Feb 2018 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr

• Formed the company’s first internal agency by centralizing resources across teams, led the events and experience team and video production studio, and redesigned the full brand identity, including product brands, reporting directly to the CMO.

Jun 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Promoted to own design for Samsung’s master brand and Galaxy phones. The largest initiative was leading their global "Do What You Can’t" campaign, which spanned TV, major industry events like CES, Olympics sponsorships, and high-profile out-of-home placements, including a Burj Khalifa takeover.

Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 · 11 mos

• Joined the most awarded Design Department in Advertising to lead campaign design for McDonald’s and Kraft, while also supporting Brooks Running, UHC, Invesco, and Kellogg’s.

Aug 2012 – Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Promoted to run the entire creative team and lead all of the company’s accounts, including major clients like Boeing, Cars.com, TransUnion, SCA, and Pfizer.

Aug 2011 – Jul 2012 · 11 mos

• Transitioned into B2B marketing in my first management role, where I led the design team on the Antron rebrand. An unknown carpet fiber manufacturer in Kennesaw, Georgia, the company needed to connect with interior designers. Our work received recognition in the design industry, winning awards from Brand New and Transform.

Jun 2010 – Aug 2011 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Promoted to lead design across SC Johnson’s entire brand portfolio, including the master brand, and led shopper marketing for Nivea, focusing on its in-store design and strategy.

Mar 2008 – Jun 2010 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Made the jump into advertising, designing packaging and campaigns for Herradura Tequila, Antiguo Tequila, and Collingwood Whiskey. I also revamped USPS’ service icons for stores nationwide and worked across SC Johnson brands like Off! and Glade, as well as Kraft brands like Mac & Cheese.

Oct 2007 – Oct 2017 · 10 yrs · Chicago, Illinois, United States

• [Still active and accepting two projects per year.]
• Built a nights-and-weekends side hustle to a seven figure business, leading a global network of creative contractors. Clients included FIAT S.p.A. (U.S. relaunch, 2011) and startups like Propel Code (2025), LegalOn (2025), Flexpa (2022) and Trisk Bio (2022).

Feb 2007 – Mar 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo · Chicago, Illinois

• Cut my teeth designing IBM’s annual reports and corporate events, rebranding Target’s Merona line, and helping launch Nike’s first House of Hoops in Harlem — a project we kicked off with Kobe Bryant’s Black Mamba shoe.

Sep 2005 – Jan 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Paid for design school by hauling shingles and selling roofing supplies.