When I was 8 years old my mom returned from Reub’s Camera in Minot, ND with a pack of color prints from the family camera and calmly asked my father; “Gene, who took all these strange pictures of the swing set?” That’s when I knew. On to high-school photo class, enough years at SCSU to finish journalism and marketing, and a 15-year media production Master’s class with Smitty Schuneman at Media Loft, shooting bricks of Ektachrome, directing film and video, and muscling corporate meetings in and out of Las Vegas ballrooms. As president, I helped grow our precious staff of 12 into a world-class production juggernaut of 50 talented media-makers. Among other accomplishments, we had the good fortune to help transform Target into “Tarzhay”. I moved on to big-brand advertising as Vice President at BBDO, working both in Minneapolis and New York, and will neither confirm NOR deny that I produced the Jesse Ventura Inaugural at Target Center, and the SPAM Museum Jam for Hormel. Just after 9/11, I dove into the digital world as president of Popular Front Interactive, and helped grow its brand into a national digital marketing agency. Throughout my professional career I've made it a priority to exhibit my color photographs in art galleries, both in one-man shows and group shows. My experiences at the MPLS Photo Center over the last few years have been wonderful, and now career-changing. The Center harbors a uniquely vibrant photo community, and is a mecca for photographers. I’m honored to take it forward. Please stop by, we'll talk about pictures! I've held senior leadership positions with Media Loft, Compass, BBDO, Popular Front, and Firebrand. Have lead marketing efforts for Benetton, Blandin Foundation, Carlson Companies, Dayton’s, Deluxe, General Mills, Guthrie Theatre, H&R Block, Hasbro, Hormel, Jesse Ventura Inaugural Committee, Manhattan Toy, 3M, Mervyn’s, Minnesota Wild, OfficeMax, Polaris, Rollerblade, and Target.
Listed skills include Marketing, Entertainment, Project Planning, Interactive Marketing, and 23 others.