I'm a copywriter with 8-plus years of experience in healthcare and hospitals, travel and tourism, restaurants, planned communities, outdoor recreation and one Caribbean island. 

My work generally speaks for itself. When it doesn’t, I have an outdated cell phone.

Call me and leave a garbled message.

Tom

thomas h. patten
writer

experience--

current
Martin Agency, Lewis Communications, Sullivan Higdon Sink, Pharm Fresh Media: uva medical group, austal ships, heartstone hardscapes, clear creek tahoe mpc, pratt & whitney engines, aprilaire HVAC, Trust Company of Oklahoma, Michael Barley photographer, Walmart and some super secret stuff- very hush hush. 

present
prairie dog/tcg, kansas city, mo
sr copywriter/acd
cooley-dickinson hospital, northbay healthcare, unity health system, southern illinois healthcare, salem health, kauffman foundation
 

bohan advertising, nashville, tn
sr copywriter
2007 -  2009
greenbrier resort, beaches of south walton, united methodist church, ochsner health system

mckee wallwork cleveland, albuquerque, nm
sr copywriter 
2005 - 2007
albuquerque cvb, mariposa planned community,heritage hotels and resort, blake's lottaburger, presbyterian hospitals

st. john & partners advertising, jacksonville, fl
copywriter
2005
amelia island planned community, zaxby's restaurants, clearwire internet

cole & weber/red cell advertising, portland or and seattle wa
copywriter/interactive, collateral
2003 -  2005
nike, umpqua bank, tillamook dairy, chinook winds casino, microsoft, texas instruments' DLP technology

campbell lacoste advertising, madison, wi
copywriter
2002 -  2003
perception kayaks, baush & lomb optics, tasco optics, st croix fishing

education--
portfolio center 
post-graduate school for advertising and design 
atlanta, ga

wichita state university
b.a. english-creative writing
wichita, ks 

awards & publications
one show, addys, portland ad fed "rosies," effies, cmyk, critique...

non-fiction: anguilla  a shorter sleeved way of life (isbn0-9762839-0-5)