BCBS Zombies
Rosetta Stone
Harley-Davidson
Photography

Need an Art Director?

So before you go back to status updates on Facebook, how about checking out my work.

Portfolio

Me create. Me have fun.

  • Nike Running

    Print • Outdoor

    Nike LunarGlide+ 3 Shield campaign proving that this is the shoe you want for night running.

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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield

    Print • Digital • Ambient

    Health care companies struggle to get employees to enroll in their programs. This campaign takes a different approach to Health care advertising to get people to attend a lunch and learn session.

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  • Panasonic Irons

    Print

    Ironing with a power cord has always put restraints on how you iron and where you iron. This campaign shows you that you don't have to be tied down anymore.

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  • Harley-Davidson

    Print

    Direct mail piece to help promote automatic payments.

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  • Rosetta Stone

    Print • Digital

    Learning a languge doesn't just help you check in and get directions when you're traveling. It invites you into a new world you never could of known if you didn't speak their langauge.

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  • American Apparel

    Print

    All American Apparel clothing is made right in the good ole USA. This campaign chronicles what other clothing brand's foreign manufactures might of experienced.

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  • Parts Depot

    Packaging

    Full suite of automobile packaging for an automotive reseller.

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  • MTV

    Video

    Three videos I shot and edited at MTV.

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  • Healthy Interactions

    Print • Digital • Expo

    A health media company that creates health programs. Various pieces were created to help promote the company and its network of educators.

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  • Scrub Island

    Expo

    Banner to promote one of the newest resorts in the British Virgin Islands.

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  • Photography

    Fashion • Fine Art

    One of my biggest passions is photography. This is just a small collection of some of my work ranging from landscape to high fashion.

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  • ETC

    Logos • Video • and more

    Now for just a random collection of other pieces I've created.

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  • Z-trim

    Print • Direct Mail

    Z-trim is a substitute for oil/butter when cooking. Campaign created to target various schools in Illinois.

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Who am I?

Yikes lets not get that deep.

Meet the Steves

  • Creative Steve

  • The Art Director

Fluent in multitasking. Continues to look for a different way to do everything and loves to jog backwards.

  • Sensitive Steve

  • The Photographer

Eats a lot of pizza goldfish. Has the ability to get you to strike a pose and freely admits he cried at the end of "Titantic."

  • Oddball Steve

  • The Dreamer

Loves science. Is undefeated in staring contests. Collects dry cleaner hangers. Only present on a leap year... so you're in luck.

Places That Paid Me

Healthy Interactions - Chicago, IL

Art Director 2009-Current
Inhouse creative lackey and barista | Concepting, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Web Design & Photographer

Clients: Healthy Interactions, Eli Lilly, Merck, Blue Cross Blue Shield & University of Oklahoma

Meyer/Fredericks - Chicago, IL

Art Director 2005-2009
Scratching my head for ideas | Concepting, Graphic Design & Web Design

Clients: Harley-Davidson, Scrub Island Resort, Dance Chicago, Verizon, Parts Depot & Centre East Theatre

MTV Networks - New York, NY

MTV.com Production Intern 2004
Stalk celebrities after TRL | Graphic Design, Video Editing, Copywriting & Assist in Video/Photo shoots

Star struck interactions: Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Christina Applegate, The Hives, Usher, Will Ferrel, Matt Damon, Juvinille & Switchfoot

Learning

Chicago Portfolio School - Chicago, IL

Art Direction 2006

Gained the power to think and translate it into righteousness.

Bradley University - Chicago, IL

Advertising & Multimedia 2000-2004

Drank more coffee then I thought was humanly possible while studying at 3AM. Also ran the advertising department for the school paper.


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My Skills

  • PHOTOSHOP 100%

  • INDESIGN 100%

  • ILLUSTRATOR 90%

  • FINAL CUT PRO 80%

  • OFFICE 90%

  • NUNCHUCKS 75%

More Skills

After Effects, HTML, CSS, Flash, Lightroom & Keynote

What else?

Enough with all this work talk.

My 30 Seconds of Fame

I'm also an active contributing photographer on Istockphoto.com. Lots of my work has popped up but my most famous collection of photos are my Christmas ugly sweater photos, and I actually model in them too.

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For Two Random Years I Lived In South Dakota

I was young, clueless but had a pogostick to keep me busy. Our subdivision backed up to a farm. It smelled like manure all the time and the farmer was alway drunk riding around shooting his gun. Oh and there was a lot of corn.

Visit South Dakota

I'm Running the Chicago Marathon!

So I kind of had one of the moments when I just said "screw it!". So I decided this year to run the Chicago Marathon in October. So when I'm not working... I'll be running my face off training.

Cheer me on

I Love Focus Groups

I admit it... I'm a serial focus group participant. Although technically due to my profession I shouldn't be participating in focus groups. However, when I get into them I love voicing my opinion. I also learn tons from what others say about brands which just facisnates me.

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