Coroflot

Resume

Instructor

Art Institute of Hollywood
• Design Layout 2010-Present
DeVry University
• Advanced Design and Rapid Visualization 2010-Present
Magic of Mandalas
• Facilitate dream board building for diverse groups from cancer support to corporate team 2008-Present
building and private parties. Visit website at: http://magicofmandalas.com
Los Angeles City College (LACC Community Services)
• Photoshop, After Effects, Intro to Mac 2004-Present
Tutoring: Corporate and Private
• Retrain artists at KCBS-TV, KCAL-TV, KTLA-TV networks and private individuals 2002-Present
UPC (United Pan Europe Communications N.V.) Digital Media Centre Broadcast, Holland
• Train artists in Design, Motion Graphics and Compositing [Adobe Creative Suite, Quantel Hal] 2000-2001
Weynand Training International
• Instruct television industry personnel and teach public classes in the current technology 1991-Present
[Quantel Paintbox, Hal & Harry, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects]

ART DIRECTION AND DESIGN

PROJECT EXPERIENCE (Art Director/Owner - Lucky Dog Graphic Design)

Art Director/Designer (Consultant)

Pillemer & Pillemer Sherman Oaks, Ca. 1995-Present
• Web Design, Pillemerlaw.com and collateral
Hopping Hen Productions, Cooking Show Poway, Ca.
• Logo & Web Design for Hopping Hen Productions and FilomenasCookin.com (in production)
Internexxt, Web Design & Development Company Agoura Hills, Ca.
• Web Design for Proctor & Gamble: Sebastian Hair Products
Dee Saar Space Diviner, Professional Organizer Simi Valley, Ca.
• Web Design, SpaceDiviner.com, Collateral Design (Postcard, Brochure, Stationery)
Souza & Associates, Business Management and Bookkeeping Calabasas, Ca.
• Identity/Branding, Web Design, Logo Design, Collateral
Star Selling Inc, Rep for QVC, HSN Palos Verdes, Ca.
• Web Design, StarSellingInc.com, Collateral
City Concierge, Mammoth Lakes Reservations and Creative Mammoth, Ca.
• Roadside Heritage: Identity/Branding, Web Design, Logo Design, Collateral, Point of Purchase, Packaging
Inka Dinka Dink, Writer/Composer Hollywood, Ca.
• Web Design, LostinHollywoodland.com, Illustration
Crown & Crown, Real Estate Agents San Diego, Ca.
• Identity/Branding, Logo Design, Collateral (Direct Mail Campaigns, Stationery Package)
Progressive Strength Recovery, Strength Trainer for Brain Injury Patients Irvine, Ca.
• Web Design and Maintenance, ProgressiveStrengthRecovery.com
That One Guy, Musician Los Angeles, Ca.
• DVD Packaging Design, Logo Design
Cunningham, Escott, Dipene Los Angeles, Ca.
• CD Packaging Design & Illustration
UPC (United Pan Europe Communications N.V.) Digital Media Centre, Broadcast
Technical Facility Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Holland)
• Brochure Design, Tradeshow Art (Large Format), DVD Design, Instruct Personnel in Quantel Hal, Photoshop & AE
The Model Shop, Architectural Models Torrance, Ca.
• User Interface Design, Web Maintenance



EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Senior Designer

KCBS-TV 2, CBS Network, Broadcast Television Hollywood, Ca. 1995-Present
• Photoshop Training (Trained Graphics & Editorial personnel in new technology), News Graphics, Marketing & Promotion, Motion Graphics

The WB TV Network & Affiliates Division (Entertainment Partners) Burbank, Ca. 1996-2005

• Created the affiliates website from concept to completion with a colleague. Pitched to the network. Development of a website that served 800 stations in 111 markets. Maintained, designed and updated this site for 5 years. Less than a year later we created a special password protected site for the local press giving them online access to all necessary PR materials. TheWBpass.com, affiliates website won 2 industry awards.

• On Air Design and Compositing, Design & Maintenance of TheWBpass.com and WBpress.com, Presentation Design, News Open for Tallahassee Florida Affiliate News, Billboards

Designer

KABC-TV 7, ABC Network, The Video Design Group (O&O Division) Hollywood, Ca. 1993-1996

• Created marketing materials, motion graphics, news materials, parade graphics and on air opens for 7 affiliates owned and operated by ABC.

• On Air Design and Compositing, Promotion & Marketing, ID’s, Opens, Parades, News Promos
Awards
Promax Gold 2004 & Silver 2002 for TheWBpass.com, BDA for 1993 Emmy Open.
Roadside Heritage Project (2008 Interpretive Media Competition Award)
Professional Organizations
Art Directors Guild (ADG), AIGA, GAG (former secretary), CSPG, CAA
Publicity
• Master Library Series by Rockport publishers, Souza logo design. 2009
• Interviewed for the cable show “Designing your Future” as owner of Lucky Dog Graphic Design 2007
• How Magazine quoted in the article "How to Overcome Your Marketing Hang-Ups"
By Susan Murphy.
• Quarterly Newsletter on “Demystifying Web Design and Development for the Layperson” 2005-2008
(Copies available upon request).
• Article for the internet on “Demystifying Web Design and Development for the Layperson” 2005
(This article distributed through PR Web and Burelles services, it appeared in Google news, Yahoo News, and 1000's of other sites. It was an RSS feed so many sites had it.)
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EDUCATION

Masters Degree and Bachelors Degree in Art, CSUN

Technical, Business & Marketing Classes: Otis: Flash 2005 AFI: Photoshop and After Effects 1995-97 UCLA: Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain, Airbrush, Logo Design, Typography, Broadcast Design, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Flash, HTML, Starting and Growing your own Business, Marketing that Sells, E-Marketing 1989-present Weynand Training: Quantel Paintbox and Harry. Kaleidoscope and Tape Operations, 1989-92