09.2005 - 05.2007
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois
Master of Fine Arts : Studio Art : Visual Communication

01.2001 - 12.2004
University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, Texas
Bachelor of Arts : Computer Graphic Arts magna cum laude
concentration graphic design
minor sociology

projects, undertakings & responsibilities have included art direction, print & web design & photography. Specifically :

• branding and identity

• development of collateral inc. identity systems, invitations,
direct mail, promocards, concert t-shirts & ephemera, in-store signage and artistic commissions & collaborations

• layout, typesetting and typography { digital & hand-rendered }

• nationally-circulated magazine advertisements

• websites and user interface enhancements { HTML & Flash }

• design of e-blasts, resulting in improved viewership and delivery rates (up to 80%); executing multiple marketing initiatives (including viral-based strategies and targeting regional markets)

• product staging, photography and photo shoots

• album cover research and concept development

• extensive experience in digital retouching and photo manipulation

selected clients :
Steve Quick Jeweler, Prism LCD, The Ordinary Boys, Daniel Bedingfield, Enya, Realisation.co.uk, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center

05.2007
Aerolingo : MFA Thesis Exhibition
Gallery 2 | Chicago, Illinois

11.2006
Día de los Muertos
Central Cultural Aztlán | San Antonio, Texas

05.2006
Again and Again...
Open End Gallery | Chicago, Illinois

03.2005
1st Annual National Student Design Show
Dallas Society of Visual Communications | Dallas, Texas

02.2005
Segundo... : The Birth of the American of Mexican Descent
Centro Cultural Aztlán | San Antonio, Texas

proficient in both Mac and Windows operating systems.

proficient in the following programs & programming languages :

• Adobe Creative Suite and Acrobat
• QuarkXPress
• Microsoft Office
• font management programs
(e.g., Adobe Type Manager, Extensis Suitcase)
• HTML and CSS
• working knowledge of ActionScript

extensive experience in :

• copywriting

• product photography
• photo staging
• post-production digital manipulation & retouching

• pattern design & creation
• screenprinting
• creation of large-scale artwork through digital
and silkscreen processes on paper, textiles
and alternative substrates

extensive study in narrative architecture, public art installation,
sociology and design/media theory.

knowledge of pre-press and print production.

knowledge of conversational French, Spanish and Esperanto.

proficient on violin, viola, piano, flute & mandolin.