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