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About Me

  • 6 Years in the US Air Force - Aircraft Maintenance, Communication/Navigation systems.

  • 20+ Years experience in the Creative Design industry.

  • 3D Modeling, Animation, Technical Artist and Art Director.

  • 7+ Years as Augmented Reality creator, building hudreds of effects for Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram.

  • 15+ Billion effect impressions (on Snapchat alone) and 1,500 years of Snap Camera play time.

  • 500k Followers on Snapchat.

  • Creator of the world-famous Potato lens, featured in everything from viral tweets to feature films.

  • Author of 11 books. Two specifically on how to use Snapchat and Lens Studio.

  • Owner of The Augury, Inc., a Nashville-based social augmented reality creative design studio.

Portfolio

Here’s just a few of my favorite projects for each platform.

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Latest News

Latest Updates
The Guides to Snapchat and Lens Studio
The Guides to Snapchat and Lens Studio

Learn more about Snapchat and Lens Studio with these awesome guides written by me.

Snap Partner Summit 2023
Snap Partner Summit 2023

Some of my favorite highlights from Snap Partner Summit included the appearance of the beloved Potato character during the keynote presentation and having the opportunity to meet Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel.

Nickelodeon Wildcard Game - 2022
Nickelodeon Wildcard Game - 2022

Sime time is back! The successful Nickelodeon NFL Wildcard game is bigger than ever in 2022, with a special appearance from Spongebob himself!

Wheel of Time - Myrddraal
Wheel of Time - Myrddraal

Use Snapchat to become the Myrddraal, the dark general of the shadowspawn in Amazon Studios’ epic series Wheel of Time.

Snake Eyes - G.I. Joe Origins
Snake Eyes - G.I. Joe Origins

Yo Joe! An action-packed origin story needs a high-speed AR experience!

Taco Bell Potato
Taco Bell Potato

Taco Bell plus Potato equals marketing (Yukon) gold

Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered: Super Bowl Edition
Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered: Super Bowl Edition

A Super Bowl pregame doesn’t get any more Unfiltered than this!

Super Bowl 2021 • Nickelodeon
Super Bowl 2021 • Nickelodeon

Bucs or Chiefs— who will win the Super Bowl? With these special Snapchat lenses for Nickelodeon’s highlights, they’re both winners.

Nickelodeon • NFL Wild Card Game
Nickelodeon • NFL Wild Card Game

Your eyes don’t deceive you. It’s Nickelodeon bringing you the craziest NFL Wildcard game you’ve ever seen.

Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered
Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered

Guess who’s behind that incredible Snapchat filter?

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I’m excited to talk to you about your next AR experience.

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