Academics: Curriculum Vitae
Professional Objectives
Professional digital media artist, designer and developer with 25 years of industry experience currently seeking to extend experience as an instructor in Web Design, Digital Art and New Media, with the goal of becoming a full-time academic professional.
Academic History
EDUCATION
2007
Master of Fine Arts, Digital Art New Media
University of California Santa Cruz
Thesis: “Illuminated Dreams: An Interactive Installation of Dreams Based on Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts”
Thesis Project: “Illuminated Dreams”
Thesis Show: “Emergence 2007”
1976
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration
California State University, Long Beach
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2009 -
present
Lecturer, Digital Art & Animation Deptartment,
Course: Digital Page Layout
Lectured and developed full syllabus and Canvas-based web site on the fundamentals of digital page layout and design, focus in Adobe InDesign
Course: Digital Painting
Lectured and developed full syllabus and Canvas-based web site on the fundamentals of painting with a focus on digital tools
Course: Digital Illustration
Lectured and developed full syllabus and Canvas-based web site on the fundamentals of digital illustration and design.
Course: Programming for Designers & Artists
Lectured and developed full syllabus and Canvas-based web site for an entry-level specialized course in programming for non-programmers with an emphsis on visual design using the Processing language.
Course: Digital Animation I: Flash
Lectured and developed full syllabus and web site on the use of Adobe Flash as an animation tool.
Course: Web Design I
Lectured and developed full syllabus and web site on the web design, HTML5 and CSS
2014 -
present
Lecturer, Diablo Valley College
Art & Digital Media Department
Course: Introduction to Web Design
Lectured and developed full syllabus and Desire2Learn-based web site on the fundamentals of Web Design.
Course: Introduction to Graphic Design
Lectured to provided syllabus and developed new Desire2Learn-based web site on the fundamentals of Graphic Design.
Course: Animation & Interactivity
Lectured and developed full syllabus and web site on the fundamentals of interacgtive animation built with Adobe Flash and ActionScript 3.
2008 -
2010
Lecturer, Digital Art New Media & Art Department
Course: Introduction to Electronics for Artmaking
Lectured and developed full syllabus and web site on the basic introduction to the use of a computer as a fine art tool and medium for the Digital Art New Media Graduate Program and for the undergraduate Art Deptartment
Course: Introduction to Computers for Intermedia
Lectured and developed full syllabus and web site on the basic introduction to the use of a computer as a fine art tool and medium.
2002 -
2003
Lecturer, Art Department.
California State University, East Bay
Course: Art for the Web
Lectured and developed full syllabus and web site on the World Wide Web as a medium for artistic creation, with intensive exploration of HTML
Course: Interactive Authoring
Lectured and developed full syllabus and web site on design and creation of interactive computer-based art, with intensive exploration of Flash ActionScript
Course: Principles of Design
Lectured to provided syllabus on the introduction to composition, color, typography and message in the digital environment.
RESEARCH
2006-2007
“Unnatural Selection.” Collaborative Research Project Group,
Digital Art New Media, UC Santa Cruz
LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
2008
Guest lecturer, “Flash & Sound”
in Cynthia Payne's Music 80R: Music and the WWW at the UC Santa Cruz
2006
Guest lecturer, “The American Animated Feature Film”
and “Pixar, CGI, & The Animated Feature Film,” in Dr. Daniel Sheie‘s Theater Arts: The Pixar Feature at the UC Santa Cruz
2001
Guest presenter, “3D Animation features in Macromedia Director 8.5,”
to California State University, East Bay, Multimedia Graduate Program
2001
Guest presenter, “Macromedia Director 8,”
to California State University, East Bay, Multimedia Graduate Program
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
2007
UCSC Porter College Associate Fellows Graduate Arts Research Grant
2005-2007
UCSC Porter College Graduate Student Associate Fellow
ACADEMIC SERVICE
2017
Web Master & Designer, Digital Art & Animation Website (ongoing)
2011
Member of University of California Santa Cruz Digital Art | New Media Faculty (ongoing)
2010-11
Web Director, NewMediaCaucus.org
2008-9
Chief Information Officer, NewMediaCaucus.org
2007
Identity Design for Emergence 2007, Digital Art New Media
Graduate Exhibition
2005-2007
Student Representative, Digital Art New Media Faculty meetings
2006, 2007
Student Representative, UCSC Porter Associate Fellows
Graduate Arts Research Grant
Art Practice History
EXHIBITIONS
2011
Shoshanawayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2011
“Faculty Show”
Cañada Community College Art Gallery, Woodside, CA
2009
“Faculty Show”
Cañada Community College Art Gallery, Woodside, CA
Location
2007
New Art from the UC‘s MFA Programs”
UCR ARTSblock, Riverside, CA
2006
“BLINK: Digital Arts and New Media Festival 06”
UCSC Porter Sesnon Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
Non-Academic History
EMPLOYMENT
Ongoing
Owner, Khazar Multimedia Consulting
Freelance producer of multimedia for the Web, Enhanced CD‘s, CD ROMS, and marketing presentations. Clients include San Mateo Community College District, Apple Computer, Nellcore, and Interscope Records.
