Objective
Work in a highly creative, collaborative team environment utilizing my skills in web development/design and graphic design. Dedicated to creating professional web-based information architecture and design.

Education
Graduated Colorado Institute of Art September 12, 1982
Associates Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration

Experience
The Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette
Newsroom Illustrator
March 1983 through May 1995
Traditional Editorial Illustration for all sections of newspaper.
Computer Illustration for all sections of the newspaper
Breaking News Graphics, maps and timely Informational Graphics.
Directed the redesign of The Phoenix Gazette - Sept.'93

Represented by Paul Willard and Associates (artist representative)
National Freelance editorial Illustration
1991-1992
Represented by Kimberly Boege (artist representative)
National Freelance editorial Illustration
1992-1997

ArizonaRepublic.com/AZCentral.com
Original staff to produce and deploy editorial content for The Arizona Republic. Created additional revenue streams through commercial web development for The Arizona Republic
May 1995 through January 2000.

ArizonaRepublic.com/AZCentral.com
Creative Director
January 2000 till February 2003.
Directed a staff of 7 designers and web developers
for editorial and commercial web development.

Reservetravel.com
Creative Director
January 2003 - October 2009.
Hotel booking engine UI.

Skill Set
Experience working in a team environment.
Solid understanding of best practices for web-based information architecture.
Strong understanding of usability principles and techniques.
Expert level skills in visual design.
Experience creating illustrations for stylized graphic artwork and icons.
Architecting the UI, interaction flow and "User Feel" of web applications and web sites.

Software and computer language proficiencies
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe ImageReady, Quark. Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, FTP software, HTML, CSS, DHTML, JavaScripting,
Work in both Mac (preference) and PC platforms.