Hello. I'm Gary, a copywriter/creative director in Portland, Oregon. I'm friendly, easygoing, and not bad to work with. Sure, nice attributes. But the work is what really matters so please, have a look around.

In the meantime, here’s some other stuff about me. For example, that’s me on the cover of Florist Magazine. Dad was editor of the magazine which made me a nepo baby before it was cool. Not that it’s cool.

Golden-Florist
shoes

I like to run. There are so many great places to run in Portland. Watch for me on Terwilliger Blvd by OHSU.

Seriously, open your eyes! One time some knucklehead in a Honda rolled through a stop sign and I went over the hood. Now I know what a bursa sack is though I don't recommend googling it.

I like to draw. As copywriters go, I'm pretty good at it. As draw-ers go, not so much. Below are samples of my "talent" and how my brain works.

McD-original
McD
11-4-12-Full-contact-tetherball
Dentucky

I have a 1986 Casio keyboard. Sick.

I am one bad mofo on the keys. Honestly, I'm bad. Check out this track from an album of holiday classics I recorded in order to learn GarageBand. Watch out when the beat drops on Feliz Navidad.

Still with me? Check out some of the places I've worked. And drop me a line sometime!

EXPERIENCE
Commonwealth McCann, Detroit/Portland, OR, 2021-present, Creative Director
Telecommuting team member working on the Chevrolet brand account.

HMH, Portland, Senior Copywriter
Freightliner Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Western Star Trucks, Structurlam mass timber, TriMet public transit.

CMD, Portland, Associate Creative Director
Player/coach for JELD-WEN windows and doors, Western Star trucks, USA Fencing (swords, not chain link), ZEISS vision.

GSW, Columbus, OH/Portland, Director/Creative Wave
I was part of mercenary creative team roving from group to group within the agency. We dug in on the bigger, more conceptual projects in this leading pharmaceutical agency.

BBDO, Detroit Associate Creative Director/Copywriter
National brand work for Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge. Part of the lead creative team responsible for integrated campaigns including TV, print, digital, radio, web, and catalog.

EDUCATION
School of Visual Concepts, Seattle
The best way to beef up your book in the Pacific Northwest.

Michigan State University
Majored in Advertising, minored in Tomfoolery.