Trained as a composer and musician, I entered the corporate world in 1990 following a move to New York City from my native Los Angeles. I've now withdrawn from full-time employment and am once again studying music and composing, completing three major works for orchestra and a piece for solo bass thus far. I am no longer available as a candidate for Business Analyst assignments.I received my BA in Music Composition from California State University at Northridge, studying primarily with Dr. Aurelio de la Vega. I received an MFA in Music Composition from California Institute of Arts (CalArts), studying with Lucky Mosko, Morton Subotnick and several visiting composers, including John Harbison, Bernard Rands, and Louis Andriessen.Following graduation I participated in independent multi-media concerts in Los Angeles as part of Multi-Arts Group Network. Following that I spent 15 years in New York City, establishing a business career at JPMorgan Chase which gave me the equivalent of an advanced education in the world of retail banking, investments and communications. I was also Music Director and administrator for Ancient of Days Dance Theater during that time.In 2004 I moved to Washington state and started a new career as Business Analyst for Russell Investments. At Russell I traveled a steep learning curve in the world of Information Technology and became a Business Analyst. In summary, my time at Chase gave me a great education in business strategy, planning, writing, and communication. My time at Russell took these skills to a new level as a Business Analyst and added requirements gathering, process analysis, data management, and software test design to my skill set. Following that, my position with Gardiant taught me how to work directly with developers as part of a small team, and gave me experience in SQL and report development. I continue to work part time for Gardiant while expanding my horizons musically.