Career Account Experience:
AARP
Advance Auto Parts
AgriSolutions
American Standard
Anchor Block
Anchor Wall
Appleton Coated
Aristokraft Cabinetry
AZEK Building Products
Benjamin Moore Paints
Best Buy
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
Bolger Vision Beyond Print
Bright Horizons
Capella University
Cargill Salt
Case Construction Equipment
Case IH
Case IH
CavCom
Chicago Cutlery
Cross
Datacard
DBI/SALA
Diamond Cabinetry
DiR (Diversity Information Resources)
Discovery Channel
EcoWater
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
Feed America
Fetzer Vineyards
Formica
General Mills
GMAC-RFC
Goalgami.com
Harley-Davidson
HCMC
Hendricks Regional Health
Hercke
Innovis Health
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Just For Kix
KeyLime Cove Resort & Waterpark
Kidcentives
Kitchens Made Simple
Lanier
Leander Ltd.
Lumber Liquidators
Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort
Marvin Windows
Masterbrand Cabinets
MBFC
Media Play
Meeker County Memorial Hospital
Metropolitan Sleep Disorders Center
Minimizer Fenders
Minnesota Dept. of Health
Minnesota Dept. of Human Services
Minnesota Forest Industries
MNDoT
MoneyPass ATM Network
Mortenson Construction
Musicland
Nasseff Specialty Center
Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlink
On Cue
Plato’s Closet
PNC Bank
Porcher
Porsche
Potlatch Paper
Proctor & Gamble
The Roya Enterprise
St. Paul Foundation
St. Paul Heart Clinic
St. Paul Lung Clinic
Sam Goody
Satovsky Asset Management
Schrock Cabinetry
Science Channel
Schwan’s Food Company
Shooting Star Casino
Spirit in Action
Steps to a Healthier Minnesota
Summit Information Resources
Suncoast Motion Picture Company
Thomasville Cabinetry
Toys R Us
Thomas Engineering Company
3M
Toastmasters District 281
Toro
Tractor Supply Company
Trex
Volvo Trucks
Woodford Faucets
Category Experience:
Apparel
Automotive
Business to Business
Construction
Consumer Goods
Corporate Diversity
Education
Entertainment
Financial Services
Food & Beverage
Government
Healthcare
Home Improvement
Manufacturing
Packaged Goods
Pharmaceuticals
Non-Profit Organizations
Retail
Technology
Trade Associations
Transportation
Travel
Awards:
The One Show
Graphis Advertising Annual
Print Regional Design Annual
Effies
A.I.G.A.
The Show (Minneapolis)
ARC Awards
Graphic Design U.S.A.
Education
University of California at San Diego
B.A. in Visual Arts
(Video Production and Photography)
Dual minors in Communication
and Psychology
I specialize in providing ad agency-quality concepts, headlines and copy for:
Ads (Consumer & Trade)
Brochures
Catalogs
Collateral
Radio, TV & Video Scripts
Websites
Speeches
Name Generation
Mission Statements
Brand Manifestos
Point of Purchase
Packaging
Sales Promotion
Tag Lines
Trade Show Themes
And More
Work Experience
Copywriter & Creative Consultant
DRK Creative
Minneapolis
March 2007 – Present
Clients:
Advance Auto Parts
Akquracy
Carmichael Lynch
Carlson Marketing
Colle+McVoy
Carlson Marketing
Colle+McVoy
CooperSmith Marketing
Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications
The James Sphere
JCPR
JCPR
Little & Co.
Olson
P&H Creative Group
Richard Scales Advertising
Schwan’s Food Company
Summit Information Resources
Summit Information Resources
Thorburn Group
Toro
Virtual Creative
Virtual Creative
Recent Account Experience:
Advance Auto Parts
Argent Real Estate
Best Buy
Citizens Bank
DBI/SALA
Feed America
General Mills
General Mills
Goalgami.com
Harley-Davidson
HCMC
Hendricks Regional Health
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Kitchens Made Simple
Lumber Liquidators
Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort
MoneyPass ATM Network
PNC Bank
Proctor & Gamble
Schwan’s Food Company
St. Paul Foundation
Satovsky Asset Management
Summit Information Resources
Surfside on Lake Superior
Summit Information Resources
Surfside on Lake Superior
Thomas Engineering Company
Toro
Creative Director
Russell Herder
Minneapolis
January 2006 – February 2007
Clients:
Anchor Block
Anchor Wall
Bright Horizons
CavCom
Dakota Clinic
HCMC
Hendricks Regional Health
Innovis Health
Just For Kix
Leander Ltd.
Marvin Windows
MBFC
Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Meeker County Memorial Hospital
Metropolitan Sleep Disorders Center
Minnesota Forest Industries
Nasseff Specialty Center
Shooting Star Casino
St. Paul Heart Clinic
St. Paul Lung Clinic
Steps to a Healthier Minnesota
Woodford Faucets
Senior Copywriter
Carmichael Lynch
Minneapolis
December 1998 – January 2006
Clients:
American Standard
Appleton Coated
Aristokraft Cabinetry
Benjamin Moore Paints
Capella University
Cargill Salt
Chicago Cutlery
Cross
Diamond Cabinetry
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
Fetzer Vineyards
Formica
GMAC-RFC
Mortenson Construction
Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlink
Porsche
Potlatch Paper
Schrock Cabinetry
Thomasville Cabinetry
Toastmasters District 281
Tractor Supply Company
Trex
Volvo Trucks
Dan Ruppert-Kan
Freelance Copywriter
Member A.M.A.
