Education
Rhode Island School of Design: BFA Illustration, 1998
Skills
Sculpture and Model Building
Wood, Foam, Clay, Plaster, Paper–Mâche, Plastics
Able to work a wide range of shop tools, minor welding abilities
Acrylics, Oil Paint, Watercolors, Acrylics, Pen and Ink
Photography, Mixed Media, Intaglio
Vectorworks, TurboCAD Mac Pro
Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark X-Press, Painter, In Design
Basic Web Design, Internet proficient
Excellent drafting and presentation abilities
Scenic Design
• “The Birthday Party”, July 2008
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Aaron Snook
Designed and painted the set.
• “West Side Story”, May 2008
York Community High School, Directed by: Rebecca Marianetti
Designed and painted the set.
• “You Never Can Tell”, March 2008
Village Players Theatre, Directed by: Adrianne Cury
Designed and painted the set.
• “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”, February 2008
York Community High School, Directed by: Rebecca Marianetti
Designed and painted the set.
• “1776”, January 2008
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Ronan Marra
Designed and painted the set.
• “Clue”, November 2007
York Community High School, Directed by: John Forsythe
Designed and painted the set.
• “Fool for Love”, August 2007
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Ronan Marra
Designed, built and painted the set.
• “Brigadoon”, July 2007
York Community High School, Directed by: John Forsythe & Rebecca Marianetti
Designed, built, and painted the set.
• “Hamlet”, April 2007
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Ronan Marra
Designed and painted the set.
• “Aida”, April 2007
York Community High School, Directed by: Rebecca Marianetti
Designed, built, and painted the set.
• “The Weir”, February 2007
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Christopher Prentice
Designed, built, and painted the set.
• “The Wiz”, January 2007
Chicago Academy for the Arts
Designed and painted the set.
• “Closer”, November 2006
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Ronan Marra
Designed, built, and painted the set.
•“Cinderella”, August 2006
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, Directed by: Dante Orfei
Designed, built, and painted the set.
•“A Devil Inside”, June 2006
Right Brain Project, Directed by: Anthony Ingram
Designed, built, and painted the set.
•“She Stoops to Conquer”, April 2006
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Ronan Marra
Designed, built, and painted the set.
•“Miss Saigon”, March 2006
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, Directed by: Dante Orfei
Designed set.
•“Seascape”, January 2006
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Ronan Marra
Designed, built, and painted the set.
•“Noises Off”, October 2005
Chicago Academy for the Arts
Designed and painted the set.
•“The Big Friendly Giant”, July 2005
Chicago Theatre for Young Audiences
Painted the set.
•“Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat”, April 2005
Grayslake Community High School
Designed, built, and painted the set. Managed scene shop and large crew of tech students.
•“Landslide”, March 2005
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Ronan Marra
Designed, built, and painted the set.
•“Antigone”, February 2005
Chicago Academy for the Arts, Directed by: Danielle Filas
Designed and painted the set.
•“Half Life”, September 2004
Awaken Performances, Directed by: Jen Cox
Designed, built, and painted the set.
•“Sound of Music”, August 2004
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, Directed by: Dante Orfei
Designed, built, and finished the sets for ten settings, accumulated and/or made all props.
•“Catch-22”, June 2004
Signal Ensemble Theatre, Directed by: Ronan Marra
Designed, built, and painted the set.
•“Nefertiti, The Musical”, April 2004
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, Directed by: Dante Orfei
Designed, built, and painted the sets for fourteen settings. Managed scene shop crew of three, accumulated and made all props.
Commercial Sculptures
• “Educational Outreach Program”, John G. Shedd Aquarium, September 2007
Designer - Freelance Design
Created a new look for the presentation equipment used by the Educational Outreach
Program to reflect the image of the Shedd Aquarium.
• “The Great Train Story”, Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, October 2002
Sculptor - Scenic View, Inc., Chicago, IL
Sculpted Poly-Gem, assisted in developing the model building procedures, built and detailed many HO scale models of buildings in Seattle and Chicago, painted models, scenic landscaped with flocking and foliage, detailed final product.
•New Monkey Trees, The Brookfield Zoo, March 2002
Sculptor - Scenic View, Inc., Chicago, IL
Sculpted Poly-Gem trees for the new monkey exhibit/environment at the Brookfield Zoo.
•Austin Mardi Gras Parade, Austin, Texas, February 2001
Sculptor - Blue Genie Art Industries, Austin, TX
Created commercial sculptures utilizing aspects of sculpture, mural painting, set design and construction techniques. Worked with materials such as clay, foam, wood, fiberglass, plaster, etc.
