About

I'm Manager III, Program & Promo at Compass Group Canada, one of the country's largest food service companies. I lead the design on brand, environmental and event projects.

Most of what I make has to work in real places: a food hall, a hockey arena, a residence café, a ballroom full of executives. That means names, signs, screens, menus, guides and templates, not just logos. A lot of my recent work is the creative behind RFP responses, and I like that the result can be measured. Last fiscal year that work was part of $13.3M in awarded contracts.

I also build the tools. I write Python pipelines that turn one source file into hundreds of print-ready pieces, and I use AI for mockups and variations so the time goes into decisions. Before Compass I spent two years doing broadcast motion graphics at CityNews, including the 2019 Federal Leaders' Debate.

I'm looking for a full-time role leading design, remote or hybrid from Guelph, Ontario.

Experience

• 2021 to now
  Manager III, Program & Promo, Compass Group Canada
  Lead designer. Brand systems, naming, environmental design, event creative and RFP work for education, sports, health care and corporate clients.
• 2020 to 2021
  Graphic Designer, Compass Group Canada (Restaurant Associates)
  Brand and marketing work for corporate dining clients including Microsoft, CIBC, RBC and Rogers.
• 2018 to 2020
  Motion Graphic Designer, CityNews / CityTV
  Broadcast graphics on live deadlines, including the 2019 Federal Leaders' Debate.
• 2016 to 2018
  Freelance Designer
  Branding, web and UI for startups and small businesses.
• 2018
  Honours B.Des, Graphic Design, OCAD University

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere), Canva, Blender, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Python, Claude, Midjourney.