Present Teaching

California State University - Stanislaus, Extended Education

  • Adobe InDesign Level I and II certificate course
  • Adobe Dreamweaver Level I and II certificate course
  • Adobe Flash Level I and II certificate course
  • Multimedia Level I and II certificate course

San Joaquin Delta College Community Education

  • Developing a Photographer's Eye
  • Basics of Digital Photography
  • Digital Photo Editing using Photoshop Elements 6
  • Digital SLR Basics
  • Beginning and Intermediate Oil Painting (studio art class)
  • Beginning and Intermediate Drawing (studio art class)
  • Beginning Watercolor Painting (studio art class)
  • Mosaic Art (studio art class)

Modesto Institute of Technology

  • Desktop Publishing using Adobe InDesign CS2
  • Imaging Software Applications using Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Illustrator CS2
  • Web Animation and interaction using Adobe Flash CS2
  • Web Page Development using Dreamweaver CS2
  • Portfolio and business development
  • All classes also include a grounding in basic design, composition and art appreciation
Previous Employment


Eighteen years in the Newspaper industry, working in the graphics and photo departments:

  • Sacramento Bee, Sacramento CA: Senior graphic artist
  • Stockton Record, Stockton, CA: Assistant Managing Editor/Graphics
  • Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA: Graphics Editor

Engineering firm doing international graphics, photography and print projects:

  • C.T. Main Construction, Boston MA: Graphic artist, photo assistant
Education
  • Master of Fine Arts: University of Oregon; Fine Art Fellowship
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts: Massachusetts College of Art
Exhibitions
  • Hiss Quarterly, Volume 4, Issue 3, featured artist
  • Exposure 2007: Photography, Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, CA
  • Transparency: Photography, Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, CA
  • Our Corner of the World: Photography, Camera Center, Modesto, CA
  • Flowers of Spring: Photography, Camera Center, Modesto, CA
  • Central California Art Assoc. Member Show: Photography, Mistlin Gallery, CA
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