Professional Portfolio

Personal Portfolio

Photo Manipulation

A Creative Start - I've spent my life making things.

As a child I made toys and costumes out of paper bags. Economical? yes. Durable? No.
You can't ride your bike in a paper eagle costume... or can you?

When I started using fabric I made strange stuffed animals and hand puppets.

Later on I started making costumes that looked like animals, such as this giant rat.

Holiday? What holiday?
I have work to do.
Information Networks, Inc.		 Giant Rat costume

In Jr. High I was introduced to clay. I enjoyed clay sculpture very much.

When the technology was available I gravitated toward computer art, spending hours in Autodesk Animator making short animations.

In my early 20's I attended the Connecticut Institute of Art.
At this school I was taught production, design and various artistic techniques. The final semester was computers. This was my introduction to Quark XPress, and Illustrator. Photoshop was not being taught until after graduation. Since I have such a natural ability for computers, I learned it pretty quickly on my own.
Mostly what I learned in this school was what I already knew; I could draw.

I worked at a party shop on and off for 10 years.
I was there while going to art school, doing these various jobs and left to travel around the country.

Working life - When I am at work my main focus is getting the job done.

After graduation I needed a job. My first was in White Plains working for Apple Cherry New Media School House.
That didn't work out so I moved on from there.

At Data World, a digital printing shop in Stamford, CT, I handled documents, designed graphics, manipulated files, entered data and page layout.

At Information Networks, Inc. I created custom html templates, assorted sales collateral, and graphics.
These are samples of some the pages I have designed for Information Networks, Inc. and their customers: These are samples of some the pages I have designed for Information Networks, Inc. and their customers:

In 2005 I designed a website for Attorney David Yannetti.   

What I am doing now - Presently

I am seeking employment in either New York or in the Fairfield County area of CT.
Position: Graphic Designer or Desktop Publisher.

On the graphics side, I spend my time doodling in Illustrator and Photoshop. Mostly for "myspace" type pages or for fun. I’ve been manipulating photos by adding limbs, subtracting people, changing backgrounds, etc.

Once in a while I do crazy crafts such as sculpt a watermelon into a fish for a fish-themed party, or sketch up a tattoo design for friends.

I have strong computer skills. I have no fear of evolving technologies and no trouble learning new applications

My computer skills include:

    Photoshop
    Illustrator
    Dreamweaver
    Microsoft office products
    Quark XPress
    Corel Draw

The Future - Computer science

I am taking steps towards studying computer programming and computer science.
Who knows where the future will take me.

Personal Thoughts:
I am very clever, people say that bout me. I never think inside the box. I always found a second, or even third, use for things above their initial purpose. I once used a pair of sneakers to help move a heavy couch. This was before someone invented those sliding disk things.
I have a strong mechanical inclination and barely ever use instructions to put things together.
I probably should have gone for a degree in engineering.

All I need now is a million dollar idea.
It's never too late to start over.

More of my web/personal use images are available for veiwing at these addresses: