I like doing the work. I like making the work better. I like making teams and agencies and brands better than they think they can be. And leaving them all better than they were when I got there.

Advertising is far from easy, and it seems to get more complicated every day, but it’s not as hard as we sometimes make it for ourselves either.

There’s still plenty of fun to be had in this business. And plenty of business that can be done while having fun.

Where I’ve been

Chiat Day/LA
CD/GCD/ECD - 2015-present 
DirecTV, Jack in the Box, GRAMMYs
previously: Supercuts, Behr Paint, Principal Financial, Quickbooks, Miller Lite, Buffalo Wild Wings, IMAX and TikTok

Deutsch LA
Creative Director - 2013-2014 
Taco Bell

Freelance
Wieden & Kennedy, Venables Bell, 180/LA, MTV, HBO, Leo Burnett, RPA, EnergyBBDO, FCB/Chicago, Innocean, Translation

David & Goliath
Creative Director - 2010-2012
Carl's Jr., Hardee's, CA Lottery

DDB Chicago
Copywriter/ACD - 2003-2010
Bud, Bud Light, McDonalds, Cars.com, Dell, Capital One

FCB NY
Copywriter - 2000-2001
Nivea, Lifesavers, Tropicana

Holland Advertising (NY)
Senior Copywriter - 1999
Sundance Channel, E! Network

Saatchi & Saatchi (Rochester)
ACD/Copywriter - 1998
Kodak, Bauch & Lomb, DuPont, Watkins Glen Racetrack

What I’ve been up to

Awards
EMMY for Best Commercial
13 Cannes Lions
3 D&AD Pencils
5 One Show Pencils
2 Grand Clio
18 Clios
Oink Ink Dead Radio, LIAA, Addys, AICP, Young Guns, Mobius, Obies, Hugos, Chicago Creative Club

Pitches Won
Jack in the Box - Chiat/LA
Behr Paint - Chiat/LA
Taco Bell - Deutsch
Carl's Jr/Hardees - David & Goliath
Supercuts - Chiat/LA
IMAX - Chiat/LA

Work Has Appeared On...
The Today Show
Good Morning America
TBS World's Funniest Commercials
"Immortal" on funnyordie.com
Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This (5th edition)
Rolling Stone
Time
Wired
USA Today
Los Angeles Times
MTV News
Fast Company
Adweek Ads of the Week
Adweek Best Ads of the Decade (2000-2009)
Creativity Pick of the Day
People
Gigi Hadid’s twitter

Judge
Webbys - 2020
AICP - 2020

Sketch Comedy Writing
Big News • 2008
Second City Chicago
Ink: A Sketch Show • 2006
i.O. Theater Chicago
Sensitivity Training • 2005
Second City Chicago