I'm a Creative Director. As a Creative, I translate complex requirements into elegant experiences. As a Director, I create a great working environment for teams to do great work.

Experience

Direct Capital, a Division of CIT Bank, N.A.

Portsmouth, NH

Vice President, Creative

Mar 2016 - Present

Creative Director

Mar 2014 - Mar 2016

UX Design Lead

Feb 2013 - Mar 2014

Lead a team of creative and UX professionals to execute business requests from across CIT.
Gather requirements from key stakeholders and turn them into intuitive information architecture and actionable UI designs
Collaborate with developers and a broad interdisciplinary team to solve complex technical challenges
Established and facilitated a "test early, test often," data-driven UX process.
Advocate for usability and user-centered design throughout CIT, including design and consulting for internal and external interfaces

Piehead

Portsmouth, NH

Art Director

Aug 2010 - Feb 2013

Lead teams to create cohesive experiences for national brands and campaigns
Responsible for conceptualization, user experience, design, illustration, animation, and other duties as assigned
Worked on multiple, concurrent projects with internal teammates, contractors, and vendors

Roaming Troll Creative

Dover, NH

Freelance Creative

Jan 2009 - Aug 2010

Successfully worked as a freelance digital producer, illustrator, designer, Flash developer, and general creative
Worked with agencies or directly for brands as needed

York County Community College

Wells, ME

Adjunct Professor

Jan 2009 - May 2010

Taught Introduction to Illustration,Introduction to Digital Imaging, and Introduction to Typography

Hatchling Studios

Portsmouth, NH

Creative Director of Animation

Jun 2006 - Dec 2008

Animator, Writer

Nov 2002 - Jun 2006

Intern

Jun 2002 - Nov 2002

Led a team to create award-winning, story-driven commercials, marketing videos, and short ﬁlms
Conceptualized, wrote, and pitched ideas before piloting them to ﬁnal execution
Managed, planned, and organized timelines and budget
Created and animated characters, props, and motion graphics for commercial use

Education

Bachelor of Arts in New Media

University of Maine, Orono

1998 - 2002

Participated in the innovative ASAP media program from 2000 - 2002.

On The Side

Orconomics: A Satire (2014): Wrote and independently published an award-winning, best selling satire.
Live Free or Die (2010): “The Spiral,” a short story, published in a horror anthology.
Tweet (2009): Wrote, crewed, and animated for the 2009 NH 48 Hour Film Project Winner.
Endurance Challenge: Mordred's Isle (2008): Co-wrote and co-directed Hatchling Studios' web series starring Billy West. Screened at 4 festivals and won 2 awards.
The Toll (2006): Wrote and directed Hatchling Studios' first animated shorts, attending over 50 festivals and winning 8 awards worldwide.

10 years, 10 months in digital media and arts. (Give or take a few days.)