Adaptation Coach
San Francisco Bay Area
Adaptation Coach
San Francisco Bay Area
Adaptation Coaching, Meeting Facilitation, Process Improvement
(Management Consulting industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
Transferring the life skills required to manage and create change: awareness, purpose, and taking action.
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
July 2006 — June 2009 (3 years)
Ensured the firm's intellectual property communicated clearly, was accessible to all employees, and was created in a way that drew on people's strengths. Organizational development consulting firm teaching collaboration skills to leaders, teams, and change agents. I did a combination of graphic design, internal process improvement, and intellectual property management.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
September 2003 — July 2006 (2 years 11 months)
Appointed to direct design development for marketing and sales collateral, direct mail, websites, and corporate identity programs for clients such as Warner Brothers, Estée Lauder, Charles Schwab, and Nickelodeon. Responsible for design strategy, concept development, client project management, and vendor coordination.
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
April 2002 — August 2003 (1 year 5 months)
Developing strategically sound, highly effective marketing communications materials for leading consumer products, financial services, retailing and media/entertainment companies. Strong conceptual, client/project/vendor management skills and an exceptional ability to organize project teams to create successful new design solutions.
(Non-Profit; Graphic Design industry)
April 2002 — July 2003 (1 year 4 months)
Organized/chaired monthly board meetings and worked with volunteers to hold events, reach out to community, and create professional presence in the greater Boston area. The Graphic Artists Guild is an organization for graphic artists to communicate and advocate for industry practices, pricing, ethics, and laws.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
March 2001 — March 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Appointed to upgrade corporate branding and lead all web design projects for emerging web development company. EliteView served a diverse range of clients including the Rolls-Royce Owners Club, DeCordova Museum, and Bickford’s Restaurant chain.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
September 2000 — January 2001 (5 months)
Hired to provide design direction for new business, customer service and corporate marketing for this I-Group/Hotbank venture, which developed alumni organization/club software and web services for Harvard, Columbia, MIT and over 100 other U.S. universities and colleges.
Integral Coaching 2008 — 2009
This year-long program is a balance of philosophy, linguistics, biology, history, and spirituality.
B.S. , Creative Writing , 1992 — 1996
Leadership self-awareness, Greek mythology, creative processes, learning processes, athletic inner game, psychology, yoga philosophy, teaching, coaching...
THRIVE Workshop Community, Graphic Artists Guild, dropEar Book Club, Discotheque, frisbee, Men
Stakeholder Voice (2008, Interaction Associates' Values in Action Award)
Principled Action (2007, Interaction Associates' Values in Action Award)
Client Service (2006, Interaction Associates' Values in Action Award)