PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• An artist schooled in fine and graphic arts that became involved in computer art during its earliest development and now has over 20 years experience in medical, commercial, and technical graphic design.
• A main focus on medical/scientific illustrations, which have been produced for books, publications, presentations and advertising.
• Illustrator of several Lippincott medical review textbooks and designer/producer of cover art for medical journals, and poster presentations for national symposiums.
• Graphic designer for commercial advertising and B-to-B clientele, including all visual production from logo design to website creation.
• Beyond print media, expertise includes web, multimedia, digital photography and video.

• Employment

• Education

• Accomplishments

• Software Experience and Proficiencies

• Art Resume

Creative Director/Production Manager, Altech Corporation, Flemington, NJ. 1997 - present.

• Overseeing and hands-on creation of catalogs for print, web, and CD ROM, for distribution, training, and sales support.
• Design and production of trade show displays and promotional material.
• Advertising graphics for trade publications, mailings and internet use.
• Web site design, creation and maintenance for advertising, product inventory and sales.
• Development of marketing strategies to brand the company and sell products.
• Track value of marketing campaigns.
• Coordinate production material with printers, designers, and resource media professionals.
• Supervise and coordinate other members of sales and marketing team.

Art Director/Ilustrator/Designer/Owner – Cooper Graphics – 1985- Present.

• Freelance business producing ads, brochures, websites, photo retouching, logo design, video, interactive presentation, and graphics for publication, scientific documentation and education.
• Clients include medical/scientific institutions such as the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Tulane University, Rutgers University, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, pharmaceutical companies, and private practices.
• Advertising and technical graphics for several NJ ad agencies, and corporations such as Ricoh, QED National, Phillips, and Home Depot.
• Website development and maintenance for small businesses.

Coordinator, Scientific Graphics – University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ – 1988-1997.

• Provide computer-generated and freehand art for charts, graphs and biomedical illustrations for course presentations, medical exhibits, displays, manuscript publications, medical books, audiovisual instructional materials, homepages and multimedia content.
• Create websites from design to uploading. (HTML, JAVA, Shockwave and web image manipulation and animation experience. MAC/DOS, WINDOWS AND UNIX background)
• Computer technology maintenance, updating and purchasing.
• Supervise graphic/media group.

Advanced Computer Graphics Instructor – Somerset Vocational/Technical School. Bridgewater, NJ. 1993-1995.

• Continued education instruction of Macintosh software and hardware. Specific in the areas of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

Technical Illustrator – Singer Electronics Systems, Totowa, NJ 1985-1988.

• Technical graphics and layout, pen and ink drawings, electronic schematics and isometrics by computer and freehand generation.

Graphic Artist – RPR Graphics, Mountainside, NJ 1985-1986.

• Freelance graphic artist. Retail advertising involving building boards, paste-up, illustration, layout, type specification, and stat camera.

(BFA in Multi media and 10 course certification in Electronic Illustration from PRATT - Manhattan as well as other certificates and graduate credits.)

• WORK IN PROGRESS: Drug Review Book
• WORK IN PROGRESS: Pharmacology Review Book
• WORK IN PROGRESS: Biochemistry Review Book
• WORK IN PROGRESS: Pathology Review Book
• 2006 Illustrations - R.A. Harvey, P.C. Champe, "Lippicott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology", J.B. Lippincott, (2006).
• 2005 Cover Art – Molecular Cell
• 2003 Cover Art – Molecular Cell
• 1996 Illustrations - R.A. Harvey, P.C. Champe, "Lippicott's Illustrated Reviews: Microbiology", J.B. Lippincott.
• 2001 Pharmacology review book for Tulane Medical School.
• 1999 Cover Art – Genetics & Development
• 1997 Cover Art – FASEB Journal
• 1997 Collaborative project with T. Papathomas of Department of Vision Research, Rutgers University,
  for "Art and Science Exhibit" Eight Floor Gallery, NYC.
• 1996 Illustrations - R.A. Harvey, P.C. Champe, "Lippicott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology", J.B. Lippincott, (1996).
• 1994 Illustrations - R.A. Harvey, P.C. Champe, "Lippicott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry", J.B. Lippincott, (1994).
• 1992 Illustrations - R.A. Harvey, P.C. Champe, "Lippicott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology", J.B. Lippincott, (1992).
• 1991 Published in the January/February issue of The AMI Newsletter; “Computer Graphic Formats in Brief"
• 1990 Presented at the Association of Medical Illustrators Conference in  Philadelphia.
• 1990 Published in the December issue of Computer Graphic World; "The Art of Medicine".
• Also including graphics and illustrations for numerous other medical journals, medical books and presentations.
• Also a variety of fine art exhibits

