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About Me

I'm an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in creative services and art direction. Skilled in leading multidisciplinary teams, managing project timelines and budgets, and enhancing stakeholder engagement.  

I have a proven track record in delivering high-quality outcomes and increasing client satisfaction.

Experience

2011 - 2025

Illustrator &
Stay-At-Home-Dad
  • Freelance Illustrator

  • Logo Dabbler

  • Child Wrangling Wizard, Chauffeur, Mess Cleaner, Landscaping Grunt, Master Microwave Meal Prepper, and Dad Joke Sommelier!

2009 - 2011

Project Manager

Finn Digital
  • Led overall planning and project coordination efforts, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes, resulting in an overall increase in client satisfaction. 

  • Managed project timelines and budgets, collaborating with creative and development teams to meet milestones and maintain efficiency, reducing project delays. 

  • Directed client communication and coordination, documenting all interactions to ensure alignment and transparency, enhancing stakeholder engagement.  

2008 - 2009

Project Manager

Fullhouse Media
  • Organized, strategized, and communicated with stakeholders for various interactive projects, ensuring alignment and transparency, enhancing stakeholder engagement. 

  • Collaborated with User Experience, Creative, and Technical departments to bring projects to fruition, creating timelines and project plans, managing timelines and budgets, reducing project delays. 

  • Documented project interactions and managed project documentation, maintaining efficiency and high-quality outcomes, resulting in an overall increase in client satisfaction. ​

2006 - 2008

Project Manager

Red Anvil
  • Coordinated initial client communication with sales team, ensuring alignment and transparency, enhancing stakeholder engagement. 

  • Planned and executed website projects, including UX Design, collaborating with Creative and Technical departments to meet milestones and maintain efficiency, reducing project delays. 

  • Created and managed project timelines and budgets, documenting all interactions to ensure high-quality outcomes, resulting in an overall increase in client satisfaction. 

2004 - 2006

Manager of Creative Services/Art Director

Circle 1 Network
  • Directed the conception, organization, and strategy for internal and client projects, ensuring high-quality outcomes and timely delivery, resulting in an overall increase in client satisfaction. 

  • Managed workflow and collaborated with various departments to bring projects from concept to completion, reducing project delays. 

  • Led design, illustration, and animation efforts, enhancing the creative quality and engagement of projects, contributing to an increase in stakeholder engagement. 

2003 - 2004

Animator/Illustrator/Production Artist

Aha! Studios
  • Collaborated with a team to produce several 2D and 3D animation projects, enhancing creative quality and engagement. 

  • Executed numerous Photoshop art production projects, ensuring high standards and timely delivery. 

  • Designed illustrations and logos, contributing to the visual identity and branding of various projects.

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