“Once a work is out there, it doesn’t really matter what the excuses were.” 
- Massimo Vignelli

My journey into design has been a windy one.

One of the last classes I took before graduating with a degree in corporate communication was a desktop publishing class. Bad, bad timing to finally find something that I absolutely enjoyed.

I spent the next few years working in a variety of positions, all within the marketing communications capacity at each company. Thankfully since each company was a startup, I got to dabble in design, doing everything from designing product one sheets to websites to building signage. This also meant that I got little to no sleep, which may have led to my eventual enrollment into art school. The rest as they say, are days of yore.

Anyway, here I am. Happy and loving each day I get to do what I truly enjoy doing.

Hopefully YOU enjoy what I've done so far.

Curriculum Vitae

Years of hands-on experience in all aspects of visual and interaction design for various companies ranging from beauty to healthcare.

Worked closely with product and engineering teams, allowing me to gain an understanding of many aspects of product development and the technologies used to build them.

I believe in simplicity when it comes to designing for the user. I don't believe in extraneous design to appease all audiences. I prefer a targeted approach, designing for the extremes and ensuring that the main product objectives are met elegantly.

EXPERIENCE

IDEO    Interaction Design Lead
January 2015 – Current
Visual interaction design lead for various projects involving digital interfaces, systems and experiences across multiple platforms. Also known to dabble in physical prototyping and writing.
2017 Webby Nominee for Best Visual Design – Aesthetic

AliveCor    Creative Director
June 2012 – January 2015
UX and UI designer for an FDA approved mobile application. In the few minutes between releases, I'm also responsible for the design of our website, web app, print materials and packaging. 

Benefit Cosmetics    Associate Interactive Art Director
June 2011 – June 2012
Art directed, designed and developed Benefit's visual language across all digital mediums (web, mobile, video & photography).

Punchcut    Freelance Visual Designer
March 2011 – June 2011
Worked on interfaces for a mobile app for a leading news network as well as a TV interface for a well-known, video sharing website.

Linden Lab / Second Life    Visual Designer
November 2006 – March 2011
Designed user interfaces for the Second Life game and website. Art directed & conducted in-world photoshoots to create assets for use in marketing materials, designed for all corporate and e-commerce web properties.

Media Organik    Interactive Visual Designer
September 2007 – Present
Art directed, designed and developed websites, user interfaces, and other marketing material for a variety of platforms and clients. 

CNet    Contract Visual Designer
October 2006 – November 2006
Contracted to assist head designer in various graphic design projects for CES 2007 show, including large scale posters and backdrops based on corporate design guidelines.

InnoPath Software    MarCom Specialist
2004 – 2006
Designed collateral materials for all tradeshow events, including large scale art and signage for tradeshow booths.

Workshare Technology    MarCom Associate
2002 – 2004
Provided front-end web development, graphic and web design support for the creative services team. Managed events & email marketing campaigns.

1st Silicon    MarCom Specialist
2000 – 2002
In-house graphic design support. Responsible for local and international PR efforts, event management and market research activities.

EDUCATION

  • Associate of Science, Interactive Media Design - The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, September 2007
  • Bachelor of Science, Corporate Communication - Hawaii Pacific University, January 2000

SKILLS

  • I live primarily in Sketch + Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, AfterEffects)
  • Flinto, Principal, Invision for simple prototyping
  • Omnigraffle for lo-fi wireframing
  • HTML & CSS
  • Mac or Windows OS user