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Award-Winning Dealership Advertising Partner and Harvard Business Student

Andrew's effective digital advertising helped drive GMC’s most successful social media campaign ever (19M organic views, 10K leads in a month), sell Volvo shoes, and transform Cadillac into Instagram's best-performing Canadian luxury auto brand subsidiary within a year.

GMC Canyon AT4X kicking up mud while off-roading, with a mounted white canvas collecting splattered mud for the 'Mudern Art' project.
Art Director
Mudern Art - GMC
Digital, PR, and Experiential
A large sneaker-like object under a black fabric cover in a pink showroom.
Art Director
World Car Free Day - Volvo Cars
Digital, Experiential, and PR
School Stuff
Andrew Becomes a Member of Harvard Innovation Labs
Announcement
Advertising & Design Club of Canada
Named as One of Three Rising Stars of Canadian Advertising
October 2025
Bold yellow Cheez-It doors opening to reveal a whimsical red-and-yellow branded office interior.
Art Director
Cheez-It Snap'd Launch
Traditional and Digital
Dec 2016 — Jul 2021

Pharma Designer, then Student at Humber College and Florence University of the Arts

  • As Designer, built a clinic's website and digital presence from the ground up, driving a sustained 10x rise in organic web traffic through technical SEO restructuring
  • At Humber College, earned an Associate's Diploma in Graphic Design & Advertising with Honours, achieving a 4.0 GPA across 10 courses in a single semester during COVID-19 lockdown
  • Captained teams that won 2 of 5 semester-long real-world-client competitions for J.P. Wiser's and St. John's Board of Trade (out of ~20 teams)
May 2021 — Aug 2024

Art Director at GREY,
then Leo Burnett

  • At GREY, interned under James Ansley, a legendary Canadian Creative Director, and won a network-wide creative competition with a proactive idea for Volvo, pitched to the global account in New York
  • At Leo Burnett, helped create GMC's most successful social campaign, "Mudern Art," which gained over 19,000,000 organic views and 10,000 leads in its first month
  • Developed over 100 retail campaigns for General Motors, transforming Cadillac into Instagram's best-performing Canadian luxury auto brand subsidiary within a year
Sep 2024 — May 2028 (Anticipated)

Harvard University

  • Pursuing a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Business Administration & Management with a Minor in Digital Media, as an Incubated Venture Member at the Harvard Innovation Labs
  • In the first semester, undertook a "herculian" amount of work: war-history academic writing, Mandarin, and Chinese history. finishing the term with a 3.8 GPA and achieving an exceptional 99.45% grade in Chinese language
  • Led a team of five through a six-week Marketing Management project, delivering a comprehensive strategy for a multi-billion-dollar company and earning top commendation for strategic excellence
Mar 2025 — Present

Advertising Partner for Car Dealers

  • Structured every retail campaign as a measurable investigation, developing and optimizing on-brand dealership advertising amid volatile economic conditions
  • Published "Automotive Retail Advertising in Crisis," the largest study on the topic, uncovering that 62% of industry media spend may lack a defensible link to profit
  • Developed and field-tested "Banner-VIN-Profit," an attribution model transparently linking banners to VIN sales and attributed profit

Blog

association of registered Graphic Designers
Andrew shares his story as an immigrant designer
PRESS
Applied Arts
Named a "Talented Creative With a Bright Future"
2021
广告牌上五个人戴着口罩排队,其中一人穿着浮潜装备。右侧有夏威夷航空标志和二维码。
DirectOR & ProducER
Hawaii Starts Here - Hawaiian Airlines
Traditional, Digital, AND Ambient
Modern dining room with a floral painting and pendant lights in a concrete arch setting.
Director & Producer
Niagara Food & Wine
Branding And Direct Response
孩子们在阳光明媚的后院与袋鼠玩跳绳,旁边有“领养动物”宣传标牌
Art Director & Producer
Adopt an Animal - Toronto Zoo
Traditional AND EXPERIENTIAL