CURRENT

Group Creative Director - PPK, Tampa, FL
Dad to our boy, Addison

PREVIOUSLY

Executive Creative Director - ZLR Ignition, Des Moines, IA
Creative / Copywriter - The Art Of Good
Creative Director / Copywriter / Designer - Freelance
Board Member - The One Club for Creativity Denver
Creative Director - Human Design - Boulder, CO
Professor of Practice - Creative Advertising - CU Boulder
Chairman and Executive Creative Director - BBDO Vietnam
Executive Creative Director - JWT Vietnam
Creative Director - Ogilvy (Vietnam and Thailand)
Creative Director / Copywriter - Hong Kong and Vietnam
Copywriter - A couple shops in the US

BEEN THERE - HAVE LIVED, DONE WORK, OR COLLABORATED ON PROJECTS IN…

North America United States, Mexico
Asia Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, The Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, India, Pakistan
EMEA United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan
Australia

ALSO DONE THAT

Woodworker, video store clerk, ski mountain trail crew, lacrosse coach, and rental car van driver.

AWARDS

Cannes
One Show
London International
Spikes Asia
AdFest
Asian Marketing Effectiveness
Heartland Emmy

JUROR

Cannes Young Lions - United States (2024)
One Club’s Young Ones (2017 to 2019)
Spikes Asia (2011 and 2013)
Cannes Young Lions/Young Spikes - Vietnam (2008 to 2015)

SKILLS

Creative direction, strategy, copywriting, art direction, design, social, video & stills production, teaching, mentoring, management, finance, P&L, culture building, client and stakeholder relationships, public speaking

SOFTWARE

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Figma, Asana

EDUCATION/COURSES

University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising from the School of Journalism
The Second City - Sketch Comedy Writing
Berlin School of Creative Leadership - Cannes Creative Leaders Programme
One Club Creative Leaders Retreat (2015 & 2017)
Scotwork - Advanced Negotiation Techniques
BBDO University - Strategic Planning Workshop
New Manager Bootcamp