
Design Educator
Toronto, Canada Area

Design Educator
Toronto, Canada Area
Award-winning designer and educator with over 15 years of experience in print and new media. Diverse background encompassing corporate identity projects, advertising campaigns, Web site design and presentations. Professional life includes work for several clients and industries, from B2B to entertainment.
Graphic Design, Web Design, branding, corporate identity, marketing, typography
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2005 — Present (4 years 9 months)
· Developed course outlines
· Prepared teaching materials
· Taught Typography, Advanced Typography, Corporate Communications,
Concept Design, and Website Development courses
· Delivered lectures and workshops to Digital Design, Graphic Design, and continuing education students
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)
· Developed course outline
· Prepared teaching materials
· Taught New Media for Advertisers course
· Delivered lectures and workshops including the following topics: Digital Media process, Business Proposal, Information Architecture, Interface Design, Interaction Design, Usability, Web banner standards, Rich Media campaigns, and Flash 8
· Focused on design and development of Online Advertising campaigns
(Design industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years )
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 7 months)
· Developed course outlines
· Prepared teaching materials
· Taught Adobe Illustrator I, Adobe Illustrator II, Typography, and Graphics for the Web courses
(Design industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
(Design industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
(Design industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year )
(Public Company; Design industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
MFA , Graphic Design , 2006 — 2008
Advertising, Graphic Design, Web Design, Social Design, Sustainable Design
RGD Ontario, The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
· Gold Cube Award at the 2006 UCDA Design Competition,
University & College Designers Association, Austin, August 2006
· Coupe International Design and Image Competition Award,
Coupe Magazine, Toronto, October 2004
· Best of Show Award at the 11th Annual 3 Dimensional Illustrators Awards Show, Society of Illustrators / Museum of American Illustration, New York City, September 1999