Freelance Creative Director // October 2015 - present
Bag of Tricks // Founder, Creative Director // Oct 2024 - present
AOL & Yahoo, Lambert, Fairly Painless, JFK Presidential Library & Museum, Peet's Coffee.
Troup Branding & Design // Founder, Creative Director // Feb 2019 - present
Peet's Coffee, The Choo Choo Chattanooga, Mercer Hotel, Mantauk Yacht Club, Kenny Flowers, Atmos Labs, Monya, TurboTax, NoMad Hotel, Perfect Bar, SimpleMills, The North Face, Myprotein, Selva Rey, Vitani, Lightspark.
mcgarrybowen // Creative Director, Oct 2015 - Oct 2020
Ran Olive Garden, Kool-Aid & Capri Sun. Also worked on JCPenney, Velveeta Shells and Cheese, Planters, Oscar Mayer, Marriott, and Maven (GM).
Team One // Creative Director, Freelance // June 2015 - Oct 2015
Lexus & New Business Pitches
Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners // Creative Director // July 2014 - May 2015
Dockers Khakis, Century 21, Peach Street Distillers, MorningStar Farms, Under Armour and Reyka Vodka.
Fear Not // Creative Director // Jan 2013 - July 2014
Otterbox, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Invesco PowerShares, Climate Reality Project, Puma, Bellco Credit Union, Dawn Foods, Cake Boss, Corvus Coffee Roasters, Cerebral Brewing and Lauren Harper.
High Wide & Handsome // Associate Creative Director // Aug 2011 - Jan 2013
CCP Games (DUST514, EVE Online), Clos Du Bois, Rift, Estancia, End of Nations, Black Box Wines.
HAVAS | Euro RSCG // Associate Creative Director // Dec 2010 - Aug 2011
Reynolds, Hefty, Cracker Barrel, Groupon, and Quill.
HAVAS | Euro RSCG // Senior Art Director // Nov 2007 - Dec 2010
Reynolds, Hefty, Cracker Barrel, Groupon, Quill, Michelob Ultra, Pucker Vodka, XS Energy Drink, Potbelly Sandwich Works,Newcity Magazine, Bud Light, Michelob Brewing Company, WASA, Barilla Pasta, Black Velvet Whisky, Cabot Stain, 1792 Bourbon, Valspar Paint, Hornitos Tequila, and Office Max.
vitro // Senior Art Director // Sept 2006 - Nov 2007
Cobra Golf, Kyocera Wireless, Asics, Serengeti Eyewear, and Newcastle Ale.
JWT Atlanta // Senior Art Director // May 2006 - Sept 2006
United States Marine Corps, Orkin, United States Virgin Islands.
JWT Detroit // Senior Art Director // Aug 2001 - May 2006
Ford Motor Company, BOSCH, White Castle.
awards & recognition
One Show, Communication Arts, Leurzer's Archive, Print Regional Design Annual, Shorty Awards, CREATIVITY: Pick of the day, The FWA, CREATIVITY: Interactive Site of the Day, Graphis 100 Best in Advertising, Tellys, The New York Society of Illustrators, AIGA, DENVER 50, Art Directors Club of Denver, Graphic Design USA, West Michigan Addys and the Atlanta Addys.
work & ideas featured here
Mashable, Fast Company, PSFK, LinkedIn, Graphic Design USA, Graphic Design Magazine, Business Insider, and Branding Magazine.
award shows judged
Chicago Ad Club, West Michigan Ad Club