Empowering personal expression through visual language. Kick-Ass Original painting, Graphic Design and Branding, Illustration, Art Instruction and Comprehension.

I am the Creative Director at Nordic Media, involved in most artistic or aesthetic decisions that get developed with the company. I am trusted to provide critique and direction to all formats of creative content, from writing scripts and content, print and web graphic design, to animation, storyboarding, and illustration.

Contracted Art Director for Animated Series currently in pre-production, as well as, storyboard illustrator.Tasks include creating art style, character design, character development, script additions.

- Eight years art training at post-secondary institutions including a BFA, Diploma of Fine Art, Diploma of Digital Media.- I have a very diverse breadth of work styles and technical ability.- Have strong understanding of scale, texture, tonality and form in 3D- Expansive understanding of art and design history.- Uncanny ability to communicate visual concepts and ideas- I consistently challenge myself and accept nothing but the best and always attempt to be fresh, diverse and exceptional.- I have an extensive knowledge of cinema, both historically and technically- I have a BEd in Secondary Art Education, and in turn Seven years instructing art at a high school level including five years teaching AP Art, Film Studies, and English- Studied creative writing with Canadian Best Selling Author Thomas Wharton at the U of A, receiving the highest grade in the class.- Detail project and time management skills- Innovative, intuitive and highly skilled artist in all mediums and styles- Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier Pro, After Effects, Audition, Aperture, Flash and MIcrosoft Office.- Comfortable with HTML and CSS and experienced with PHP, JQuery, JQuery Mobile, Javascript, Ajax, Wordpress and Joomla.- I can produce professional presentations and am able to lead groups- I am able to accommodate multiple learning styles and requirements- I possess very strong inter-personal skills and work well within a team environment- while I trust in my ability, I am very much open to critique and assistance from my cohorts and peers.- I am constantly in search of further experience and knowledge so I can continue to grow professionally and otherwise.- I understand the necessity for change and to adapt in order to accommodate specific mandates at a moments notice.

Teaching and cultivating curriculum for Art 10, 20, 30: regular stream and AP, Video 10, 20, 30.