RÉSUMÉ

Advertising Creative Director, Microsoft Advertising, Redmond, WA 4/2009-Present Developed internal agency to replace external agency
Led global creative effort and messaging for the Yahoo!-Microsoft Search Alliance
http://www.searchalliance.com/home
Trained writers in storytelling and presentation
Developed B2B sales support materials for the US Trade Marketing Team

Freelance Copywriter, Seattle, WA, 2007-present
Video and Interactive for Microsoft
Event design and interactive for T-Mobile
Social Marketing video for skilletstreetfood.com 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icgGaP6ZGdA 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvu0Lc9ZiU8&feature=channel_page 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBYq8aO5nfo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw6PeqLiyUg&feature=channel  

Contract Copywriter, Starbucks, Seattle, WA 2008 and 2009
Copy/strategy for www.starbucks.com/clover, www.starbucks.com/sharedplanet, and
http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/jobcenter.asp 
Seasonal copy for www.starbucks.com
Copy/strategy for LCD screen channel Coffee Packaging

Various Positions, Publicis West, Seattle, WA 2002-2007
T-Mobile IC Copywriter, helped client win four JD Power & Associates awards
Wrote for Ben Bridge, SAFECO, DISH Networks and new business
Helped pitch REI, Mitsubishi, E*TRADE, Match.com, Starbucks, Washington Mutual, SanDisk, Hewlett-Packard, American Ski Company, Old Navy, Alaska Airlines, Coinstar, DISH Network, Heineken, Coca Cola/Minute Maid, Citibank

Still Photographer, “Coldcalling” 2007 film, Seattle, WA http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2564410/

Post-Production Writer, 2004 DVD release of HACKS, Seattle, WA

Freelance Proofreader, Seattle, WA 2000-2005
English and Spanish
Clients included Publicis West, Creature, Sweetgrass, Martini Design, Worktank

AWARDS
2005 Seattle Show, Merit Award in Sales Promotion: Single
2005 Publicis President’s Award
Publicis Work of the Month (T-Mobile Splash!, Q4 05 Issue)

MILITARY
Special Operations Engineer, US Army Special Forces
Taught guerrilla warfare to Royal Thai Army soldiers, US Army soldiers, and Thai irregulars
Graduated US Army Command Language Programs for Spanish and Thai
Promoted to Staff Sergeant ahead of peers
Honorable Discharge

EDUCATION
Antioch University
School of Visual Concepts