Art director, designer , illustrator, developer, technical writer; I wear all the hats in the office.

Experience:
February 1983 to Present: Self Employed;
• Author/Technical Writer
• Freelance Graphic Design and Illustration
• Computer Graphics Systems Consultant

My clients have included:
• Apple Computer. Inc., (Regional Offices) Denver, CO
• Affiliated Bankshares of Colorado, Denver, CO
• Andersen Consulting, (Arthur Andersen & Company) Denver, CO
• Ball Aerospace Systems Division, Boulder, CO
• Coors Creative Services, Golden, CO
• EG&G Rocky Flats, Denver, CO
• McGraw/Hill Aviation Week Group, Rye Brook, NY
• Mobil Coal Producing Inc., Denver, CO
• Mobil Mining & Minerals, Ashland, VA
• Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO
• U S West, Denver, CO
• United States Hang Gliding Association
• University of Colorado Department of Continuing Education

Education:
Colorado Institute of Art, Denver, CO
Associates’ Degree; Advertising Design and Commercial Art. Emphasis on illustration and production
Special Recognition:
• 1985 Alfie award, newspaper, less than full page ad, b/w
• 1983 Homie Award, KBDI Channel12, Denver, CO
• 1993 Grand Prize Winner: Firehouse Magazine Firetruck of the Future contest

Special Qualifications:
• Conversant in American Sign Language

• Volunteer Fire Fighter, 12 years, Arvada Volunteer Fire Department— Teaching Deaf Awareness and Sign Language classes to firefighters as well as hang glider/paraglider rescue/first-aid semi-annually, Secretary/Treasurer and Personnel Board representative for Station 7
• Fire Fighter II, AHA CPR (Basic Life Support - C) Colorado State Certified EMT-B/IV (new curriculum)

• Familiar with international travel, publishing assignments in European and Pacific Rim countries. Most recently multimedia composition at McMurdo Base, Ross Island, Antarctica

• Excellent communication skills

• Author of Using QuarkXPress 3.0, 1990 M&T Books, SF, CA
• Author of QuarkXPress 3.1 By Example, 1992 M&T Books, SF, CA
• Author of Great Photoshop Techniques, MIS:Press, NY, NY
• Author of Intro to Desktop Pre-Press, MIS:Press, NY, NY
• Author of 50-Fast Final Cut Pro Techniques, Wiley
• Author of 50-Fast Final Cut Express Techniques, Wiley

• Quark Inc.'s FIRST QuarkXPress Authorized Training Center

• Apple certified support technician

• Apple Consultant Network participant, regional champion with 120+ ACN member consultants across five states in south-central US.

• Expert skills in all areas of electronic publishing applications. Specialization in PDF workflow production using Adobe and Quark electronic design and publishing products, .nIimate familiarity with Apple product line and most related third party software and hardware products.

Personal interests and obsessions include:
• Paragliding, Snowboarding, Scuba Diving
• Family
• Computer Graphics