Spark Unlimited (Video Games) User Interface Designer / Concept Art Generalist October 2010 - Present

+ U.I. designs & Flash animations for in-game HUD elements
+ Layouts for frontend menus and navigation
+ Concept designs for environments and props
+ Orthographic schematics for production artists
+ Logo and icon design work

Krew Media Group (Online Media) Creative Director December 2000 - February 2010

+ Front end web design and UI work for various industries
+ Corporate identity systems
+ Print collateral materials
+ Flash animation for websites and product demos
+ Illustration for brochures, cds, posters and books

HZDG (Graphic Design) Graphic Designer & Illustrator August 1995 – August 1998

+ Graphic design and layout for retail, corporate business,
   restaurants, medical and non-profit organizations
+ Illustrations and spot artwork for posters, annual reports, brochures
   and point-of-purchase displays
+ Production work for client pitches and presentations

EXOTIQUE 4 Digital Art Annual
Publisher: Ballistic Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-921002-55-7
Publication Date: November 2008

Digital painting titled “Brutus Decapolis” accepted into annual
art publication

The Prairie Journey Book
Author: Richard I. Coon
ISBN: 1-4196-1124-0
Publication Date: December 2006

Illustration and design work done for a children’s book. Handled the pre-print production work and worked with the print vendor for QA

Miyamoto Musashi “Samurai” Documentary
Director: Andrew Piddington
Network: The History Channel
Air Date: March 16th, 2010

Digital artwork depicting a samurai featured in a cable tv
documentary

CG Channel’s Matte Painting Challenge
May 2010

Placed 3rd in the monthly design challenge sponsored by the
Gnomon School of VFX, Los Angeles

CG Hub.com
September 2010

Digital painting titled “Brutus Decapolis” selected for the Editor’s
Picks category on the cghub web site

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena Ca
Illustration Major
1999 - 2000

Gnomon Workshop Master Class
November 2009
Online course covering concept art and digital techniques

George Mason University, Fairfax Va
B.F.A. in Studio Arts
1992 - 1996

Skills

+ Concept designs for weapons, vehicles and machines
+ Orthographic schematics for production artists
+ U.I. designs & Flash animations for in-game HUD elements
+ Print design work for brochures & posters
+ Corporate identity systems
+ Front-end web design & layout

Software

+ Adobe Photoshop
+ Adobe Illustrator
+ Adobe Flash
+ Cinema 4D
+ Adobe Dreamweaver
+ Adobe After Effects

Interests

+ Drawing and painting in PS
+ Spending time with my wife
+ Sketching people / faces
+ Taking long walks on a sunny day
+ Netflix, Netflix and more Netflix!
+ Drinking coffee...lots of it! :)