Relevant Work Experience

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Employment: 9/07—Present
Position: Instructor
Responsibilities: Instructors in the MCG Youth digital arts education program are charged with live classroom instruction (80% high-school students, 20% K-8), developing curriculum, participation in professional development, ongoing education and development of their own artistic endeavors. www.manchesterguild.org

Urban Velo

Employment: 4/07—Present
Position: Publisher
Responsibilities: Co-founder and publisher of a cycling magazine and website, www.urbanvelo.org

Dirt Rag Magazine

Employment: 8/00—4/07
Position: Art Director*
Responsibilities: Design, layout and production of the entire magazine. All in-house art needs including, but not limited to, house advertisements, logo design, web design, artist and photographer management, soft-goods, clothing and merchandise design, as well as designing and coordinating event/trade-show exhibits.

*The position also included voluntary journalistic participation, including product reviews, travel writing, blogging, event staffing and inter-departmental planning.

Signs & More in 24

Employment: 4/96—4/00
Position: Shop Manager, Corporate Web Designer & Technical Consultant
Responsibilities: Daily responsibilities included vinyl sign design and application, store management, sales and customer service. Regular duties included design and maintenance of three corporate websites. As needed, I conducted tech seminars and provided support to the franchise locations. I also coordinated trade-show exhibits and participated in event staffing.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver & Premiere
Advanced level Internet, Email, HTML, CSS and other Web applications including contemporary blog software.
Writing —professional creative, technical and business writing.
Photography—I shoot with a Nikon D40 digital SLR.
Leadership—experience teaching, conducting workshops, organizing exhibits and events.

Freelance Clients

Trips for Kids—National print advertising campaign.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—Feature editorial.
Trek of Pittsburgh—Website redesign, marketing plan, PR & print advertisement design.
Enrico's Tazza D'Oro—Print advertisements, sign design, PR & supplimental web design.
Hot Rod Piercing Company—Website & sign design.
Shockspital—Logo & print advertisement design.
24 Hours of Allamuchy—Print advertisements.
Bitter Gravity—Postcard design.
Space Cowboy—Logo design.
LeMond Bicycles—Print advertisement.
Short & Angry Originals—Logo design.
Pittsburgh Radius—Flash animation & website design.
Spokepunchers—T-shirt illustrations.

Education

Bachelor’s of Science—Applied Corporate Communications
Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA

Associates Degree in Specialized Technology—Visual Communications
The Art Institute, Pittsburgh, PA

References

Available upon request.