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UC San DiegoAssistant Teaching Professor, Speculative Design
Jul. 2023San Diego, California, United States
University of San DiegoVisiting Lecturer, Art+Architecture
Feb. 2022San Diego Metropolitan Area
UC San DiegoFaculty of Visual Arts, Speculative Design Program, University of California, San Diego
Oct. 2018
University of California San DiegoLecturer of Design Communication
Oct. 2018 - Oct. 2018
UC San DiegoFaculty of Visual Arts, Speculative Design Program, UCSD
Jan. 2017San Diego, California, United States
Self-employedFreelance Creative Director
Jan. 2017
Piston AgencyCreative Director
Feb. 2014 - Jun. 2016San Diego, CA• Known as Mama Bear to a 10-person team of designers, writers and developers • Develop brand identities with one hand tied behind back • Bake strategies and campaigns at 375 for 30 minutes • Lead pitches, presentations and toy drives
Cynergy, The Experience AgencyArt Director
Sep. 2011 - Jun. 2013San Diego, CA• Led strategic and design development, which included field research, brand analysis, audits and just trusting gut • Shaped environmental design and clay figurines • Designed applications clients in hospitality, healthcare and consumer electronics & services
FOX SportsSenior Designer
Apr. 2010 - Sep. 2011Los Angeles, CA• Led design initiatives for product development, cross-platform marketing, new business, emerging media, corporate communications and kitchen sinks • Mentored junior designers, managed production and still found time to eat lunch every now and then • Designed portions of FOX Sports’ Playa Vista sports campus interior, home to its editorial bullpen, interactive development center, web broadcast studios and the Keebler Elves
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)Adjunct Graphic Design Faculty
Jan. 2008 - Jan. 2012Designed a studio-based curriculum around the fundamentals of graphic design for graduate architecture students. Class projects provided tools for comprehending typography, story-telling methods and visual relationships. Subject matter primarily focused on helping students to identify their individual design geneologies in architecture in order to manifest personal design styles and motivations. Typical output of the seminars were personal, in-depth monograph publications.
Morphosis ArchitectsSenior Graphic Designer
Jan. 2008 - Jan. 2010Los Angeles, CA• Designed high-end publication projects while smoking cigars and speaking in an old timey accent • Developed identity systems for international architectural projects and occasionally people in witness protection • Collaborated on rap albums as well as environmental and architectural graphic design plans • Partnered with Thom Mayne (pro tip: ask Siri) on specialty projects, including a timepiece, typographic partition and web initiatives
Art Center College of DesignVisiting Professor of Graphic Design History and Theory
Sep. 2007 - Sep. 2008Pasadena, CA
Green Dragon OfficeSenior Designer
Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2008Los Angeles, CADesigned publications and print projects for top architects, museums and artists including, Morphosis: Buildings and Projects 1999–2008 (Rizzoli Publishers), Mike Kelley: Educational Complex 1995–2008 (JP Ringier Publishers), The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden at UCLA, and Oranges and Sardines: Conversations in Abstract Painting for the Hammer Museum. Collaborated closely with the firm’s principal, Lorraine Wild, recipient of AIGA’s distinguished Gold Medal Award.
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