Resume
Professional Experience
1995 - Present
Website Designer and Developer as owner of studioJMC (2000 to present) and as a freelancer, clients include:
- Archdiocese of St. Louis
- Pastoral Visit of Pope John Paul II to St. Louis
- St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission
- St. Louis Sports Commission
- Detroit Sports Commission
- The Sporting News
- Vince Gill
1995 - 2000
Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator for the Associated Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Pulitzer Community Newspapers, Concordia Publishing and others.
1997
Illustrator of the children’s book The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus for Arch Books.
1988 - 1996
News Artist & Macintosh Systems Manager for St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Created informational graphics, illustrations and page designs, installed and maintained departmental Macintosh network, evaluated and selected hardware and software and trained staff in its use.
1986 - 1987
Art Director for Todd Uniform: Created product catalogs, promotional and advertising materials, implemented computer-based production system, purchased and directed photography, printing and other outside services.
Teaching Experience
2005 - Present
Web Design Instructor for the Center for Visual Technology at St. Louis Community College at Meramec.
2004
Assistant Editor for Head to Hand, the Literary Journal of Southwest Illinois University. Provide design, production and editing assistance to the student staff.
1999-2001
Web Design Instructor for the Center for Visual Technology at St. Louis Community College at Meramec.
1997-1998
Graphic Design Instructor at Hickey College.
1994
Computer Publishing Systems Demonstrator for Scitex Corporation at NEXPO (Newspaper Association of America annual trade show and conference).
1980 -1984
Hot Air Balloon Flight and Ground School Instructor for Eschaloft, Inc.
Selected Publications
1995 -1998
Weekly Columnist for St. Louis Post-Dispatch. My On the Internet column appeared weekly in the GET OUT magazine supplement.
1997
Contributing Author to Fundamental Illustrator 7 from Osborne/McGraw Hill Publishers.
Selected Awards
2006
Riverfront Times Best Local Website award for the design of the Archdiocese of St. Louis website.
2003
Best Sports Commission Website from the National Association of Sports Commissions for the design of the St. Louis Sports Commission website.
2001 & 2002
Proclaim Award for Excellence in Catholic Communications from the Catholic Communications Campaign for the design of the Archdiocese of St. Louis website.
2001
St. Louis E-Business Award from the St. Louis Business Journal for the design of the Archdiocese of St. Louis website.
1997
Electronic Village Best Radio Website Award for the design of the KSHE-95 website.
1992
Society of Newspaper Design Award of Excellence for magazine cover design for the St. Louis Cardinals 100th Anniversary special section in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
1992
Best Use of Informational Graphics from the Missouri Press Association, first and third place for work appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Education and Professional Training
Bachelors Degree with High Honors in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois
Additional Art and Graphic Design studies at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Professional training from Poynter Institute for Newspaper Studies, the Society of Professional Journalists, Dynamic Graphics Educational Institute and various professional seminars.