Coroflot

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OBJECTIVE
To obtain creative and challenging freelance projects from a variety of clients.

EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE ARTIST — PRESENT
Select clients include Ronny Turiaf (NBA Knicks), Blue Water Productions (Colorist), BOOM! Studios (Letterer), Th3rdWorld Studios (Letterer), Poor Boys Productions (Letterer/Logo Designer).

LETTERER, DC COMICS; NEW YORK, NY — 2007-2011
Duties include lettering a minimum of 13 pages a day, handling corrections, style guide creation and maintenance. I consistently exceed the requirements for my position, often allowing myself the time to implement higher levels of artistic merit and use of high design in my lettering. When possible I made myself available to take on cover copy overflow, design pages, and other special projects for the marketing, advertising, and design departments. During my time at DC I also took on a few spot illustration assignments, and a series of Trading Cards licensed by Rittenhouse Archives.

PRE-PRESS SERVICES ARTIST, DC COMICS; NEW YORK, NY — 2005-2007
Duties included preparing covers and interiors for print. Pre-flighting interior elements, layout, cover routing, art corrections, coloring, art restoration and reconstruction. When possible I cross-trained with the lettering department by doing corrections, and assisted senior artists in their responsibilities.

FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNER — 2005-2000
Select clients include Homicide Records, Deadlight Studios, Dreams Illustrated, Workhorse LLC, JC Fashions, Tonight We Dance, Arcanum, Define, and Breath of Silence. Projects included CD booklet designs, spot illustrations, logo design, advertisements, color separations, apparel design, portraits, murals, conceptual art and more.

EDUCATION

THE JOE KUBERT SCHOOL OF CARTOON & GRAPHIC ART, INC. DOVER, NJ
Cartoon Graphics September 2002-2005
Skills Developed: Narrative Storytelling, Hand/Digital Lettering, Story Adaptation, Color Illustration, Advanced Techniques (acrylic, oil, watercolor, digital)

MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE EDISON, NJ
Media Arts & Design: Option in Advertising Graphics Design
Associates in Applied Science September 1999-2002
Skills Developed: Typography, Advertising Design, Color & Design, Print Production, Digital Manipulation and Theory, Package Design

SKILLS
• Proficient with Adobe CS4, QuarkXPress
• Quickly and effectively letter a comic book (and/or graphic novel) digitally
• Create and craft unique lettering for specific books and/or characters
• Art direct and supervise style continuity across book lines
• Great understanding of design elements on printed and digital media
• Powerful communication skills
• Create a positive and friendly working environment

REFERENCES
Available upon request