• MFA, College of Design, Basel, Switzerland
• BFA, University of Washington

Fred has been a design consultant, design manager, creative director and educator for over 20 years, providing design/strategy solutions that have helped shape many leading companies with a new understanding for the value of design. He worked previously for Sapient, a global consultancy, as Vice President of Experience Design where he built design communities, design systems and experience design initiatives in Germany, Japan, Australia, India, and throughout the United States.

He has held the position of Director of Design Worldwide at Texas Instruments, Corning Incorporated and Tenet Healthcare, where he designed and implemented integrated communications programs, interactive web experiences, information design environments and product design initiatives.

• Cumulus Executive Board Member
• President of the AIGA Colorado Chapter
• Member of the AIGA Educators Steering Committee
• Board Member of the Design Council at the Denver Art Museum.