Consultant in digital design and computer tech support.

Recent Projects
Certified: Apple Certified Support Professional 10.6
Volunteer Brooklyn Free School Technology Committee
web site: http://thebalcon.com

1982-1984
Retail Sales Woodward and Lothrop Luxury Handbags, Washington, DC
Godiva Chocolatier Salesperson, Washington, DC
Scenic Artist, Arena Stage, Washington, DC

1985-1995
Fashion Designer, Technical Designer, Illustrator and Print Designer, Fashion Industry

1985-1990 Employed in a variety of apparel manufacturing companies as a full-time employee primarily at GFT, a multi-national fashion business that handles major international designers. Divisions: Emmanuel Ungaro line for the United States, Joan & David Apparel. Travelled for several months a year to meet with designers, factories and suppliers around the world.

1990-1995 Design Consultant, Technical Designer, Designer, Illustrator, Print Designer. Primary clients: The Gap, Banana Republic and J. Crew. Markets: men's wear, women's wear and children's wear

J. Crew
Freelance Designer, Knit Wear, Women's Wear Division.
Technical Designer, Men's Wear

The Gap Kids
Freelance Knitwear Pattern Designer and Technical Designer.

Banana Republic
Freelance Assistant Knitwear Designer, Men's Wear Division. Primary responsibilities: creating prints and patterns. Technical Illustrator, Technical Designer.

Banana Republic Women
Freelance Knitwear Technical Designer.

Banana Republic Men's Accessories
Technical Designer. Developed detailed style of three- dimensional technical sketches to communicate construction and design details to non-English speaking factories overseas..

1995 to the present Consultant web design, digital photography, retouching and digital design. Clients included freelance assignment for the Weekend section of the Washington Post.

Attended NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies and obtained a certificate in both Web Design and Web Development. Other areas of study at SCPS included Flash and 3DStudio Max. Served as official photographer for the summer retreat for St. Paul's Episcopal church in Charlottesville, VA in 2006 and 2007.

Smith College, BA, 1982 Theater Set Design.
Fashion Institute of Technology, AAS, 1985, Fashion Design.
NYU SCPS, Certificate in Web Development, 2004.
NYU SCPS, Certificate in Web Design, 2005.
NYU SCPS, Flash Intensive, 2005.

Apple Certified Support Professional OS X 10.6

Additional Skills: Troubleshooting and Tech Support for both Mac and Windows environments. Create and maintain mixed-platform networks. Perform computer upgrades and simple repairs.

Applications: Adobe Creative Suite CS5, Autodesk 3DStudio Max, Autodesk Maya, Apple iLife Suite