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EXPERIENCE
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Art Director, Designer and Illustrator, Freelance (August 1997 to present)
Character design for Nickelodeon and Little Airplane Productions.
Illustration for Scholastic Books, SRA/McGraw-Hill, and The New York Times.
Graphic design for Scholastic Books, Disney Publishing, and Deutsch Studio.
Logo design for small companies, websites, and independent musicians.
Poster and package design for independent record labels and artists.
Designer, Little Airplane Productions' The Wonder Pets (August 2005 to September 2007)
Designed characters and backgrounds for animated TV show on Nickelodeon.
Created characters in rotation and expressive poses, using Adobe Photoshop.
Composed backgrounds using digital photographs and Photoshop effects.
Designed and constructed 3D miniature fabric costumes for main characters.
Created handmade preschool-style art to decorate backgrounds of the show.
Designer, Nickelodeon's Chickie Poo and Fluff (October to November 2006)
Designed characters and backgrounds for pilot episode of animated TV show.
Drew model sheets for assembly of characters and layout of backgrounds.
Created final characters in Photoshop using digital painting and collage.
Graphics Editor, The New York Times (June 2003 to August 2005)
Researched and designed diagrams and charts for news and science sections.
Wrote explanatory text and headlines for information graphics.
Covered graphics desk on late night shifts, making edits on deadline.
Designer, Layout Artist, and Modelmaker, Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues
(September 1998-September 2002)
Designed characters, backgrounds, and 3D models for animated TV show.
Designed and drew model sheets of characters in key poses and in full rotation.
Created 3D miniature props from clay, fabric, wood, and other materials.
Created characters and backgrounds in Photoshop, broken down for animation.
Graphic Designer and Studio Manager, Matthew Barney (October 1995 to September 1998)
Designed posters, books, and CD packaging.
Assisted in the production of artist's fine art video and sculptural work.
Maintained financial records and served as liaison to gallery.
Art Director of Special Sections and Editorial Artist, The Houston Chronicle (October 1992 to January 1995)
Art-directed the annual Fine Arts Calendar and weekly tabloid Yo! Houston.
Designed and produced daily section fronts including icons, charts, and maps.
Illustrated articles using pen and ink, collage, and Photoshop.
Cartoonist and Illustrator, The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin (Fall 1989 to Fall 1990)
Drew a daily comic strip alongside Chris Ware and Robert Rodriguez.
Illustrated articles for the award-winning college paper, circulation 30,000
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ACTIVITIES
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Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, NYC (Summer 2005, 2006, and 2007)
Volunteered at an all-girls' day camp teaching guitar and bass, and coaching young rock bands in songwriting and creative collaboration.
The Color Guard rock band, New York City (2000 to 2007)
Wrote songs, played guitar, sang, and designed all packaging and promotion.
The Village Voice (2001 to 2006)
Wrote articles for the music section on a freelance basis.
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EDUCATION
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Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 1997
Bachelor of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, 1992
Art and Mexican history, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 1991-1992
Fine Arts Foundations Program, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, Texas, 1987
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