I am a graphic designer and an educator with over 25 years of experience in the marketing communications industry. My full-time teaching career began in 1999. As a designer, I have designed everything from identity to web sites and more. My professional experience has included creative positions in ad agencies, design studios, publishing firms and in-house art departments in New York City and Milwaukee. Currently my wife Bonnie and I are partners in a design studio called Electric Pictures in Champaign, Illinois As an educator, I've taught graphic design at Parsons School of Design, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and Parkland College, where I am currently a professor. Professional Experience:

- 1998–present Parkland College Champaign, IL Professor of Graphic Design
- 1992–present Electric Pictures Champaign, IL Partner
- 1994–1998 The Octopus Champaign, IL Founder & Publisher
- 1993–1994 Parsons School of Design New York, NY Instructor
- 1990–1993 The Creative Black Book New York, NY Art Director
- 1987–1990 Muscular Dystrophy Association New York, NY Art Director
- 1986–1987 Arnell/Bickford Associates New York, NY Graphic Designer
- 1983–1986 Advertising Design Studio, Inc. Milwaukee, WI Art Director

Education:

- EdM in Curriculum & Instruction University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign December 2006
- BFA in Graphic Design University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign May 1983