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About Me.

I sold my first logo at the age of 15. It was really bad. I didn’t know anything about drawing a good logo. The ink drawn lines were awful, there was no thought to positive and negative space or line weight, and the typography was down-right janky. 

The design I created was for a logo contest for a Teachers Center. The logo was an open book made from the letters T and C. They loved my concept. The runner up design was apparently some sort of mushroom. They sent me a $25 check and a copy of Family of Woman. I was elated, and I learned from this experience that the concept is the most important aspect of design. The rest, the skills to execute on the design, would come.  And, they did. 

At 16 years old I attended Rhode Island School of Design for a summer session. At 17, I found my way into an adult education class in Graphic Design with Ed Brodsky of the ad agency DDB. I learned to love design for the thinking that goes into creating impactful imagery and communications. At the same time, I was taking classes in computer programming and working at Radio Shack (shhh, don’t tell anyone). I was also the proud owner of an Apple II, which I used to create Barbara Nessim like illustrations and simple programs in BASIC

 

I graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and spent about 10 years as a designer creating corporate identity, marketing communications, product graphics and package design. As someone engaged in technology early on, I transitioned into digital solutions prior to the dot com bubble – creating interactive presentations and first generation web sites. 

The growing interest in the “World Wide Web” enabled me to combine my technical abilities with my design thinking skills, and apply that knowledge to working with brands to collaboratively define their online presence  and create integrated communication programs.

Since that time, I’ve led the strategy, design and development of numerous innovative digital products, solutions and programs for some of the world’s most well-known brands and start-ups. I’m proud to have won over 50 design awards for my work, and the work of the teams I've grown, mentored and led. And, I've enjoyed the impact the work we produced together has had. 

I love this stuff. The thinking, the complexity, the collaboration, the process, and the light I see in people when the innovative experiences we create transform brands and, at times, lives. 

 

  

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Professional Experience

Sr. Manager Experience Design

Johnson & Johnson 

2021 - Present

Technical Operations & Risk Technologies

Conversational AI 

Supply Chain Technology
Corporate Business Techn
ology

Customer Experience & Product Development

Consultant 

2019 - 2021
Start Up Initiatives

Creative Director, Experience Design 

Publicis Worldwide, New York

2015 - 2019
L'Oreal, Sanofi Pasteur, Citi, Red Lobster, P&G, New Business

Experience Director

Publicis Razorfish

2014 - 2014 

Mercedes Benz, Smart Car, EMC/Dell, New Business

Director, Experience Design

Altudo (eDynamic)

2012-2013

Liberty Mutual, American Express, Morgan Stanley, Lattice Semi-Conductor, Weil Gotshal & Manges

Founder & Head of Design

Whet Design, Inc.

2002 - 2012

Canon USA, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Kimco Realty, GretagMacbeth, 

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