No, I’m not part of a writing / producing team, it’s just me. The above picture is me with my favorite comic, Jimmy Norton (that’s me on the left beaming like a dummy). Originally from England, I came to America as a wee lad of 9 with terrible teeth and an accent that screamed “I’m different, pick on me”. I’ve since lost the accent. Believe me, at nine years old it was considered neither cool nor sexy.

I love animals, dogs in particular. I currently have a female mutt that was rescued from the streets of Puerto Rico, spayed, administered shots and shipped all the way to New England apparently to bark at my neighbors and wet the bed. She’s really very sweet. Really. I love stand-up comedy, the darker the better. The best people I’ve met in life are the ones that can laugh at anything no matter how horrible.

I play guitar and have some formal music training, much of it involving posing in front of the mirror with my guitar as a kid and wishing I were in Motley Crue. I’m also responsible for the tune you’re currently hearing which will ideally stick in your head for the next 18 hours. If so, you’re welcome.

I’ve worked in advertising for over 15 years, beginning as a copywriting intern at Arnold Worldwide. The reason I got into advertising? The dress code. I didn’t know what I wanted to do out of college but I knew that whatever it was, I didn’t want it to involve wearing a suit and/or tie. After spending 6 years as an agency copywriter working on print, radio, TV, collateral and web content for various consumer and B2B clients, I wanted to know more about the big picture and how exactly my script became a radio or TV spot, website or print ad. So I moved into production while continuing to write as a freelancer. 

After working for five ad agencies in three states, I currently work as a freelancer with a select group of former colleagues to provide the experience and expertise of a major agency with the flexibility and lower costs of working with a small group. That should have you all caught up on my big important career.

Welcome to my beta site. That means that it’s better than the last one but not finished. What big exciting things are coming you may ask. Well, probably nothing you’ll even notice. I’ll futz with the font and text size. Rewrite site copy once I’ve decided it stinks and maybe put up a fun slide show of pictures of me. Lucky you. And If I get really ambitious I’ll redo the song. You used to be able to turn it off but I removed that option. How do you like them apples?