Dynamic marketing and communications leader with over 20 years of experience driving strategic growth and building brand equity across diverse industries, including finance, education, healthcare, and technology. Known for delivering innovative marketing solutions that enhance efficiency, build brand awareness, and improve bottom-line results. Proven expertise in crafting and executing integrated marketing campaigns, managing cross-functional teams, and leveraging data-driven insights to optimize performance. Adept at cultivating relationships with key stakeholders, spearheading rebranding initiatives, and leading complex projects that align with organizational objectives. Holds an Executive MBA and a strong track record of success in leadership roles.

KEY SKILLS
• Creative Direction & Team Leadership: Led and mentored cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, innovative design solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Brand Strategy & Development: Expertise in evolving and maintaining brand style guides to ensure consistency and alignment across all marketing assets.
• Agency & External Partner Management: Successfully managed relationships with external agencies, ensuring alignment with brand vision and delivery of creative materials within deadlines and budgets.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked effectively with marketing, sales, and product teams to execute integrated campaigns that drove measurable results.
• Marketing Campaigns: Expertise in driving creative campaigns across a range of platforms (digital, print, social) that increase customer engagement and revenue.
• Adobe Creative Suite: Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other design tools for the creation of high-quality assets.

SUMMARY
Dynamic marketing and communications leader with over 20 years of experience driving strategic growth and building brand equity across diverse industries, including finance, education, healthcare, and technology. Known for delivering innovative marketing solutions that enhance efficiency, build brand awareness, and improve bottom-line results. Proven expertise in crafting and executing integrated marketing campaigns, managing cross-functional teams, and leveraging data-driven insights to optimize performance. Adept at cultivating relationships with key stakeholders, spearheading rebranding initiatives, and leading complex projects that align with organizational objectives. Holds an Executive MBA and a strong track record of success in leadership roles.

CORE COMPETENCIES
• Creative Direction & Team Leadership: Led and mentored cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, innovative design solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Brand Strategy & Development: Expertise in evolving and maintaining brand style guides to ensure consistency and alignment across all marketing assets.
• Agency & External Partner Management: Successfully managed relationships with external agencies, ensuring alignment with brand vision and delivery of creative materials within deadlines and budgets.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked effectively with marketing, sales, and product teams to execute integrated campaigns that drove measurable results.
• Marketing Campaigns: Expertise in driving creative campaigns across a range of platforms (digital, print, social) that increase customer engagement and revenue.
• Adobe Creative Suite: Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other design tools for the creation of high-quality assets.	

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Personal Sabbatical
Focused on raising my children as a single father, June 2022–January 2025

Corporate Director of Marketing
O’Connell Robertson, Austin, Texas, February 2020–October 2020

Director of Marketing
Texas Public Charter Schools Association, Austin, Texas, April 2015–February 2019 

Senior Designer & Marketing Collaborator
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Austin, Texas, May 2007–March 2015 

PHILANTHROPY & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
•	CEO/Founder, Exercise & Excess, LLC | 2012–Present
•	Board VP & Marketing Chair, Texas School for the Deaf Foundation | 2018–2023
•	Director of Philanthropy, Front Steps, Inc. | 2021–2022
	
EDUCATION
Executive Master of Business Administration				
Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business, Lubbock, Texas			

Bachelor of Arts in Advertising
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas