Mike H.

Creative director and copywriter With years of experience creating powerful advertising for a wide range of consumer, business-to-business and technology clients, my strength is communicating complex ideas, products and services in a simple and direct way that people can quickly understand. My writing skills include developing concepts and copy for TV, radio, print, brochures, direct mail, emails, annual reports, white papers, and web content. I also have extensive experience developing advertising strategies, corporate taglines, product names, positioning statements and support points, business plans, and PowerPoint presentations. My ad agency career includes senior copywriter and creative director positions at the following ad agencies: Ketchum SF BBDO SF Saatchi & Saatchi Regis McKenna Inc. Battenberg Fillhardt & Wright (San Jose) Austin Associates (Santa Clara) Winkler McManus (Santa Clara) Client Experience & Awards (partial list): Actel Actuate Adobe Aehr Test Systems Allant Software Almaden Wines Alps America Altera AMD Amfit Sport Shoes [login to view URL] Annies Naturals Applied Immune Science Array Networks Autodesk Bank of the West Bank of Tracy Barclays Bank Bay Networks Borland International Cadence Caere [login to view URL] Chevron Christian Brothers Coherent Cohesive Networks Consilium Citeline Internet Research Software Clorox Crocker Bank Cruise Line International Association Dazix (Daisy and Cadnetix) Diasonics DigitalDOC [login to view URL] DSP Technologies EMQ FamiliesFirst ESS Technology Extreme Networks Fairmont Hotels FMC Corporation Fore Systems Foremost McKesson Fujitsu Microelectronics GRID Computer Hewlett-Packard Hitachi Data Systems Informatica Information Access Company Intel Integrated Systems Inc. Interstate Brands (bread products) Intuit InVision Technologies Invisalign iPlanet Juniper Networks Kingsford Charcoal Kingsburg Orchards The Lithotype Company LSI Logic Measurex Microsoft Molecular Design Monterey Design Systems Mitsumi National Semiconductor NetObjects New Vine Logistics Novell Pacific Telephone PG&E Philips Microelectronics Quantum Raychem Risk Management Solutions Schlage Locks Schwinn Bicycles Seagate Sega Silicon Valley Research Silicon Value [login to view URL] Sun Microsystems Sunset Magazine Sygate Networks Symantec TCI Aluminum North TriNet HR 3Com Triad Systems 24 Hour Fitness Valid Verbatim Wiltron Wordlock Xerox Xicor Yamaha Motorcycles Zenith Data Systems Zone Labs Awards NY Art Directors Club One Show Award Western Art Directors Club SF Cable Car Awards Communication Arts Magazine San Jose Ad Club Caples International Award for Direct Marketing