1995-present
Principal, Brent Brotine Communications, Chicago.

Began own freelance consultancy when CME Chicago closed. Work for agencies, printers, web and design studios, and corporate marketing departments; strong financial and direct response experience.

Recently ended nine month assignment with DDB Chicago on their Bloomington-based State Farm ICP team working on StateFarm.com, Knowledge Articles and other new online content.

Current project work includes: Allstate (online), American Association of Individual Investors (direct mail), American Medical Association (insurance services), AOPA (membership services), Bank of America (credit card direct mail, collateral), Capital Roundtable (seminar direct mail), Citibank (direct mail), DWS Scudder (collateral), Envision (direct mail), Firestone (retail direct mail), First Midwest Bank (newsletter), GLS(collateral), Guardian Insurance (direct mail), Humana Insurance (print and online), In‑Sink‑Erator (web site), Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (fundraising), Merrill Lynch (Retirement Group collateral), Morgan Stanley (web sites and direct mail/collateral), Motorola (direct mail), Northern Trust (direct mail, brochures), Oblate Missions (fundraising), Sage Software (direct mail), SCI/Dignity Memorial (print ads and direct mail), Siemens Building Technologies (collateral), SIRVA/Allied Van Lines (print ads and collateral), State Farm (print ads and direct mail), Stericycle (web site, collateral), Van Kampen (brochures, print ads), Washington Post (subscription direct mail), Whirlpool (brochures, print ads).

Have held half-time contractor positions with Cramer-Krasselt (1998-2001) and Morningstar (2003-2005).

1994-1995
Creative Director, Campbell Mithun Esty, Chicago.

Supervised all agency direct response creative and interactive, including projects for Heller Financial, Boise Cascade, First Data plus all clients of CME Chicago's allied direct response agency.

1989-1994
Creative Director, Foote, Cone & Belding Direct, Chicago.

Supervised creative group of nine; handled television, radio, print and interactive projects for Fidelity Investments, Abbott Laboratories, Zenith Data Systems, S.C. Johnson and Kraft.

1987-1989
Creative Group Head, Haddon Advertising, Chicago.

Co-supervised creative group of seven at this $45 million direct response agency. Worked on First Chicago Bank, Cash Station, MasterCard, American Express, Metra and Baird & Warner.

1982-1987
Vice President & Creative Director, Montgomery, Zukerman, Davis, Indianapolis/
Telematrix Videotape Productions,  Indianapolis

Supervised 13-person creative staff at this $30 million agency/production company. Worked on Coca-Cola, Steak 'n Shake, Hook's Drugs, Citizens Gas, First Indiana, International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association, plus direct response TV for Princess House, Blue Lustre, Jewel.

1975-1982
Vice President & Director of Creative Services, Willis Case Harwood, Dayton.

Creative head and partner of $10 million agency. Worked on Ponderosa Steakhouse, Top Value Stamps, Sears regional broadcast, IGA national, Hobart Corporation and Mead Paper.

M.S. in Advertising; B.S. in Communications; University of Illinois, Urbana.

ECHO Academy Member and ECHO Award Judge, Direct Marketing Association

Board Member, Past President, Independent Writers of Chicago

Board Member, Chicago Creative Coalition

Newsletter Editor/SIG Chair, Chicago Association of Direct Marketing

Past President, International Interactive Communications Society

Part-time Faculty, University of Phoenix Chicagoland Campuses