As I am unable to showcase all the work I completed at AKQA, I have instead displayed some samples of my work above. On the right menu are links to two portfolio pieces I was able to display.

From July 2009 to August 2010, I worked as an Associate Interaction Designer at AKQA and was responsible for crafting and defining the behavior and logic of user experiences across multiple product platforms and services. I had been involved with many projects during the strategic, conceptual, and executional stages. My intentions were to always create elegant and purposeful results that make sense for both the end-user and client.

AKQA is an independent, ideas-led agency that delivers award-winning ideas and strategy, with a primary expertise in digital. AKQA is a global company with 6 offices and over 750 people working in partnership with many brand leaders to deliver innovation. The core values at AKQA are innovation, service, quality, and thought. Starting with strategic insights, AKQA ideas embrace digital platforms and properties creating global, regional, and local solutions.

Recommendations

"I've had the pleasure of working closely with Charles on several projects for clients such as Nike and Target. He's always solution oriented and does what needs to get done to move projects ahead. Not only is he a very creative thinker, but he also facilitates creativity around him. When the team is stuck, Charles is the kind of guy that gathers people around the whiteboard and just goes for it. Charles brings new thinking and enthusiasm to any project."
Marie Hartmann, Senior Interaction Designer, AKQA

"I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Charles, whose holistic and human-centered design perspective is essential to our process. He is a fearless explorer with a strong voice, always pushing the work beyond what is expected. I've learned a lot from working with him, and I'm excited to see where his talent will take him next."
Alice Sladek, Senior Designer, AKQA

"Charles is a wonderful person to work with. He is a creative, smart, thoughtful and open individual. He is a true creative person. His background in IxD lends itself to a diverse range of projects, needs and results from a broad number of markets and clients. His approaches are unique and relevant to the goal at hand. I look forward to watching him grow in his career and know he will go far."
Piper Lemons, Interaction Design Director, AKQA

"Charles is a creative thinker with a tremendous work ethic. He is committed to problem-solving through innovation, and he is immensely resourceful. He also contributes great energy to a team, because he receives and responds to feedback with intelligence and good humor."
Kaitlyn Trigger, Strategist, AKQA

"I owe Charles a great deal of gratitude. He came in at an almost disastrous point in a chaotic project with a ridiculous timeline and helped me turn it around to get it back on track. We have collaborated on a few other initiatives since then and each has been a pleasure and success. Charles handles himself as if he were in a senior position, lending great insight and problem solving skills while always remaining very professional. I would gladly take Charles on any project I am involved in."
Brad Burke, Designer, AKQA