Created, designed and teach digital illustration program. Designed and built the new technologies ArtLab with Wacom Cintiqs and powerful IMacs to develop and prepare students for art careers utilizing visual problem solving.

Freelance Illustrator specializing in Pen and Ink comic art, sequential storytelling and concept art. Freelance Photo Retoucher specializing in creative retouching with unique skills in product retouching.Clients : Marvel Comics Group, Sorbabes Product Retouching.

• The Prodigious creative manager & retoucher for multiple Senior Vice President/Creative Directors for Philip Morris Internationals top brands and the premier Altria brand Copenhagen at Leo Burnett (a division of the Publicis Groupe).• Created and managed scalable solutions, branding campaigns and overseeing final production of all digital image assets for Philip Morris International. Refining all images for top brands to comply with varied cultural and diverse market restrictions required by client.• Conceptualized, designed and constructed the Prodigious Pitch Video Reel for all North America Offices (Detroit, Chicago and New York). Coordinated and managed logistics of selecting and building all retouched sample imagery with all North American offices delivering the video within the tight timeframe. Video earned us seat at table resulting in winning McDonalds work and won the new client MillerCoors.

• Oversee and lead retouching team of artists specializing in creative visual design, art and photo retouching, color correction, compositing, keylining and production for Direct Mail, POS, Web and Mobile, and Packaging.• Procured new business from P.M.I. client resulting in boosting workload 35% within one year and increased client cost savings from 25-65% on projects implementing a standardized Rate Card.• Streamlined Copenhagen workflow through combining multiple positions into singular position to create a more efficient process (98% delivered by soft deadline, 100% Delivered by Final Date) simutaniously lowering clients production costs by 35-45%.• Excellent revenue forecasting and financial management while coordinating and directing Production Artists of projects lead to the successful delivery of projects assembled accurately for final output and delivered to designated printer within tight timeframes and 100% within budget..Client List: Leo Burnett, Lapiz, Philip Morris USA, Philip Morris International, Altria, Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Alcon, Sprint, Allstate, Blackberry, Samsung, McDonalds, and Proctor & Gamble.

• High end retouching, compositing, color correction, ink limiting, generating color bump and touch plates for final art.• Specialized in working directly with client Art and Creative Directors for creative conceptual retouching projects.• Awarded a mid-to-late shift due to my ability to multi-task, self-direct and meet deadline and quality expectations with minimal direction. • Coordinated and directed Production Artists to ensure files were produced accurately for final output.Client List: Leo Burnett, Lapiz, Philip Morris USA, Philip Morris International, Altria, Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Alcon, Sprint, Allstate, Blackberry, Samsung, McDonalds, and Proctor & Gamble.

• Creative Director and top tier production talent refining exceptional collaborative illustration skills.• Developed a extended business plan and gained approval by multiple partners to establish and lead an in-house illustration department. • Successfully managed department and work-flow resulting in 100% customer satisfaction with all installed and artistic elements of each project with all clients. • Demonstrated excellent on-site design and problem-solving of 3D themed environments with our digital mural designs with clients and additional construction crews.• Created and implemented HP Oversized Mural printing procedures for the printing department resulting in a standardized workflow saving 20-25% on client estimates and improved production efficiency. • Developed and negotiated contracts, purchase orders, estimates; as well as, provided a point-of-contact for outside vendors, suppliers and custom illustration requests.Client list: Harvest Bible Chapels @ 20+ Locations (Domestic and International), Greensboro Fellowship, Sugar Grove Church and 40+ Churches not listed here

• Developed and implemented new digital workflow utilizing cutting edge new digital computer equipment.• Expanded 3D Department introducing Maya as premier software and was Lead 3D artist demonstrating and implementing 3D uses within our production workflow for our Top Clients.• Trained established traditional artists to work digitally using multiple applications to create a variety of stylized digital illustrations.• Create Pre-visual photo shoot illustrations under tight timelines.• Complete large pools of finished digital pen and ink Illustrations within the daily timelines.• Created digitally a variety of illustrations for POS artwork in Photoshop.• Design storyboards for television commercials digitally.• Created a variety of digital illustrations for product design.Client list: Keebler, Nabisco, US Army, Philip Morris USA, Nintendo and Spirit Airlines.

I have always loved being a student and learning new tools in my search to visually communicate more successfully. I was approached while attending 3D classes at Harper College by the department head and asked to submit my portfolio for consideration. Upon looking at my past professional work, I was offered the opportunity to teach the foundational art classes for the school's 3D program. I found it to be one of the most fun and challenging jobs I have the privilege to perform. My role was to develop curriculum and lecture as instructor for multiple Continuing Education courses:o Figure Drawing o Composition and Designo Storyboarding and Storytellingo Sculpture Modeling

• Created and delivered character and environmental layouts for editor approval from 20 illustrations for multiple gaming books.• Completed 20 finished pen and ink Illustrations within the 2 week timeframe.• Created multiple rough sketches for cover of comic book, create final penciled version for printed cover.• Created and delivered layouts for editor approval from 22-24 page scripts.• Completed 22-24 pages of finished penciled within the 3-5 week timeframe.• Designed new costumes and new characters based on necessity within each script provided.• Designed new architecture and created custom environments based on necessity within each script provided.Client list: Marvel Comics Group, DC Comics-Wildstorm Productions, Dark Horse Comics, Malibu Comics and White Wolf Games

Create images in pencil medium for a variety of projects ranging from gaming cards to background imagery for illustrations to full pages of comic art based from script.