Let's cut to the chase, you are looking for my resume. Here it is (pdf).
When I was 10 years old I started drawing comics over my great-aunt's house. I discovered I had a knack for it.
Throughout High School, I honed my artistic skills. From there I went to college, and majored in Graphic Design. It was there that I first learned to draw, and then design, on a computer. I cut my teeth on a Macintosh Classic.
During college I did several internships, exposing me to a wide variety of graphics industries. I did time at offset printing houses, and screen print shops.
My first real job was at a small sign company in New Hampshire. On windows 3.1 I learned how to design with vector graphics. I would send vector files to a plotter, where designs were cut out of adhesive vinyl.
My experience there led me to a larger sign company west of Boston. There I ran the graphics department, and I did everything from job scheduling, ordering materials, production, assembly and installation. I created signs for major clients, which can still be seen all over the greater Boston area. Some even got on TV.
Towards the end of my sign making career, I discovered the web, and began making web sites on my own free time. Come to find out, I had a knack for that too. So I quit the sign business and went back to school.
While I was at school, the dot-com bubble burst. Fortunately, I got a job at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where I stayed for 9 years. During that time I made a lot of great friends, and I learned a lot, but fate told me to move on.
So now here I am. I'm looking for the next great opportunity. Who knows what the future holds...
Neat Things
- I once painted a 12 x 24 banner in 24 hours for the Clinton/Gore campaign in '96 that was the backdrop for a speech on CNN
- I was interviewed by the New York Times about the art of making Mix CD's (here)
- I was interviewed by Japan Airlines SkyWard Magazine about my Toy Collection (here)
- I was a featured speaker at a talk about toys for New York's Korea Society (here)
