S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communicatons
Syracuse University
Assistant Professor
Non-Tenure Track
July 2007 – Present
Teach courses to both graduate and undergraduate students as part
of the Visual & Interactive Communications department. Courses include
introductory course in graphic design, typography, web design, and a design business class.
Lecture on topics central to design including
motion graphics, color theory, identity design and interface design. Also designed
and implemented a course titled The Design Studio, an entrepreneurial
experience for students in which they start and run a design business,
working with clients and meeting various professionals in the field.
Work directly with over 100 students each semester, guiding their
individual instruction and project implementation. Instruct semester long
web design course for the Military Photojournalism Program, resulting
in a comprehensive web site rich with multimedia storytelling.
ThreeOneFive
Partner, Founding Member
July 2006 – December 2009
Designed, coded and performed day-to-day business operations of this start-up firm.
Developed branding strategies resulting in cross-platform execution of identity solutions
including logos, brochures, advertisements and database driven web sites. Developed and
implemented tailored content management systems. Helped secure and maintain
relationships with clients from educational to consumer based markets.
King Features
Designer
April 2001 - July 2005
Responsibilities included the design of materials for the licensing department
of this comic syndicate featuring properties such as Betty Boop and Popeye.
Designed style guides, logos, websites, advertising campaigns, product and
packaging design and promotional materials. Prepared mechanicals and other
pre-press related work and worked with printers from price quote to final
delivery. Worked with Vice President of Creative to maintain the integrity
of properties.
Context Studio
Designer
June 2000 - April 2001
Designed both print and web related materials from concept to release. Involved
in the development of logos, advertisements and tagline copy writing to be used in
re-branding campaigns for Fortune 1000 businesses. Designed web interfaces and Flash
applications. Also assisted in preparation of mechanicals and other pre-press related
work and in art direction.
Newhouse School, Syracuse University
Teaching Assistant
August 2005 – May 2006
Taught graphic design software to over 200 students, guided them in their
completion of final projects and prepared review sheets.
Computer Skills
Adobe InDesign; Illustrator; Photoshop;
Dreamweaver; Flash (ActionScript 2.0 & 3.0); After Effects; HTML, Coldfusion and SQL coding Languages; MySQL; Apple Final-Cut Express;
Audacity; Quark Xpress; Microsoft Office Suite;
