ABOUT 

I’m an ad dad who’s got 20+ years of globe-trotting, 360 creative experience, both at-agency and in-house. I’m a writer, director, client whisperer, team builder, change driver, and results deliverer, who’s won a few shiny things along the way. Like Lions, Clios, Webbys, Addys and Pencils. I’ve worked directly for brands like The New York Times, New York Rangers, and Varsity Brands, who I helped build into a $2.4 billion brand. And I’ve worked for agencies like McCann, R/GA, BBDO, Leo Burnett (London), and Jung von Matt (Hamburg) for clients like Nike, Verizon, State Street Global Advisors, Coca-Cola, GE, and Microsoft. When I’m not making ads I’m being a dad, riding my bike, or performing on stage somewhere.

CV

WORK

Freelance CD @Mr. Brown Creative NYC + London + Hamburg (2001 to Present)

• Sought-after 360 marketing creative working with agencies and in-house for brands. Created campaigns, won pitches, mentored young creatives. Over 10 years, helped build Varsity Brands into a $2.4 billion brand.

• Brand clients: New York Times, Varsity Brands, New York Rangers, Riverkeeper.

• Agencies: MRM//McCann, EP+Co, AKQA, BBDO, Jung von Matt, isobar, Phoenix Media Group on accounts like Amazon, Cigna, Jim Beam, BMW, Visa, Nokia, Accenture, Miramax Films.

VP GCD @McCann NYC (2014 to 2024)

• Helped build and manage the customized creative team dedicated to Microsoft.

• Ran two of the agencies biggest clients with annual billing over $100 million.

• Clients: Microsoft, Verizon, State Street Global Advisors, Nespresso, Lysol and TGI Fridays.

• Awards: One Show Penta Pencil for an agency and brand who together created stellar work for five years.

GCD @Jung von Matt Hamburg (2011 to 2013)

• Built and managed a 25-person, 360 team of international creatives from scratch and auf Deutsch.

• First "auslandler" CD to work across Jung von Matt agencies on global brands.

• Successfully defending Ricola and presented the agency's first-ever Super Bowl ads for Mercedes.

• Clients: RWE, Hamburger Sparkasse, Sixt, Mercedes.

• Pitch wins: Coca-Cola, Philips and Mattel.

VP ACD @BBDO NYC (2008 to 2011)

• Worked on 360 marketing campaigns for some of the agency’s biggest clients.

• Writer/director credits for NFL/Monster webisodes and Save The Children web documentaries.

• Clients: Monster.com, Save the Children, GE, Pepsi and AT&T.  

• Awards: Webby, Addy.

ACD @R/GA NYC (2004 to 2008)

• Copy lead on Nike Football, Running and Nike+.

• Writer/director credits on multiple Nike campaign videos.

• Worked with Nike and Apple to launch a revolution in wearable tech.

• Clients: Nike, Avaya, Lowe’s, Bank of America, Verizon.

• Awards: Cannes Lion, Clio, Pencil, NY Addys.

Senior Copywriter @Leo Burnett London (2001 to 2002)

• Built the copy department for Leo Burnett’s digital design team in London from scratch.

• Clients: Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Laughing Cow, McCains, Revels, Tetley and Thresher. Pitch win: Catsan.

• Awards: London International Advertising Award, Cannes Cyber Lion.

Other roles. Copy Director for Dennis Interactive, where I established the copy department for a 60-person digital content shop. Communications Director for an integrated, 50-person design firm. Marketing Coordinator at Scholastic, Inc to launch a bilingual (Spanish) K-6 classroom literacy program and a Bilingual Elementary Teacher at P.S. 59 in the Bronx with Teach for America.

SCHOOL

University of Wisconsin, Madison: B.A. x3 in English, Spanish and Latin American Studies. Year abroad in Quito, Ecuador. Deans List. Go Badgers.

School of Visual Arts, NYC: Continuing ed work in advertising & copywriting.

Goethe Institut: German.

ETC

Pretty fluent in Spanish, with passable German and better than menu French.

Husband, father, actor, improviser, bicycle enthusiast.

Presidential Physical Fitness Award winner, 1985.