Functional Skills
Brand Strategy
Business Development
Customer Relationship Management
Project Management
Software Skills
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
MacOS
iPhone
Dropbox
DocuSign
Sector Experience
Agriculture
Business Services
Financial Services
Technology
Telecom
Experience
Independent Consultant Brand Management, Creative Strategy & Operations
Corporate Strategy & Development
Creative Director and Brand Strategist
1/2024 - Present
All aspects of Brand Strategy, Creative Direction, and Brand Design. I work with clients in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Saffron Brand Consultants
Marketing
Principal
2/2023 - 1/2024
My role harnessed decades of creative direction and branding experience to help steer organizations toward their brand essence. Driving growth and fostering progress through comprehensive branding programs across multiple geographies.
WPP
Design
Executive Creative Director, Superunion
1/2018 - 3/2022
At Superunion, I directed and inspired global creative, strategy, digital, video, and project management teams in Europe, North America, EMEA, and Latin America. During this time, Superunion was WPP's most creative global brand consultancy. It was later renamed Design Bridge. Impact: Ensured business growth, strategic delivery, and creative excellence across regions, elevated brand effectiveness globally, and envisioned and developed processes that directly and positively impacted Superunion's business objectives.
WPP
Design
Executive Creative Director, Lambie-Nairn
1/2009 - 1/2018
Led, mentored, and inspired global creative, strategy, digital, video, and project management teams in Europe, North America, EMEA, and Latin America.
FutureBrand
Design
Creative Director
1/1999 - 1/2003
Led, mentored, and inspired global creative, strategy, digital, video, and project management teams in Europe, North America, EMEA, and Latin America.
JohnRyan, Inc.
Design
Creative Director
1/1996 - 1/1999
Directed projects and led creative teams in Europe, North America, EMEA, and Latin America.
JohnRyan, Inc.
Start-Up
Design Director
1/1992 - 1/1996
Directed projects and led creative teams in Europe, North America, EMEA, and Latin America.
Freelance/Self-employed
Design
Freelance Designer
1/1988 - 1/1992
After an internship with Rubin Cordero Design in Minneapolis, I went on to freelance for the Walker Arts Center, Mixed Blood Theatre, and other design studios in Minneapolis and New York, including Tibor Kalman, which led me to Modern Art Oxford and Oxford University Press.