• Commissioned Montclair State University Outdoor Sculpture; installation October 1996
• Installation Team, The Gates Project, NYC- 2005.
• Commissioned Montclair State University Outdoor Sculpture; installation October 1996
• Hunterdon Art Museum, "The Elements: Creative Energy", (book art show), Clinton, NJ – 2005
• Phillips Mill 74th Annual Fall Exhibition, portfolio print,  New Hope, PA –2003
• Miles of Mules candidate, waiting on sponsor, Delaware and Lehigh Heritage Corridor, PA –2003
• Phillips Mill 73rd Annual Fall Exhibition, "Antique Barn",  New Hope, PA –2002
• Phillips Mill 72nd Annual Fall Exhibition, "Better Days Ahead",  New Hope, PA –2001
• Banana Factory’s Self Portrait Juried Exhibition, "Untitled",  Bethlehem, PA –2001
• Participated in Banana Factory’s Outdoor Sculpture Competition
• Phillips Mill 71st Annual Fall Exhibition, "Lost Horizon",  New Hope, PA –2000
• Phillips Mill 70th Annual Fall Exhibition, "Angel", sold piece, New Hope, PA –1999
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Art Show, "The Artist Looks at Hunterdon", Clinton, NJ –1997
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Art Show, "The Artist Looks at Hunterdon", Clinton, NJ –1999
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Art Show, "Members Annual Show", Clinton, NJ –1997
• Phillips Mill 68th Annual Fall Exhibition, "Past Time", sold piece, New Hope, PA –1997
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Art Show, "The Artist Looks at Hunterdon", Clinton, NJ –1997
• Alumni and Student Permanent Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ –1996
• Phillips Mill 67th Annual Fall Exhibition, "Winter Corn", award for Traditional Watercolor in memory of Helen K. McCloskey, New Hope, PA –1996
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Art Show, "The Artist Looks at Hunterdon", (Sold Watercolor) Clinton, NJ –1995
• University of Medicine and Dentistry Art Exhibit, 1995 and 1996
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Art Show, "Members Annual Show", Clinton, NJ –1995
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Art Show, "Members Annual Show", (2nd Place), Clinton, NJ –1994
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Art Show, "The Artist Looks at Hunterdon", (Honorable Mention), Clinton, NJ –1991
• Hunterdon Art Center Juried Miniature Art Show, Clinton, NJ –1989
• Annual Traveling Miniature Juried Art Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ –1988
• Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Art Center, Silvermine, CT –1987
• International Miniature Art Competition, Toronto, Canada –1987
• West Essex Juried Art Show, (Honorable Mention), Roseland, NJ –1986
• Looking Back, one person BFA project, Gallery I, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ –1986
• Tip of the Iceberg, student group show, Gallery I, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ –1984
• Papermaking Invitational Show, College Art Gallery, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ –1983
• Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association Miniature Art Competition, Brooklyn, NY –1983
• Papermaking Art, student group show, Gallery II, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ 1982
• Sculptural Paintings, one person show, Gallery II, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ –1982
• Hunterdon Arts Center Juried Art Competition, Clinton, NJ –1981
• Glenridge Art Competition, Glenridge, NJ –1981
• Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association Miniature Art Competition, (Honorable Mention),
• Brooklyn, NY -1981
• Montclair Students at Westbeth, New York, NY –1980

Fine Art Internships:

• The Gates Project, Central Park, NYC, Christo / Jeanne-Claude artwork, installer.
• Sculptor assistant to artist Charles Simonds for Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum show,
• New York, NY-1983 and Liberty State Park environmental piece, Bayonne, NJ –1984
• Papermaking assistant to artist Anne Chapman -1980-1982

Computer Art Shows:

• Association of Medical Illustrators art show, Philadelphia, PA -1990
• New York MacIntosh Users Group computer art show, New York, NY -1991
• Computer Graphics in Science, Chicago, IL -1996
• NY Arts Biennial '97, Vision & NYU, NYC,  1997 (Collaboration)