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Former NBA art director turned social entrepreneur and UI/UX designer.
Experience
Founder and Chief Product Officer
@Pixlwise Inc
Creating an innovative interactive learning tool.
Location
Carlsbad, CA
Dates
August 2010 - Present
Founder
@The Mothers Month® Movement
I almost lost my mom to cancer.

She battled and survived.

That experience inspired me to write a children's book, be a better man and encourage all to show their mothers how much they love them before it is too late.

The Mothers Month® Movement aims to encourage the entire world to celebrate mothers on a grand scale.


In support of my upcoming children's book, 'A World Without Mothers', I created a social platform for others to honor their mothers.

Location
San Diego, CA
Dates
January 2009 - November 2011
Director of Web Marketing
@University of San Diego
Oversight on all site content, promotions, and email marketing. Was responsible for email and site analytics to optimize navigation, content and conversion.

Worked internally with multiple team-members on a large campus setting to uniquely find solutions to web problems with user-experience as well as functionality.

Instrumental in a massive university redesign. Key stakeholder in UI/UX direction and university branding.
Location
San Diego, CA
Dates
September 2010 - February 2011
Director of Creative Marketing
@Destineer Studios
Provided creative leadership to Destineer Publishing and portfolio of video game products. Lead design direction for new digital products, licensed IP, web sites, advertising and all POS.

Integrated organic marketing approaches with targeted execution in digital and print delivery.

Reported directly to the CEO.

Coordinated all external creative assets. Managed creative and marketing/ PR teams. Worked with external and internal developers to maximize game potential and marketing objectives.

Expert Industry and Gaming trend opinion.

• Developed and
Dates
2006 - 2010
Art Director/ Graphic Designer
@Minnesota Timberwolves
Lead the creative development, ideation and enhancements of NBA franchise's traditional and game-day advertising.

Worked with Marketing and Corporate Communication teams to establish Brand Identity Guidelines.

Created internal and external advertising, corporate sales and marketing materials.

Created dozens of logos, banners, billboards, signage, season tickets, corporate sponsorship presentations, inside ticket sales, and collateral material.

Created and managed Minnesota Lynx brand development. Created dozens of logos, banners, billboards, signa
Dates
2000 - 2006
Founder
@Sodalicious Skateboards
Created and managed a hip-hop skateboarding company. Sponsored athletes, distributed modest line of product and built a network of partners that spanned 3 region.
Location
San Diego, CA
Dates
March 2000 - August 2006
Founder, Designer, Author
@Flippo Interactive
Flippo Interactive is a digital publishing company from respected designer Ced Funches. Motivated by being consistently told it can't be done, we created and patented a revolutionary digital tech.

Our current project A World Without Mothers, a children's book devoted to honoring the world's most precious natural resource. FlipUP®, the exciting technology behind our projects will launch late 2011.
Location
San Diego, CA
Dates
2006 - Present
Education
Arts Institutes International
Dates
1997 - 1999
Saint Paul Central High School
Dates
1992 - 1996