BIOGRAPHY

For over thirty years, Brian has created award winning work for such clients as Ramada Hotels, Budget Rent-A-Car, AVIS, Time Life, Johnson and Johnson, Comcast, NutriSystem, UTZ, Entenmanns, Prell, Glaxo SmithKline, Sprint, NASCAR and many, many more.  He is the recipient of more than 80 national and international awards for his directing work on numerous TV commercial campaigns, music videos, long format programming, infomercials, documentaries and corporate communications.  

 His knack for compelling storytelling has earned him accolades nationally and he has been written up in Ad Age, The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and various other publications.  In 2008 he won his first of several Emmy Awards for directing a George Clooney narrated documentary on Bono's humanitarian efforts in Africa. Brian has worked with such musicians and celebrities as Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, George Benson, Kenny Logins, Peter Frampton, The O’Jays, Marie Osmond, Tori Spelling, Jessica Simpson, Wendie Malick, Terry Bradshaw and dozens of others. He is also a musician and had the honor of performing with the Alarm in multiple venues from Pennsylvania to California during the bands critically acclaimed 2018 North American Tour. 

Whether it’s working with national celebrities, high-level government leaders, corporate CEO’s, or non traditional talent, Brian has an easy, calm approach to his craft that puts people at ease. His open and friendly but decisive manner helps Brian in one of his most important roles…coordinating a myriad of graphic artists, animators, production specialists and filmmakers into a well-honed team with the sole purpose of executing the client’s vision.  

Brian began his professional career in 1984 with CCI Communications where he advanced in a short period of time from a camera operator all the way to Vice President of the Company. Simultaneously, he spring boarded his live television experience by becoming  one of the youngest freelance broadcast camera operators in the Philadelphia market. In the following years, Brian shot hundreds of live broadcast baseball, football, ice hockey and basketball games, including the World Series, MLB All-Star Game and the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  In 1991, he continued his passion for live television and was hired as the Coordinating Producer and Director for the live telecast of the Philadelphia Flyers on WPHL-TV17. At the same time he joined Center City Film and Video as a Producer/Director. In the ensuing years he was promoted to General Manager, Vice President then to Executive Vice President. Brian has had an integral role in building CCFV to become the largest Film and Video Production company in the Philadelphia region, with over $10 million invested in on-site technology and state-of-the-art facilities.     

Brian is also an Adjunct Professor at Temple University's Klein School of Media and Communications, teaching professional development designed to prepare students to enter the media workforce. He is also actively involved in several non-profit charities and serves on The Board of Directors for the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia and the Advisory Committee for the Philadelphia Music Alliance. 

In his free time he enjoys playing guitar and is an avid collector of over 40 stringed instruments and an accomplished luthier.