Experience

Various | Freelance Creative Director | 2022 – present
Avanade | Creative Director | 2021 – 2022
Ruffalo Noel Levitz | Creative Director | 2020 – 2021
John Deere | Senior Digital Designer | 2019 – 2020

Eariler Creative Director Experience
French West Vaughan | 2016 – 2018
FOUNDATION Creative Consultancy | 2014 – 2016
ALPHA Communications | 2012 – 2014
Evoke/MicroMass Communications | 2009 – 2011
Rockett Burkhead Winslow | 2005 – 2008

Clients

TECH AT&T Lenovo IBM Syneos Health Wacom Bandwidth Truphone CenturyTel Charter Digital Cable Eaton Intermedia NewSouth Communications Wavecom Bell and Howell Sterling Diagnostic Imaging Atlantic Database Lithios GoWhereIGo MiPayWay Secure Designs Sarda Technologies Phononic Sterizone YPrime Targetstream Media

BRAND Volvo Trucks John Deere DHL Bass Pro Shops Brown-Forman Brown & Williamson GE Hotpoint Honda Lawn & Power Kentucky Fried Chicken RCA Sears-Kennmore Wrangler Riders By Lee Pendleton Whiskey Cort Furniture Dollar Tree Meijers Nautica Old Dominion Freight Lines DHL European Wax Centers Mamava

FINANCIAL Deutsche Bank, Visa Allstate BB&T Capital Bank Centex Home Equity CNA Insurance E-LOAN Captrust Fieldstone Mortgage H&R Block Liberty Tax Service Oak Street Mortgage Pinnacle Mortgage Group Wells Fargo Fusion Risk Management

HOSPITALITY/TOURISM Churchill Downs Gatlinburg Department of Tourism Gaylord Hotels Harrah’s Entertainment Kentucky State Tourism ResortQuest International Ryan’s Steakhouse Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

HEALTHCARE/PHARMA Labcorp Alliant Health Care System Cambio Health Solutions Gateway Health System Labcorp Quintiles PPD Novartis Merck United Therapeutics Shire Auxillium B. Braun Pfizer HealthEC

NON-PROFIT American Red Cross YMCA Diabetes Sisters The Healing Place The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Team In Training Jimmy V Foundation Rise Against Hunger

Community

Mentor | American Marketing Association | 2016, 2020, 2022
Non-Profit Consultant | Taproot Foundation | 2019, 2020, 2021
Judge | NSAC Student Competition | 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
Creative Consultant/Director | Taproot Foundation | 2019 - 2021
ACCSC Consultant | Living Arts College | 2018
Judge | AIGA Student Portfolio Review | 2014, 2016, 2018
Member | Wake Forest Entrepreneur Collaborators | 2017
Speaker | Summit On Content Marketing | 2017
Speaker | Triangle Marketing Club | 2016 - present
Speaker | High Five Conference | 2016
Judge | UNC School of Journalism Crash Campaign | 2016
Finalist Presenter | Tech.Co Startup Pitch Night | SXSW | 2016
Facilitator | Betabox Learning | various locations in RTP | 2015
Speaker | School of Visual Arts Graduation | 2015
Programs Chairman | Triangle Ad Club | 2012
Judge | School of Visual Arts Student Show | 2012

Education

Ringling College of Art & Design | Sarasota, FL | Bachelor of Arts: Computer Graphics
Transylvania University | Lexington, KY | Bachelor of Fine Arts: Fine Arts

Skills

creative direction, art direction, graphic design, corporate identity, branding, brand architecture brand strategy & positioning, print & collateral, user interface design (UXUI), web design, photography/video direction & storyboarding, advertising, direct response, events/trade shows, public speaking/presenting, team management & mentoring, augmented reality (AR), social media, presentations, copywriting

Software

Adobe Creative Suite with Generative AI, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe XD, Adobe After Effects, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Figma, Powerpoint, Google Analytics, ChatGPT

Professional Development

Linkedin Learning: Microsoft Dynamics 365, User Experience Foundations: Interaction Design, Creating Design Systems

Section Online Courses from Professor Scott Galloway: Certified Complete Manager Sprint, Product Strategy Sprint, Product Positioning Sprint, Brand Strategy Sprint, Digital Transformation Workshop

Speaking

I've had the pleasure to present to several groups around the Triangle area including the High Five Conference, the Summit On Content Marketing and The Triangle Marketing club. The presentation below was my perspective on what I call "Creative Commoditization" for the 2016 High Five Conference in Raleigh.

I build all my own decks using Powerpoint. You can get a sense of how I like to present content on my Slideshare page.