always in the business AND CONSTANT MINDSET of IGNITING NEW Ideas! I'm Thankful for all for the memoriattic EXPLOSIVE WORX THAT ON MORE THAN A 5 YEAR MISSION, objectively speaking... IN 1976, I GAVE BIRTH ( on my 5TH BIRTHDAY and have kept good company with
SPARK PLUG,Inc.’s engaging in a LIFE-LOGGED & LIFELONG’S MISSION, to
exhibit AND CONSTANTLY PROVIDE (from beginning TO end) to provide the ren
der the STRENGTH OF non-TRADITIONAL design statement’s through DESIGN in many areas by ALWAYS HAVING and being ROOTED and FIRMLY PLANTED in the WELL ESTABLISHED and PROGRESSIVE TRADITIONAL design! Experience:6/1976 to present: SparkPlug,Inc: GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO
Art Director & Illustrator OF multifaceted design and illustration...FOR EXAMPLE from MAD Magazine to
DESIGN and layout of SMASH HIT’S and RIGHTon MAGAZINE! Cleveland Life Magazine, The Downtown TAB, WHAT! Magazine and many freelance
ADVENTURE’S!ANDIBEGANTHEAFRICAN-AMERICANNEWSPAPERENTITLED: CityNews 1987-1989: GEAGUA LAKE and SEA WORLD PARK’S of AURORA, Ohio: MANAGER of CARICATURE ARTIST’S: Rendered
caricatures AS WELL AS overseeing the fellow artisans completing production of daily work’s!
1989-1990: PARSONS SCHOOL of DESIGN in New York City: RESIDENT ADVISOR-Monitoring pupil’s AND providing social activities such as MUCHO’S NACHO’S NIGHT and THE ULTIMATE DESERT XSTRAVAGANZA! AND THE ASSISTANCE THE RECORDING OF THE “NEW RELIGION ALBUM project with MADONNA and MAVERICK RECORD’S!
1990-1991: PET FOOD SUPERMART: Stock Boy AND PUBLIC RELATION DIRECTOR. Early on, SERVICE as stock boy THEN the position of P.R. Director was created for my ARTISTIC ABILITIES.
1990-1997 CLEVELAND INSTITUTE of ART: STUDENT, Receptionist:
Continued studying ILLUSTRATION and participated in COLLEGE WORK STUDY PROGRAM!
1991-1991: DILLARDS PARK MALL: DISPLAY DESIGNER, STOCK. Stocking merchandise AND DESIGNING DISPLAYS!
6-1995 to 6-97:J.B. DOLLAR STRETCHER MAGAZINESPEC ADVERTISING DESIGN MANAGER and GRAPHIC ARTIST
Design of ALL spec advertisement’s for ALL account’s AS well as general layout of publication.
8/1994-6-1996: THE QUADRANGLE @ St. Vincent Charity Hospital. Design of ALL collateral materials SUCH AS THE ANNUAL 1996 ANNUAL REPORT and QUADrangle Child Care Center.
7-1997-12/2001: CityNews: ART DIRECTOR, ILLUSTRATOR and CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Daily positioned to OVERSEE and IMPLEMENT design of publications’ to include THE PULSE of the City AND SWIRVE. EDUCATION: 8/1989 to 12/1990
PARSONS SCHOOL of Design EUGENE LANG COLLEGE andNEW SCHOOL f
or SOCIAL RESEARCH
area of concentration: ILLUSTRATION
Cleveland Institute of ART area of concentration:Illustration
Skills:MACINTOSH and P.C. Software:QUARK, PHOTOSHOP,Microsoft WORD