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Graphics

Drawings

Paintings

The Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC)

The Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment (JTLA)

The National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy (NBETPP)

The Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP)

The Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry (IREPM)

Houghton Mifflin Company

The National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy (NBETPP)

International Study Center at Boston College (ISC)

The Washington Post

The Christian Science Monitor

Boston Business Magazine

APA Monitor

Public Citizen Magazine

Jewish Monthly

Builder Magazine

Retired Officer

Education Week

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Association of American Medical Colleges

The Institute for Religious Educationa and Pastoral Ministry (IREPM)

Professional Agent Magazine

Science and Children Magazine

The Food Marketing Institute

East West Magazine

Coast and Country Magazine

Military Lifestyle Magazine

Polo Magazine

Governing Magazine

Richland Design Associates

Lighthouse Design

Ingalls, Quinn & Johnson

Rhode Island Department of Education

U.S. Department of Education

• Develop and design interactive Flash applications.
• Design brochures, manuals, and books for commercial printing and distribution on the World Wide Web.
• Plan, manage, and create Web sites.
• Research and implement interfaces for targeted audiences.
• Collaborate with design directors and editors on creating project identity, visual design, deadlines, and budgets.
• Direct designers, illustrators, and photographers to translate concepts into innovative, effective graphics.
• Develop and deliver presentations for clients and managers.
• Create illustrations for Web sites, newspapers, magazines, and commercial clients.
• Negotiate contracts for copyrights and sale of artwork.
• Lead and mentor production and design staff.
• Develop and maintain production schedules.

Create documents and applications using:

• Dreamweaver
• Flash
• HTML
• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Freehand
• Painter
• Acrobat
• PowerPoint
• Word

Founder, Director of Product Development, Nimble Assessment Systems, Inc. (nimbletools.com), Wellesley, Massachusetts. September 2005 to present. Develop and produce custom data collection and reporting tools for education and research clients.

Senior Research Associate, Data Collection and Reporting Manager, Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC), CSTEEP, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. January 2002 to present. Create and manage the identity of the Collaborative on their Web site, and through their many publications. Lead designer and developer of computerized assessments and interactive learning tools.

Internet Communications Manager, International Study Center (ISC), Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. June 2000 to December 2001. Manage the creation and maintenance of the ISC web site. Coordinate with designers and project directors to develop a web site for the dissemination of research findings and the promotion of the ISC.

Freelance Commercial Artist, 1987 to present. Work with a variety of clients for editorial, educational, and promotional projects. Graphics and Illustrations created with charcoal, pen & ink, oil and acrylic paints, watercolor, and computer.

Staff Design Manager, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. January 1999 to June 2000. Design and art direct kindergarten through eighth grade English textbooks. Work directly with editors and marketing managers to develop national and state specific educational materials. Coordinate with off-site developers to implement directed standards.

Manager, Publications Design and Production, TIMSS International Study Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. July 1998 to January 1999. Direct the publication and dissemination of results and promotional material for the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), involving nearly 50 countries and about one million students. Communicate with printers on all details of printed material. Design and maintain the TIMSS site on the World Wide Web.

Publications Specialist,TIMSS International Study Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. July 1996 to June 1998. Promoted to Manager, Publications Design and Production (see above). Design and Coordinate the publication and dissemination of results for the TIMSS project. Provide graphics, typography, and technical direction for TIMSS documents. Create the TIMSS site on the World Wide Web.

Instructor, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts, Senior Illustration Seminar. January 1995 to December 1995. Teach graduating illustration students professional practices and portfolio preparation/presentation.

Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts
M.F.A. in Painting. May 1993.
Received Graduate Book Award, May 1992.
Taught undergraduate drawing and painting.

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
B.F.A. in Illustration, May 1987. Dean's List 1985-86.

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1983-1984.
Academic Honors Fall 1983 and Spring 1984.
Designated a Provost Scholar on the basis of exemplary performance.