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Creative Director and Design Strategist with 20+ years leading agile teams, branding, and scalable product systems.

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead creative and product work end-to-end—aligning design, product, and engineering—while building scalable systems and effective Agile execution with measurable impact.

I’m a Creative Director and Design Strategist with 20+ years leading branding, campaigns, and scalable product systems. I unify design, product, and engineering through UI/UX and visual systems—so teams ship with clarity and confidence.

In my current role as a Scrum Master at Noom, I lead Scrum for three cross-functional teams and implement and scale Agile processes company-wide with Jira workflows, training, and retrospectives. I manage technical readiness and resourcing across content, AI systems, and mobile delivery, improving velocity and predictability through refined sprint planning and backlog grooming.

Previously, I served as Senior Director of Ad Products at ParshipMeet Group, where I led product strategy across MeetMe, Skout, Tagged, GROWLr, LOVOO, and eHarmony, launched VPaaS integrations and custom programmatic ad formats, and managed international engineering, QA, and design teams using Agile/Kanban. As a Creative Director at SocialTheater, I scaled the in-house agency to $6.5M in custom ads and $75M+ total ad revenue, while building UX pipelines and campaign specs in partnership with the CRO and Product.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Scrum Master

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Noom

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 9 months)

Led Scrum for 3 cross-functional teams (product, design, engineering, QA) and implemented Agile processes company-wide, including Jira workflows, training, and retrospectives. Improved velocity and predictability through refined sprint planning and backlog grooming, delivering health-mission features such as login flows and personalized content.

Scrum Master Agile Leadership Jira Sprint Planning Backlog Grooming Retrospectives

Current

Founder & Chief Creative

Current

The Thumbprint Studio

Jan 2001 - Present (25 years 5 months)

Founded and operated an independent design studio specializing in branding, illustration, and UI/UX, leading client work end to end from consultation through delivery. Collaborated on mission-aligned community campaigns with artists and nonprofit partners.

Creative Direction Brand Development UI UX Design Illustration Design Strategy Client Relations Campaign Development Visual Storytelling

Senior Director of Ad Products

Parship Meet Group

Jan 2019 - Sep 2024 (5 years 8 months)

Led product strategy across MeetMe, Skout, Tagged, GROWLr, LOVOO, and eHarmony, launching VpaaS integrations and custom programmatic ad formats including interactive games. Managed international engineering, QA, and design teams using Agile/Kanban and ensured GDPR/CCPA compliance through close Legal and Product collaboration.

Product Strategy Programmatic Advertising Agile (Kanban)Cross functional Leadership GDPR CCPA Compliance Product Planning

Creative Director

The Meet Group

Dec 2012 - Dec 2018 (6 years)

Scaled an in-house agency to $6.5M in custom ads and $75M+ total ad revenue while directing creative strategy and managing teams across mobile and web. Built UX pipelines and specs with the CRO and Product, producing campaigns for clients including HBO, Macy’s, Disney, and DreamWorks.

Creative Direction Campaign Development Team Management UX Specs & Pipelines Client Stakeholder Management Visual Storytelling Cross Functional Collaboration Creative Production