June 2011 — present
Freelance Senior - ACD - CD Writer
Everything from social copy to complete corporate rebranding, taglines, headlines, television commercials, activations, partnerships, events and more. I punch up speeches, create film titles and even pretended to be an employee for a day while a startup hosted a potential client.
Apple, Google, Paypal, Wieden+Kennedy, Ogilvy, Publicis, @radicalmedia, Volkswagen, Facebook, Target, Fitbit, Ring, Personal Capital, Boost Mobile, T-Mobile, Verizon, Corona, MAL, Conservation International, Harpo Productions, Stand Up To Cancer, InsideOut Project, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Cutwater,
October 2009 - November 2010
Cutwater, San Francisco - Copywriter
Feeding America, Ray-Ban, Persol, Lenscrafters, Ubisoft, Google
August 2007 - September 2009
Deutsch Inc., Los Angeles - Junior Copywriter
Real California Milk, Playstation, Saturn, Diet Dr. Pepper
Non-corporate work
Rafting Guide - North American Whitewater, West Forks, Maine
Lifeguard/Snowboard Instructor - Sun Valley Company, Idaho
Barista - Starbucks, Seattle, Washington
Fish processor - Silver Lining Seafood, Ketchikan, Alaska
Education
Miami Ad School, Miami, Prague, NY & SF - Copywriting Certificate
St Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN - BA Literature & Writing cum laude.
Stand Up Comedy Experience
San Francisco Sketchfest, HIGHlarious Comedy Festival Seattle (Best of Fest), Dallas Comedy Festival, Pittsburgh Comedy Festival, Asheville Comedy Festival, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival (Austin), WhateverFest (Houston), Charm City Comedy Festival (Baltimore), Devil's Cup (New York City), Golden Spike Comedy Festival (Salt Lake City), Oak City Comedy Festival (Raleigh) Finger Lakes Comedy Festival (Ithaca). Purple Onion, Cobb’s Comedy Club, San Jose Improv, Vermont Comedy Festival.
Human Data
I’m a lazy-day surfer and mediocre DJ mixing Merle Haggard with Wu-Tang Clan for world peace.