As an artist, graphic designer, journalist, content manager and web designer, I am seeking to continue my career in a creative business situation.

Editor - (7-07 / current) Freedom Communications:
The Island Breeze is the community newspaper for South Padre Island and the Laguna Madre area, and the Coastal Current is the entertainment newsweekly serving the entire lower Rio Grande Valley.
Responsibilities include for both publications’ content and daily deadlines including news updates to the web, 24/7 if the situation required. Assign reporters, photography duties, photo editing for web and print and pagination of the Island Breeze. The Breeze was a three-times weekly community newspaper uaually 16 pages broadsheet style. Writing in AP style, I would resource press releases for publication and compose original stories. My areas of specialty have become environmental issues, beach erosion v.s developers, sea turtle rescue, ocelot wild territory preservation, water quality/protection of the lower Laguna Madre area, tourism vs. residents issues and border wall issues. I also cover lifestyle issues and tourism events.
Island Breeze – www.spislandbreeze.com – community newspaper.

CreativeOneArt.com (since 1998)
Being an artist and web designer on South Padre Island, I've had the opportunity to create web sites for a variety of interests. Below is a list of my current web clients, and go to the gallery of my online site to view the latest in fine art from the island.

I also design and create web sites. Here are a few links to my recent web design clients:
SandingOvations.com (www.sandingovations.com)
Five Star Builders (www.fivestarbuilders.com)
Capt. Randy Rogers Fishing Guide Service (www.captrandy.com)
South Padre Island Windsurfing Org (www.spiwindsurfing.com).

And follow these links to sites designed by me while assigned to the project:
pharmaceutical company
land development
pro bono for cancer research

Freelance assignments in Dallas included RappCollins Worldwide, primary client: Dell Computer, Catalog Creative/Production team, web design for a local artisan and arts consortium group, digital product photography.

DivaCommunications
As Art Director, I was responsible for creating and producing all marketing materials for investors and sales teams for a new marketing concept. A print/web based consumer-oriented presence for a the Underground Shopper, StarMedia and DivaMedia. The design staff and I developed a clean navigation interface, simplified the graphics and site structure and were an integral part in the design and implementation of rich media advertising. Worked with a staff of web and interactive artists, copywriters, and information technology specialists. The Underground Shopper site coordinated with a monthly magazine distributed in 13 cities and the ads also coordinated with radio mentions as well as web advertising,

Ribit Productions (1997- 2000)
Art Director, I was responsible for the developing a marketing presence for several locally based technical and pharmaceutical and land development companies as well as the redesign of Ribit's own web site. I developed the concept and design of an interactive CD-ROM (view here) used for presenting our talents, which combined with the new site won the 1999 Texas Interactive Media Award for marketing. We also produced kiosk and sales presentations for top corporations such as Fujitsu, Nortel, Ericsson. There was also the opportunity to create a pro bono site for cancer awareness. I managed a staff of 3, plus freelance copywriters and programmers. I was also responsible for assisting in company presentations to prespective clients and developing project cost bids and timelines, then maintaining the schedule to meet deadlines. Specific creative projects can be found at http://www.ribit.com look for archives for Austin Ranch land Development, IVP Pharmeceuticals, and Fujitsu.

Freelance Design (ongoing clients)
Design and production of a variety of corporate tradeshow booths, presentation and sales materials for ICL Fujitsu, special event invitations for the Dallas Cowboys, direct mail, newsletters and product catalogs.

Lauren Publications (1994-1996)
Art director for a monthly family publication, Dallas Child, managing all editorial design and page layout, display ad design and production. My initial assignment was the redesign of the magazine. Photo art direction for feature articles and fashion spreads. Managed a staff of 5 production artists under tight deadlines.

Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau (1991-1994)
Art director, responsible for all marketing tools and visitor information for the city of Dallas. Annual reports, sales materials, quarterly calendar of city events, street banners and t-shirts. Awards of Excellence from the Printing Industries Association of Texas and the Texas Association of CVBs.

Ventura County & Coast Reporter (1989-1991)
Art director for all aspects of an alternative newsweekly with a staff of 3 production artists. Editorial layout, display ads, promotional materials, and some b/w photography including the covers. Absolute deadlines were part of the weekly experience. Ventura, California

Horchow Collection (1978-1988)
Catalog production and design, and encompassing all phases of production of multiple national catalogs per year. I managed a staff of 8, coordinated catalog scheduling, type spec and continuity of page layouts were part of the job description. Effective mangement created low staff turnover and I also scheduled and maintained a group of freelance production artists.

Freelance Design (1975-1978)
I enjoyed several years of design and production work for agencies such as Pirtle Design, Tracy-Locke, The Richards Group, Dennard Creative and Sibley-Peteet.

Software Capabilities
Adobe Creative Suite including: Photoshop 8.0, GoLive 4, InDesign, Dreamweaver 3, Illustrator 8, Director 7, Flash 4, Quark 4, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, HTML, PHP

Education
Skyline High School / Commercial Arts Career Dev - graduate 1974
University of North Texas - Advertsing Design / Advertising Journalism, 1974 - 1975