EDUCATION
Communications Advertising
California State University Fullerton
Art Direction
Art Center Pasadena
Portfolio program
The Bookshop
SKILLS
• Concepts & executes integrated campaigns
• Great client and creative team management
• Leads and inspires art directors, writers,
designers editors and motion artists.
• Works closely with the strategy and account
team to achieve results
• Steers overall direction of the creative team
• Motivated, self-starter and passionate
• Team oriented
• Fully bicultural
EXPERIENCE
Creative Director- FP7 McCann
Dubai June 2020 to August 2023
GMC, OnStar, Nestle, Mastercard, McDonalds, SunSand Sports, Atlantis, Shoemart and Aldar Properties.
Associate Creative Director - Decoded Advertising
Los Angeles, CA July 2018 to March 2020
Visa, T-Mobile, Metro, Caldrea, Johnson & Johnson. Creative Freelance- 72 & Sunny, McCann Worldwide, and others. Los Angeles, CA January 2018 to July 2018
Nestle and Coors Light global.
Associate Creative Director- Hoodoo Creative
Los Angeles, CA January 2016 to January 2018
Keurig, Warren Tricomi, CBTL, Whole Foods, Smile Actives, Conair, Circulon, Little Passports.
Associate Creative Director- Grupo Gallegos Advertising Huntington Beach, CA November 2013 to January 2016 Comcast Xfinity, California Milk processor, JCPenney, Pistachios, and Foster Farms.
Design Director - Script to Screen Inc
Orange County, CA - February 2008 to November 2012 Turbofire, Met Rx, Cuisinart, Contour, Tria Beauty, Creotopia, Slice, Rusk, Triaktaline, Rotoshave, Aerobox, MalibuPilates, Conair, Talking Tabs, Rockwell, Total Gym, DDF, Abcoaster, and Tracy Anderson. Associate Creative Director Saatchi & Saatchi LA
Los Angeles, CA - September 2005 to July 2007
Toyota
Associate Creative Director DDB Worldwide
Los Angeles, CA May 2002 to August 2005
Ameriquest Mortgage, California Lottery and Sparkletts I have worked for global agencies like Saatchi and Saatchi LA, DDB Worldwide, FP7 McCann Dubai as well as multicultural agencies like United Gallegos and data driven creative at Decoded Advertising. I’m a powerhouse in strategic conceptual out of the box ideas. Having traveled over 120 countries has enabled me to open my mind with an incredible amount of experiences.
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