• 10 years of experience in the design industry using both the Mac and PC platforms.
• Qualified in all areas of design, layout, illustration and production.
• Computer proficiency in Quark X-Press, Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker, Corel Draw, Freehand, Word, Multi Ad Creator, Streamline.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, self-motivated, punctual, work in team and individual environments.

• Conceptual design and layout of collectible books for a publishing company, creating spot illustrations, interior layout and page design, cover and display design and execution, cartography of CT roadways along with ad creation that generated a high profitability for the company as well as being rated in USA Today’s Top 25 book list. Some experience with digital photography.

• Specifying type, color correction, design, illustration and layout for newspapers, books and magazines.
• Logo design, proofreading, drum/flatbed/slide scanning, digital product photography.
• Design and conceptual work for billboard signs via marker comps and digital creation.
• Image acquisition and file preparation for four-color publications.
• Graphic design, layout and photography for service orientated brochures.
• Design and layout for internal correspondence, catalogues, envelope and sell-sheets. Assistant to in-house product photographer.

• Design and layout for various kinds of business signage via hand painting and vinyl applications using the PC computer (Gerber System).

• Layout and production of game packaging.

1/03/ present- Waterbury Republican, Waterbury, CT- Create illustrations for feature stories, technical illustrations, locator maps/ logos for Waterbury Republican newspaper.

11/02/ present- Southington Board of Education, Southington, CT- Substitute teaching grades 3 thru 12. Several long term assignments responsible for classroom management, lesson plan and writing, teaching lessons and participating with students on school mural project for book fairs and student art show project for parent-teacher conferences.

9/01-4/02- Milton Bradlee/Majestic Press, East Longmeadow, MA - (freelance) Package/production design for various games and brochures using digital software: Quark Xpress, Illustrator and Photoshop.

2/99-6/01- Checker Bee Publishing, Middletown, CT - Responsible for conceptual designs and concept sketches and producing layouts for book covers and interior design, point of purchase designs for books and test markets as well as spot illustrations, digital photography and color correction.

8/98-11/98- The Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT - (freelance) Specifying type design, layout and digital creation of advertisements for the ad services department of a daily newspaper.

9/96-3/98- Curtiss 1000, Inc., Newington, CT - Digital pre-press operator. design, layout and production of various client branding for envelope, forms and letterheads.

4/98-7/98- Martin Media, South Windsor, CT - (freelance) Designed and produced advertising for billboards from marker comps to digital creation.

-Signature Advertising, Cheshire, CT - (freelance) Designed magazine ads, created technical illustrations for client manuals, illustration and design of vitamin labels for a product line.

4/95-12/95- The Register Citizen, Torrington, CT - Graphic compositor of daily news pages. Specifying type, created and composed covers for tab-sections of newspaper using Quark Xpress-Photoshop.

1981-1995- Dept. of Mental Retardation, Southbury, CT - Designed and produced three color pamphlets, mailers. Lead Mental Retardation Worker / Fire Fighter / EMT-D / State School Vocational Instructor.

8/92-12/92- CD Onestop, Bethel, CT - (freelance) Design, layout and production of music catalogue.

1990- Black & Decker, Shelton, CT - Design, layout, production of various marketing materials.

Central CT State University, New Britain, CT - Graduate study in Art Education (certification date approx. 1/07)

Southern CT State University, New Haven, CT - Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design

Paier College of Art, Hamden, CT - Scholarship for undergraduate study in Illustration

New Britain Art League, Southington Art League, International Honor Society in Education-Kappa Delta Pi (Epsilon Mu Chapter), American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI/PSIA-certified)