“POSITIVE WORKS”
In my advertising career, I’ve chased a man dressed like a colon polyp around a city park, smashed baseballs through the windows of Detroit’s tallest building, shot with mermaids, mascots, pirates, and the Michelin Man, road tripped across Alaska to interview people whose pants saved their lives, wrote a rally-cry for my favorite football team, recorded a jingle with a “Best Song” Academy Award winner, constructed the world’s largest band-aid, hyped punk rock and wrestling shows, and ate in the same restaurant at the same time as Carrot Top, Leif Garret, Kyle Minogue, and America’s Personal Trainer, Tony Little. Most importantly, I’ve gotten to spend my days with some amazingly great and talented people.
Am I excited for what comes next? Hell yeah.
Group Creative Director, DP+/Fusion 92 Chicago/Detroit 2022 – Present
Smile Express, Michigan Ross, BetJACK, Heartland Dental, Buddig Lunch Meats, State of Michigan Secretary of State, FiServ, New York Life, State of Michigan Workforce Development, Priority Waste
Creative Director, Duffey-Petrosky/DP+ Detroit 2014– 2022
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit Institute of Arts, Dark Horse Brewing Co., Jack Casinos, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, McLaren Health Care, Consumers Energy, DTE, V-One Sports, Beyond Juice, Subway, Galway Bay Golf, Wayne County Covid-19 Response, Michigan Credit Union League, Lineage Logistics, Detroit PAL
Copywriter (Jr/Sr), Campbell-Ewald Detroit 2000 – 2014
Detroit Lions, Michelin, MotorCity Casino, Kaiser Permanente, Owens Corning, University of Michigan Health Systems, USPS, Chicken of the Sea and Carhartt, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Alltel Wireless, USAA Bank, Ghiradelli Chocolates, Carrier, USMint, American Heart Association, American Cancer Sociery, XM Radio, OnStar, Chemistry.com. Pitches included Coors, Coca-Cola, Degree Deodorant, Gap, CVS, Florida Orange Juice
Account Executive, TMP Worldwide Atlanta 1996 – 1998
Ruby Tuesday, Church’s Chicken and Popeyes Louisiana Chicken
EXTRACURRICULARS
Documentary Filmmaker “Meet Me at the Lindell: The Story of America’s First Sports Bar” and “Baby, I’m a Star*
Adjunct Faculty, College for Creative Studies Guerrilla/Experiential Advertising. Student project won national AAF award
D Council Member, Adcraft Club of Detroit
EDUCATION
Creative Circus, Atlanta, GA, Copywriting program 1998 – 2000
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Advertising BA 1993 – 1996
AWARDS & PUBLICATION
AdAge, Adweek, AICP Awards, Clio Health Awards, Effie Awards, London International Ad Awards, Communication Arts Exhibit Section, Luerzer’s Archive, TheFWA.com Site of the Year Finalist, OBIE Awards, Detroit D Show, Detroit Caddy Show, Los Angeles Addy Awards, Mobius, Phaidon Publishing’s Advertising Today, Detroit’s Freep Film Festival, Internet Advertising Competition (IAC), Healthcare Ad Awards
