WORK

2012 • Present
Leo Burnett // Chicago
Associate Creative Director

2010 • 2012
Cole & Weber United // Seattle
Senior Writer

2005 • 2010
Publicis & Hal Riney // San Francisco
Senior Writer

2004
Jung von Matt // Hamburg
Writer & Intern

2002
BAM // Dallas
Writer

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TEACHER
2007 • 2009
Academy of Art // San Francisco

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EDUCATION
2003 • 2004
Miami Ad School // Minneapolis
Post Grad

1999 • 2003
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Journalism & Advertising
Named the Outstanding Advertising Graduate

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AWARDS
Communication Arts
Silver ANDY (Film Campaign)
Gold--National ADDY Awards (Film)
Silver--National ADDY Awards (Film, Print, Integrated)
Best of Show ADDY Awards (West Coast)
Multiple Webby Awards
One Show Finalist (Film, Interactive)
Cannes Shortlist (Film, Cyber, Print)
New York Festivals Honoree (Gold, Gold, Silver, Bronze)
Lürzer’s Archive

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NOTABLE STUFF
• Led global creative and rebranding efforts for SanDisk, the world's largest maker of flash memory. Unified look and voice across forty countries.
• Led relaunch for Hornitos, Jim Beam's premium tequila label. Successfully repositioned brand for urban twenty-somethings.
• Led creative and rebranding for Washington State Lottery, driving their first double-digit sales increase in ten years.
• Led global creative and rebranding for Compaq computers in 2008.
• New Business Won: Hornitos Tequila, SanDisk, Compaq, Chimay Beers, Vlasic Pickles, Trident Seafoods
• Created the first-ever interactive pre-roll game on Hulu, now a staple in their advertising portfolio.

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CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Sprint
HP
Microsoft
BMW
Walmart
US Cellular
SanDisk
Compaq
Tree Top
Esurance
Jim Beam Global
24 Hour Fitness
Chimay Beers
Beringer Wines
Pinnacle Foods
Trident Seafoods
Washington's Lottery
Art Institute Chicago