I'M 5' 11&3/4" TALL.

I FEEL LIKE ADDING THE EXTRA 1/4" FOR EASE IS SOMEHOW CHEATING.

I HAVE BROWN HAIR.

I LIKE DOGS AND CATS EQUALLY.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN SNORKELING OR SKIING.

BUT I'VE BEEN ON SKATEBOARDS ENOUGH TO MAKE UP FOR IT.

AS A KID, MY DAD PLAYED RICHARD PRYOR ALBUMS FOR ME.

UNTIL MY MOM FOUND OUT.

MY FAVORITE TACO IS A CARNITAS TACO.

I'M AFRAID OF SNAKES AND WASPS.

I'VE PERFORMED ON STAGE WITH A BAND.

AS A SPECIAL GUEST.

FOR ONE SONG.

I WAS ANDY WARHOL FIVE YEARS IN A ROW FOR HALLOWEEN.

I USE A SONICARE TOOTHBRUSH.

IF I COULD GO INTO OUTER SPACE, I WOULD.

AS FAR AS ADVERTISING GOES, I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE WORKED AT SOME GREAT PLACES WITH SOME GREAT PEOPLE.

SPECIFICS BELOW.

 

Saatchi & Saatchi  |  Creative Director  |  2014 - Present
Clients: Toyota, Sierra Nevada Brewing, AB InBev, Ad Council and various new business efforts.

Freelance  | Creative Director  |  2011-2013
180, StawberryFrog, MullenLowe, Deutsch, DraftFCB, DDB
Clients: Jim Beam, Boost Mobile, Heineken, 7-11, Taco Bell

Trailer Park  |  Creative Director  |  2009-2010
Clients: Orbitz, Audi, Guitar Center

Freelance  |  Art Director • Writer  |   2005-2008
TBWA\Chiat\Day, BBDO, Secret Weapon, Team One, VMLY&R
Clients: Nissan, Jack In The Box, NFL, Life Savers, Lexus, Budweiser, Orbit Gum, Activision, Jim Beam, Canadian Club, United Way

GSD&M  |  Senior Art Director  |  2000-2004
Clients: Southwest Airlines, FedEx/Kinko's, AT&T, U.S. Air Force, Pennzoil, AARP, American Legacy Foundation, Charles Schwab, Lennox and various new business efforts.

RECOGNITION
Advertising: Cannes Lions, One Show, New York Festivals, Communication Arts, AICP, Effies, Addys Screenwriting: Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (Semi-Finalist) Press: Esquire, Washington Post, Today Show, USA Today, ESPN, Adweek, Ad Age

CONTINUING AD-UCATION
Jason Bagley’s Audacious School of Astonishing Pursuits, CD Megamachine
Kathy Hepinstall Parks’s Clyde Writes

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