Me: For the past 18+ years I’ve had the the pleasure of collaborating with some of the brightest companies across the U.S. and beyond. My super powers are coming up with bold, attention getting ideas and concepts while being ego free and a team player. My specialties include platform ideas, taglines, scripts for commercials and online videos, humor, social, beauty, digital, and integrated campaigns. View my LinkedIn
Destiny: A dog with 11 years experience. Her super powers were growing the biggest fluff while being a very good girl. She unfortunately passed away in June 2022. Check out her lifetime of adventures @DestinyThePomeranian
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE
Creative Director | Copywriter | Conceptor: 2015 to present
clients: Allergan, Always, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Barstool Sportsbook, Bounty, Bud Light, Citibank, Clinique, Coors Light, Crayola, Dannon, Dove, Gerber, Gilt, IHOP, JCPenney, Johnson & Johnson, Luvs, New Balance, Northwestern Mutual, NyQuil, Olay, OLLY Vitamins, Pampers, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Quaker Oats, Rubbermaid, Sam’s Club, Smuckers, Spotify, T-Mobile, Tampax, Ulta Beauty, Verizon, Vicks, Walmart
agencies: 140 Verizon, 72 and Sunny, AKQA, Arnold, BrandPie, CoLab, Decoded, Edelman, Grey, Heartbeat, Jack Morton, John Brown Media, McCANN Health, McCANN Worldwide, Malka, Momentum, MRM, Mustache, Narrative, Ogilvy, PB&I, Publicis, Publicis Health, Razorfish, Revery, R/GA, The Marketing Arm, VaynerMedia, Velocity, VICE, VML
FULL-TIME
Junior Creative to Associate Creative Director: 2006-2015
clients: Carl’s Jr., Chubb Insurance, Florida Prepaid College Board, Grey Poupon, Hardee’s, Hormel, Marcum Financial Advisors, Microsoft, Old Navy, Pilot Pen, Sonic Drive-In, Vitamin Water, Weight Watchers
agencies: Crispin Porter + Bogusky, TBWA, StrawberryFrog, Barkley, MZA, DiGo
INTERNSHIPS
2004-2005
clients: BMW MINI Cooper, Burger King, Mastercard
agencies: Crispin Porter + Bogusky, GSD&M
LECTURER/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003 to present
colleges: Pratt Institute, SVA School of Visual Arts, University of Texas at Austin
courses: Senior Advertising Portfolio, Independent Studies Portfolio, Intro to Media Planning, Intro to Advertising Research
EDUCATION
University of Texas at Austin
M.A. Advertising, Integrated Marketing Communications 2005
Texas Creative Portfolio Program 2005
GPA: 4.0
University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A. Communication 2003
B.A. Art Studio 2003
GPA: 3.9
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS
Cannes, One Show, Spike TV’s Top 10 Funniest Commercials, Communication Arts, National ADDYs & ADDYs Best of Show, Telly Awards, CMYK, Features in Ad Age, Adweek, Creativity, TheDrum, and Design Rush
HOBBIES
Metalsmithing, Glass Art, Miami Dolphins Fan
SKILLS
Broadcast TV Commercials, Online Videos, Digital, Social, Experiential, Print, OOH, 360 Integrated Campaigns, Shopper Marketing, Radio, Adobe Photoshop, Film Directing