| Education | ||
| 2007-2010 | MFA Design and Painting — University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 2003-2006 | B.A. with honors in Visual Arts — University of the West Indies | Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2001-2003 | Certificate in Visual Arts — University of the West Indies | Trinidad, W.I. |
| 1997-2000 | Diploma in Printing Technology — John S. Donaldson Technical Institute | Trinidad, W.I. |
| Experience | ||
| August 2016 - Present | Associate Professor - Web & Interactive Media — Pittsburg State University • The curriculum in the Web and Interactive Media emphasis combines graphic communications design theory with technical skills and creativity. Students learn the development and design skills needed to create an engaging user experience. • Training students in a wide variety of skills for creating compelling interactive solutions for web design and development, animation for the web, online advertising, mobile site compliance and digital publishing. • Students learn advanced skills for designing web and interactive projects using authoring languages such as: HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery and PHP programing. • Additionally, this area of emphasis also includes a robust body of training in developing 2D animated sequences, web and motion graphics, and, the building of user interfaces as applied to web and interactive projects. |
Pittsburg, KS |
| March 2016 - June 2016 | Corporate Web Media Designer — Ward Kraft, Inc. • Create search engine friendly text content for WardKraft.com and its subsidiary companies • Create graphic designed elements for wardkraft.com and its subsidiary companies • Photograph and edit company product photos and promotional media to be used online • Shoot and edit videos of products and services for promotion on YouTube and company websites • Manage, design and maintain websites for wardkraft.com and its subsidiary companies • Work with members of the marketing team to complete various creative projects |
Fort Scott, KS |
| July 2014 – March 2016 | Creative Officer — ArtPrintsAndDecor.com at Sekan Printing Co. • Curate art prints to be sold online at ArtPrintsAndDecor.com • Create all graphic design elements, logos, marketing materials and text content for ArtPrintsAndDecor.com • Customize the site design through the use of CSS, HTML and jQuery • Develop packaging procedures for shipping framed and unframed art prints • Create and manage Google AdWords advertising campaigns • Create and manage product sales on ArtPrintsAndDecor.com, Amazon and Ebay • Develop and manage social media marketing on Google+, Facebook and Twitter • Implement SEO strategies for ArtPrintsAndDecor.com • Manage communication between new and existing customers and artists • Manage and sign art licensing agreements with artists and licensing agents • Manage product inventory |
Fort Scott, KS |
| October 2014 – March 2016 | Technical Support Representative — Learnwebdevelopment.com • Provide technical support for web development students • Assist with various web development and web design issues for clients |
Online & (Great Bend, KS 2012 - 2014) |
| August 2012 – March 2016 | Graphic Designer — Central Plains Computer Service, Inc. • Manage, design, maintain and build websites for new and existing clients. • Create, proofread and edit all text and graphic design elements for websites, publications and other creative projects • Provide online marketing advice and social media services to clients • Perform search engine optimization on websites • Manage sales, communication and correspondence with new and existing clients • Design promotional displays, logos, packaging, branding and marketing products • Work with printers, developers, and technicians to complete creative projects • Photograph and edit images to be used on websites and promotional media |
Online |
| Feb. 2012 – August 2012 | Graphic Designer — USA Gym Supply • Designed and managed a variety of creative projects including building websites and branding. |
Great Bend, KS |
| Nov. 2010 – February 2012 | Graphic Designer — Life Line Studios • Managed all correspondence with clients • Managed and created Constant Contact email marketing for clients • Created digital paintings and designed scenes, characters and graphic elements for video games • Worked with other designers and computer programmers to provide quality control for video games • Designed and built HTML and Adobe Flash websites • Maintained all websites hosted by Life Line Studios and Four Story Creative • Proofread, wrote and edited all text content published on clients websites |
Waxahachie, TX |
| August 2007 – May 2010 | Graduate Instructor — The University of Arkansas • Instructed drawing, painting and design classes • Managed the daily operations of the Fine Art Computer Lab |
Fayetteville, AR |
| Dec. 2006 – June 2007 | Graphic Designer — Caribbean Communications Network • Created all graphic design elements needed for the TV6 news department • Collaborated with news reporters and news production managers to produce graphic design elements and animated motion graphics for live television news stories • Assisted in displaying graphics on live television news broadcasts |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| May. 2002 – Nov. 2006 | Freelance • Free-lanced as an event photographer and took part in various oil painting exhibitions throughout Trinidad and Tobago. |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| July 1998 – August 2001 | Printing press operator — Scrip J Printers Ltd. • Operated a 5 color Heidelberg sheetfed offset printing press • Printed large quantities of promotional media, magazines, catalogs and other publications |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| Additional Skills | ||
| Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Dream Weaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects, InDesign, Carrara, Maya, 3ds Max, HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, ActionScript, jQuery, JavaScript, WordPress | ||
| Exhibitions | ||
| 2010 | Nanobodies — Anne Kitrell Gallery |
Fayetteville, AR |
| 2009 | Shelter from the Storm — Walton Arts Center |
Fayetteville, AR |
| 2008 | Art a Miss 2008 — Dickson Theatre |
Fayetteville, AR |
| 2008 | Southern Exposure — Anne Kitrell Gallery |
Fayetteville, AR |
| 2006 | Carifesta 2006 — Hasley Crawford Stadium |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2006 | Parallel Lines — National Museum and Art Gallery |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2006 | Animae Caribe — The University of the West Indies |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2005 | Invitations — Art Creators Gallery |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2004 | CCFA — The University of the West Indies |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2004 | Trinidad Art Society — Trinidad Art Society Gallery |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2004 | Nostalgia — Horizons Art Gallery |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2003 | Spirit of Trinidad — Horizons Art Gallery |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2003 | Carifesta 2003 | Suriname |
| 2002 | First Steps — Art Creators Gallery |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2002 | Forty Years of Art — National Museum and Art Gallery |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2002 | Six young Artists — National Museum and Art Gallery |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| Awards and Grants | ||
| 2007-2010 | Graduate Teaching Assistantship University of Arkansas |
Fayetteville, AR |
| 2008 | International Studies Tuition Grant Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2006 | Animae Caribe Most Promising Animator |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2005 | BA Tuition Grant Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2004 | BA Tuition Grant Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2004 | The Central Bank Award Central Bank |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| 2003 | BA Tuition Grant Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs |
Trinidad, W.I. |
| Bibliography | ||
| Baldeosingh, Kevin. " From printing to painting," Trinidad Express. August 8, 2002. | ||
| Bridgewater, Carla. "Reflections in Art," Trinidad Guardian. June 6, 2003 | ||
| Reid, Niketa. "MFA Students expose a collection of distinctive, unique artworks," The Arkansas Traveler. February 25, 2008 | ||
| Long, Sherwin. "Students’ mural may be UWI’s first piece of public art," Trinidad Guardian. September 23, 2003 | ||
| Martin, Cedriann. "Frontier," Trinidad Express. September 23, 2003 | ||
| Pierre, Garvin. "The boy who could draw and the calypsonian artist," Catholic News. November 24, 2002. | ||
| Sinaswee, Sonja. "Horizons shows the spirit of T&T," Trinidad Guardian. September 26, 2003. | ||
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