I remember being 12 years old, in the front seat of my mom's van on the way to a travel soccer match. Mom said driver gets control of the radio, so we listened to oldies - classic Motown stuff. We get there, and I'm racing up and down the field doing everything in my power to dominate the other team, and I can't get "Build Me Up Buttercup" out of my head. That's pretty much all you need to know.
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THE NECESSARIES
Work
Red Tettemer O'Connell + Partners | Creative Director
Phila, PA (May 2016 - Present)
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Red Tettemer O'Connell + Partners | Associate Creative Director
Phila, PA (September 2014 - Present)
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Red Tettemer O'Connell + Partners | Senior Writer
Phila, PA (September 2010 - September 2014)
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Doner | Writer
Detroit, MI (January 2006 - September 2010)
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School
Michigan State University | B.A., Advertising
East Lansing, MI
Awards
I was the mascot for my high school senior class - beat the Powerpuff Girls in a landslide.
I've won effies and obies and addys and things and have written two Super Bowl spots. The Ideacast spot was shortlisted at Cannes.
But I also won the Advertising Excellence Award, in recognition of outstanding overall readership as compared to all other advertisements appearing in Professional Roofing.
Welcome to the tippy-top, folks.
THE UNNECESSARIES
I used to spend my free time beating up world-ranked 14-year-old Korean kids. (In a computer game.)
I've got a hole in one to my name... 8-iron from 176.
Also, I once threw out a first pitch at a minor league game and almost killed a few preschoolers in the process. Ask me about it sometime.