A little bit about me
Passionately creative, perpetually motivated, strategic thinker and team leader.
While continually learning and growing, the last 22 years have provided me with exceptional experience in traditional and digital agencies. As an owner of a small agency, I have enjoyed, first hand, the intricacies and demands of many job roles and requirements.
Leading teams in previous agencies has helped me learn diversity in processes and systems while still focusing on excellence and satisfaction.
I am currently looking to join an established agency where I can help lead a team of talented professionals create exceptional products for industry leading clients..
Extensive Experience
Creative Director/Owner
Radius Creative
Running a small agency, from start-up has enabled me to have an excellent understanding of all aspects of the business. Balancing creative thinking & concepts with budgets and resources to successfully achieve business objectives while still providing excellent, creative solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Brand development
- Creative problem solving
- Strategic brainstorming and creative brief development
- Prepare design specifications for reproduction
- Producing functional design solutions
- Directing & delegating to team members
- Developing digital concepts and communicating ideas
- Mentoring and coaching team members
Experience:
- Efficient time and project management
- Clearly communicate and justify creative solutions
- Coordinating collaborative efforts of a creative team
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience meeting clients and presenting work
- Consulting with clients to establish scope of project
- Develop and nurture relationships with clients, contractors and vendors
Art Director/Designer
Various Agencies
Working at various agencies throughout my career has given me the opportunity to integrate with different teams, with different processes and focuses, all accumulating into the diverse experience and skills I have today.
Responsibilities:
- Brand development
- Creative problem solving
- Solid working knowledge Adobe Creative Suite
- Strategic brainstorming and creative brief development
- Prepare design specifications for reproduction
- Conceptual development
- Producing functional design solutions
Experience:
- Clearly communicate concepts to client and team
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Collaborating with a multi-facetted team
- Working on projects for A-list clients
- Creative and professional development
- Experience diverse workplace environments
My focus is not just to win industry awards but rather win the hearts and loyalty of the clients.
#allfortheclient
The right tools for the job
Creativity
Creativity is part of everything I do, From design and photography to video and sound, its all about the experience.
Leadership
I am most comfortable on a team where I can share, encourage and mentor while working whither talented creatives.
Passion
Passionate about the creative industry, I am always eager to learn and acquire new skills and experience.
Well Rounded Career
2001-2022Radius Creative
Creative Director As a small agency, we completed many long and short term projects ranging from print collateral and displays to websites, intranets and mobile applications. Managing a small team of creatives was my main focus but was also integral in the project management, business development and quality assurance.2017-2018Blackfoot Motosports
Marketing Manager Evolving in a competitive and passionate industry, my objective is to elevate Blackfoot's presence in the industry and community solidifying their position as industry leaders.2016-2017ClearMotive Marketing
Creative Director Leading a talented team of designers, I was responsible for developing creative, strategic solutions to national and international clients such as Honda Canada, Costa Coffee and S.I. Systems. A large focus was placed on mentoring, coaching, professional development, goal setting and performance reviews for team members.2011-2013Athentech Imaging
Creative Director At Athentech I was responsible for all creative and marketing initiatives including social media, website, print, POS displays. I was also responsible for product management, development, interface design and testing. (iOS, android & desktop)2008Chase Advertising
Art Director At chase I led the digital team to designing elegant and inspirational work that showcased our real estate based clients. Some of the successes included digital showrooms interactive websites and distinctive brand Identity development.2006-2007University of Calgary
Creative Director Through a joint venture with Xerox and the UofC, I was responsible to build and grow an on-site agency for the UofC and its many departments. Leading a small team, I developed and implemented numerous processes and procedures to ensure effective creative work was delivered.2005-2006Merlin Edge
Art Director - Digital I was brought in to Merlin to start up and develop a digital division to the agency. Recruiting, mentoring and managing the team I contributed to the design and development of award winning projects.2005Kanga Communication
Art Director At Kanga I started out as a Senior Designer and quickly became an Art Director, helping to enhance the overall creativeness and effectiveness of the creative team.2004Damashek Consulting
Senior Designer As a designer for Damashek Consulting I had the opportunity to work on various international clients such as Bombay Saphire, Accenture and ReMax.2004Critical Mass
Senior Designer During my time at Critical Mass I worked on design strategies for Dell Computers website. Through Critical Mass I learned many great ways to promote creativity, enhance efficiency and focus on customer experience.1999-2003Cybersurf Corp.
Senior Designer At the dawn of the digital age Cybersurf was recognized as leaders in multimedia agencies. I designed and produce many interactive CDs/Presentations involving interface design, image development and code development.
Brief Portfolio
ABBL Hardware
This site for ABBL was not only a large e-commerce site but a showcase for the premium hardware that ABBL manufactures and distributes. This site provided […]
ANT Technology Systems
This website for ANT was a fully interactive project that highlighted many of the uses and opportunities the ANT technology had to offer. Art Direction | […]
Perfectly Clear
Perfectly Clear is a software that provides image correction. Managing this product, I provided the visual identity and design for Product boxes, Software GUIs, Website, Advertising, […]
Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee is the largest Coffee provider in the UK, second largest in the world. Although they have found great success with their traditional coffee shops […]
Photography
Here is a small collection of my photography. Some are personal projects and some are commissions. These are all shot on a SLR without the use […]
Honda Canada Website
Honda Canada has distinctly separate websites for each of their offerings. I was involved with the Motorcycles and Power Equipment sites. The challenge here was so […]
LED Signs
This website was used as a planning tool for prospective clients and showcase for LED Signs. It used various media to provide rich, fun and informative […]
Honda Brochures
For Honda, the key marketing for their products is still a physical brochure. I was involved in many aspects of these projects including the planning, creative […]
Visual Identity
Here is a small collection of logos that I have developed over the past few years. Although a logo is only a part of an identity, […]
S.I. Systems
SI Systems are a large I.T. Recruiting company. This project involved travelling to various cities, various locations to direct photoshoots that would capture the young, progressive […]
Youville
This website for Youville was a charitable donation for a great cause. This site provided abused/adicted women with a safe place to get resources for many […]
YYC to YYZ
This mural was an installation that was meant to connect clients and staff with their sister office in another city. This image was compiled and edited […]
Tuja Wellness
Tuja wellness is a health and wellness site that started out as a personal health reference site that blossomed into a content rich online magazine. Shown […]
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