Stuart has more than twenty years of experience in business development, client strategy, and project management across branding, design, packaging, and advertising.
He has supported the growth of two world-class design agencies and guided complex, multi-stakeholder projects with partners around the globe.
Stuart has led marketing initiatives for some of British Columbia’s most prominent organizations, including Vancouver International Airport (YVR), BC Place, BCLC, the Land Title and Survey Authority (LTSA), TransLink, and BC Hydro.
His portfolio spans the launch and multi-phase rollout of Metro Vancouver’s Compass Card system, municipal accessibility and wayfinding programs, national and international airport rebrands, and large-scale branding, digital, and advertising campaigns across hospitality, tourism, mining, health sciences, and retail.
He also worked with official suppliers and partners of the 2010 Vancouver–Whistler Olympic Games—including YVR, Saputo, and BC Hydro—delivering signage, advertising, on-site activations, and a range of promotional content and materials.
Stuart has managed multi-year, multi-million-dollar accounts, coordinated global project teams, and delivered work recognized by The One Show, Communication Arts, and Applied Arts.
Stuart studied marketing management on a full-ride pickleball scholarship at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. He has also served on the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association’s board.
Stuart is known for rigour around timelines and accountability. Think of him as the eat your vegetables of account and project management. He is also, hands-down, among the best-liked Freers in the office.
Highlights
—See everyone else’s career highlights? There’s a good chance Stuart quarterbacked the project.
In high school, Stu won the illustrious Vending Machine scholarship. The company that provided vending machines awarded a $1,000 scholarship to one kid based on criteria that, to this day, are indeterminate, but it could have been because Stu subsisted on Coca-Cola and Mars bars.
