JOB OBJECTIVE

To acquire a challenging position or contract projects in the fields of web and print design.

EXPERIENCE

Designer | March 2000 - Current
evacdesign, Oakland, CA

Responsible for design and implementation of small -to medium -sized web sites; design of logos, letterheads, and business cards; presentations in flash or by other means; design and production of print collateral.

Adjunct Professor | June 2002 - Current
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
Teach "Introduction to Graphic Design" and "Typography." These classes introduce graphic design as a means of communicating ideas using word and image. We progress to more formal design projects, and reference some history of 20th century design.

Facilitated three award-winning class entries in Inspire Oakland graphic design billboard contest.
May 2010

contest article

contest photos

Design Associate | Designer, April 1998 - March 2000
Vivid Studios, San Francisco, CA

Graphic Designer | April 1997 - April 1998
Shaman Corporation, San Francisco, CA
Responsible for design, production, and processing of product interface elements such as buttons, tabs, and headers using 4D-Client; design and production of web banners, web art elements, and collateral materials for the marketing of the shaman product; getting competitive print quotes for the printing of collateral to stay within the start-up company budget.

Graphic Designer | March 1996 - April 1997
Theatrix Interactive, Emeryville, California
Responsible for design and production of collateral materials for the marketing of theatrix products, on time and on budget; completion of electronic files for film and print, including: CD art, digipak art, product manual and cover, shelf talkers, end-caps and on-box stickers; design and production of media other than print such as AOL site art, web page art, and promotional video art; establishment and maintenance of a consistent look and feel for any piece bearing the Theatrix name.

Teaching Assistant | December 1993 - May 1995
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Assisted professor in two courses: beginning graphic design and computer as a graphic design tool; evaluated student work in group and in individual critiques; selected readings for group discussions; created lesson plans and related critiques; demonstrated computer programs; and presented the work and writings of designers, artists, and writers.

Graphic Designer | Production Artist, 1990 - 1992 and Summer 1993
1185 Design, Palo Alto, CA
Responsible for organizing and producing camera-ready art for a wide range of projects including signage for tradeshows, annual reports, software packaging, CD labels, promotional pieces, brochures, technical manuals, holiday cards, and direct mail pieces.

Production Artist | Designer, 1989 - 1990
Symantec Corporation, Cupertino, CA
responsible for design and production of camera-ready art for domestic and international marketing materials including software packaging, disk labels, brochures, product fact sheets, and promotional materials; participated in brainstorming and conceptualizing ideas for product photoshoots.

CONTRACT WORK

Print Design and Production:

Lucas Arts (marketing print collateral)
Habitot Children's Museum (posters, catalogs)
Recycle More (brochures)
Wired Magazine (trade show pieces)
Hydropoint Data Systems (print and web)
Lawrence Bekeley Laboratory, (print and web work)
Convey Software, www.evacdesign.com/print/index.html
Dynomics, www.dynomics.nl/ (logo)

Website Design and Production:

cafe fanny, www.cafefanny.com
manicaretti italian foods, http://www.manicaretti.com
panorama capital, www.panoramacapital.com/
sign-a-lot, www.signalot.com
oleno music, www.olenomuzic.com
certified reporting services, www.certifiedreportingservices.com
inrhythm, www.inrhythm.net
watchcity multimedia inc, www.wc-mm.com
consumer health interacive, www.consumerhi.com (sections/icons)
babycenter.com, www.babycenter.com (designed sections/icons)
parentcenter.com, www.parentcenter.com (sections/icons)
cloud convergence, www.cloudconvergence.com

EDUCATION

MFA Visual Communication, May 1995 (2-year program)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinoi

Intensive Studies in Graphic Design, 1992 - 1993
Parsons School of Design New York, NY

BFA, Fine and Applied Arts, June 1988 (5-year program)
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Study Abroad:
Faculte des Lettres, Avignon France, Spring 1986
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, Summer 1986

PROGRAMS USED
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, In Design, FireWorks, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Quark Xpress,

CLASSES TAKEN
HTML 1-2, Flash levels 1-4. Practical Grammar for Editors, UC Berkeley Extension. Continued figure and portrait drawing. Print-Making. CCA, Oakland.

EXTRAS

Member of the Graphics Artists Guild.

Member of the AIGA.