Me: collaborative, media-agnostic, creative problem solver with a passion for ideas

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  • • Not "out with the old" but definitely "in with the new"

    I love a great TV spot as much as the next guy. I've made plenty of them.

    Add in the power of digital and earned media and you've got quite an arsenal.

     

    The best advertising is still about storytelling. But it's no longer a one-way conversation. We can't just preach down to people from the mountain top and expect them to do as we say. The public is ultimately in control of the story. So brands have to be more authentic, honest and engaging than ever before.

     

    But it's still the idea that matters most.

  • • I'm not big on tooting my own horn, but nevertheless...

    • My work has been recognized by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal,

      ADWEEK, Advertising Age, BRANDWEEK, Creativity Magazine, Art Direction,

      numerous awards shows, my mom's fridge, yada yada yada...

     

    • I am on the advisory board of the news site The Alternative Press.

     

    • I am active in e-commerce by designing and selling t-shirts and novelties via Zazzle.

     

    • I have been a guest lecturer at Syracuse University.

     

    • My mind has been permanently altered by the Hyper Island Master Class.

     

    • I currently have a patent pending for a laptop case that I invented.

     

    • I built this site with Adobe Muse, which is still in beta. But so far, so good.

     

    • I built my previous site with Flash from the ground up - including all the coding.

      (however due to the lack of iOS support for Flash, I have moved on)

     

    • Elvis Costello once said my name on the radio.

     

    • The Rolling Stones have retweeted me.

  • • An incomplete list of the brands for which I've worked

    AMC American Movie Classics

    American Express

    Amtrak

    The Baltimore Orioles

    The Baltimore Sun

    BlueCross BlueShield

    Campbells

    Colgate

    Compaq

    Dannon

    Deer Park Spring Water

    DJ Uncle Mike

    Ferrero Rocher

    Fisher-Price

    Ford Dealers of Baltimore

    GasX

    Goldfish

    Hasbro

    Ikea

    Jell-O

    Jer Z Jump

    Kotex

    Kraft

    Land Rover

    Lavazza Coffees

    The Leading Hotels of the World

    Liebig Soup

    LMR Elder Care

    Mattel

    MetLife Foundation

    Milka Chocolates

    NeighborCare Pharmacies

    New Jersey Bride

    New Jersey Monthly

    NHL

    Nickelodeon

    NYNEX

    Oliver Breweries

    Pace Picante Sauce

    Panasonic

    Paul Stuart

    Pella

    Pepperidge Farm

    Photographers + Friends United Against AIDS

    Play J

    Port Discovery Museum

    Prego

    Provident Bank of Maryland

    Red Robin

    Ricola

    Subaru of America

    Technics

    Terry's Chocolate

    V8

    Valley National Bank

    Vox Vodka

    The Washington Capitals

    Youth Smoking Prevention

Here's some of the software I'm currently into

InDesign

Flash

Photoshop

Muse