I've been a broadcast advertising art director and writer, specializing in humor, for 32 years. My cartoon artwork has appeared nationally and internationally for Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest, The Saturday Evening Post, The Funny Times, First for Women, Woman's World, and Cat Fancy. My panel comic, GET A LIFE is found daily on: http://www.comicssherpa.com
Timothy Lachowski Creative Director
25389 Chapelweigh Farmington Hills, MI 48336 tlachowski@yahoo.com
Tel 248•476•5592 CELL 248•227•6553 http://web.me.com/clachowski/Site/television.html
Management Style
Supervised numerous creative teams. Provided a vision, goals and a guiding framework from which these teams can work, leaving them enough leeway to explore various avenues.
Experience
Campbell-Ewald 2003-2008
Vice President, Associate Creative Director
Clients • Regional creative management of Chevrolet retail advertising for the Northcentral, Northeast, Southcentral, Southeast, and West coast sectors of the U.S. Primary focus on Texas, the largest truck market in the United States.
Performance • In 2006, we helped Chevrolet to gain dominance over Ford and Toyota in Texas.
Doner & Company 1985-2001
Senior Vice President / Creative Director
Clients • Michigan Lottery, British Petroleum, Chiquita Kiwi, New England Ford, Vlasic Pickles, Iams Pet Foods, Motrin IB, Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse.
Performace • Doubled lottery ticket sales over a 5-year period. Boosted sales of Super93 fuel for British Petroleum. Increased Ford Escort’s sales in the northeast by exploiting weaknesses of the competing Hyundai Excel. Positioned Chiquita Kiwi as a breakfast fruit in the United States.
Brogan and Partners 1983-1985
Vice President; Art Director/Copywriter
Clients • Henry Ford Hospital, Mountain Valley Spring Water, and the Avanti Motor Company.
Performance • Increased sales of Mountain Valley Spring Water in Southeastern Michigan.
Doner & Company 1976-1983
Art Director and Copywriter
Clients • Pillsbury, Manufacturer’s Bank, Chiquita Bananas, Hygrade Ball Park Franks, Speas Farm Juices, Michigan Office of Economic Expansion, and Canadian Tire.
Performance • Launched Pillsbury Apple Easy Dessert. Pitched Chiquita Bananas.
Animation
My cartoon artwork has appeared nationally and internationally for Good Housekeeping, Reader's
Digest, The Saturday Evening Post, The Funny Times, First for Women, Woman's World, and Cat Fancy. My panel comic, GET A LIFE is found daily on: http://www.comicssherpa.com
Awards
Gold from the International Film Festival, silver from the Art Directors Club of New York, gold and silver awards with the Creative Advertising Club of Detroit.
Education
Graduated Salutorian, B.F.A. Cleveland Institute of Art along with Case Western Reserve University.
Listed in “Who’s Who in American Universities.”
Referrals
Jim Gorman, Executive Vice President, Executive Creative Director, Campbell-Ewald
Cindy Sikorski, Executive Vice President, Creative Director, Campbell-Ewald
Steve Pitsillos, Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Campbell-Ewald
Farmington Hills, MI
Art Directors Club of NY Mobius Gold Silver and Gold Detroit Ad Club