Artist Brief
• College graduate, educated in traditional & digital illustration, web & print design
• Creative project experience includes corporate graphics & packaging, web design, illustration, murals & sidewalk painting and miscellaneous applied arts projects.
• Competent with prioritizing & handling multiple projects, organizing materials, scheduling & labor and working directly with clients & senior management to see projects through, start to finish.

Education
• 00- 03: Sheridan College of Animation & Design - Interpretive Illustration Scholar’s Diploma, Silver Medal recipient.
• 97- 99: Alberta College of Art & Design - Illustration degree program.
• 90- 92: Grande Prairie Regional College - Biology / Chemistry.

Computer Skills
• PC & Mac
• Adobe Creative Suite 3 - Photoshop / InDesign / Illustrator / Dreamweaver
• MS Office - Power Point / Excel / Word
• Contact management / communications programs - ACT!, Maximizer, Winfax, Entourage, Outlook

Work History
Aurora Marine Industries Inc. - Mississauga, ON
February 2006 - October 2008
. Graphic Design - Logos, Product Labels / Packaging, Promotional & Support Materials for consumers & dealers (posters, decals, handouts, catalogs).
. Worked directly with print companies, prepared files for digital and offset printing methods.
. Website Design & maintenance, creation of new websites for company sub divisions
. Email & Fax Promotions - generating marketing media, adhering to schedules & maintaining contact lists

Rhino Ink Illustrations Ltd. - Freelance Artist & Web Designer - Mississauga, ON
May 2003 - Present
• Book Illustration including children’s books for the CBC & Scholastic Group and medical texts & handouts
• Murals for Schools, Public & Private commissions, indoor/outdoor, decorative and commercial applications
• Graphic Design for print & digital formats: photos (formatting for web galleries, digital manipulation/editing), invitations, business cards & handouts, menus & catalogs and assorted applied arts (poker chips, T-shirts) ...
• Web Designed & Maintain for local businesses (lumanity.com / cathim.com / foralloccasions.ca)
• Worked with promotion companies to provide more complete service for their clients (Roar Media, KMac & Associates, Cathim Inc.) Clients include RBC, Bacardi, Yellow Pages, Monster.ca, Labatt Brewing Co, Much Music, WalMart, P&G, Sunny D, Honda, Chevrolet, Hooters Restaurant, Telus & Koodo, Dasani ...
• Plastic card & card hangers graphics: gift cards, memberships & loyalty programs
• In-situation illustration for marketing proposals & presentations
• Sidewalk art for community events & corporate promotions

Past Lives
Miscellaneous
• 04 - 05      Credit Valley cleaners: laundry prep
• 00 - 03      Agram’s Garden Centre: sales & garden maintenance
• 99 (seasonal)      Toronto Santa Claus Parade: float decorator

Hospitality Industry In Alberta: 1990 - 1999
Stavro’s Sports Bar & Restaurant Calgary: bartender
Romantika’s Bar & Grill, Calgary: bartender
Hurley’s Restaurant & Bar, Calgary: bartender / assistant manager
Red Robin’s Restaurant, Calgary: wait staff
Dewie Stevens Dance Club: wait staff
Bull & Finch Pub, Calgary: wait staff
Snappers Dance Club & Restaurant, Grande Prairie: bartender
Malarkey's Dance Club: wait staff