College

1985 - 1988

Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA

I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brooks Institute.
Studies included a deep immersion in all facets of industrial photography including color theory, design and business development.

High School

1980 - 1984

Viewpoint Academy, Calabasas, CA

I graduated from Viewpoint Academy. Viewpoint is a private college preparatory school, dedicated to preparing students for future growth and advancement.

Awarded

Completion of AMA (American Management Association) training in management technique and communication.

Completion of Comprehensive Continuous Improvement Plan (CCIP).
As a Manager at ColorGraphics, I served on the leadership team that implemented the CCIP process.

Trained and certified in (CPR)  Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and
(AED) Automated Electronic Defibrillator.

I road my bicycle in two consecutive California Aids Ride events to raise money for aids research. The course starts in San Francisco and ends in Los Angeles, a distance of over 545 miles.  I also road the same route a third time for fun. Total miles completed, 1,635.

I am a (FCC) Federal Communications Commission licensed Technician with call sign KN6GQZ.

As a foreign service volunteer, I built school houses in Papua, New Guinea for the indiginous children of the Yagusa Valley. 

Freelance Marketing & Design Services

2019 - Present

Gush Inc., Pacifica CA        

• I formed my own company, Gush Inc., with the express purpose of providing creative and advertising direction for local SMB clients. This includes evaluating their current direction and providing updated guidence for SEO, SEM budget and targeted social. The report becomes a launch point and is reevaluted over time using hard metrics to provide future direction.

Senior Manager - Integrated Marketing – Studio 61

2009 - 2019

CBS Interactive, San Francisco CA       

• Led a team of integrated marketing professionals for the development of custom digital products for our top tier clients and in-house properties. (cbssports.com, cbs.com, cbsnews.com and many other CBSi sites).
• I managed the production of numerous, custom development projects that reshaped the look and feel of nearly all CBS Interactive display and mobile sites.
• I transitioned my team away from Flash based design to HTML5, setting up new processes, training and operations that are still in use.
• Responsible for generating comprehensive departmental reports that identified YOY productivity, consumer trends and helped substantiate our staffing needs.

Senior Project Manager

2007 - 2009

Liquid Agency, San Jose CA       

• Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Developed brand strategy and platform for numerous Fortune 100 clients.
• Generated RFP's and final proposals that directed income and future sales for the agency.

Project Manager - EA Sports

2001 - 2006

Electronic Arts Inc., Redwood City CA       

• As a Project Manager on the EA SPORTS® Consumer Marketing Team, I led the production of packaging for over thirty-five front-line titles including NBA LIVE, NCAA® Football, and FIFA.
• I was responsible for package design, athlete photography, layout, marketing events, retail media, web, broadcast assets and localization in twenty-seven countries.
• I managed design teams both on and off-site, working directly with Writers, EA’s Legal Department, Localization Interpreters, and CQC to produce the sports franchise side of EA’s world class packaging and media.

freelance production - Agency

2001  

Various Locations in the Bay Area CA       

• Provided support for a complete, prepress production facility in a variety of roles that included; Drum Scanner Operator, Desktop Assembly, Photoshop Composition, Rip-Trap-Plot functions.
• Created original, three-dimensional Illustrator artwork for LucasFilm to be used for the upcoming Star Wars II movie release. 

production Manager - Agency

2000 - 2001  

Man Bites Dog Design, San Francisco CA     

• Managed the selection and coordination for a large variety of printing and fabrication vendors.
• Created projected budgets for all tasks, scheduled workflow, issued Purchase Orders, eliminated cost overruns by managing projects both on and offsite.
• Secured the term and usage rights for collateral used globally in Web and Print projects.

prepress production department manager - San francisco

1996- 1999  

ColorGraphics Commercial Printing, San Francisco CA     

• Directed and maintained prepress operations for a $30 million corporation. Major clients included Levi’s, Adobe, Adaptec, marchFirst (formerly USWeb/CKS), Apple Computer.
• Responsible for 28 reports. Duties included scheduling, performance reviews and conflict resolution.
• Interfaced daily with Clients, Sales and Marketing, Vice President, and Director of Manufacturing.

Plant Manager – ColorGraphics Hawaii

1994- 1996  

Honolulu Graphic Arts, Honolulu HI            

• Planned the daily operations and scheduling for Hawaii’s largest graphics and film house.
• Responsible for 26 reports within six departments.
• Composed and taught 14 computer training classes for all employees to better understand their changing business model from film to DTP.

Prepress Consultant - Macintosh Trainer

1993- 1994  

Holden Color Inc., Westlake Village CA            

• Hired to plan and purchase all hardware and software for the creation of their first computer-based graphics department.
• Trained three Conventional Film Strippers in all aspects of digital production for a period of one year.
• Implemented a cross platform network that linked office PC’s with production Macintosh computers.

Prepress Consultant - Macintosh Trainer

1990- 1993  

LA Filmco, Burbank CA           

• Led a team of four Digital Graphic Artists in the production of complex photo composite assemblies.
• Worked as a journeyman level Artist and Color Retoucher on both Macintosh and proprietary Sparc II workstations running Unix.
• Trained new employees on all applicable hardware and software.

Film Department Manager

1989- 1990  

Color Media Co., Burbank CA           

• Managed the Film Department of a major commercial film lab.