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work
Havas (Jan 2025 - )
Creative Director - Citi /AA credit cards
Arc Worldwide (June 2021 - Dec. 2024)
ACD; Kraft Heinz, Unilever
-’23-’24: Manage 5 senior creatives across all Kraft Heinz brands
-’21-’23: Mentored and managed a pool of 18 creatives across Unilever’s biggest brands
Mekanism (April 2018 - June 2021)
Senior Copywriter; Weber Grills, Franzia, Cricket Wireless, Keystone Light, Coors Banquet, Quilted Northern, NFL, Tasty Bite
Walton Isaacson (June 2015 - March 2018)
Senior Copywriter; Spalding, Woodbridge & Meiomi Wines (Past: Miller Lite, Knob Creek)
Razorfish (May 2015 - June 2015)
Freelance Copywriter
mcgarrybowen (May 2014 - May 2015)
Freelance Jr. Copywriter; Cars.com, Triscuit, Kraft, Toblerone, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Courtyard Marriott, Sears
Media Past Life:
Mediacom (Oct. 2012 - May 2014)
Media Supervisor; ConAgra Foods
CBS Media (Feb. 2012 - Oct 2012)
Account Executive; US99.5 Country!
DraftFCB (May 2008 - Feb. 2012)
Media Planner; MillerCoors
Kelly, Scott & Madison (July 2006 - May 2008) Media Planner
awards
2024 Reggies Goldx3, Silver
2018 Webby Award Finalist
2018 W3 Awards Goldx2, Silverx3
2017 Bronze Telly Award
2016 Shorty Award
school
Northwestern University Chicago, IL
(Oct. 2012 – June 2013)
School of Continuing Studies: The Advertising Creative Sequence
University of Denver Denver, CO
(Sept. 2002 – June 2006) Marketing
fun
iO Improv (2017 - 2018): Levels 1-5b
Second City Improv (2010 - 2011): Levels A-E
Madison Half-Ironman (2022): Time: 6:12
Chicago Triathlon (2018, ‘19, ‘22): Time: 2:47
Mt. Rainier (2014): Summited 14,411'
Running of the Bulls (2010): Pamplona, Spain; survived
Chicago Marathon (2009): Time: 3:42
Movember (2009 - 2024): Team Hurricane Ditka has raised over $163,000 for the prostate and testicular cancer research by growing sweet lookin’ moustaches for the month of November