Creative Director Los Angeles, CA Est. 2004 Available for new projects

01 Design systems.
02 Brand strategy.
03 Production at scale.

Project Index
01 Legendary Pictures Dune Franchise Senior Art Director 2019–20 →
Dune Style Guide
Dune — Global Franchise Visual System
Senior Art Director — Dune Franchise, Global Visual Identity

Created the official franchise style guide and the universal visual asset library for the entire Dune IP — the single source of truth governing how Dune looks everywhere. From the film's title treatment and credit typography to gaming assets, experiential activations, and merchandiser-ready packaging toolkits for 50+ global licensees. Every touchpoint — theatrical, retail, digital, interactive — ran through this system.

Franchise Style Guide Film Title & Credits Gaming Assets Licensing Packaging Merchandiser Toolkits
50+
Global licensees governed by the system
2
Theatrical releases visually unified
∞
SKUs, activations, and mediums scaled
02 Warner Bros. The Meg Franchise Senior Art Director 2018 →
Senior Art Director — The Meg Franchise, Global Consumer Products

Developed the complete consumer products visual identity for Warner Bros.' The Meg franchise — a global style guide system governing packaging, licensing, and retail presence across international markets. Translated tentpole theatrical IP into a cohesive, shelf-ready brand language that maintained cinematic energy at every consumer touchpoint.

Brand System Style Guide Licensing Packaging Global Retail
$530M
Worldwide box office franchise
03 John Lennon Estate Official Brand Identity Art Director — →
Art Director — Official Estate Brand Guide

Designed the official brand guide for the John Lennon Estate — codifying the visual identity, usage standards, and licensing framework for one of the most recognizable cultural legacies in modern history. A system built to protect and extend the Lennon brand across merchandise, media, and institutional partnerships worldwide.

Brand Guide Identity System Licensing Cultural Heritage
1
Definitive brand guide for a cultural icon
04 Turtle Beach Corporation Victrix / TB / ROCCAT / Neat Creative Director 2020–Present →
TB Packaging
4 Sub-Brands Unified
Creative Director — Brand System, Color Strategy, Full-Stack Creative Production

Sole creative leader across four sub-brands. Identified a saturated market with no ownable color — introduced purple as the definitive brand signal, then redesigned the identity, packaging architecture, and digital language from scratch. Personally delivered 5,000+ assets spanning brand design, motion graphics, video editing, scriptwriting, influencer campaign systems, and retail packaging. Led the Victrix global rebrand end-to-end and deployed an AI-powered production engine that collapsed asset costs by 90%.

Color Strategy Brand Design Motion Graphics Video Editing Scriptwriting AI Pipeline Packaging Retail
5K+
Assets delivered across all brands
4
Sub-brands unified under one system
90%
Reduction in production costs via AI
5+
Years as sole creative leader
05 Machine Digital Independent Studio Founder Ongoing →
Founder — Creative Systems Studio

Independent practice at the intersection of design leadership and AI-forward production. Building content engines, brand systems, pitch decks, and operational frameworks for startups and agencies. Consulting on org-level creative structure — helping teams ship better work, faster, with fewer resources.

AI Workflows Brand Systems Consulting Pitch Dev
20+
Years of creative leadership
Machine Lab Enter the Machine Lab →

Let's build
something.

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