Perceptionist
Idea-Simplifier
Cultural Racontuer.
Bachelor of Fine Arts [Cum Laude]
Dual Degrees In Motion Design & Graphic Design
Minor Art History
Savannah College of Art & Design [SCAD]
Savannah . Atlanta . France
2004–2009 [Full Scholarship]
Executive Certificates
MIT Sloan | 2018
Mastering Strategy & Innovation
IDEO U | 2019
Foundations In Design Thinking
Insights For Innovation
From Ideas To Action
Experience
Liikewiise
Founder | Director of Strategy
2019 - Present (6 Years)
CDMX | IST | NYC
To meet clients at their resources, we built a smarter company offering robust strategy and design capabilities, a turn-key film production studio, In-house legal counsel, growth structuring, pricing elasticity, integrative workshops, knowledge experts, vetted client engagements, and unique access to a global design community. –More than 60 companies in three economies have turned to Liikewiise as a partner to solve their most critical business challenges, delivering next-generation, enterprise-grade solutions—all on one of the cleanest workflows in the industry.
Twinkind
Founder | Design Director
March 2004 – March 2018
(14 Years 1 Month) NYC
Almost 20 years intertwining designs from research to conception, to pre-pro, to tail-lights and reporting. At Twin, I lead teams of 15+ unreasonably skilled knowledge experts and delivered over 100 projects for the worlds most beloved brands. – Collectively this grew the business to manage 200k+ budgets while enriching direct-to-client, agency, and talent relationships.
Skills
Operational
Formed Agile Six-Sigma teams emphasizing robust workflows + kept them connected.
Worked with Marketeers to apply a rigorous integration of multi-channel growth tactics, sales funnels, paid, and earned media.
Leveraged prexisting infrastructure to define a healthier approach to risk across the arch of each clients relationship.
Implemented expansions to Mexico City and the Middle East to enhance offering, reach, pitches and regional team recruitment.
Stewardship
Worked with Marketeers to apply a rigorous integration of multi-channel growth tactics including sales funnels, paid, and earned media.
Fluency in post-production pipelines Including: editing, color correction + grading, composite, viz fx, sound design, and encoding.
Managed multi-national productions in The United States, Mexico, India, and Europe.
Bring clarity + latitude to the ideas of others.
Simplified hierarchies to build areas of consensus, improve independent thought, while cultivating a collaborative mindset.
Develop a continuous system for learning which invites play, practicing in public,
and testing often.
Make career paths like this more accessible. with shared discernment + economic empowerment by decommodify Design and Strategy sensibilities fast.
Implemented regular scheduled growth conversations.
Guiding others to better articulate insights and ideas rapidly.
Comfort partnering with teammates & partners and clients of every size and level.
Promoting a place where people can create their life's best work consistantly
Information flows freely and continuously between teams where hands-on collaboration and healthy provocation to debate key findings are welcome.
A propensity for hard work and ambitious thought, where every concept, process, client, and person is imagined at their highest potential.
–Zachary Rucker | Creative Director, Ogilvy
Technical Environments
Graphic Design & Art Direction
Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign / Firefly
Film & Motion
After Effects / Mocha / Cinema 4D (Rusty)
Mocha / DaVinci Resolve / Premier Pro
Final Cut / Audition
Web & UX / UI Design
Figma / Action Script / CSS
Growth & Productivity
G-Suite / Google Analytics (Certified)
Monday / Slack / Trello
Hubspot / Hootsuite / MailChimp / Calendly
Plus
Proficient In Spanish
Daily Runner
Vipassana Meditator [Old Student]
Argentinian Tango [72nd Fred Astaire Studios]
Lived & Worked in 4 Nations
US Citizen | Mexican Work Visa
Traveled to 40+ Countries