Writer • Director • Creative Director

Based in Los Angeles

• Hands-on creative and manager of craftspeople for more than 20 years
• Adept at creative conceptualization and strategy in both marketing and narrative arenas
• Director and writer behind hundreds of advertising projects, web series, and a feature film

Writing Portfolio

Narrative
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Directing Portfolio

Commercial

Narrative

Highlights

  • American Advertising Federation Awards (Commercial Production)
    Gold, Silver & Bronze, 2005 • Silver & Bronze, 2006 • Gold & Silver, 2007 • Gold, 2019

  • Director of “After Hours” web series (More than 25 million total views)
    Cracked.com, 22 Episodes, 2011-2012

  • Artistic Merit in Editing Award
    Chapman University 1999

  • Aegis Award Winner (Commercial Production)
    2002

  • Director of “Greydog” feature film
    2006

  • Founder/President of Next Movement production house
    2001-present

Education

  • Chapman University
    BFA with departmental honors, Film Production, 1999
    Student Award, “Artistic Merit in Editing,” 1999

  • UCLA Extension
    Certificate, Business & Management of Entertainment, 2022

  • Cornell University
    Certificate, Digital Marketing Strategies, 2022

References

(contacts available upon request)

  • Mike Rushing
    Associate Creative Director, Riester Advertising

  • Tom Nunan
    Fmr. President, NBC Studios

  • Gustavo Petersen
    Cinematographer