curricula vitae
Profile
- 16+ years of applied teaching experience combined with 28+ years of professional design, photo and arts experience.
- Leads college classes, workshops, independent studies and supports students in their learning goals.
- Committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice.
- Collaboration with community organizations to help foster relations between local professionals and students.
- Excellent development, project managing, presentation research and writing skills.
- In-depth knowledge of coordinating curriculum with academic standards and incorporating real-world expectations.
- Experienced in SLO development and evaluating student performance.
- Extensive knowledge with: content development, digital graphic design, interaction design, user experience design, web design, digital illustration, fine art, traditional and digital photography, digital imaging,
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Expertise
Academic
Curriculum Development Design
Student Assessments/Advisement
Distance Ed & Peer Reviewer Certified
Diversity, Equity, DSPS sensitivity
Trauma Informed Practices
Professional
Design Studio Owner
Art Gallery Curation, Admin
Pro Research and Writing
Exhibited Fine Artist
History of Design & Photo
Technology
Adobe CC creative software
Editing/Production/Asset management
Experience with HTML/CSS/C#/Processing
Contemporary Trends in Design/Photo/Art
Mac OS / Windows Proficient
Work Experience
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Full-Time Instructor (Tenure Track) August 2023–Present; Assistant Professor (Adjunct) August 2007 – August 2023
Classes taught: Senior capstone, user experience & interaction design, history of design & media art, history of photography, foundation and intermediate graphic design, advertising & branding design, digital illustration, Creative Coding
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) August 2018 – 2023
Classes taught: Introductory course that covers 9 disciplinary areas: Fine art/Illustration, graphic design, UI/UX & web design, product and advertising design, film, photography, environmental design and transportation design.
Glendale College, Glendale, CA
Assistant Professor (Adjunct ) January 2013 – 2023
Classes taught: Senior portfolio, foundation design, publication design, UI/UX & web interface design, branding and advertising design, digital Illustration, as well as series of workshops in beginning photography, intermediate photographic expression and studio lighting.
Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) January 2019 – 2023
Classes taught: Typography I, Foundation Design (Including Dual Enrollment)
Aquent, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Freelance Graphic Designer, June 2007 – June 2010, 2015
Primary assignment: Kaiser Permanente—Brand Creative Division (B2B marketing and development)
Kustom Creative, Los Angeles, CA
Graphic Designer: Theatrical One Sheets, DVD Packaging and related collateral, June 2003 – June 2007
Clients include: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / MGM / Sony Classics / Columbia Pictures / LionsGate Films / Strand Releasing / World of Wonder / Netflix / Magnolia Pictures Home Entertainment
The Advocate magazine (LPI MEDIA), Los Angeles, CA
Art Director The Advocate, August 2001 – May 2003, Associate Art Director 1996 – 1999;
Supervising Art Director / Creative Director: Special Products 1999 – 2000
October 1995 – March 2000 / April 2001 – May 2003
FLUXION, Los Angeles, CA
Founder/Creative/Editorial Director, March 1997 – Present
Freelance Design, Photography, Publishing
Achievements & Awards
- Exhibited Artist with works in permanent collections: Center for Photography Woodstock, New York, UCLA: zine and independent publication archive.
- Curation, design, editing and self-published 2 Artist Monographs
- Co-Director Keystone Gallery; experience in art curation, installation & art administration
- Graduate Scholarship MFA Photography Program, Maryland Institute: College of Art, (MICA)
- Recipient of Individual Graduate Artist Grant, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
- Mentoring students on professional, art, design, business best practices and career goals
- 20+ yrs fund–raising/volunteer work with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (LGBTQIA+ support org)
- Self-published, edit and design original art journal: Fluxion, 1998–2015
Professional Associations
- Registered researcher: Getty Research Institute, 2017–2020
- Board Member / Advisor: Pasadena Photography Arts – 2013-2017
- Member: AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) 2010-2014
- C-ID Curriculum Development Committee, 2012-13
- Advisor/volunteer, Create LA (youth arts education organization), 2012–2016
- Member: CAA (College Arts Association) 2010-2018
- Member: Society for Photographic Education (SPE) 2009-2015
- Art Advisory Council, ONE institute (LGBTQIA archives at USC), 1999-2003
Technology
- Adobe Creative Software (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, XD, Acrobat)
- Digital Publishing Platforms
- UI/UX/User Experience/Material Design standards
- Figma, Sketch, Invision Studio, Framer (protoyping software)
- Digital Asset Management (Canvas)
- Digital compositing and retouching,
- Macintosh and Windows OS
- Photographic skills: 35mm, Medium and Large format, traditional, digital, Studio lighting, wet-lab,
- Basic knowledge in principles of animation, game theory, environmental/systems/entertainment design
Education
Maryland Institute, College of Art Baltimore, Maryland
Graduate Photography Program, MFA
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia
Communication Arts and Design Program, BFA
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