SKILLSHighly experienced in design, illustration and art direction. Skilled the Adobe Creative Suite. Working knowledge of Mag+ interactive publishing software for Mac and iOS. Some knowledge of Adobe Flash and Actionscript. Able to work with HTML coding and WYSIWYG editors such as Dreamweaver. Some basic familiarity with CSS and Drupal. Able to work in all illustration media, and with all types of personalities. Very fast worker; willing to put in extra time to get the best project possible. Very creative with little source material. Excellent working very closely with freelancers and printers.Able to think strategically, aligning data with visuals to better target the end user.HONORS + PROJECTSWork has appeared in PRINT annual 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 and HOW International design annual 1996, 1997. Silver Award for Portfolio awarded from the Society of Newspaper Design[SND], 1993(2), 1994. Award of Excellence-Portfolio ,SND, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2005, 2006. Awards of Excellence, SND, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006. Folio’s Silver Eddie for best issue by a non-profit, 2012. Merit award, Society of Publication designers, 2012. Maggie (West Coast Publishing Assoc.) for best photo story and best single photo, 2012. Illustration work appeared in Society of Illustrators 38th annual exhibition. Redesigned San Francisco Bay Guardian, 1992, WEST magazine for the San Jose Mercury News, 1996 and again in 1999. Redesigned Sierra magazine’s entire brand and website, 2015.