Teach elective art courses in painting, drawing, sculpture and ceramics. Develop lesson plans for each course. Order supplies for classes. Introduce students to different art media and technique while trying to inspire individual creativity and experimentation in various media. Oversee production of the Yearbook using appropriate software. Guide students in learning the software, how to design a book and create content for the book. Arrange field trips to various art museums or art events. Mount yearly art show to showcase students in the program.

Owned and operated a small art studio/school in Boston area and Western Massachusetts. It is my personal studio where I worked on my original art and gave art classes in foundational courses for adults and children. Assisted in student's portfolio preparation for an art career/major in college.

Teach art to all grades from Kindergarten through Eighth. Develop lesson plans for each grade level. Order supplies for classes. Try to expose students to different art media and technique while trying to foster individual creativity at their various developmental stages. Arrange field trips to various art museums or art events.

•The production of a children’s picture book for publication. Work entailed entire design, layout, and illustrations (20 full-color watercolor paintings). In the production of the book software utilized included QuarkXpress, Photoshop and Illustrator on the Mac. All prepress work for this same project.•Prepress computer coloring for Mirage Studios, Image Comics and Eastman Studios of several of their comic book titles. Computer pre-press coloring of the 10th Edition of the Merriam Webster Dictionary for Reader’s Digest and the Medical Dictionary on CD-ROM •Illustrated various novels and plays for special edition books for the Easton Press in Norwalk, CT. •Illustrations done for the Merriam Webster Dictionary (i.e Basic English Dictionary and print ad for People Magazine.)Software knowledge Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver

Purchased ongoing operation of art studio/school located just outside Boston, MA in the town of Stoneham. Taught all methods of art media including watercolors, acrylics, oil, pen & ink, pastel and pencil. Courses offered in sculpture, fine arts and commercial art. Taught all courses with the exception of calligraphy. Classes were offered for both adults and children. Day to day operation involved bookkeeping, ordering supplies, designing and setting up advertising and promotion, organizing classes, planning and teaching classes. Business was sold in 1989.

Worked for U.S.Army Intelligence School at Fort Devens, MA. Job entailed all aspects of book publishing from manuscript to camera-ready mechanical. Designed and illustrated manuals for instruction in Electronic Warfare concerning military intelligence work and equipment. Top Secret / Special Intelligence clearance required.