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[ Curriculum Vitae ]

Field Experience

Web-Pros, Inc. | Greenwood, Indiana.
Creative Director. Project management and creation of internet, multimedia & print design. Clients include Saint Mary’s of the Woods College, ITT Technical Institute, Sando Jones Aker Plastic Surgery, Peyton Manning, OrthoIndy and LIN TV. August 1996 – Present.

Romelli & Associates | Cincinnati, Ohio.
Art Director. Design and coordinate jobs. Clients include Sonic Drive-In, Krogers, Jergens and Origin. September 1995 – August 1996.

Crystal Tissue | Middletown, Ohio.
Graphic Designer. Art direct freelance illustrators and designers in creating artwork to be printed on gift bags and tissue paper. Coordinated product production of gift bags in United States, Hong Kong, Korea, China, and Israel. Designed and produced packaging for Crystal Tissue, Target, Walmart, and Osco. Aided in updating Crystal’s computer needs in the design environment. Coordinated all aspects of the 1995 catalogs including design layout, photography and production. July 1994 – September 1995.

Freelance | Indianapolis, Indiana.
List available upon request.

Teaching Experience

Art Institute Online | Pittsburgh, PA.
Adjunct Professor. Typography. Spring Semester 2006.

University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, Indiana.
Adjunct Professor. Introduction to the Computer for Artists Art 101-50 (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint. Web Design for Artists 371-50 (Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and Imageready) and 372-50 (Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and Imageready). Evening Classes. Spring Semester 2001 – Spring Semester 2004.

Herron School of Art, IUPUI | Indianapolis, Indiana.
Adjunct Professor. A201/A543 Visual Communication I – Evening Class. Introduction and general exposure to the communication design profession. Provides instruction in mastering technical and conceptual skills relative to design, a functional problem-solving process. Fall Semester 2000.

Indiana University | Bloomington, Indiana.
Associate Instructor. S250 – Introduction to Graphic Design. Main focus on graphic design principles, graphic design history, typography, and Adobe Illustrator. During lab students worked on independent creative solutions for 7 projects throughout the semester. Total student enrollment was 40. Spring semester 1999 duties included preparation for 2 lectures a week, planned lab activities, and grade all projects and quizzes. Created a class web site updated weekly to communicate with enrolled students. September 1996 – May 1999.


Education

Indiana University | Bloomington, Indiana.
MFA Graphic Design Degree. Course work included letterpress, multimedia, web design and traditional print. May 1999.

Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio.
BFA in Communication Design, Cum Laude. Coursework included Foundation Core, Graphic Arts Production, Drawing, 20th Century Design History, Illustration, Computer Publishing and Communication Design. May 1994.

Scholarships & Awards

Knote Scholarship.
Indiana University. September 1996.

Wilder Traveling Scholarship Award.
Art Academy of Cincinnati senior award based on merit. Highest honor of graduating class. Traveled to Europe – London, Paris, Basel and Zurich. April 1995.

Excellence In Graphic Design Scholarship.
Art Academy of Cincinnati fourth year Scholarship for 1993-94 school year.

Design Conferences Attended/Organizations

The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Gold Member. 2006.

College Fraternity Editors Association. Annual Awards Judge. 2000 – 2004.

AIGA Indianapolis Chapter. Board Member, 1999 – May 2002.

AIGA Indianapolis Chapter
. Member, 1999 – May 2002.

AIGA National Retreat. Atlanta, GA. August 2001.

Fuse 98, San Francisco, CA. May 1998.

The AIGA Electronic Design Symposium, Lynda Weinman, Indianapolis, IN.
October 1997.

Mixing Messages, New York, NY. November 1996.

Art Directors of Cincinnati. Member. 1996.

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