Objective:

To utilize my expertise in composition, coloration, design, and photography to attain a career.

Music photography, such as live concert performances, promotional packages including group shots, CD covers, flyers, and posters. Images that involve both instinctive, unpremeditated circumstances, and planned, controlled environments. Creating collages including images I have personally created, or simply seen, and giving them as gifts to friends and family, exercising my ability to compose artwork through my choice of images, and layout or composition.

Present L.A. C.A.

Part time Assistant
For Gail Albert Halaban Photographer, doing both clerical and physical labor to help with the timely and accurate production of her images

Production Assistant
Currently wrapped Ribbon of Dreams 2002, Art Director; This Girl 2002 music video, Anesthetic 2002

Photography For Hire (freelance)
Entails the creative and business end of freelance employment
Weddings, business dinners and award ceremonies for large corporate functions, sporting events, creating images for local musicians to use on web sites, promotion, and merchandise, all of which I have done single handed.

Music Review and Photography
For Spot Magazine a Cleveland based magazine that spotlights bands and concerts in Northeastern Ohio.

Duties included
o Image Production
o Clerical work
o Lighting
o Camera preparation
o Set design
o Web Design
o CD and vinyl Cover Photography
o Promotional Recruitment Imaging

Tour Manager
2002 P!NK Party Tour
Candy Ass
o Responsible for everything involved in taking an artist on the road
o Accounting, Merchandising, Promotion
o Organize band’s departure, arrival, and performance
o Equipment properly handled
o Back stage accommodations adequate
o Remain side stage to make sure the show goes smoothly
o Assist sound and lighting for the performance

Internship
2002-present R.A.F.R. Records
o Artist relations; emailing, updating, and keeping a line of communication between the label and the artists
o Updating retail on music releases with one sheets
o Promote music for radio and distribution
o Tracking inventory

Managerial
2001-2002 Second Spin Records Head Buyer
o Exercised independent judgment of product, price, and quantity sold in store and online
o Worked closely with prospective clients
o Designated product as sale items on a weekly basis
o Assigned product rotation duties among employees

2000-2001 American Greetings Miami, FL / Cleveland, OH Team Leader
o Completed in-store conversion of entire product line within geographical markets to specific time and detail
o Liaison between store management and corporate headquarters
o Independently planned, organized, and implemented work assignments for a merchandising team of 15-20
o Managed permanent and temporary staff; hiring, firing, daily work supervision and time card approval
o Processed expense accounts

1995-1998 Arte’ Wallcovering and Fabrics Cleveland, OH Warehouse Manager
o Managed entire staff including hiring, firing, and daily work supervision
o Maintained inventory
o Quality assurance order fulfillment
o Managed shipping and receiving for thousands of orders per week
o Designed and implemented layout including work flow and storage for a new warehouse facility
o Used FedEx and U.P.S. shipping software

1999, 2000, 2001 Cleveland R.E.V.S.(Race Event Volunteers)
Cleveland, OH
Organized and produced shoots of my own, as well as other photographers, used in promotional recruitment and advertising material for the Grand Prix of Cleveland.
Personally requested to return and promoted to Manager of Photo Services.

2000, 2001 T.M.J. Golf Outing
Cleveland, OH
Photographed charity event for those individuals and companies involved in the occasion, as well as those who donated to the organization.

1997 through 2000 Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH
B.F.A. student of Photography
Concentrate on compositional photography to be used in high design magazines, advertising, and related publications for promotional art, such as music CDs and posters. Knowledgeable of taking photographs, developing images in the darkroom, and Photoshop.

1994 through 1995 Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus, OH
Foundation year of B.F.A. program
Highlight on design principles necessary as a foundation for B.F.A. program in photography.

1992 through 1994 Chagrin Falls High School
Chagrin Falls, OH
Commercial Art Vocational Program
Completed over 300 hours of Commercial Artwork, graduating top of class.

Computer Skills:
AppleWorks, Illustrator, Photoshop, Internet, HTML, MSWord, Excel, Palm