CURRENT
Group Creative Director - PPK, Tampa, FL
Dad to Addison (a boy) and Dog Dad to Shazbot (can you guess the name origin?)
PREVIOUSLY
Creative | Copywriter - The Art of Good
Creative Director | Copywriter | Strategist | Designer - Freelance
Education Chair | Board Member - The One Club for Creativity Denver
Professor of Practice - Creative Advertising - CU Boulder
Founder 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 Denver
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 Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
SKILLS
Creative direction, copywriting, brand strategy and voice, SEO/SEM, art direction, design, social content development, video & stills production, teaching, mentoring, resource management, finance, P&L, culture building, client and stakeholder relationships
ALSO DONE THAT
Woodworker, video store clerk, ski mountain trail crew, youth lacrosse coach, FedEx Office designer/tech, and rental car van driver.
EDUCATION
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising from the School of Journalism (Marketing Minor)
ALWAYS LEARNING
IDEO U - AI x Design Thinking Workshop
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
Spitfire Comedy House - Occasionaly do drop-in improv, and recently organized an all-agency improv workshop at PPK.
SOFTWARE
Adobe Creative Suite, Midjourney, Firefly, Eleven Labs, all of the Googles, Microsoft O ffice, Figma, Asana, Trello
RECOGNITION
Cannes
One Show
London International
Spikes Asia
AdFest
Asian Marketing Effectiveness
Heartland Emmy (Nominated)
Educator of the Year - Ad Club Colorado (Nominated)
JUROR
New York Festivals (2026)
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)