RESUME
Hello and welcome to my much abbreviated resume and experience. I've done a bit of everything from corporate design, children's publications, comic book publishing and front line customer service. If you need a one man creative machine, I'm your guy.
EDUCATION
BFA COMMUNICATION ARTS AND DESIGN
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
BFA in Communication Arts with honors. Emphasis on Electronic Media.
WORK HISTORY (oldest to newest)
ARTIST OPERATIONS
MANAGER
Paramount’s Kings Dominion, Doswell, VA
* Caricature artist - quick thinking, improvisation, decisive
* Extensive customer service training
* Cash handling, budgeting, scheduling, training
* Operations worth $250,000/season
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA
* In-house promotions department
* Fast-paced daily deadlines
* Design, illustration and content creation
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ART DIRECTOR
Kids' Extra, Richmond, VA
* Character and content creation for monthly children's publication
* Game and puzzle design
* Instructional design
* Collaborated with Newspapers in Education and the VA Science Museum
* Expanded publication to weekly team up with Mini Pages TM
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CONTENT CREATOR
BRICK Weekly, Richmond, VA
* Produced a weekly local events and entertainment publication
* Content concepts, event planning, contractor management
* Developed a weekly Column Quotes puzzle
* Involved in public promotion and reader experiences
* Doubled readership and ad revenue within two years
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Young American Comics, VA, CA, MI
* Started a small-press independent comic book publishing company
* Collaborated with artists and writers around the country
* Titles focused on experimental and high-concept sequential art
* Social media, traditional promotion and sales, conventions
* 70+ titles from mini-comics to large artist compilations
* Helped launch the careers of many of our contributors
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FREELANCE CREATIVE CONSULTANT
Various, Lansing, MI
* Worked from home before it was the norm
* Contractor for Richmond.com and The Henrico Exchange
* Weekly car vector illustrations for Motor Mouth
* Other clients include First Book in Washington, D.C., Consumers Energy in Jackson, MI, and CreateMyTee in Ann Arbor, MI
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Graphics project coordinator
Dart Container Graphics Services, Mason, MI
* Assisted with the Dart/SOLO transition in the Graphics Department
* Custom print markets include New York, Texas, Louisiana
* Liaison between end-users, sales reps, designers and printers
* Pioneered an e-proof system before its country-wide launch
* Created a Pantone color efficiency guide to help reduce ink waste
* Produced an animated training video for the sales department
* ​Flexographic Certified Prepress Operator Level III - recertified in 2023
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VISUAL MECHANDISER
Bell Nursery, Lansing, MI
* Vendor representative to The Home Depot in Lansing and Okemos, MI
* Merchandise live goods for public facing sales
* Custom illustrated signage and eye-catching displays
* Maintain health and quality of inventory and coordinate receipt of product
* Promotion of product on local plant groups
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ARTIST-AT-LARGE
@todorrobot, Lansing, MI
* Lively and energetic illustrations and paintings
* Cardboard art and paper-mache sculptures using reclaimed materials
* Game design and gameplay concepts (tabletop and online)
* Founding member of Cedar Street Art Collective 2017
* Featured artist at Holt Community Arts Council ArtSLAM 2018 and 2019
* One of six finalists “Lansing Built to Last” Downtown Development Project
* Best costume Old Town Krampusnacht parade 2023
* Greater Lansing Arts Council member since 2024
* Parade float in Silver Bells 40th Anniversary parade
* Featured artist at the 10th Annual Creative Placemaking Summit​
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