Creative leader, brand design consultant, and client whisperer to companies, agencies and .orgs

ENGAGEMENTS SINCE 2005

for
DAPPERSMITH
Creative Director - NYC
6 years

Clients:
Texas Health / Aetna
Copperpoint Insurance
McGraw Wildlife
Horizon Aircraft
Theatre Development Fund
Stepstone Group

for
INFINIA GROUP
Creative Director /
Creative Consultant - NYC
6 years 11 months, full-time, 2 engagements

Clients:
HireRight
Oterra Hotels (India)
Florida BLUE Stores
Choose New Jersey
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
BNP Paribas
The Nielsen Companies
Elan Pharmaceuticals
Highstar Capital

for
BRANDPIE
Creative Director Brand Identity - NYC
1 year, 5 mos, full-time

Clients:
EY
Baker Tilly
Watermark Insights (f. Taskstream)
BrandPie

for
FITCH
Consulting Creative Director - NYC / Columbus
2016-2017, full time

Clients:
Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Dell Inc.

for
GIGANTE VAZ PARTNERS
Acting Brand Creative Director - NYC
3 years full / part time, ongoing

Clients:
Mack-Cali
Electronics for Imaging (EFI)
Chubb

for
FOOTE CONE & BELDING (FCB) - NYC
Acting Branding Director
2 years full-time

Clients:
Busch Gardens
Pfizer
Nestlé
Eli Lilly
Boehringer-Ingelheim


OTHER WORK / CLIENTS:
Oct 2005 – Present
Monigle
Carbone Smolan Agency
Gensler
Texas Health / Aetna
Miami Theater Center
Borough Fare
Thornton-Tomasetti (for Gensler)
The Food Show
NYC & Co.
Museum of Arts and Design
New Museum
Morgan Stanley (for Carbone Smolan)
WNYC Greene Space
American Express (for Sugartown Creative)
The American Red Cross of Greater New York (for Gensler)
HBO Store (for Gensler)


EARLIER POSITIONS

BAM - Brooklyn
In-House Creative Director
4 years 9 months, full time

O+CO (formerly IDEO NY) - NYC
Design Director
7 months, full-time

Clients:
Amtrak
Così
World Kitchen
Clear Channel Communications (f. SFX)

LANDOR ASSOCIATES - NYC
Design Director
1 year 8 months, full-time

Clients:
The New York Times Company
DuPont
Affinia Suite Hotels
Pactiv Corporation

SIEGEL+GALE - NYC
Associate Design Director
5 years 6 months, full-time

Clients:
Apple
Scotiabank
DuPont
McGraw-Hill


EDUCATION

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Providence
BFA: Graphic Design

ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Pasadena
BFA Candidate: Graphics/Packaging


SOME AWARDS / MENTIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Transform Awards North America Gold Award: Best Visual identity, Tech, Media, Telecom (Watermark)

Transform Awards North America Gold Award: Best Brand Architecture Solution (Baker Tilly)

BMA Global ACE Award, First Prize for Brand Identity System ​(EFI)

Transform Awards Europe Silver Award: Best Visual identity, Professional Services (Baker Tilly)

Transform Awards North America Bronze Award: Best Visual identity, Professional Services (Baker Tilly)

Transform Awards Europe Bronze Award: Best Brand Architecture Solution (Baker Tilly)

Transform Awards North America Bronze Award: Best Corporate Re-brand Following M&A (Watermark)

BMA Global ACE Award, Runner Up for Collateral System ​(EFI)

"Graphic Details: 150 Years of BAM Visual Identity", article feature by Robert Wood

Print Magazine, Regional Design Annual Competition (BAM)

Print Magazine’s, ‘The Big Event’ Competition (BAM)

CREATIVITY 30 annual by David E. Carter (Times Company Digital)

AMERICAN CORPORATE IDENTITY 10, annual by David E. Carter (DuPont SilverStone)

AMERICAN CORPORATE IDENTITY 6, annual by David E. Carter (World Gold Council)

WHAT IS BRANDING?, book by Matthew Healey (Florida BLUE Stores project)

BRANDING FOR NONPROFITS, book by D.K. Holland (BAM)

CITIZEN BRAND, book by Marc Gobé (BAM)

DESIGNING BRAND IDENTITY, book by Alina Wheeler (BAM)

“Brand Building, Awareness and Cause-related Marketing Strategy by Nonprofits, NGOs and Charities”, (Panel) Stern Business School, NYU

“Project Management for Designers”, (Speaker) Pratt Institute

“Graphic Design for Publishing”, (Guest Speaker) Parson’s School of Design

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