about

After 16 fantastic years as an agency creative, I traded in Key Lime Martini’s at the Viceroy for sticky hands and oatmeal kisses. 6 months later,
I started out on my own.

 

For the last decade, freelance has been a good match for both me, my family and my clients. If you’re looking for award-winning, senior level, creative thinking for an upcoming project and are good with flexible working hours, we might just make a great team and most importantly, some solid work.

 

 

agency experience

freelance art director, leawood, ks • april ‘07 - present

freelance art director, dallas, tx • january ‘05 - april ‘07

ddb worldwide, dallas, tx • associate creative director • july ‘02 - july ‘04

ddb worldwide, dallas, tx • sr art director • june ‘00 - july ‘02

ackerman mcqueen, dallas, tx • sr art director • january ‘97 - june ‘02

gleason calise, dallas, tx • art director • august ‘95 - december ‘96

nkh&w, kansas city, mo • art director • february ‘94 - july ‘95

valentine radford, kansas city, mo • art director • november ‘89 - february ‘94

arian, lowe & travis, louisville, ky • freelance art direction • may ‘89 - november ‘89

 

awards

2009   communication arts, 50 year timeline of design and advertising (year 2003), adweek’s best of the 2000’s “print ad of the decade” finalist

2004   mpa kelly award - silver

2003   mpa kelly award - finalist, ca ad annual, athena awards - silver

2002   mpa kelly award - silver, cannes bronze lion - print, gold national addy - print, clio finalist - print, ny festivals grand prix & gold world medal -
           print, archive magazine - print, print magazine

2001   clio finalist - print, national addy - print, cannes short list - tv, cannes short list - print

2000   cannes short list - tv, archive magazine - print, world’s greatest commercials you’ve never seen (and some you have)

1999   one show - tv, america’s funniest commercials, adweek’s best spots of the month - november

 

education

bfa, miami university, oxford, ohio

 

dining

don pablo’s mexican restaurtants

grandy’s

pizza hut

captain d’s seafood

bennigan’s

 

business to business

phillips petrolium

ici seeds

miles chemical (agricultural)

better homes and gardens real estate

boeringher-ingelheim animal health

sprint

accucut learning

elanco

 

non-profit

church of the resurrection

university park united methodist

epa

texas animal rights

buzz free

american heart association

brand experience


general consumer

hallmark cards,

gamestop,

varilux lenses,

leap frog learning toys,

mountainboard sports

texas state optical

bank of oklahoma

 

telecommunications

southwestern bell mobile systems

sprint

williams communications

nokia

 

technology

data return

springbow

ecapital advisors

skinny it

 

poltical

nra & nssf

 

 

entertainment

cherokee casino

missouri lottery,

texas lottery

brunswick bowling

six flags

missouri state fair

 

packaged goods

tabasco,

sun soy

hershey’s chocolate milk

dairy ease

international delight creamer

marie’s salad dressing

brown foreman

bacardi brands

 

travel and leisure

american airlines

hilton hotels

rosewood hotels and resorts

omni hotels

thrifty car rental