Lead a multifaceted team to create and express brands across a variety of mediums, including print, digital, and video. Managed and developing junior creatives. Clients: Digisight, Profusa, One World Play Project, Avinger, Lineage.

Senior Designer
PJA Advertising and Marketing
January 2011-June 2014
Worked closely with the creative director to conceptualize and execute integrated brand and direct-response advertising campaigns. Created and updated brand identities, brand guides, collateral, and websites. Managed and directed other designers, developers and freelance creatives. Clients: Bi-Amp Systems, Bio-Rad, Endica Epicore, Equinix, Extreme Networks, Hitachi Datasystems, Maxim, Thomson Reuters, TrendMicro Systems.

Graphic Designer
Altitude
August 2009-August 2010
Created brand identities, guidelines, website UX and design, and front end HTML/CSS coding. Managed third party developers. Clients: Apple Inc, Arenetic, National Nurses United, New Leaf Paper, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Arts, Slice.

Designer
Swirl Integrated Marketing
September 2010-December 2010
June 2008-May 2009
Conceptualized and executed integrated advertising campaigns, microsites, brand identities and assets, and product packaging. Clients: California Table Grape Association, Cengage, Coinstar, Ebay, Jamba Juice, Microsoft, Lennar, Lexar, Oakland Raiders, Paycycle, San Francisco Giants.