experience:
Park Century School (Los Angeles, CA), August 2006 - present
Art Teacher, Graphic Designer
Instructing art projects with a focus on executive functioning for private school of students with learning disabilities grades 2 - 8.
Assisting in special programs for architecture, music, and media.
Redesign of website (in progress). Providing illustration and layout for a variety of printed materials.

ROVER Technologies (Los Angeles, CA)
Art Director, Lead Designer
Designed company logo, business cards, and web page.
Created storyboards and scripts for multi-media corporate video.

Tokyopop (Los Angeles, CA), 2006
Freelance Layout Artist
Executed re-touching, lettering, and layout of 200+ page Manga-style graphic novels using multiple software programs.

B-low the Belt (Culver City, CA), 2005
Art Director of Website, Graphic Designer
Created catalogs, direct mailers, brochures and flyers.
Executed all phases of production including: digital photography, color-correction, masking, and image format for print and web.
Created and maintained Digital Image Database.

Barbara Matera, Inc. (New York, NY), 2003 - 2004
Draper’s Assistant, Craftsperson
Assisted Costume Designers of award-winning Broadway shows.
Interpreted Designers sketches alongside Patternmakers.
Created hundreds of elaborate costumes within strict deadlines.
Consulted Purchasing Department regarding budgets and materials.
Specialized in hand-paintied fabrics and custom foam constructions.

additional skills:
Digital photography, freehand layout and illustration, faux finish, mixed media collage, painting and drawing using acrylic paint, water color and oils.

education:
The Art Students League (New York, NY), 1990 - 1992
School of Visual Arts (New York, NY), 1991
Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, NY), 1990 - 1991
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT), 1988 - 1989