Uplight  / Art Director and Motion Designer
MARCH 2015 - OCTOBER 2022, BOULDER, CO
Managed a team of designers supporting both the UX and Marketing departments.

• Supported the company’s merger & re-branding efforts by creating identity systems, assets for web and social media, and brand story videos.
  
  

• Increased user engagement rates by incorporating animated interactive media and micro-interactions into the website redesign.
  
  

• Directed external vendors to simplify complex software concepts with branded explainer videos for the entire Uplight product suite.
  
  

• Supported the design and planning of Uplight’s Customer Connect Event with booth design, stage design, way-finding, and promo reels.
  
  

• Directed live-action shoots to create an internal video library showcasing Uplight software in home environments. Utilized motion tracking to seamlessly integrate software footage onto devices featured in the shots.

Studio HEFT / Freelance Motion Designer
OCTOBER 2014 - JANUARY 2015, DENVER, CO
Lead animator for launch videos promoting Pearl Izumi and Net10 Wireless products, bringing storyboards and animatics to final animation.

Spillt / Freelance Motion Designer
OCTOBER 2014 - JANUARY 2015, DENVER, CO
Created style frames, screensavers, and promotional videos for Adult Swim. Animated Charter Communications explainer videos and took on production roles using various sports toolkits.

Phobic Studios  / Owner & Art Director
SEPTEMBER 2011 - FEBRUARY 2014, BOULDER, CO
Re-branded the company and created game websites, trailers, and assets, including UI, modeling, character animation, and environment design for multiple shipped titles. Creator and lead designer of Radial Runner, a mobile game featured in Apple’s “Best New Games.”

TDA Advertising  / Freelance Senior Designer
FEBRUARY 2011 - AUGUST 2011, BOULDER, CO
Developed pitch work, packaging, identity systems, motion graphics, and interactive media for ACE Scholarships and Webroot Software.

IHS Markit  / User Interface Designer
APRIL 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011, BOULDER, CO
Designed iPad and iPhone apps for leading global financial institutions with innovative data visualizations and intuitive research tools.

The First Movement  / Freelance Art Director
NOVEMBER 2009 - MAY 2010, DENVER, CO
Designed websites and advertising for AT&T, Xcel Energy, and Vitra Systems.