Creative and strategic 360 thinker that loves the creative process and hunting for the big idea. I've worked on campaigns and won pitches for some of the biggest brands in the world, including McDonald’s, State Farm, Capital One, AT&T, and Microsoft. In addition, I have worked on a variety of categories including fast food, packaged goods, tech, beer, insurance, finance, healthcare, and automotive to name a few. If you have a project or challenge in need of freelance support, I’m a proven asset to any group. (I also partner with some of advertising’s best freelance copywriters, if you need a team.) Hit me up and let’s make some great work together.

Experience

Freelance Creative Director / Art Director   2014 - Present
DDB - Capital One, McDonald's, Emerson, Miller Lite, Conagra, Skittles, The Field Museum, LifeLock, La Quinta Inn & Suites
The Marketing Arm - State Farm
Havas - Cracker Barrel, Craftsman
We Are Unlimited - McDonald's
Golin - McDonald's, Lipton Tea, Discover Card, New Business
The Escape Pod - Southeastern Grocers - Winn Dixie, BI-LO, Harveys Supermarket
Walton Isaacson - Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
VSA Partners - New Business
Digitas - PPG Paints, JennAir Luxury Appliances
McCann Worldwide - Microsoft, Choice Hotels, United States Postal Service, Nikon

Intermark Group, Birmingham, AL   2012 - 2014
Associate Creative Director
Contributed to significant growth for regional agency, including nine new-business wins.


Brands - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, The History Channel H2, 
Talladega Superspeedway, University of Alabama, New England Honda, 
Vivarin, Midnite Sleep Aid, Parrish Medical Center

DDB, Chicago  2001 - 2011
Associate Creative Director
Brands: McDonald’s, Dell Computers, Capital One, LensCrafters, State Farm, AT&T, Illinois State Lottery, Degree Antiperspirant, America’s Dairy Farmers, Anheuser-Busch, Safeway, Qwest, Alltel

Lowe & Partners, San Francisco  1998 - 2000
Art Director
Brands: Sun Microsystems, Eddie Bauer, Doctors Without Borders

Jobs I’ve Loved

Creative, Photographer, Farmer, Canoeing Instructor

Education

Creative Circus, Atlanta, Ga - Art Direction
Washington College, Chestertown, Md - Psychology

Things I’m Into

Anything outdoors, fishing, building custom fishing rods, camping, photography, environmental conservation, farming, bbq, cooking, cider making

Awards

The One Show, Addys, Chicago International Film Festival