Jack Nicolai

Portfolio

Active Kids Platform

Client: McDonald’s
Agency: Arc Worldwide

Description:
As part of a global McDonald’s initiative to encourage kids to be more active, the Active Kids Platform was developed as a means to entertain children while rewarding them for also engaging in various healthful activities. Shrek’s Treketh to Adventure, the first of three promotions, immersed children in the fabled land of Far Far Away for the adventure of a lifetime. Additional promotions were developed for the Surf’s Up and Bee Movie animated feature films.

The Active Kids Platform required the development of a robust and extensible application designed to host rich gaming experiences. The site was localized for 12 languages and 106 different countries.

Click here to watch the Active Kids Platform preview video.

Role:
I served as the Software Architect, and Senior Flash Developer, leading a team of seven developers spread across the United States and internationally.

FlavorChase

Client: Phillip Morris
Agency: Arc Worldwide

Description:
With over 800,000 registrants and 335,000 daily entries during the two month life of the FlavorChase Sweepstakes, it became one of Phillip Morris’ most successful sweepstakes ever. Users entered daily for a chance to win one of thirty different prizes.

Role:
As the Senior Flash Developer I worked with front and backend developers to deliver this secure, data-driven sweepstakes website.

Verb Video Mixer

Client: Verb
Agency: Arc Worldwide

Description:
Part of a larger viral marketing campaign sponsored by the CDC, Verb Yellowball, the Verb Video Mixer allowed users to compose videos and share them. Each video segment features kids playing with and sharing the yellow balls. The video segments were shot such that the yellow ball entered and left the video frame in roughly the same location which allowed the segments to be combined in any order. This user-generated composition could then be set to music.

Role:
Senior Flash Developer

M-Class Microsite

Client: Mercedes Benz
Agency: Critical Mass

Description:
One of many Rich Media Advertising projects developed for Critical Mass. This key partnership quickly grew and into projects for Dell, Hyatt, Pampers, Michelin, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Role:
Flash Developer and Motion Designer

Flight Information Display System

Client: United Airlines
Agency: Allen Interactions

Description:
United wanted a means of giving customers the information they need when they need it. This application aggregated airline data sources to display flight status, alternate flights, weather reports and other important flight information. This solution helped to free up gate staff to enable them to provide better overall customer service.

Role:
Flash Developer

Kellogg's Music Mixer

Client: Kellogg’s
Agency: Brigandi & Associates

Description:
Featured on Kellogg’s website, this entertaining application allowed users to select beats, baselines and sound effects from different genres to create custom music mixes. Users could then email friends to share their musical creations.

Additional projects with Brigandi & Associates included work for Special K, Rice Krispies, Keebler, Pop Tarts, and The Incredibles.

Role:
Flash Developer and Motion Designer

Contact Information

Jack Nicolai

E-mail: jobs@jacknicolai.com
Website: www.jacknicolai.com