Professional Work Experience |
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| 2004-present | McCarthy
Graphics (Paris, France) Photographer & Graphic Designer Specialities include travel photography and fine art photography (including portraits, nudes, architectural and landscape imagery). Graphic design projects include identity packages, annual reports, display graphics as well as photography reproduction (including high resolution scanning, art reproduction and page layout). |
| 2010, 2011 | Wells College-Arts in Paris Taught beginning to advanced black and white photography classes. |
| 2008-2010 | Parsons-Paris
School of Art & Design (Paris,
France) Photography Professor Taught beginning to advanced black and white photography, non-silver photography and experimental presentation methods in photography classes to art and photo majors. Also Responsible for maintenance/upgrade of darkroom, studio lighting equipment and digital print lab with large format Epson printer as well as maintenance and repair of photo department equipment, research and purchasing of supplies and equipment (including analog and digital cameras, video cameras, computer and digital printer equipment, studio flash units and accessories as well as equipment and supplies for traditional black and white darkroom). Led frequent personal and group training of other faculty members in the photo department and occasionally from other departments in the use of photo department computer lab, the large format Epson digital printers as well as digital scanners, computer color profiler equipment, digital video cameras as well as studio flash kits. |
| 2006-2008 | Hellenic
International Studies in the Arts (Paros, Greece) Digital Imaging, Photography & Mixed Media Professor Taught beginnning to advanced photography, digital imaging and mixed media classes to art, photo and non-art majors. Photo instruction includes standard black and white, color, alternative processes such as cyanotype, gum bichoromate as well as photo history. Digital classes focus on Photoshop and Illustrator for fine art and design applications. Responsible for maintenance/upgrade of darkroom and computer lab. |
2005-2006 |
Onondaga
Community College (Syracuse, New York) Digital Imaging & Photography Professor, Photo Area Coordinator Taught beginnning to advanced photography and digital imaging classes to art and non-art majors. Photo instruction included standard black and white, color, alternative processes such as cyanotype, gum bichoromate as well as photo history. Digital class focused on Photoshop and Illustrator for fine art and design applications. Coordinator respnsibilities included reorganization and rewriting of photography curriculum (3 new courses, three major revisions), implementing facility upgrades to both digital and analog labs, hiring and supervising adjunct professors and technicians as well as general oversight of photo and digital facilities. |
2001-2007 |
Santa
Reparata International School of Art (Florence, Italy) Digital Imaging & Photography Professor Taught beginnning to advanced photography and digital imaging classes to art and non-art majors. Photo instruction included standard black and white, color, alternative processes such as cyanotype, gum bichoromate as well as photo history. Digital classes covered Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks and others for fine art and design applications for print and the web. Responsible for maintenance of darkroom and computer lab. |
2002 |
University
of Georgia (Cortona, Italy) Photography Professor Taught beginning to advanced black and white photo classes to photo and art majors. Responsible for darkroom maintenance. |
| 1997-2000 |
Studio
Z (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Web & Graphic Designer Created identity packages, exhibiton/conference posters, web sites (inliquid.com), slide presentations and digital photo reproductions and illustrations. |
| 1997-2000 |
Ursinus
College (Collegeville, Pennsylvania) Photography & Printmaking Professor Developed new photo program at liberal arts college. Moved from small closet darkroom to one of the most popular courses on campus and a brand new $100,000 darkroom. I undertook all the research, design, planning and ordering of equipment for new space. Instruction included black and white, color, alternative processes and photo history. |
| 1997 |
Moore
College of Art & Design (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Computer Graphics Instructor Taught continuing education computer classes to adults wishing to make career shifts into computer graphics careers. Offered instruction in working with Macintosh computers, MS Word, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress and graphic design principles. |
| 1997 |
Antonelli
Institute of Art & Photography (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Computer Graphics Instructor Taught continuing education computer classes to adults wishing to make career shifts into computer graphics careers. Offered instruction in Adobe Photoshop and graphic design principles. |
| 1996 |
Disc
Makers (Pennsauken, New Jersey) Graphic Designer Troubleshooting of customer digital files before printing to film for offset printing. Also created original graphic design for CD packaging. |
| 1995 |
Pennsylvania
School of Art & Design (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Photography & Computer Graphics Instructor Taught beginning and intermediate Photography and Digital Imaging classes to art and photo majors. |
| 1994-95 |
Lancaster
Ultra-Graphics (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Macintosh Operator Operated high end black and white scanner, prepared and did troubleshooting on digital files for trapping in preparation for printing film for offset printing. |
| 1993-94 |
Ganser
Gallery, Millersville University (Millersville, Pennsylvania) Assistant Gallery Director Worked in all areas of gallery responsibility: writing press releases, designing invitations, communicating with artists, arranging shipping and installing art work |
| 1992 |
Tyler
School of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Photography Instructor Taught beginning Black and White Photography class to art and photo majors. |
Education |
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| 1996 |
Temple
University in Rome |
| 1991-93 |
Tyler
School of Art (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania) |
| 1987-88 |
Université
de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris, France) |
| 1984-87 |
University
of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont) Bachelor of Arts, History |
| 1983-84 |
American
College in Paris |