As a freelance graphic designer, I have worked and presently work for many clients-
this is a brief sampling of some of them.

Animax             Illustrator/Backgrounds/Development      March 2006- Present

Culver City, CA

Background Illustration/Character Design/Conceptual Work. Most recently worked in the development of story concept and created backgrounds and props for the Disney Healthy Kids website which should go live sometime in December 2006. Examples of my Animax work can be seen on my Vector Page. As soon as the site is up I'll provide a link to the Disney site. I really love working with Animax. Good people who are really talented. They won their first Emmy this year! http://www.animaxinteractive.com/

Rothstein & Memsic   Graphic Designer/ Illustrator         Aug 2003- June 2006

Los Angeles, CA  

I worked in a freelance capacity at Rothstein & Memsic.  Initially I was hired as an illustrator for a series of children’s workbooks involving licensed characters, and catalogue layout (marker renderings /Photoshop /Illustrator/Quark). This evolved into overall design, logo design, extensive photo retouching, development of licensed characters, package design, concept development and some copywriting as well as interfacing with the printer and problem solving.

Entertainment Design Corp.   Designer/Illustrator           Nov. 1997-June 1999

Santa Monica, CA

I began at EDC building architectural models for Fox Studios Australia, but quickly became the key designer for the Club Disney projects in Phoenix and Denver.  I created concept renderings for the interiors (using licensed characters extensively), met with Disney Regional executives to develop concepts, supervised fabricators and installation on site and insured Disney characters stayed on model.

MadTV               Lead Scenic Artist & Specialty Art          June 1995- Oct 1997

Quincy Jones Productions

John Sabato- Production Designer

Before and between these longer jobs were many, many freelance projects involving illustration, graphics, costume and scenic design for musicals and opera, puppet design and construction, poster design, and comic books. A brief sampling would include...

• I created the set models for SURVIVOR AUSTRALIA (those Stonehenge Structures for production designer Kelly Van Patter)
• Set Models for the 2002 Winter Olympics (Don Mischener Productions)
• I was the Production Designer and Supervised Miniature Fabrication for the sets for KIDSONGS- ADVENTURES IN BIGGLELAND (TV series on PBS)
• Created the Turkey Spam character for the product of the same name.
• While one of the resident designers for Opera San Jose designed the sets for L'ELISIR D'AMORE, DON PASQUALE, DIE FLEDERMOUS & UN BALLO MASCHERA, and designed sets and costumes for COSI FAN TUTTE, in addition to dozens of musicals, ballets, dramas & comedies)
• I've created specialty props for THE MAN SHOW, RIMBA'S ISLAND, CRANKYANKERS, MTV, FOX SUNDAY COMICS, STARK RAVING MAD, MEDUSA: DARE TO TELL THE TRUTH (Julie Brown)... among many, many other TV productions
• Created the logo for Bookpals of the Screen Actors Guild
• I painted specialty art on the walls of Will Smith's home (a sky and a ceiling border for his son's room, and a faux tile arch in the dining room)
• I've designed and built puppets for Twinkles the Clown. (I make my own patterns for costumes & puppets.)

I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from San Jose State University (1985) generally focusing on design for sets and costumes, and was also the graphic artist for the department creating posters, programs and promotional materials. In additon I have studied animation in Santa Monica at the Academy of Entertainment Technology (Studied traditional techniques as well as Flash and Maya).

Proficient with Photoshop (7 yrs), Illustrator (6 yrs) & Quark (2 yrs), Flash (1 yr). Studying Dreamweaver.

Excellent Team Player and particularly good with Clients.

 

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