Experienced as a traditional GRAPHIC ARTIST, I began my career in a studio that required concept sketches before anything was made digital. These skills taught me how to produce for a variety of project types. While earning my BA, I worked part-time for a newspaper art department, where I learned the ins and outs of EDITORIAL LAYOUT. Upon graduating, I joined an innovative firm specializing in MULTICULTURAL DESIGN and LOCALIZATION for PRINT AND WEB, serving clients such as American Express, Mastercard, and Cigna. After gaining PROJECT MANAGEMENT skills, I began to work as an independent contractor. This freedom allowed me to work with various clients in PUBLISHING and ADVERTISING, such as A&E, Ogilvy Interactive, Hachette Magazines, Oppenheimer funds, and MARC USA, to name a few. Lately, I am focused in the FINANCIAL INDUSTRY serving clients such as ClientWise, Northwestern Mutual, Cohen & Steers, Foresters Financial, and Richard Bernstein Advisors. Working closely with internal teams, I art direct and produce BRAND DESIGN and SALES & MARKETING COLLATERAL for product and service offerings. In addition to my design work, I am an INSTRUCTOR and teach others what I know. I have trained in-house at Getty Images and HBO as well as individual professionals. Strong CLIENT SERVICE SKILLS have earned me long-lasting relationships. I earned a BA from Pace University NYC; afterward, I attended The School of Visual Arts NYC, where I am currently an adjunct faculty member in the Continuing Education and the BFA Computer Art Departments.