EXPERIENCE

With mountains of experience in retail and tech marketing, branding, packaging and digital communications, I love raising a brand to icon status. Focused on generating and directing innovative creative solutions that achieve dramatic results.

METHOD COMMUNICATIONS
VP, CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Salt Lake City, UT
2019 – Present

Courageous team leader and motivator with proven interpersonal and collaborative skills. Leading a design group and creative discipline within Method Communications, a marketing
and PR agency. Experienced creative director, managing design and social strategy for a broad mix of companies in the tech sector including T-Mobile, Qualtrics, Meta and Quicken.

PERISCOPE
GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Minneapolis, MN
2013 – 2019

Seasoned experience managing a multi-layered creative team, inspiring big ideas and managing through execution. Proven track record leading integrated campaigns, leveraging team member strengths towards the greater goal. Far-reaching efforts directing long-term agency strategy. Award-winning creative work for Target, Best Buy, General Mills, Welch's, Walgreens, Publix and DreamWorks.

BOOM ISLAND GROUP
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Minneapolis, MN
2007 – 2013

Managed overall quality and profitability of the agency’s design work. Excellent leadership skills, level-headed problem solver and team motivator. Directed the design group in concepting and strategy, training, hiring and performance. Proven ability to conceive innovative on-strategy ideas that deliver growth. Clients included Target, General Mills, Best Buy, Epicurious, Jack Link’s, Taco Bell,
and Schwinn.

FAME
GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Minneapolis, MN
1999 – 2007

Design and strategic direction of retail in-store marketing, packaging, advertising, brand identity, product development, marketing communications and digital media across all user experience touch points. Proven ability directing photographers and illustrators across integrated campaigns. Experience includes work for Target, General Mills, Smith & Hawken, and Duracell.