At a glance
Brand + Packaging
Deep experience building and evolving consumer brands, packaging systems and product lines.
Creative Leadership
Leading creative projects, teams and partners from early concept through production and launch.
CPG Experience
Food, beverage, toy and licensed consumer products across national and specialty brands.
Retail + Environmental
Store graphics, signage, trade shows and large-scale branded environments.
Creative Operations
Budgets, timelines, vendors, production, asset management and packaging compliance.
AI + Emerging Tools
Practical use of AI for research, imagery, concept development and creative workflows.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Advanced hands-on experience across core design and production applications.
EXPERIENCE
Creative Project Manager | Mariani Packing Company | 2009–2015 · 2019–Present
Lead brand, packaging and creative programs across a 50+ SKU consumer product portfolio, including brand modernization, new product launches and AI-enabled creative workflows.
Marketing Director | designthis | 2019–2021
Led branding, marketing and business development for a multidisciplinary agency, with an emphasis on wine and consumer brands.
Senior Designer | NGINX | 2017
Developed brand communications, digital campaigns and trade show environments in partnership with creative, marketing and engineering teams.
Design Manager, Retail Graphics | RH | 2015–2017
Led creative and production programs for gallery openings and 60+ retail locations. Restructured an exterior signage program, reducing typical costs from $200K+ to approximately $40K.
Senior Designer | Tulocay & Co. | 2008–2009
Art Director | Hasbro | 2002–2007
Led packaging and product development for licensed and proprietary candy and toy brands, including the $15M+ Harry Potter candy line.
Senior Designer | Invisible Worlds | 2001
Senior Designer | Fisher Design | 1992–2000
Consumer packaging and brand development for P&G, Colgate-Palmolive, Scotts, Hasbro and other national brands.
EDUCATION
Miami University
BFA, Graphic Design
University of California, Irvine
Certificate, Project Management