EXPERTISE

Creative designer, graphic artist, and illustrator with experience in hand and computer generated art, design, and production. Expert in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXpress and skilled with Flash, DreamWeaver, Maya, LightWave 3D, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, After Effects, and MS Office

EXPERIENCE

02/05 to
Present

BWC/creative – Sr. Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Design, illustrate and produce Museum Exhibits (including
narrative panels, floor plans, and structures) and Corporate
Branding and marketing materials (including logos, trade show
booths, brochures, and websites) for local and international businesses.

06/98 to 12/04

Texas Instruments – Sr. Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Design, layout and produce marketing materials for world-class educational technology company; including product brochures, newsletters, display materials, packaging, and point of purchase. Collaborate with the marketing, sales, engineers, and support staff to conceptualize and develop all marketing materials (a recent direct mail piece generated a 17% return, creating tremendous booth traffic for TI at their largest trade show.)

02/98 - 6/98

The Ad Place – Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Created promotional advertising for fast paced agency. Designed and produced posters, brochures, newspaper ads, point of purchase displays, and promotional giveaways for companies including Frito-Lay and PepsiCo.

02/96 - 02/98

San Antonio Express News –Sr. News Artist  & Illustrator
Interacted with editors, writers, researchers, and photographers to produce award winning informational graphics and illustration that increased the impact and understanding of the news on a daily basis. Also responsible for feature page design that provided structure, readability, and visual impact. Conducted team meetings to improve work procedures and enhance understanding of the visual process.

06/89 - 02/96

Dallas Morning News -News Artist and Illustrator
Collaborated with editors, writers, researchers, and photographers to produce informational graphics, maps, illustration, and feature page design on a daily basis. The highlight of my career was winning the Pulitzer Prize for my graphic design in international reporting.

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Dallas – Richardson, TX
Currently pursuing an MFA in Art & Technology - 12/06
East Texas State University –Commerce, TX
Bachelor of the Science majoring in Commercial and Fine Art

AWARDS