Experience

Revolve Agency

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  Revolve is an award-winning agency devoted to crafting innovative trailers and campaigns that inspire audiences across the globe. We are boutique, by design — a close-knit group of experienced and diverse creatives who love to ideate, collaborate, and evolve good ideas into great executions. Our passion revolves around our work. Our focus revolves around our clients. Our mission revolves around elevating every story we tell. Contact us through our website: www.revolveagency.com Revolve is an award-winning agency devoted to crafting innovative trailers and campaigns that inspire audiences across the globe. We are boutique, by design — a close-knit group of experienced and diverse creatives who love to ideate, collaborate, and evolve good ideas into great executions. Our passion revolves around our work. Our focus revolves around our clients. Our mission revolves around elevating every story we tell. Contact us through our website: www.revolveagency.com



JAAP, LLC

• Fullerton, CA

• Principal

  • Jul 2011 - Apr 2014

  Principal and consultant for a fast casual restaurant. Handling all structuring and investor capital raising efforts, including establishing corporate vehicles, investor information memorandum, investor relations and reporting. Principal and consultant for a fast casual restaurant. Handling all structuring and investor capital raising efforts, including establishing corporate vehicles, investor information memorandum, investor relations and reporting.



MOCEAN

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• EVP of Operations & Financial Strategy

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

  Managed the internal operational activities of mOcean, a top advertising agency in the entertainment industry with clients such as Disney, Sony, Warner Brothers and other major studios and production companies. Developed organization policies and goals that cover operations, personnel, financial performance and growth working directly with the CEO. Appraised and evaluated the results of overall operations regularly and systematically, and reported these results to the CEO. Prepared short-term and long-range plans and budgets based upon broad organization goals and objectives in order to create value and increase EBITDA. Recommended their adoption to the Chief Executive Officer. Installed procedures and controls, to promote communication and adequate information flow, and thereby solidify management control and direction of the agency. Insured that all activities and operations are performed in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws governing business operations. Created and instituted adequate and equitable personnel policies throughout the organization, including compensation policies and employee benefit plans. Show less



Deadline Advertising

• Co-President

  • Jul 1997 - Sep 2010

  Co-founded a small advertising agency, grew it to a 50 people agency and sold it to mOcean Advertising in November of 2007. Handled and oversight of all business development including marketing, managing relationships with major clients such as Disney, Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts and other major studios, and coordinated all business development targeting new sectors and strategies. Managed all aspects of operations, including day-to-day activities of the print and digital departments ensuring completion and quality of work, implementation of appropriate processes and procedures in order to maintain productivity and efficiencies. Supervised all business short term and long term planning, including budget forecasts, overhead and expenditures, hiring, accounting and financial matters. Supervised and directed all division heads to streamline and ensure efficiencies, productivity, P&L oversight, HR/employee relations. Coordinated and managed client projects with respect to strategy, budget, schedule, account management of client requisites and alterations. Negotiated the merger and spearheaded the integration of the agency with mOcean Advertising. Ensured that the integration was a smooth transition for the highest levels of client and employee retentions. Show less



Berkshire Hathaway

• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Business Manager

  • 1994 - 1997

  Appointed and developed relationships with 30 new agencies resulting in over $8 million in premium in 16months. Implemented a field underwriting program which increased over all production by 50%. Eliminated paper flow process through automation and design of a new underwriting system. Conducted an extensive study of the State of Arizona and New Mexico’s Property and Casualty Insurance markets which resulted in opening of the New Mexico market. Appointed and developed relationships with 30 new agencies resulting in over $8 million in premium in 16months. Implemented a field underwriting program which increased over all production by 50%. Eliminated paper flow process through automation and design of a new underwriting system. Conducted an extensive study of the State of Arizona and New Mexico’s Property and Casualty Insurance markets which resulted in opening of the New Mexico market.