Executive level professional with over two decades of experience, that created and lead an agency to commercial success. My skill-set soared to new heights as a professional with entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen and leadership skills to take projects, campaigns or entire teams to qualitative heights in productivity, profitability and professionalism. I am currently searching for meaningful professional opportunities.
experience
Independent Consultant (Jan. 2023 - Present)
Providing local and global companies with creative direction, design execution, brand development, print production, marketing, business consulting and SOP development
Providing local and global companies with creative direction, design execution, brand development, print production, marketing, business consulting and SOP development
GC, Inc., President/CCO (Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2022)
Founded, built, operated, lead and transitioned the acquisition of a high profit creative agency
Founded, built, operated, lead and transitioned the acquisition of a high profit creative agency
Lead a team of full time and independent designers, production artists, photographers & copy writers
Strategically partnered with local and global companies to increase productivity and profits
Overseen the identity and corporate design of global brands
Lead and directed all business aspects - accounting, IT, marketing, legal, SOPs, etc
Managed, executed and archived millions of design, production and photography projects/files
Developed the branding, packaging, advertising, and marketing collateral for large global clients
Created and lead the theme, strategy, design and logistical development of multiple large events
Provided marketing, brand and business consultation to local and global clients
Website creative, execution and development (design, domain name, hosting and maintenance)
ZF Group, Director of Design NA (Nov. 2000 - Jan. 2004)
Built and maintained a sustainable internal creative department for North America
Directed creative for 30 locations across the United States, Canada and Mexico
Oversaw corporate brand and design development
Oversaw the design, development and fulfillment of the corporate newsletter
Developed, managed and maintained a massive photo and project archive
Creative direction and execution of numerous major trade shows and events
Cultivated strategic local and global relationships with the media, vendors and internal partners
education
Northern Kentucky University (Class of 2000)
Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center
New Horizons
American Management Association
Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center
New Horizons
American Management Association
SOFTWARE
Adobe Creative Cloud
(Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Firefly)
(Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Firefly)
Microsoft 365
(Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
(Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
Various communication and content management systems
(Teams, Zoom, Slack, ClickUp, SmartFlow, etc.)
(Teams, Zoom, Slack, ClickUp, SmartFlow, etc.)
Google Slides, Sheets, Docs
Apple Keynote, Numbers, Pages
AI Novice
(Firefly, Adobe Integrated tools, Midjourney, Gemini, ChatGPT)
(Firefly, Adobe Integrated tools, Midjourney, Gemini, ChatGPT)