Education

Northwestern Michigan College
Graduation date: May 2007
Associate in Applied Science, (Visual Communications)

Central Michigan University
Graduation date: May 1995. (Cum Laude )
Bachelor of Fine Arts, (Human Figure Drawing, and Oil Painting)

 

Professional Experience

Aug.1998-present	Traverse City Record Eagle, Traverse City, MI. Professional Cartoonist. Using pen/ink, marker, color pencil and Photoshop. I created humorous characters and local landscapes to illustrate various stories for their seasonal publications (Summer Guide and Active Years).
Jun. 1995-present	Jenkins Group, Traverse City, MI. Semi-Professional Cartoonist. Provided cartoons to serve as spot illustrations for book covers, and pages for book projects and video. The mediums for these projects were primarily pen/ink and markers.
Jun. 1995-1998	Media Wave, LLC, Traverse City, MI. Amateur Cartoonist. Provided spot illustrations for their two publications;(The Prime Time Business News and The Prime Time News). The assignments that were completed used pen/ink and photoshoped images.

 

 

Programs/Skills

Educated in: Illustrator, Indesign, and Photoshop (CS2 versions),
Fine artwork skills: ink, graphite, colored pencil, and marker renderings as well as oil paintings and sculpture.

 

Achievements

Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society (CMU-1994)
Recipient: Evelyn Fry Smith Scholarship. (CMU-1994/1995)
Recipient: Jill Hinds Scholarship. (NMC-2007/2008)