Pairing an MFA in Painting & Drawing with an MPA in Public Policy, I merged the driving passions in my life and career: art, design and advocacy. My experience with Adobe Creative Suite is vast, and design and illustration are my absolute fortes, and I’m strong in photo retouching. Creating one-of-a kind, art-based animated GIFs and videos is another skill I think noteworthy, which can be seen on my website. I'm and artist and graphic designer for the Department of Transportation in New York York City. I create artwork for public events that appears throughout the city and is veiwed by millions of people—on bus stop shelters, on LinkNYC kiosks on sidewalks, in subway trains and ferries, and occasionally on billboards at Times Square.…

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Pairing an MFA in Painting & Drawing with an MPA in Public Policy, I merged the driving passions in my life and career: art, design and advocacy. My experience with Adobe Creative Suite is vast, and design and illustration are my absolute fortes, and I’m strong in photo retouching. Creating one-of-a kind, art-based animated GIFs and videos is another skill I think noteworthy, which can be seen on my website. I'm and artist and graphic designer for the Department of Transportation in New York York City. I create artwork for public events that appears throughout the city and is veiwed by millions of people—on bus stop shelters, on LinkNYC kiosks on sidewalks, in subway trains and ferries, and occasionally on billboards at Times Square.…

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Pairing an MFA in Painting & Drawing with an MPA in Public Policy, I merged the driving passions in my life and career: art, design and advocacy. My experience with Adobe Creative Suite is vast, and design and illustration are my absolute fortes, and I’m strong in photo retouching. Creating one-of-a kind, art-based animated GIFs and videos is another skill I think noteworthy, which can be seen on my website.

I’m and artist and graphic designer for the Department of Transportation in New York York City. I create artwork for public events that appears throughout the city and is veiwed by millions of people—on bus stop shelters, on LinkNYC kiosks on sidewalks, in subway trains and ferries, and occasionally on billboards at Times Square.

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Language

French
Intermediate
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

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Education

MFA Painting and Drawing at University of Georgia
September 10, 1992 - May 18, 1996
Masters of Fine Art
BA at University of Virginia
August 27, 1989 - May 10, 1993
English Literature and Painting major

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Industry Experience

Education, Consumer Goods, Government
    Snow Shoveler GIF
    GIF Animation vectordrawing…
    The Glorious World Cup Design & Illustration
    This was a project with great creative freedom—I was both the designer and illustrator of this book on the World Cup. As a soccer enthusiast in my youth, I was really excited to have this project.…
    Graphic Surface Design for the City of New York
    One of the hats I used to wear regularly was that of a textile print designer. I was thrilled to have a couple of projects several years ago that required me to make prints for New York City events. The top photo show former Mayor de Blasio holding a flexible delineator (lane marker) covered with a print I created for a press event. The bottom image is a similar print on totes given to dignitaries on official business with city government.…
    Bike Map Cover
    This is an oldie, but it's still one of my favorites. I don't think anyone uses the paper maps anymore, but I got more responses from the public on this one than any other projects I remember.…
    Dia de los Muertos, 2024
    In the past few years, NYC DOT has sponsored a Dia de los Muertos event in Times Square, and this is the branding I created for it. Supposedly a million people showed up for the day-long event. I drew the illustration digitally, by hand.…
    PlugNYC Branding
    PlugNYC is New York City's curbside electric vehicle charging program, for which I created the logo and branding.…
    Summer Streets Identity Poster
    Summer Streets is another citywide event that I have created many designs and illustrations for over the past decade. I did this hand-drawn digital illustration in 2023, which was used for advertisements, wayfinding, and all the marketing collateral associated with the event. This work appeared around New York City Streets and in its transportation system, as well as on social media.…
    Car-Free Earth Day Poster and Branding, 2024
    Car-Free Earth Day is a citywide event in the five boroughs of New York City. For the past decade, I have designed the visuals to promote the event. This poster appeared on the Jumbotron at Times Square, as well as on wayfinding map towers, bus shelters and advertisements around the city.…