Hello there,

I’m Dylan.
Curious by design.

A creative thinker with a background in design, marketing, and leading people. I like making things clearer, more useful, and a little more human.


Currently at AAA · ClubLabs

Digital experiences, journeys & personalization

Based in Orange County, California

A few things I’ve worked on.

A selection of digital experiences, creative programs, and brand work. Each project shares my contribution and the people or organization behind the work.

Currently / AAA ClubLabs

Thinking beyond
the next screen.

I work in ClubLabs Digital Acceleration, where I lead the Innovation Pod and contribute to the Operations Pod. I help turn business needs into personalization ideas, customer journeys, and priorities teams can act on.

That means working with product, UX research and design, analytics, engineering, and marketing. I enjoy the conversations where different perspectives turn into a better idea.

A closer look at my work

Connecting design, technology, and business goals

My work starts with understanding what we want to improve and why it matters. That might mean helping someone find a relevant benefit, removing friction from a journey, or identifying an opportunity to support acquisition, retention, or cross-sell. I help turn those needs into ideas with a clear audience, purpose, and next step.

Setting direction and doing the work

I’ve worked on both sides of delivery: leading people and projects, and doing the hands-on design work. My background includes wireframes, website and landing-page layouts, email design, app interfaces, and brand development. That experience helps me give useful direction, understand implementation constraints, and work through details alongside the team.

Making personalization useful

At ClubLabs, I work with Adobe Experience Platform, Target, and Journey Optimizer to help connect customer information with relevant digital experiences. I consider who should see an experience, what should trigger it, how it fits the wider journey, and when someone should move on to something else.

Helping teams move forward

As Innovation Pod Lead and an Operations Pod contributor, I help with ideation, intake, prioritization, solution design, journey QA, and stakeholder education. I work across product, UX, analytics, engineering, and marketing to build shared understanding and give teams a clear path from an idea to delivery.

Defining what better looks like

I help connect use cases with business goals and meaningful measures. Depending on the experience, that could include conversion, engagement, adoption, retention, or operational efficiency. The goal is to understand whether the work helps customers and the business, then use what we learn to guide the next improvement.

Supporting the people behind the work

My leadership experience includes managing direct reports, managing managers, and coaching people through new responsibilities. I like giving people clear expectations, practical tools, and room to contribute their expertise. For me, leadership means understanding the work well enough to support the team and helping good ideas become real results.

A little about me

There’s a person
behind the portfolio.

Travel

Hiking

Cooking

Photography

I’m Dylan, a designer, marketer, and curious person based in Huntington Beach.

Outside work, I like exploring new places, getting outdoors, cooking, and finding another reason to pick up a camera.

Read more about me

I’m equally happy near the ocean or out in the mountains. Travel, hiking, and photography give me a reason to slow down, look around, and notice the details.

That curiosity follows me into my work. My career has moved through design, marketing, operations, and digital experience, with a lot of learning along the way.

I’ve led up to 12 direct reports and managed managers within a broader team of more than 25. Helping people find their strengths and a clear next step is one of the parts I enjoy most.

A personal photo collection from Dylan’s original website, featuring hiking, kayaking, travel, a bridge, and a work portrait

The path so far

Experience, in brief.

AAA / Auto Club Enterprises

Senior Marketing Research Analyst – Adobe Real-Time

August 2025–present

Lead the Innovation Pod and contribute to the Operations Pod in ClubLabs Digital Acceleration. Connect design, technology, and business goals through personalization strategy, journey design, prioritization, and cross-team collaboration.

D+H By Design

Marketing Consultant

August 2015–present

Combine hands-on design with marketing strategy for independent client projects. Develop brand and digital experiences while guiding projects from an initial idea through execution.

Contest Factory

Marketing Project Manager

March 2021–August 2025

Managed integrated marketing projects and contributed directly to design, design strategy, and program execution. Worked with clients and project teams to deliver digital campaigns, training experiences, and personalized journeys.

Anaheim Ducks / Honda Center

Marketing Coordinator · Consultant

December 2019–March 2020

Worked on website and landing-page UX/UI, including overall UX and information architecture for OCVIBE. Combined hands-on layouts with direction for how visitors explored and understood the site.

UC Global Trade

Operations & Marketing Director

May 2017–December 2019

Led operations and marketing across people, brands, and product launches. Connected creative work with business priorities while coordinating teams and improving how work moved through the organization.

YMCA of the East Valley

Marketing Director

August 2013–August 2015

Led the local brand transition and its design implementation across membership marketing and community communications. Combined marketing direction, team support, and hands-on design to bring the updated identity into everyday use.

Learning along the way

Education.

California State University, Fullerton

B.A. in Communications, Public Relations

Minor in Human Communication

Certificates · Read more
  • Operations ManagementSeptember 2020
  • Fundamentals of Human ResourcesJanuary 2019
  • Project ManagementMarch 2016
  • Organization SkillsMarch 2016

Thanks for stopping by

Say hello.

I’m always up for a good conversation about design, marketing, or what comes next.

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