Patrick Michael Kronin

Patrick’s marketing background is extensive. Whether it’s advertising, sales promotion, event marketing or agriculture, Kronin has delivered award-winning work on blue-chip accounts for over 25 years at some of the largest ad agencies in America and abroad. From food and beverages to energy and information technology, his brand experience is diverse. Top agency tours include Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi, Momentum Worldwide and DMB&B. He also spent 2 years on the client side at Aflac experiencing the darker side of the duck. Prior to expanding his freelance business, Midnight Oil & Ink, Kronin was Executive Creative Director/Chief Creative Officer at Hirons & Associates in Indianapolis in charge of both the creative and production departments. He graduated from the University of Texas' School of Communications, in Austin with a B.S. degree in Advertising. Patrick started at Ogilvy right out of college and never looked back. His passions outside of advertising include scuba diving, deep sea fishing, white-water rafting, surfing, painting, cooking and camping with his kids and adopted canines. Kronin has 3 dogs and 3 children, which keep him faithfully tied up over the weekends. As a single father, Patrick cherishes the time he spends with his kids and he's dedicated his weekends to them exclusively. Born and raised in Houston, Kronin often visits his Lone Star State to be with friends and he never misses an oportunity to hit Austin for the nightlife and kicking back on the Guadalupe River. You can see some of his art direction and copy on several print and TV campaigns at http://MidnightOilAndInk.Webs.com.