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EMPLOYMENT

5/16 - Present
Senior Art Director
Sandbox Agency
Kansas City, MO

Handle projects at all levels for both Elanco Companion Animal Health and Monsanto.

• Develop conceptual ideas, campaign executions and brand management for animal health
and agricultural products and services.

• Produce print advertising, collateral materials, digital advertising, emails and trade show
materials.

• Interact with clients and account management teams on a consistent basis.

7/07 - 5/16
Creative Director
McCormick Company
Kansas City, MO

Directed all creative activity for Elanco Companion Animal Health Global.

• Managed a full-time creative team, freelancers and contract workers.

• Developed and presented creative strategies, concepts and various executions. 

• Participated in new business development.

• Established the brand identity for new product launches. 

• Oversaw the implementation of integrated communications for B2B and B2C programs,
including direct mail, collateral materials, point-of-sale displays, print advertising,
trade show materials and digital advertising. 

• Partnered with senior account management to ensure client satisfaction and profitability. 

• Coordinated with global resources to ensure quality control for international marketing
and communications. 

2/99 - 7/07
Creative Director (Promoted from Associate Creative Director)
VML Advertising
Kansas City, MO

Managed a team of creative professionals, including associate creative director, senior art director,
art director, writers and developer, and distributed the workload within the team.

• Oversaw the creative process for all traditional and interactive media projects within
the group.

• Developed and executed creative strategies for projects.

• Worked on my own projects from concept to completion.

• Participated in new business development.

• Interacted with account management and clients to gather project information and build
strong relationships

8/95 - 2/99
Senior Art Director (promoted from Art Director)
VML Advertising
Kansas City, MO

• Handled concept development, design layout, press approval and production supervision. 

• Traditional advertising experience included direct mail, logo design, print advertising,
brochures and package design. 

• Interactive experience included landing pages, web banners and HTML emails.

• Interacted with account management and clients.

3/92 - 8/95
Art Director
Kuhn & Wittenborn Advertising
Kansas City, MO

Supported senior art directors and art directors for all design and production projects, including direct mail, outdoor, logo design, print advertising, collateral and package design.

CLIENTS
AMC Theaters, American Century Investments, Argosy, ATP, Aviation Expo Kansas City,
Astar, Bayer, Benedictine College, bp, Bright Now, Bristol Bar & Grill, Burger King, Castrol,
Cerner, Colgate, Cleat Power, Commerce Bank, Elanco Companion Animal Health, Gillis Pies, Hallmark, Heart to Heart, Hill’s, Houlihan’s, H&R Block, Kansas City Zoo, KCI Airport, La Quinta, MHC Kenworth, Microsoft, Midas, Minnesota Twins, Monsanto, Nascar Hall of Fame, National Wildlife Federation, Nelson Art Museum, North Kansas City Hospital, Northwest Airlines,
Pioneer, Science City, Spirit Fest, Sprint, Sprint Center, TaxCut, Union Station, VFW, Winn-Dixie, Kansas City Wizards, Yellow Freight. 

EDUCATION
University of Central Missouri
Bachelor of Fine Arts

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