Two journalist parents and my first job at age eight in a print shop meant writing and communication were in my DNA, since mutated by stints as ad agency creative director, national advertising manager and 13 years as a managing communication consultant for a global consulting firm where I served as strategist, facilitator, writer, producer and creative director. Thusly warped, I was drawn to copy writing and to creative writing and screenwriting, resulting in a nearly-finished book of humorous vignettes and a number of optioned screenplays with one in perpetual post-production. I've written and produced print, Web and video marketing communication for clients like Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Continental Airlines, Dell, Disney, Exxon-Mobil, NOKIA, Reliant Energy, Shell, SONY and Wachovia. My work has received awards from the Austin Advertising Federation, Houston Advertising Federation, Art Director’s Club of Houston, Business Insurance magazine, the International Association of Bus