Since 2008, I’ve made freelancing for some of the world’s top clients and advertising agencies my full-time job. My most recent staff position was an eight-year stint at TBWA\Chiat\Day on brands including Nissan, Infiniti and Visa.

My work for Pepsi Max was named one of the top five commercials of Super Bowl 43 by The Wall Street Journal and Youtube.com, one of the top Super Bowl spots of the Decade by CBS and one of the top 50 Super Bowl commercials of all time. It was recognized by Cannes, The Clios and The One Show.

I also helped pen the "Gas Powered Everything" spot for the Nissan LEAF, which was named one of ADWEEK’s 10 Best Commercials of 2011 and recognized with a Bronze Lion at Cannes.

Like many famous copywriters, I prepared myself for a career in advertising by studying marine biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Recently I used my knowledge of cephalopods to help create the CustomInk "Spokestopus" campaign. My deep understanding of fish and marine invertebrates continues to be invaluable when ordering seafood at production dinners.

Agencies: Big Logo Advertising, Blitz, DDB, Deutsch, DraftFCB, Fire Station, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, HEILBrice, Innocean, Kastner & Partners, mcgarrybowen, Neighbor, Ogilvy London, Phenomenon, Pitch, Saatchi & Saatchi, Superconductor, Supermoon, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Team Detroit/GTB, The Assembly/London, Tiny Rebellion, Translation.

Clients: Cars: Ford, Hankook Tires, Hyundai, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Rusnak Auto Group, Toyota, VELOZ/Electric For All. Fashion: CustomInk, Jos. A. Bank, Oakley. Finance: Aetna, RBC, Visa, Wells Fargo. Health: California Endowment. Music: Yamaha Pianos and Synthesizers. Packaged Goods: Comfort Fabric Softener, Fiji Water, K-Mart, Muscle Milk, Pepsi, Safeway/O Organics, Sprite, Starbucks Coffee, thinkThin, Wonderful Pistachios. Restaurants: Burger King, California Pizza Kitchen, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut. Tech: Asus, Intel, Pioneer Electronics, Sprint, XFINITY, XM Satellite Radio. Toys and Games: Mattel/Hot Wheels, Riot Games/League of Legends. Travel: Discover Los Angeles, Hotwire.

Shout out to Bill Hornstein for the photo above. That’s me in Rio de Janeiro (I’m the guy in front) prepping for a shoot.