CornerHardware.com/SF– senior copywriter/content and illustrator, made
technical home improvement content funny and engaging. Encapsulated
articles in a compelling, visual medium. Created cover art & banners. Also aided
marketing/strategic sessions and cross-selling opportunities. 1999-2000

Silver Planet Studio/San Jose – senior copywriter– Clients: primarily high-
tech, including Diamond Multimedia (graphics cards, gaming and MP3
players), Riffage.com (website for downloadable music), Geoworks (cellular
phone technology). Print ads, press kits, radio scripts and iMovies. 1998-1999

enVision Identity/Mountain View – Chief copywriter for the design
group. Clients: Silicon Image (flat panel monitor technology), iAM Networks
(networking systems), MedWeb (physicians website), GravityWorks (high
velocity amusement park rides). 1998-1999

California Olive Oil Council/Berkeley – copywriting and corporate
identity, created print ads corporate logo. 1998-1999

Resource Marketing/SF – copywriter, television ads, print ads, direct mail,
collateral. Clients: Apple Computer, Creative Labs (sound & graphics cards),
Kingston Memory (memory), NEC (printers and monitors), 1996-1998

Stand-up comic –  Traditional and corporate comedy-
learned to handle high-pressured environments while connecting with hostile
audiences, discovered the humor in dry technical jargon, a great person to
have around when the hours are late and the ideas won’t flow. A jack-of-all-
trades, great with one-liners, taglines, headlines. 1978-2001

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Strategic thinker. Named "Rio"- Diamond Multimedia's ground-breaking
MP3 player, developed logos, icons, corporate identity, corporate voice. Deep
ability to research, understand and connect with widely ranging backgrounds.

Funny in a Professional Way – professional comedian for over 20 years,
for audiences ranging from children’s birthday parties to the annual meeting of
the National Association of Particle Physicists. Able to relax (and sell) to
difficult audiences. Great in pitches.

Versatile - Have written radio scripts, print ads, direct-response pieces,
brochures, identity naming, POP, Web sites. Have also co-written television
pilots, movie scripts.

Visual – sophisticated graphic artist, well-versed in a wide range of media,
from pencil rendering to multi-layered Photoshop manipulation.

Comfortable with technology - Owned many Macs, worked in Word,
WordPerfect, Quark, Illustrator, PageMaker, and thoroughly proficient in
Photoshop. Have fully wired office in Berkeley.