Education
Art Institute of Houston, Houston, Tx. Graduated March
1984 with a Diploma in Commercial Art.
West Seneca East High School, Buffalo,
N.Y. Graduated January 1977 with a Regents Diploma.
Experience
Freelance, January 2006 - Present,
Freelance for several companies, including; Pennebaker, Barrett-Wehlmann,
Growth Capital Partners, Voss & Associates and KDW Ltd.
Pegasus Design, Inc., 7676 Hillcroft,
Houston. January 1991-August 1998, March 2002-January 2006. Production
Artist/Art Director — My responsibilities included production/design
of printed and web-based annual reports and marketing materials as
well as corporate web sites. Computer illustration, image manipulation,
production and typography are my strongest points.
Sabre Group, 5215 Ted St., Houston.
October 2000-October 2001. Senior Production Artist — Flash
presentations and web site introductions, Dreamweaver design and
production, print production and all around technical reference.
My responsibilities at Sabre were promotional art, display panels,
email ads, animated presentations and server/back-up administrator.
Olympic Printing, Langfield Dr., Houston.
January 1999-September 2000. Prepress Manager — Supervise and
participate in all phases of electronic and conventional prepress
operations.
Sanjac Graphics, Inc., E.T.C. Jester, Houston.
September 1998-December 1999. Prepress Manager — Supervise
and participate in all phases of electronic and conventional prepress
operations with a staff of about 25. I was instrumental in the decision
to purchase an Agfa imagesetter and RamPage prepress system. I also
helped introduce a Standard Operating Procedures Manual for the prepress
department.
Taylor, Brown, Smith & Perrault Advertising,
Post Oak Place, Houston. I spent 18 months here producing ads and
marketing materials at breakneck speeds. I began using the Macintosh
computer at TBS&P.
Freelance & Contract
- Saudi Aramco
- Pixel Design
- Barrett Whelmann
- Growth Capital Partners
- Mike Guillory
- Voss & Associates
- Jim Coleman Company
- Glass Creative
- Pennebaker
- Pennzoil Company
- Savage Design Group
- Ultra Magazine
Experience, Software & Equipment
Qualifications
I have used and configured a wide variety of computers and platforms.
I am most efficient on the Macintosh, but have worked with Windows
(Vista) for some time. Print and web production are my strongest skills
but I have a wide variety of experience that would benefit any company.
I am proficient in PhotoShop, ImageReady, Illustrator, QuarkXPress,
InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Office, OS X, Windows and
many others.
Armed Service History
Attended submarine training and damage control schools. Assigned to
the USS Narwhal(SSN 671). Attained E-3 Ranking.
Personal
Born November 1959, Single (divorced), 2 children.
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