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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