Profile
Highly skilled and accomplished art director, web designer, teacher and artist. Wide variety of experience in environments from corporate to classroom. Recognized with increasingly responsible positions over the course of a 15 year career.
Skills
Directed and performed tasks on many levels in both print and web publishing. Highlights include:
- Art Direction
- Layout Design
- Content Creation
- Website Production
- Editing
- Promotion
- Administration
- Project Management
Professional Experience
2008 - Present
Sonic Training
Freelance Instructor
Teaching one to two day seminars focused around specific software and web design.
Freelance Instructor
Teaching one to two day seminars focused around specific software and web design.
- Disseminating information quickly and thoroughly in an inspiring manner.
- Creating a professional atmosphere as a representative a larger company.
1998 - present
2re.net
Freelance Artist
Layout and design for a wide variety of businesses and events.
Freelance Artist
Layout and design for a wide variety of businesses and events.
- Creating compelling graphic design both on the web and in print in a professional and timely manner.
- Skillfully managing customer expectations through contracts and agreements.
2009 - 2011
Desert Grove Media
Art Director / Web Producer
Creating a memorable online presence for clients.
Art Director / Web Producer
Creating a memorable online presence for clients.
- Producing dynamic, standards compliant websites with SEO optimization.
- Updating existing facebook and web sites, and maintaining twitter feeds for clients to optimize online visibility.
2000 - 2009
Academy of Art University
Instructor / Synchronous Learning Coordinator
Teaching classes in Web Design. Organizing and hosting large scale web conferences through a Learning Management System and web conferencing software.
Instructor / Synchronous Learning Coordinator
Teaching classes in Web Design. Organizing and hosting large scale web conferences through a Learning Management System and web conferencing software.
- Inspiring students and preparing them for a career in Web Design teaching both online and on campus classes.
- Utilizing a custom Learning Management System and web conferencing software to host and coordinate online meetings of up to 30 people across international time-zones.
2000 - 2009
YLEM: Artists Using Science and Technology
President
Leading a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization dedicated to the intersection of art and technology. Responsible for running the organization from top to bottom.
President
Leading a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization dedicated to the intersection of art and technology. Responsible for running the organization from top to bottom.
- Creating compelling graphic design including a bimonthly journal, an annual directory of members, and various promotional materials.
- Administering a multi-user web site.
- Creating and maintaining a blog including posting, editing and training others to do the same.
- Expanding and nurturing a loyal membership.
- Contributing written articles to our Journal.
- Organizing art shows, studio tours, and forums.
2006 - 2008
Urban Moto
Art Director
Directed and performed layout and contributed articles and photos to an international motorcycle magazine.
Art Director
Directed and performed layout and contributed articles and photos to an international motorcycle magazine.
- Bringing the magazine from local to international.
- Improving the layout and increasing the size of the magazine.
- Creating advertisements for major companies like Harley Davidson, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and many others.
- Coordination between printers, advertisers, writers, photographers and other staff.
Other Experience
2003 - 2006
Muddy Waters
Curator
Managing a rotating show of artists to show their work on the walls at 3 cafes in San Francisco.
Curator
Managing a rotating show of artists to show their work on the walls at 3 cafes in San Francisco.
1997 - 1998
Floorspace Art Gallery
Owner / Curator
Coordinated events, managed office duties and community relations, and coordinated the selling and promotion of fine art.
Owner / Curator
Coordinated events, managed office duties and community relations, and coordinated the selling and promotion of fine art.
1996
24 Hours in Cyberspace
Internship
Helping the technicians at the home base for an ambitious project that sent journalists and photographers worldwide to document the affects of the Internet on people's daily lives during a 24 hour period.
Internship
Helping the technicians at the home base for an ambitious project that sent journalists and photographers worldwide to document the affects of the Internet on people's daily lives during a 24 hour period.
Education
2000 - 2009
Academy of Art University
Continuing education to stay current with the latest software and trends.
Continuing education to stay current with the latest software and trends.
2000
San Francisco State University
Baccalaureate of Fine Arts; Conceptual and Information Arts
Baccalaureate of Fine Arts; Conceptual and Information Arts
1993
San Dieguito Academy
High School Diploma
High School Diploma