1999-2001
Developer Relations Manager for Macromedia Director and Shockwave,
Macromedia (now Adobe)
Liaison for developers into the product management, marketing and engineering teams. Set up Developer Summits, special events, user conference sessions. Worked with developers and partners to resolve business-critical issues. Surveyed the community for insights into how to improve Director. Basically, did everything it takes to know and understand Director developer needs and take the lead in getting them implemented.
1999
Creative Services Multimedia Art Director, Macromedia
Managed 4 full time staff and up to 4 contract staff. Art Directed and produced ad banners, promotional CD ROM's, and executive and marketing presentations.
1996-1999
Instructional Media Group Multimedia Producer, Macromedia
Managed 2 full time staff and up to 6 contract staff. Designed, implemented and managed the implementation of the "Show Me" instructional movies that shipped with Director 6 and 7, Flash 3, Dreamweaver 1 and 2.
1994-1995
Multimedia Producer, Sybase
Art Directed and produced international multimedia seminar series on Sybase products.
1992-1994
Multimedia Producer, Oracle
Art Directed and produced international multimedia seminar series on Oracle products.
1991-1992
Media Department Art Director, MacroMind (antecedent of Macromedia)
Managed 2 full time staff. Produced the in-box example and tutorial material for Director 3.0, MediaMaker, Three-D and ACTION!
1989-1990
Art Director, The SoftAd Group (now ChannelNet)
SoftAd, one of the first companies to create interactive ads, was an international leader in desktop computer-based interactive advertising. Art directed, storyboarded and implemented multimedia for multiple clients including Abbot Labs, American Airlines, DEC, IBM, MCI, Nissan, Saab, United Airlines, US West, and Waters Millipore.
1984-1989
Multimedia Producer, Accent Software
Accent Software was the first company to create computer-based animated graphics for marketing and sales applications on personal computers. Designed, storyboarded and implemented multimedia for multiple clients including Ashton-Tate, BMW, Borland, Chase Manhattan Bank, Compaq, Dow Jones Publishing, Epson, HP, Hitachi, National Car Rental, Ogilvy & Mather, Software Publishing, and Toshiba.
1982-1984
Senior Graphics Designer, Videodetics
Videodetics manufactured the Videodex, one of the first point-of-sale interactive videotape controllers. Designed and implemented interactive video graphics and user interface of the Videodex system.
INDUSTRY PANELS
2001
Panel moderator and panelist, “The Future of 3D on the Web”
Macromedia User Conference
2000
Panel moderator, “Professional Tools for Shockwave 3D”
Macromedia User Conference
1999
Panelist, “3D Interfaces”
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Annual Convention, Interactive Media Sessions
1994
Panel moderator, “Animation with Director 3.0”
Macromedia User Conference
AWARDS
1996
Gold Award, “Interscope Records: Primus, Tales from the Punchbowl”
New Media Magazine Invision Awards
1996
Gold Award, “Interscope Records: Primus, Tales from the Punchbowl.”
New Media Magazine Invision Awards
1996
K Through 12 Gold Award,
“Zelos Interactive Learning: Team SAT.”
Cinema in Industry Education Awards (CINDY)
1995
Summit Best of Show and Gold Award for Education
“Zelos Interactive Learning: Team SAT”
International Interactive Communications Society (IICS)
JUDGING
2002
International Electronic Multimedia Awards (EMMAS)
2001
Art Directors Club of New York 80th Annual Awards, New Media Division
1993-2000
New Media Magazine Invision Awards
AFFILIATIONS
2001
Macromedia Flash Product Advisory Board
Specialized Skills
SOFTWARE TOOLS & LANGUAGES
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Cross-platform adept with most interactive media, image editing, video, sound, web-design, three-d modeling
and programming tools and languages:
- Expert in Adobe Flash, Director, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Corel Painter, Cycling '74 MAX/MSP, Arduino
- Proficient in Apple FinalCut, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Audacity, Sony SoundForge, Digidesign ProTools, Symbolic Sound Kyma, Cycling '74 Jitter
- Expert in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Flash ActionScript 2.0 & 3.0, and Lingo
- Expert in designing and fabricating electronics with Arduino CPUs
- Proficient in C++, Processing, and CGI
CREATIVE & ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
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Advanced experience in:
- Leading the creative process through group brainstorming and critique
- Developing and guiding the development of storyboards and ideation methods
- Developing and guiding the development of project timelines and deliverables
- Working with groups and individuals on developing their own creative process
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