Hi, I’m Al.

And that’s Cali, about 80 lbs ago.

I’m a Bay Area-based creative lead with decades (gulp!) of digital agency experience and a background is in design, art direction, animation, and front-end development.

Since 2012 I’ve been working side by side with leaders of established global giants as well as founders of fast-growing organizations to build diverse multidisciplinary teams that can scale and sustain success.

 
 
 
 

A good friend and mentor always says, “good people are good business.” I strive to live by that and foster a work environment that's accountable and efficient without ever losing curiosity, compassion, and empathy.

The best ideas can fall flat if the execution is flawed. I believe it’s crucial to think big and sweat the details simultaneously, and this fuels my approach.

 

Clients


Tools

Figma, Figjam, Omnigraffle

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, InDesign

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides

Notion

Microsoft Powerpoint, Word, Excel

Sketch, Keynote

Cinema 4D

Gemini, Midjourney

HTML/CSS

Skills

Cross-channel campaign development

Branding and content strategy

Team building and management

Creative direction

Art direction and visual design

Presentation design

UX/UI and Product design

Wireframes and prototypes

Motion design (2D and 3D) 
and storyboarding

Video editing and post-production

Native English and Portuguese, intermediary Spanish