// THE DIPLOMATFluent in tech.
Fluent in tech.
Fluent in people.
I make them click.
I speak engineer, creative, sales, and C-suite. Then I build the bridge. Currently: Head of North America, Design Technology @ Amazon
13+Years Exp.
$750M+Revenue Impact
29Industry Awards
The Bridge Builder.
13 years translating between engineers, creatives, sales, and C-suite. Making complex things simple.
“I've spent my whole career being hard to categorize. Not an engineer, but I can talk MCPs and frontier models, and I've vibe coded many projects. Not a designer, but I illustrated and published a children's book. Not a salesperson, but I've pitched and sold to hundreds of major brand execs. I'm a Swiss Army knife. At times, that's felt like a liability. But in today's world of AI, it's the greatest superpower I can imagine.”
Technical TranslationTeam LeadershipCross-functionalProduct Storytelling
$750M+
Revenue from Products I Built
TEAM SIZE
13+
Design Technologists Managed
US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil
Speaker At
Amazon Ads AI Week (Keynote)
Cannes Lions Academy 2024
SXSW 2020
NYU, VCU Brandcenter, Miami Ad School
Recognized By
AdAge “Creative You Should Know”
Cannes Lions “Fearless Thinker”
Google/Drum “Young Innovator”
MediaPost “Young Innovator”
Career
Where I've Built Bridges
2022 — Present
Head of North America, Design Technology
Amazon Brand Innovation Lab
NYC, Hybrid
- •Lead 13 Design Technologists across US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil
- •Translate platform capabilities into stories for enterprise clients
- •Build messaging frameworks for launches, coordinate across sales/marketing/product
- •Run client workshops for Fortune 500 brands: CPG, entertainment, tech
2021 — 2022
Web3 Marketing Consultant
Marinade.Finance
Remote
- •Led marketing for top 3 DeFi protocol on Solana
- •Grew Twitter following 5x in 6 months
- •Managed Discord community of 20,000+ members
2018 — 2022
Global Creative Technology Lead
NYC → Remote
- •Built Pin Extensions from scratch: $750M+ revenue to date
- •Led first-ever AR, VR, 360°, and WebGL campaign innovations
- •Connective tissue between Product Engineering and Sales/Marketing
2013 — 2018
Senior Innovation Lead
360i
NYC
- •Co-founded 360i Innovation Lab
- •Shipped AI voice game that won Cannes Grand Prix (Westworld: The Maze)
- •Named AdAge "Creative You Should Know" at Cannes
- •Learned to make complex technology feel simple
Previous: Associate Brand Strategist → Innovation Strategist → Senior Innovation Strategist
2012
Brand Strategy
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
San Francisco
- •Strategy Intern under Gareth Kay
Education
2011 — 2013
VCU Brandcenter
Masters in Communications, Creative Technology
Richmond, VA
Summa Cum Laude; graduated 2nd overall
Board of Directors Scholarship Recipient
2007 — 2011
University of Mary Washington
BS Business, Marketing & Management
Fredericksburg, VA
2023 Alumni of Distinction (1 of 35 total)
CANNES LIONSCLIO AWARDSONE SHOWD&ADEFFIEWEBBYCANNES LIONSCLIO AWARDSONE SHOWD&ADEFFIEWEBBY
Recognition
Appearances & Accolades
From keynote stages to award podiums.
Appearances
2024Cannes - Academy Selected Speaker
2023Amazon Hackathon Winner
2022Guest Lecturer at NYU Stern
2021SXSW Speaker for Pinterest Global
2021Keynote speaker at Korea's 'Next Challenge' Entrepreneurs Conference
2019-2021Top 3 Submissions to Pinterest Annual Hackathon (150+ entries each year)
2018+2019Pinterest Award Winner: "Put Pinners First" & "The Knitter"
2017Google + The Drum's 'Young Innovator'
2016AdAge Magazine Cannes Edition 'Creative You Should Know' (1 of 11 globally)
2015-presentGuest lecturer: Syracuse Newhouse School of Comms., VCU Brandcenter grad program, Miami Ad School, LIU Marketing
2015Campaign Magazine 'Fearless Thinker' Cannes winner / guest reporter
2014Yahoo! 'Media Stars' winner
2014NYC StrategyHack Winner
Accolades
1
Grand Prix
6
Golds
8
Silvers
7
Bronzes
01Cannes LionsGrand Prix
02Cannes LionsGold
03Cannes LionsSilver
04Cannes LionsSilver
05Cannes LionsSilver
06Cannes LionsBronze
07Cannes LionsBronze
08EffiesGold
09EffiesBronze
10One ShowGold
11One ShowSilver
12One ShowBronze
13CliosSilver
14CliosSilver
15CliosSilver
16CliosSilver
17CliosBronze
18CliosBronze
19CliosBronze
20D&ADBronze
21WebbysWinner
22WebbysWinner
23WebbysWinner
24ARF OgilvysGrand Ogilvy
25AdWeek Project IsaacGold
26iab.MIXX InteractiveSilver
27Shorty AwardsSilver
28CreativePoolGold
29The InternationalistGold+
+ 12 Cannes Shortlists, 1 Clio Shortlist, 1 D&AD Shortlist, 1 Webby Finalist, 2 Shorty Finalists