- EDUCATION
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- New York, NY - Bachelor’s of Fine Art, 2010
- SKILLS
- Mac and PC platforms
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & After Effects;
- Microsoft Word, Final Cut Pro
- Painting, Drawing, Illustration, Graphic Design, Animation, Silk Screen, Etching
- Experience in Quark, Dreamweaver, Outlook and Excel
- EMPLOYMENT
- Interactive Graphic Production Artist
- TEKsystems at Apple, Sunnyvale, CA: October 2015-Present
- Work on site at Apple, Inc. as part of Apple's Interactive Marketing Communications Team
- Temporary Production Artist
- Cost Plus World Market, Oakland, CA: August 2015-October 2015
- Produce seasonal in-store graphics for national rollout
- Graphic Production Designer
- Tory Burch, New York, NY: October 2013-June 2015
- Create seasonal schematics to be followed throughout the company
and by outside agencies - Design marketing campaigns to span print, web and social media
- Take on special projects such as event collateral, billboards and illustration work
- Store Designer
- Bolds Creative, New York, NY: 3+ Months
- Work with Store Design Team to lay out new stores and store redesigns for Kiehl's Since 1851
- Use existing brand elements to create original custom wall art
- Mock up renderings for client approval
- Create mechanical files for final production
- >Graphic Designer
- G3K Display, L.I.C., NY: March 2013-July 2013
- Produce renderings and precise elevations of 3D displays for production, prototypes and one-offs
- Design prototypes with production in mind
- Work with clients to meet and exceed expectations
- Prepare or create original art/die lines for printer
- Make instruction sheets
- Art Director / Lead Designer
- Red Visuals, inc. (now SPACE/CRAFT Worldwide, inc.), Brentwood, NY: January 2012-March 2013
- Manage all jobs within the Art Department of a high-end sign and display company
- Supervise the members of the Art Department and control inventory
- Continue to perform the tasks of Production Artist/Designer
- Production Artist
- Red Visuals, inc., Brentwood, NY: December 2010-January 2012
- Transform clients' ideas into printer/CNC/plotter ready files for signs and displays
- Create detailed layouts for print production jobs
- Fulfill any Graphic Design needs within the company
- Graphic Designer
- The Long-Islander, Huntington, NY: July 2010-December 2010
- Designed page layouts using Quark for multiple Newspapers in the Huntington area
- Updated the Newspapers' website using Dreamweaver
- Created advertisements used throughout all of our Newspapers
- Independent Freelancer
- Logo/Promotional Material, Consulting Designer
- Various Clients: Ongoing
- Channel
- The Artist Development Guild
- DAG Tech
- Seven Gems
- SPACE/CRAFT Worldwide, inc.
- The Hotel Fogger
- Gallery Intern
- 179 Canal, New York, NY: Spring 2010
- Installed and de-installed exhibits
- Performed administrative work/gallery sitting/interacted with Artists and patrons
- Crafts, Holidays & Fun Editorial Intern
- Kaboose.com, New York, NY: Spring 2009
- Worked directly along-side Crafts, Holidays & Fun Editor
- Researched, developed and wrote online articles
- Programmed and managed online content
- Edited crafts videos
- Painting Teacher
- “The Saturday Program” at The Cooper Union, New York, NY: 2008-2009
- Created weekly lesson plans designed to prepare High School Students for college-level work
- Led class and provided feedback for students to develop their skills
- Curated the “End of Semester Show”
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Including:
Internships