Born and raised in rural Illinois, I grew up learning that your imagination can be your biggest asset. Whether having to use it to create your own entertainment or make better the mundane, a healthy dollop of mind magic can change almost anything.

After receiving a bachelor’s in Mass Communication with a minor in Studio Art from SIUe, I embarked on a career that has included designing boxes for sweet treats, products like embroidered patches for the world’s most passionate bikers, building brands for startups and campaigns to help stop a global pandemic.

My last last 15 years have been spent using my imagination to build award-winning brands, strategies and campaigns across all facets of media. I’ve been fortunate enough to lead the creation of marketing programs and creative efforts for everything from websites and applications to brand platforms and identities, retail products and packaging, brand experiences and public health campaigns on behalf of some amazing clients like GoDaddy, Harley-Davidson, Fireball Whisky, Scouts BSA, The Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Cortex Innovation Community.

I live in the St. Louis metro with my incredible wife, two sons and one mildly-insane dog. I have a passion for fitness and music, using both to bring balance to the day-to-day chaos life can bring.