Education

M.F.A., Interdisciplinary Arts & Media, Columbia College Chicago, 2008
M.Mus. candidate, Music in Composition, Northern Illinois University, 1986
B.Mus., Music in Composition, Northern Illinois University, 1985

Professional Experience

2001-Present — Principal, Deerly Creative, Chicago, Illinois

• Print and new media (web, video, audio) projects by commission and for select international clientele
• First place national interactive design awards, 2002, SXSW (South by Southwest)
• Publishing Editor, Burning Word (BurningWord.com), a not-for-profit literary journal and forum

2007-2010 — Program Chair, Visual Communications Department, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois

2006-2007 — Full-time Faculty/Advisor, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois

2003-2006 — Part-time Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

2003-2006 — Adjunct Instructor, International Academy of Design & Technology, Chicago, Illinois

1985-1986 — Teaching Graduate Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

Professional Organizations

2001-2008

• American Institute of Graphic Arts
• College Art Association
• Graphic Artists Guild
• American Graphics Institute

Technical Skills

Operation of Standard Definition (SD), High-Speed, and Hi-Definition (HD) video cameras; Linear & non-linear video capture & editing (Final Cut Studio, Adobe Premier); Motion graphics (Adobe After Effects, Motion); DVD Authoring (DVD Studio Pro); Audio recording, production and mastering (Pro Tools, Logic, Soundtrack Pro, Max/MSP, Reason); Highly proficient in Mac & PC graphic design and layout applications, including QuarkXPress, Adobe CS5 Suite. Fluent using (x)HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to design/create web based applications.

Courses Taught

Professional Practice

1999-2001 — Senior Web Designer, Newcity Communications, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

1997-1999 — Web Designer, Spectrum Communications, Elk Grove Village, Illinois

1992-2001 — Art Director, Bapes & Associates, Oak Park, Illinois

1990-1992 — Graphic Designer, Northwestern Printing House, Chicago, Illinois

1988-1989 — Junior Designer, Kym Abrams Design, Chicago, Illinois

(last update: 7.21.10)