My Experience
A career somewhere between interiors, brands, hospitality, and the high seas.
With over a decade of experience across interior architecture, hospitality, cruise/maritime, branding, visual design, and creative direction, my work has moved between disciplines, scales, and countries.
From cruise ships and yachts to hotels, commercial environments, luxury retail, and brand development, I've worked across projects from early concept through execution, balancing creative vision with functionality, technical requirements, and the realities of bringing an idea to life.
Cruise
Designing for life at sea
Cruise and yacht design has been a defining part of my career.
I've worked across hospitality-driven environments for major cruise clients developing spaces that balance guest experience, storytelling, aesthetics, safety, functionality, and technical execution.
My experience includes working with marine-certified materials, naval codes, multidisciplinary teams, shipyards, and the unique operational requirements of designing environments at sea.
CLIENT
EXPERIENCE
Disney Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line
MSC Cruises
Holland America Line
SeaDream Yacht Club
Hurtigruten
Throughout My Career
Senior Interior Architect
& Brand Manager
YSA Design
Led design and brand development initiatives across marine-based projects, specializing in hospitality-driven interiors with a focus on user experience, sustainability, and technical execution.
Oversaw projects from concept through delivery, coordinating with clients, shipyards, and multidisciplinary teams.
Alongside design leadership, shaped YSA's brand strategy through visual identity, brand guidelines, marketing, digital content, and sales initiatives.
Focus:
Cruise + Marine · Hospitality · Interior Architecture · Brand Development · Creative Direction · User Experience
Oslo, Norway
Creative Manager
International Corporate Art
Oslo, Norway
Led the development and implementation of creative strategies to strengthen brand identity and recognition across a B2B sales initiative.
Oversaw branded content, maintained cohesive brand guidelines, and aligned creative across marketing and communication platforms.
Focus:
Creative Direction · Brand Strategy · Marketing · Visual Communication · Brand Development
Client / Project Experience:
Royal Caribbean · TUI · Art Driven Group · Spitting Image
Senior Interior Architect Consultant
KROHNARK
Oslo, Norway
Expanded the commercial hospitality portfolio through industry expertise and user-focused Scandinavian design.
Led concept development and managed sourcing of furniture and materials for a mixed-use hotel environment.
Focus:
Hospitality · Interior Architecture · Concept Design · Scandinavian Design · FF&E
Selected Project:
Sannergata 2
Interior Architect
YSA Design
Oslo, Norway
Specialized in cruise ship design across all phases of the design process, balancing safety, functionality, aesthetics, and overall guest experience.
Worked with marine-certified materials and naval codes while collaborating across multidisciplinary international teams.
Focus:
Cruise + Marine · Hospitality · Interior Architecture · Concept Development · Technical Design · Guest Experience
Selected Client Experience:
SeaDream Yacht Club · Norwegian Cruise Line · MSC Cruises · Holland America Line · Hurtigruten · Disney Cruise Line
Visual Designer
Calvin Klein, Inc.
New York, NY
Designed and maintained the visual direction of campaigns in collaboration with marketing and store planning teams.
Created 3D renderings, window displays, in-store presentations, and visual merchandising concepts designed to strengthen brand presence and engage customers.
Focus:
Visual Design · Brand Experience · 3D Visualization · Retail · Campaigns · Visual Merchandising
Interior Design Intern
Guerin Glass Architects
Brooklyn, NY
Supported projects through conceptual and schematic design, construction documentation, digital presentations, 3D visualization, FF&E, and construction detailing.
Selected Project Experience:
Ritz-Carlton Waikiki · 7 Mile Condominiums, Grand Cayman
Education
B.F.A. Interior Design / Surface Design
MOORE COLLEGE
OF ART & DESIGN
2011-2015
Philadelphia, PA
PENNSYLVANIA
STATE UNIVERSITY
Architectural Studies
2009-2011
Altoona, PA
What This Experience Has Taught Me
Working across different disciplines has taught me that the best projects rarely exist inside a single discipline.
A brand influences a space.
A space shapes an experience.
An experience becomes part of how people remember a brand.
Cruise and marine design taught me to think at a different scale: balancing storytelling and aesthetics with operations, safety, technical constraints, sustainability, and the realities of designing environments that need to perform.
Brand and visual design taught me to think about the bigger picture: how an idea translates across different touchpoints and how consistency creates recognition.
And working across Scandinavia, the U.S., and international teams taught me that great ideas need to communicate not just visually, but across cultures, disciplines, and the people responsible for bringing them to life.
That multidisciplinary perspective is what I bring to LCMC Creative.
Areas of Experience
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Concept Development · Spatial Planning · Materials · FF&E · Technical Design
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Cruise Ships · Yachts · Marine Materials · Naval Codes · Guest Experience
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Hotels · Restaurants · Resorts · Commercial Hospitality · User Experience
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Brand Development · Creative Direction · Visual Identity · Brand Strategy · Web Design
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3D Modeling · Rendering · Presentations · Campaigns · Visual Merchandising
The Short Version
Over a decade in design.
Nearly a decade working in Scandinavia.
Cruise. Marine. Hospitality. Brand. Visual.
A lot of international collaboration.
And an ongoing obsession with making good ideas work beautifully.