Experiences
Present: Freelance
Storyteller | Writer | Content Creator | Creative Director | Script Doctor
Personal Observation: “Freelance is like starting a solo career. Some fantastic gigs, but I miss the band.”
Personal Highlight: Led a global team of creatives, editors, and producers for the U.K. charity YoungMinds.
Recent Clients: The U.S. Postal Service. Qualcomm/Snapdragon. Neil J. Rodgers. Harman Kardon. TMC.
Agencies: Craft Worldwide. MRM New York, FutureBrand New York. McCann Worldgroup. Neil J. Rodgers.
2018 – 2023: McCann Worldgroup
Storyteller | Creative Director
Favorite Clients: Mastercard. Verizon. The U.S. Postal Service. MGM Resorts. Cigna. Mobil 1. NASCAR.
Personal Highlight: Worked on Mastercard True Name.
Pandemic Highlight: “I never gave into the darkness, and as my mask acne showed, times were dark.”
2014 – 2018: AFG
Creative Director | Long & Short Form Content Creator
Favorite Clients: NASCAR. Fancy Feast. Dramamine.
Favorite Clients: Fancy Feast. Dramamine. Clear Eyes. JR Motorsports.
Brands Converging: Rode shotgun with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Thanked God for Dramamine.
2005 – 2014: McCann Worldgroup
Creative Director | Writer
Favorite Clients: Verizon. Mobil 1. U.S. Army.
Personal Highlight: Built a multi-year partnership with Christopher Nolan’s Syncopy Inc. and Verizon Wireless.
Fulfilled Childhood Ambition: Met Batman.
2001 – 2005: McCann, Detroit
Associate Creative Director | Writer
Favorite Clients: Buick. GM. Sam Adams.
Feedback of Note: “You’re the Jim Morrison of creative presenters. Sometimes great, sometimes unpredictable, at best a bit of both.” – G.M. Client.
Personal Highlight: Made it back to New York City.
1998 – 2001: Dentsu, Tokyo
International Creative Director | Writer
Favorite Clients: Sony. NHK. National Geographic. NABEA Ski Lodge.
Personal Highlight: Climbed FugiSan.
Career Highlight: Established an international team of creatives and producers to foster award-winning work in both English and Kanji. Wrote and produced creative content for China, India, and the U.K.