{ work experience }.
.VENTURE
CREATIVE, INC.
I free-lance under the incorporated name of Venture Creative
Inc. I specialize in publication design, layout and production.
Creative
Director
June,
2003 - current
BUZZ
PUBLICATIONS
Buzz publishes several magazines and directories. Among my duties,
I am responsible for the content and design of their flagship
edition, Buzz Magazine, a bi-weekly entertainment magazine. (Buzz
Publications was sold in March 2005.)
Creative
Director & Magazine Editor
February
2001 - March 2005
Buzz
Publications was a client of Venture Creative
HOME
CONTROLS, INC. Home Controls, Inc.
is one of the nation's largest distributors of home automation
and networking products. I was responsible for creating all marketing
materials, including a comprehensive catalog.
Creative
Director
May
2000 - April 2001
Home
Controls is a client of Venture Creative
SOMC
GROUP, INC. SOMC Group, Inc. published
Bright Ideas, a monthly design magazine with an international
circulation. I was originally on staff as a designer and writer,
and returned as the publication's editor. (Bright Ideas closed
in May 2000.)
Magazine
Editor
February
1999 - May 2000
Senior Designer
and Writer
September
1991 - July 1997
PAPERS,
INC.
Papers, Inc. publishes Condo Management, a monthly homeowner
association magazine circulated in Southern California, Florida
and New England. (Papers, Inc. was sold in December 2007.)
Design and
Production Manager
August
1997 - July 1998
Papers,
Inc. was a client of Venture Creative
PIONEER
NEWSPAPER
Pioneer
was the first independent newspaper at California State University,
San Marcos. I was the co-founder and co-owner of the bi-weekly
publication. (The business closed in 1992.)
Creative
Director
August
1989 - March 1992
A&M
VISTA A&M Vista published
the daily Vista Press, and weekly San Marcos Courier, Mobile
Homes Courier and The 'Ridge newspapers. (A&M closed in
1995 after more than 65 years of publishing.)
Copy Editor
and Production Artist
August
1989 - September 1991
{ awards }.
San
Diego Press Club
* Magazine
Feature Design, Honorable Mention, 2004
* Arts & Entertainment Feature Story, Honorable Mention,
2004
* News Series, Best of Show, 1991
Game
Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
* Best Graphic Design of a Card Game for Killer Bunnies, 2003
& 2005 nominations
Consumer
Electronic Association (CEA)
* ConnectHome
(division of Home Controls, Inc), Mark of Excellence for creation
of marketing materials, 200, 2002 & 2004
North
County Press Club
* Page
Design: Second Place, 1991
California
Intercollegiate Press Association
* Newspaper
Sweepstakes: First Place, 1991
* Overall Design: First Place, 1990, 1991, 1992
* Front Page Layout: First Place, 1990, 1991, 1992
{ civic involvements }.
San
Diego Press Club
Member,
since 1989
Society
of News Design
Member,
since 2001
San
Diego Opera
Super
for "Carmen" and "Turandot," 1995 season
