Education:
1992-1996
B.F.A. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Concentrations in Painting and Sculpture. 3.2 QPA
June-August 2004
Summer Studio Program Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Sculpture & Extended Media.
July 1994-December 1994
Study Abroad, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Studied Fine Arts and Academics.
Summer 1990-Spring 1991
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA. Received scholarships for Pre-College art classes.
Work Experience:
November 2006-present Desert Isle Design LLC Mesa, AZ
Senior Graphic Designer
Duties:design book covers, dust jackets, and signature sheets for limited edition books; book interior layout; print design; logo design; web graphics; prepare files for print production; prepare print orders and quotes
Programs Used: Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Quark, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
Aug 1999-present
Freelance Artist
logo design, newsletters, brochures, flyers, promotional cards, invitations (wedding and art exhibit), business cards, illustration, limited web design
Past & Present Clients: Miller Designs; Logowear Express; Soil-Loc Inc.; The Bead Museum; Yoga Youphoria; The Icehouse, Beads of Courage, Kiwanis Club of Tucson
Programs Used: Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Quark, Dreamweaver
June 2005-November 2006 Logan Simpson Design Inc. Tempe, AZ
Graphic Designer II
Duties: public meeting display graphics & materials; in house graphics for Marketing department including proposal layout; newspaper ads; multi-page handouts, brochures, and newsletters; mailers; logo design; graphics for landscape design plans; sketches and color rendering for landscape design department; web design layout and corrections.
Programs Used: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Quark, Dreamweaver, Word, Powerpoint
Aug 2004-June 2005 Logowear Express Chandler, AZ
Graphic Artist
Duties: manage entire art department; create designs, illustrations and text layout for textiles, business cards and promotional items; prepare and print color-separated artwork; prepare artwork for other print applications.
Programs Used: Adobe Illustrator, Streamline, Photoshop, FastFilms (for creating indexed, simulated process and 4C process artwork)
Nov 1999-May 2002 Surf & Ski Enterprises Mesa, AZ
Art Director
Duties: in charge of overall quality of artwork leaving the art department; create designs, illustrations and text layout for screen printing, business cards and promotional items; create color-separated artwork; operate stat camera; supervise one graphic artist.
Programs Used: Adobe Illustrator, Streamline, Photoshop, FastFilms
Sept 1999-Nov 1999 Surf & Ski Enterprises Mesa, AZ
Graphic Artist
Duties: create designs, illustration and text layout for screen printing, business cards and promotional items; work closely with customers to create designs; create color-separated artwork.
Programs Used: see above
March 1997-Sept 1999 Anton Sport Tempe, AZ
Production Artist
Duties: recreate logos; create designs, illustration and text layout for screen printing; create color-separated artwork
Programs Used: Coreldraw, Adobe Streamline, Illustrator
Volunteer & Other Relevant Experience:
Jan 2004-present Icehouse Arts Phoenix, AZ
Volunteer: design and maintain website; coordinate marketing; write and submit press releases; design ads and flyers; organize archives; organized, curated, installed and promoted exhibit "Flood" (12 artists), March 2005 and “Grounded” (5 artists), October 2005; organized Sound art show (4 artists), July 2004.
Jan 2001-Feb 2005 eye lounge Phoenix, AZ
Member: marketing committee; co-organized group shows; designed ads & invitations; coordinated nearby art spaces for group invitation, March 2003 & March 2004; President 04-05: created meeting agenda; held meetings; screened potential new members; organized and promoted call for artists.
May 2003-Dec 2004 artlink, Inc. Phoenix, AZ
Volunteer: design & layout of monthly "artlinkletter" newsletter; newsletter stuffing; attend monthly meetings.
Board Member, May 04-Dec 04: attend monthly Board meetings; suggest and implement group improvements.
Awarded Outstanding Volunteer 2004
Nationally exhibited visual artist, Photo Lab Technician: Deans Grand Canyon Photo, Tempe, AZ 9/97-11/98; Penguin Photo, Philadelphia, PA 5/96-9/96; Photo Editor, Darkroom Manager and Assignment Photographer, Tartan Newspaper, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 8/92-5/94.
Professional Affiliation:
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Artists) member, 2005-2006 |