Bachelor of Arts Degree, May 1993
State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam, New York
Majors: Studio Art (concentration in Painting & Design) and Modern Dance

- Successfully participated and completed “Project Management” and “Communicating with Stakeholders” workshops (Cornell University Library)
- Proficient with Adobe CS Family (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, Acrobat Professional, Premiere), PageMaker, Quark XPress, Dream Weaver MX, Flash, MicroSoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Project) MacroMedia Studio, Multi-Ad Creator, Avid, Media 100, and Final Cut Pro
- ASP, CSS, HTML, XHTML, and XML web authoring and design
- Experience and knowledge with Macintosh and Windows Operating Systems, software and hardware, including upgrades, installation, support, and troubleshooting
- Experience and knowledge of desktop publishing, graphic design, pre-printing, wide format printing, photography, scanning, and linear and non-linear video editing and production

Lead Graphic Designer, August 2007 – Present
WSTM/WTVH/WSTQ, Syracuse, NY (an NBC [3], CBS [5], and CW [6] affiliate)

- Lead artist responsible for the creation, development, and design of the television station's branding and on-air graphics representation. Also responsible for the project management, development and creation of the station's various promotions, marketing and sales concepts and materials.

Freelance Graphic Designer/Web Developer and Technology Advisor, 2004 – Present
- Independent contract designer/developer and technology advisor for local and regional businesses, including Wilderscents, Inc., Flowers of the Fingerlakes, Table Hopping Newspaper, Center for the Arts in Homer, NY, EMV Inc., and Designworks Advertising.

Graphic Designer/Web Developer, February 2006 – June 2006
Metrodesign Associates, Homer, NY
- Temporary contract designer/developer for a state-of-the-art advertising firm.

Digital Project Technical Assistant, January 2006 – May 2006
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY
- Temporary contract part-time position assisting in the digitization, photography, database development, technical implementation, and cataloging of a NEH-funded enhanced digitization project for the Asian art collection.

Digital Imaging Specialist/Production Associate II, July 2000 - 2005
Digital Consulting and Production Services, Digital Library and Information Technologies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Develop and maintain digital image collections and web sites, including project management and tracking, digitally photographing and imaging special collections, and archiving digital collections. Consult with faculty and other higher education institutions to develop their online collections.

Video Production Assistant, September 1998 - July 2000
Time Warner Cable (Video Image Productions, Inc.), Ithaca, NY
- Developed, created and maintained video advertising for local cable insertion, and maintained VIP production and betacam video camera, computer and linear editing equipment.

Video Classified Operator/Internet Production, May 1996 - September 1998
Time Warner Cable's The Marketplace - Cable Channel 7, Ithaca, NY
- Developed, created and maintained photoclassified advertising for The Marketplace and local graphic advertising for The Prevue Channel, maintained The Marketplace's Real Estate Website database and images. Provided quality customer service and support. Additional responsibilities included maintaining records and operations of The Marketplace, Channel 52 (lease access) and The Prevue Channel.

Co-Manager/Graphic Designer, May 1993 - January 1996
EMV Inc. - Beyond Balloons, Cortland's Communication Professionals, The Emporium, Cortland, NY
- Responsible for the management, day-to-day operations, and coordination of the above businesses, which included staffing, sales support, scheduling, communications, and the tracking and processing of payroll, invoices, credit, billing and past due collections. Designed and developed advertising and desktop publishing documents.

- Recipient of two Cornell University Library internal grants, “Photographs and Sketches of Willard D. Straight During His Stay in Korea, 1904-1905” (co-authored with Thomas Hahn, Curator of the Charles W. Wason Collection on East-Asia, Cornell University Library) and “Global Access to Cornell Library’s Medieval Manuscript Illuminations” (co-authored with Katherine Reagan, Ernest Stern '56 Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts and Assistant Director for Collections, Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University), 2002
- Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau National Finalist in Photoadvertising Production, 1998
- Time Warner Cable Employee Recognition Award for Excellence, 1997
- Senior Honors Art Show (co-curator and designed the show catalog), SUNY Potsdam, 1993
- Canfield Scholarship in Dance, 1992