A BRIEF HISTORY 

I've always felt a little out of place in the world but I do a pretty decent job not letting anyone know. I'm sure this describes a lot of folks so I'm not bragging or anything.  I spent a lot of time as a kid freaking out about the existential nature of self and learned early on making people laugh was the best feeling in the world.  I'm probably 60% introvert, 39% extrovert and 1% undervert.  I love to observe people doing people things. I'm definitely too self aware (I typed, deleted and re-typed this many times). I like to travel.  I love cooking and thought at one point I was going to be a chef. I read quite a bit. Few things are more enjoyable to me than laughing uncontrollably with really close friends at ridiculous things.

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I took my time getting to moderately functional adulthood. I worked a lot of odd jobs after high school, went to a lot of punk shows, got involved in the underground art scene of Richmond, met an assortment of characters, got through a fair share of ludicrous situations and have a lot of stories as a result. I straightened up, went to community college where I worked briefly at a Ruby Tuesday frequented by Jerry Fallwell. Fun fact about him: He will knock back a whole glass of iced tea while maintaining eye contact and then tip 10 percent.  I transferred to the University of Virginia, joined a debate club, cooked Spanish Tapas to pay rent, spent my summers working in a beach town and graduated with a degree in Anthropology and English. Then I moved to Brooklyn, New York.

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I began, what would become, a 15 year career working on network television shows and movies.  I started out driving a supply van and picking up trash, working my way up through the locations department assisting, then scouting, and eventually managing. I got to work on some pretty amazing projects (The Dark Knight Rises, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Severance) and also some absolute garbage (The Mysteries of Laura, a pilot with Zack Braff). I was good at the job. My brain could handle juggling dozens of distinct moving parts with an imminent deadline without breaking completely.  I had a penchant for problem solving and my greatest asset to many of my bosses was that I left them alone while I got the job done. So, I would usually get handed some of the trickier but ultimately more interesting projects.  I just wasn't able to do the thing I actually wanted to do.  Be a creative.  

I'd been writing stories, sketches, jokes and yes, weirdly, even commercials since I was a kid. I did some open mics in New York and took a semester at the Upright Citizens Brigade. I found my people in those rooms. But the rent would always need to get paid and I'd get sucked back into the cycle of production.  I loved my time in New York and I did some pretty rewarding work.  I also gained valuable experience working on large scale productions. I know how the cogs fit together, work hard to get things done and know how to creatively troubleshoot on a deadline. I imagine this could be valuable in other jobs. But I believe I have more to contribute besides work ethic, self determination and the ability to multitask.  I'd like a job where I can be creative, purposeful and collaborate with other people that share this obsessive need to create. And beyond that, I really just want to create cool stuff with purpose that makes people feel something. 

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I want to work in advertising.