2026
hut to hut dolomites trek
A 5 day hut-to-hut hike in the dolomites, filled with as much pasta, cribbage games and via ferrata's I could squeeze in.
2023 - 2026
creative director.
black propeller
Grew Black Propeller's design department from one designer to seven, building the hiring, training, and creative operations systems from scratch.
Offshore restructuring: Led a 2025 shift from 5 onshore designers to a lean 2-person team plus Pixis's offshore GRT, saving ~$210K annually.
Creative strategy: Retrained onshore designers into Creative Strategists, launching a new performance-reporting and A/B testing deliverable.
Output & results: Designed 200+ landing pages, supported 50+ pitches, and helped close $94K in monthly recurring revenue.
2022
redfish while flats fishing the everglades
Almost eaten by sharks? Maybe. Was it worth it for this catch? I'd say most likely.
2021 - 2023
digital designer
& senior designer.
black propeller
Joined Black Propeller as its first and only designer, laying the groundwork for the agency's entire design department.
Founding designer: Designed landing pages, paid social/search creative, and email templates for paid acquisition campaigns.
Fast growth: Promoted to Senior Designer within the first year as scope and results grew.
2020
started my own art company.
We love a Covid project, and Pressed Prints was mine. Crafted unique prints using flowers dipped in ink, pressed onto a canvas. Craft fairs became my jam!
2020
early design roles.
the hub project & mojo creative digital
Designed digital creative for political campaigns and worked contract graphic design across client projects.
2019 - 2020
americorps volunteer program coordinator.
tumbleweed
Built a volunteer program for a nonprofit serving at-risk and homeless youth.
2019
became a regular at yellowstone
Visited Yellowstone National park 4 separate times while living in Montana for a year.
Vivrelle luxury creative strategy pitch
Aligned tiered membership messaging, aspirational visuals, and post-click experience into one cohesive pitch.
Total Bourbon creative strategy pitch
Creative strategy focused on gifting, personalization, and premium experience.
Open Road Resorts creative strategy pitch
Growth-ready creative system by pairing destination appeal with the comforts and consistency travelers actually book for.
2026 - Present
director of creative operations.
stellar & black propeller
Leading creative operations across Stellar's network of Pixis-owned agencies while continuing to direct creative for Black Propeller.
Cross-agency operations: Partnering with Creative Directors at 6 sister agencies to centralize tooling, SOPs, and workflows into one shared model.
Pixis x Google AI initiative: Representing Stellar in client discovery across 8 agencies, shaping the roadmap for Google's AI creative tools in Adroom.
Training & enablement: Leading cross-department trainings, including a multi-week Adroom series reaching ~28 people across the network.