Develop production schedules for the overall department workflow in addition to particular projects such as: Pazz & Jop, a yearly music poll; Siren Music Festival - a yearly free music festival; The Village Voice OBIE Awards, an awards event celebrating the Off Broadway theater movement; and the redesign of the Villagevoice.com website.

• Calculation of the human and material resources needed to complete projects and day-to-day functions.
• Monitoring the production process and adjusting schedules as needed.
• Supervising and motivating team members.
• Creative direction of two designers.
• Brainstorming on future initiatives and technology uses.
• Web Photography editing.
• Web photography - Slide Shows & Feature work.
• Editorial consultation with Managing Editor
• Very strong teamwork skills.
• A very solid skill set with design tools.

Design, Photography and HTML for The Village Voice online newspaper. Projects range from logo design, web design and execution to editorial photography. Also, worked with marketing to re-develop Personals and Classifieds campaigns and the VVM National site. Layout, design and photography for print. Consistent challenge: to create fresh designs that match conceptual and artistic styles already developed by the corporate identity.

• Highly skilled at pulling together all of the logistical elements needed to publish daily online.
• Editorial photography for features, Neighborhoods, Elements of Style, Not from Here, various news pieces and Photo of the Day. Editorial photo research and editorial illustration.
• Logo designs: First Classifieds, Off Stage Performance, First Choice Movie Club.
• Redesign of Village Voice Media National site, Cleveland Freetimes.
• Both print and online Ad Creation.
• Redesign structural design and tracking.
• Complete design, and production of The Siren Music Festival website, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005.
• Creation of the Voice online store, using Café Press templates.
• Project management of Village Voice redesign, structural design and bug tracking, beta testing & debugging.
• Very strong teamwork skills.
• Html, java script, css, limited php.
• A very solid skill set with design tools.

Lead Visual Design/Illustration and Animation for strategy lead interactive business solutions provider. Focus: Fortune 1000, 500 and Dot Com businesses.

• Conceptualized and visual design of corporate client web initiatives.
• Visual lead and Experience Design lead in team based environment.
• Visual direction of HTML/Java programmers and multimedia talents.
• Extensive travels to client site for presentations and team meetings.
• Helped analyze client needs and defining scope of work.
• Partnered closely with the Account Director, Management Supervisor and Client to keep relationships strong, communication flowing, and all assignments on course.
• Represented the creative department to the Client.

Administrative responsibilities included: composing various design documents for projects including, technical specifications and visual treatment summations both for Zefer's catalog and client deliverables. Creative team lead with colleague and management evaluations. Project scope and work plan development. Tracking Jr. Designers progress on paired projects. Involved in business process presentation development. Interviewing potential candidates for hire.

Software: CorelDraw! & Paint, Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, Ulead Gif Animator, Quark, PageMaker, Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, Homesite, various morphing and animation programs. HTML, Java Script and FTP programs.
Client List: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce World Markets, E-cruise.com, EZ2get.com and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.

Lead Design/Illustration/Animation and Direction for interactive business solutions company. Focus on data driven services for corporate clientele.

• GUI design for multimedia, Internet, intranet and extranets design.
• Team environment. Oversaw all design direction on all project teams within the art department.
• Constant interaction between staff and clients.
• Conducted client demos either on site or in house.
• Various marketing of Sladekutter printed pieces from concept to printing. Also involved in printer coordination, estimation and press checks.

Administrative responsibilities included: Responsible for all aspects of day to day management including the allocation of staff and assignments, adherence to agency / client standards and deliverables. Oversee the training and development of junior staff. Anticipate and resolve issues and obstacles

Software: CorelDraw! & Paint, Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, Ulead Gif Animator, Quark, PageMaker, Microsoft Office, various morphing and animation programs. HTML, Java Script, FTP programs. Advanced training in Flash 4.
Client List: Storm Systems LLC, Hallmark/Tassone, Cutler Hammer, The Ellwood Group, Pittsburgh Logistics, Heinz (Foodservice, Global and Corporate), CPS, Leybold Vacuum Products, WDVE and The X.

Computer Graphic Design/Illustration and Animation for interactive multimedia corporate training company.

• Full design, including proto-typing and demos.
• Variety of clientele and client needs.
• Solid Team environment.
• Multimedia, print, Internet and Intranet design.
• Animations range from simple to complex 3d.
• Also involved in printer coordination, estimation, and consultation with clients.

Software: CorelDraw!, Corel Paint! 7.0 & 8.0. Adobe PhotoShop 4 & 5, Paintshop Pro, Ray Dream, Quark for Windows, PageMaker, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, various morphing and animation programs. HTML, Java Script and basic understanding of Director and Toolbook.
Client List: PPG, PNC, GTE, Bellcore, Ameritech, Millar, Fore Systems, Ross Labs, Ohmeda and National City.

• Design/Illustration for full color weekly arts and entertainment newspaper. Average size 104 pages. Could range 78 to 256 pages, depending upon events.
• Ad design, page design and layout.
• Printer coordination, pagination and computer support.
• Camera work and computer training.

Software: CorelDraw!, Corel Paint!, Corel Mosaic!, all 5.0. Adobe PhotoShop 3.0, Quark & Intelligent Dummy

• Graphic Design and storyboarding for multi-image and speaker support shows. Corporate clientele.
• Projects ranged from simple text and graphs to complex textures and patterns and advanced animations.
• Logos and illustrations for print to true 3d multi-image animation.

Software: Pansophic Studioworks version 3.21 on Compaq Desk Pro 386 with 40 Meg tape drive. JVC BY110 video camera with RGB and VCR input. MS-DOS version 3.3. Image to PCR Matrix 35mm Camera, HP LaserJet and Matrix TT200 Thermal printer.
Client List: Heinz USA and divisions of Weight Watchers, Star-Kist, Kosy Kitten and Reward Dog Food, Mellon Bank, PPG, Thrift Drug, Giant Eagle, Duquesne Light, Endevco and Pittsburgh Corning.
Awards: Logo Design: Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society, Illustration: Free Form Train.

• Cofounder of bimonthly 58-page glossy magazine.
• Local and national artist/writers and performers.
• Archived in Salvador Dali museum in Florida.
• Assisted in preparation from paste-up, photography, computer graphics and promotion.

Associates in Specialized Technology, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 1982.
Art Institute Of Pittsburgh Commercial Art Prep School. 1979. Award for Outstanding Achievement.