Summary Statement:
Experienced illustrator and designer with an extreme desire to obtain an position of Illustrator, Prooduction Artist, Graphic Artist or Art Educator within a cutting-edge company or educational institution.  Creative-minded with solid organizational, administrative and written skills.

Proficiencies:

• Both Mac and PC platforms
• Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CS3
• Microsoft Office 2007
• Blackboard Vista
• Digital and traditional illustration, Fashion Illustration, Medical and Scientific Illustration, some knowledge of typography and design

 
Job Experience and Responsibilities:
Teacher Aide, Worcester Public Schools- Norrback Ave. Elementary: March 2010-present

• One-on-one student aide
  •   Note-taking
  •   Assist the teacher by performing instruction-related duties
  •   Work with teachers in preparing all instructional materials
  •   Give individual attention and assistance to individuals and groups of students
  •   Assist in maintaining discipline standards in all areas

Illustrator, Dartmouth Publishing Company: October 2006- present

• Rendering of textbook illustrations for medical textbooks and K-university general textbooks using Adobe Illustrator CS3 (4-color, BW, spot color)
• Editing and creation of various charts and graphs
• Image manipulation and colorization in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CS3

Educational Associate, University of Massachusetts Medical School: October 2006-November 2009

• Management and organization of the First Year Histology lab, Mind Brain and Behavior Course, Human Genetics Course and Anatomy Course which involves a broad spectrum of responsibilities, including but not limited to the following:

•    Creation and coordination of lab and course content on Blackboard Vista for Anatomy, Histology, Human Genetics
•    Coordination of tutor sessions and exam reviews for Histology and Human Genetics
•    Member of Virtual Microscopy Core Group, Virtual Microscopy implementation and slide care
•    Editing of Cell and Organ Biology Lab Manuals as well as image creation for manuals using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
•    Editing and organization of Anatomy Lab Manual and Companion guides
•    Digital image editing, scanning, creating of histological and anatomical photographs, illustrations and diagrams with Adobe Photoshop
•    Management of Human Genetics Exam Database
•    Lab audiovisual technical support, general office support when needed

Illustrator, Argosy Publishing Company: July 2006-October 2006

• Illustrations for educational textbooks grades K-university level using AI CS2
• Editing and creation of various charts and graphs with AI CS2
• Reworking and illustrating of 3D mapping of medical illustrations with PS CS2

 
Office Assistant, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office 2003-2006:

• General Office Support: filing, typing, answering phones, laying out documents and setting up display cases
• Assisted in the organization and implementation of CIAS College and Careers (summer 2004 and 2005)
• Assisted in the organization of the Finger Lakes region of Scholastic Art Awards (high school art competition hosted by CIAS- winter ’03-’04, ’04-’05, ’05-’06)

 
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Medical Illustration with a concentration in music from the Rochester Institute of Technology
GPA: 3.35
Presidential Scholar: 2002-06
Academic Merit Scholarship for a student in the School of Art: 2004

Personal Interests:

• Hand painting furniture, house numbers, wooden letters
• Crafting
• Baking, cooking and inventing recipes (especially for sweets)
• Fashion, accessory, interior and textile design and illustration