I am a digital media specialist that has been focusing on being an educator for the past 10 years; I am what you may define as a Swiss army knife of digital media skills. During undergraduate studies I focused on broadcast television production while studying communications. It was at this point I gathered skills as an editor and camera operator and gained a lot of experience working as an assistant director for a University sponsored television show and working at several live media events such as the Easter Egg roll at the White House in 1998.
Once I completed my studies at Cleveland State University I decided to pursue my MFA in Film, video and new media and quickly fell into designing web sites, creating Flash animation and motion graphics as well as progressing my skills in video and media production. This lead me to join a dot com called Digital Idiots where I lead a team of Flash animators in creating Flash based tutorials on the basics of digital video production and then move on to working as a designer at Ligtfall Interactive.
After a few years of working as a designer and animator I was asked to teach a class in new media production and I have been teaching, making art and freelancing for the past 12 years.
My unique skill set has allowed me to teach and create over several platforms and programs while keeping my software skills up to date and stay on top current design trends and standards. For more information about me feel free to check out my resume and work on this site.
<EDUCATION>
Masters
of Fine Arts in Film, Video & New Media
The School
of the Art Institute of Chicago
Bachelors
Degree in Arts and Sciences/Communications
Cleveland
State University
Magna Cum Laude
<Work Experience>
- Adjunct Faculty
6/2007-Present
Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago Campus
Teach two classes a quarter that range from the introduction level classes to advanced studies of Survey of New Media, Motion Graphics, Compositing and Digital Video Production.
- Faculty
1/2006- Present
Art Institute Online Division – Pittsburgh. Pa
Teach online courses in Video Production, Motion Graphics, Multimedia, Web Design and Computer literacy and help with student retention
- Adjunct Faculty
1/2004 - Present
American Intercontinental University Online, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Teaching online courses in Video Production, Motion Graphics,Multimedia, Web Design and Adobe Illustrator and help with student retention.
- Adjunct Faculty
1/2004 - 10/2010
International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago, IL
I teach three classes a quarter that range from the introduction level classes to advanced studies of Web and New Media design and Digital Video and Motion Graphics. I have also taught communication classes such as Interpersonal Communications and Intro to Mass Media. I am also part of an ongoing retention process at the school that promotes student contact and community as a way to keep students active in an open enrollment environment.
Winner of Distinguished Educator of the Year 2006- Web and MultimediaWinner of Distinguished Educator of the Year 2008- Web and Multimedia
Web Developer/Video Editor
9/2000 - 9/2001
Lightfall Interactive, Evanston, Il
Design, build and maintain websites for mid-level fortune 500 company. Also serve as a video editor and compressionist for streaming media.
Media consultant/Web content provider
4/2000 - 8/2000
DigitalIdiots.com, Chicago, IL
Online digital video consultation and technical support.
Media production tutorial writing.
Digital imaging with Adobe Photoshop®.
Web and CD-ROM animation and design with Macromedia® Flash™ and Macromedia® SoundEdit™ 16.
<Art Exhibitions and Other Work>
1st
International Conference for Digital Technologies and Performance
Arts
27, 28 & 29 JUNE 2003
Splat
Boom Pow! The Influence of Cartoons in Contemporary Art
A traveling exhibition appearing at the Contempoary
Arts Museum of Houston,
The
Insitute of Contemporary Art, Boston and the Wexner
Center for the Arts, Columbus,Oh.
"New
Media Blender" New Media Event for Arts International
& Rhizome.org
Arts International
New York, NY. July 2002
"Antipop
Consortium live performance" Videomixing
Empty Bottle
Chicago, IL. April 2002
"Version
.02 New Media festival" Videomixing
Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago, IL. March 2002
"Word"
Videomixing and Gallery Show
Diverseworks Art Space
Houston, TX. March 2002
"Bounce"
Videomixing Multmedia Event
Bronx Museum of Art
Bronx, NY. December 2001
"B
Leave" Video/New Media Exhibition.
Marilyn Philby Gallery
Chicago, IL July 2001
School
of The Art Institute of Chicago
MFA Thesis Exhibition
Gallery 2. Chicago IL May 2001
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Aurora Picture Show
screening
Houston TX. April 2001