Design/ Retouching/Production Experience
1999-Present
Freelance Graphic Designer/ Artist. Brooklyn NY
Create independent and commisioned works of textile and print art and design.
2011-2012
Digital Retoucher • Splashlight Studios. New York, NY.
• Digitally retouch on-figure fashion photography, product shots and skin, hair and make-up for online markets.
2010-2012
Digital Photo Retoucher. Production Artist • Ami Magazine. Brooklyn, NY.
• Digitally retouch images for orthodox Jewish magazine. Edit and retouch images from news and stock photography websites.
2010-2011
Studio Artist • Regan Campbel Ward. New York, NY.
• Generate templates, Quality-control documents, Edit Copy changes, traffic files for pharmaceutical marketing agency.
2006-2009
Digital Retoucher and Production Artist. Schawk Retail Marketing. New York, NY.
• Retouch on-figure fashion photography, product shots and skin, hair and make-up for print catalogs.
• Manufacture preliminary mechanicals for in-house and client meetings, Generate templates for books in Adobe InDesign.
2002-2006
Imaging Technician and Production Artist. The Village Voice. New York, NY.
• Retouch, scan and color balance digital images, Design and traffic advertisements, Quality-control and pre-flight the weekly edition.
2001-2002
Production Artist. The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, FL.
• Traffic Advertisements and design Classified Advertisements.
2000-01 Associate Art Director. CMJ Music Magazine. New York, NY.
• Design and layout weekly magazine, Import type with style sheets, Edit photographs.
1999-2000
Graphic Designer. KnitMedia, Knitting Factory Records. New York, NY.
• Design cd packaging and advertisements for record label artists.
Teaching Experience
2018-Present
Adjunct Professor: Graphic Design and Digital Tools.
Fordham University. New York, NY.
• Foundations of Graphic Design and Adobe Creative Suite Professor.
• Two 4 credit hour courses per week.
2013-2021
Adjunct Professor: Digital Imaging.
Borough of Manhattan Community College. CUNY. New York, NY.
• Foundations of Graphic Design and Adobe Creative Suite Professor.
• One 4 credit hour course per week.
2018
Instructor: Graphic Design
Parsons/ The New School for Social Research.
• Foundations of Graphic Design and Adobe Creative Suite Instructor
• Two week summer intensive.
2014
Digital Imaging Instructor.
Miami Ad School. Brooklyn, NY.
• Teach Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Bridge workflow and basic photography to Art Director and Copywriter students.
• one 3 hour class per week, 10 week sessions
2014
Instructor: Adobe Photosop and Adobe Illustrator.
Gowanus Print Lab. Brooklyn, NY.
• Teach Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop techniques to a small group of adults.
• Three 3 hour long sessions per class.
2015
Adjunct Lecturer: The History of Graphic Design
Borough of Manhattan Community College. CUNY. New York, NY.
• Create and present weekly lectures on the History of Western Graphic Design.
• Assign and assess weekly class reading and writing assignments.
• One 4 credit hour class per week.
2011-2014
Fine Art Teacher.
Manhattan Art. New York, NY. Fort Lee, NJ.
• Teach Foundation Fine Art and Design to secondary-post college graduate level students.
• Help students develop portfolios for admission into leading NYC based art schools.
• One 6 hour class per week.
2013
Advanced Adobe Illustrator Professor.
Borough of Manhattan Community College. CUNY. New York, NY.
• One 4 credit hour course per week.
2012-2013
Resident Artist/ Silk Screen Teacher/ Technician.
Camp Balibay. Camptown, PA.
• Individual and group silk screen instruction for students ages 7-18, Order supplies and manage classroom studio.
• Lead 2 week-long workshops where students made silk screened books and large soft sculptures.
• 30 hours class time per week.
EDUCATION
1998 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY, BFA
Full Four-Year Tuition Scholarship
1996 Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Amsterdam, Holland. Spring. Spring Semester
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES AND AREAS OF STUDY
2017 Master Composter: 6-Month Composting Apprenticeship, 500hrs. Earth Matter. Govenor’s Island, NY
2016 Bioswale Maintenance Training Course, 150hrs. Gowanus Canal Conservancy. Brooklyn, NY
Peramaculture Design Certificate, 72hrs. Andrew Faust, Center for Bio-Regional Living Brooklyn, NY
2014 Somatic Synthesis Teacher Training, The Breathing Project. New York, NY. Monthly 2.5 day Weekend Workshops
2010-2013 Embodied Anatomy and Kinesiology, The Breathing Project. New York, NY. Weekly 3 hour class. 3 trimesters per year
Skills
Graphic Design and Illustration, Adobe CC, Digital Photo Retouching for Print and Web, Knowledge of pre-press, offset and digital printing. Fine Art painting, drawing, photography and printmaking, Teaching Adobe CC to diverse populations, Composting, Gardening, Urban Farming