EXPERIENCE |
1998 - present
Owner/Artist
Tolpa Studios -Seattle, WA
Providing creative medical illustration, natural science illustration, and animation to national and international clients.
November 2003 - April 2005
Senior Medical Illustrator
Medsn, Inc. - Culver City, CA
Created medical illustrations and animations for pharmaceutical and medical device clients. Served as creative team leader, provided art or scientific direction to colleagues, and conducted scientific research as necessary.
August 2000 - June 2003
Scientific Illustrator/Animator
Artemis Creative, Inc. - Palo Alto, CA
Created original medical and scientific illustrations and animations for use in print, web sites, tradeshows, and digital presentations for biotechnology and life-science clients.
January 2000 - May 2000
Senior Artist
eMind.com - Los Angeles, CA
Created original medical illustrations, interactive exercises, and animations for online continuing medical education courses. Project involvement included identification of appropriate art content for each course.
March 1999 - January 2000
Medical Illustrator and Web Designer
Victory Technology, Inc. - Sonoma, CA
Created original medical and scientific illustrations for online continuing education courses (EMT and paramedic) and for textbooks. Developed medical web animations and multimedia exercises. |
EDUCATION |
1996 - 1998
Rochester Institute of Technology
MFA Medical Illustration, minor in Interactive Media Design
1991 - 1995
State University of New York at Binghamton
BA Studio Art (with honors), BA Environmental Studies (Magna Cum Laude) |
SKILLS & MEDIA |
Illustration, animation, storyboarding, exhibit design, and web design; expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash; proficiency in After Effects, Dreamweaver, and Quark Xpress. |
HONORS |
2006 Certificate of Merit, Association of Medical Illustrators
2005 Certificate of Merit, Association of Medical Illustrators
2004 Rx Club Award
2003 Semifinalist in the NSF Scientific Visualization Challenge
2003 Recognition for excellence in Flash in Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine
2002 Rx Club Award
2002 Award of Excellence, Association of Medical Illustrators
2001 Rx Club Award
2001 Macromedia Showcase: “What’s Asthma All About?”
2001 Certificate of Merit, Association of Medical Illustrators
1998 Vesalius Trust Research grant for graduate thesis project
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ASSOCIATIONS |
Association of Medical Illustrators, Professional member 1999 - present
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Member 1998 - present |
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