DAVE CARLSON: Account Director

Having joined D + CO in late 2007, Dave is a marketing and branding professional with 25 years experience in both major corporations and a leading full-service national agency.

His specific expertise includes driving brand and catergory management decisions, and strategic planning and positioning for national brands and new products.

During his career, Dave has been responsible for a diverse client group, including business-to-business, consumer product and retail clients such as Columbia Gas, Eastman Chemical, Eaton Electrical, Pennsylvania Travel and Tourism, Pennsylvania Economic Development, Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse, Pittsburgh Mercy Health System and the United Jewish Federation.

Dave's career began in the brand management program at The Clorox Company and includes management positions at Mullen, in addition to PPG Industries where he led the North American marketingand entry into warehouse retailers for the company's Olympic brand.

Dave has a Master's in Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz School and BA degrees in Economics and Political Science from UCLA. He is active in the community through several boards including Association of Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD), Mount Gallitzin Academy, and is vice chairman of the Economy Borough Municipal Authority.