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Education
Fall 1994 - Fall 1996


Maryland Institute, College of Art - Baltimore, MD
B.F.A. in Photography

Fall 1992 - Spring 1994

 

New York University - New York, NY
Major: Fine Art New York University, New York, NY

 

Experience
May 1998 - June 2000
Photographer/Web Designer

 

The Baltimore Sun, Sunspot - Baltimore, MD
Designed and animated gif banners and splash pages for advertisers of The Baltimore Sun's online newspaper. Photographed and edited images for editorial features and online websites and advertisements.

June 1997- July 1997 Photojournalist

 

 

Independent Photo Essay - Hong Kong and Macau
Received the Maryland Institute College of Art Meyer Travelling Fellowship to shoot a personal photo essay on the Hong Kong Handover of July 1997. Show was exhibited at the Main Gallery of Maryland Institute College of Art.

 

July 1997
Photographer/Art Director

 

Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, MD
Photographed and art directed a photo novela to educate Hispanic women about early detection and treatment of breast cancer.

 

Sept. 1996 - May1999
Assistant for Physically Challenged Student

 

Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD
Assisted a physically-challenged photography student in executing his ideas and concepts in various photographic media.

 

Sept. 1994 - Dec.1996 Darkroom Assistant

 

 

Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, MD
Responsible for setting up darkrooms for class and student use, mixing photography chemicals, such as C-41 and RA4 for color processors. Keeping computer records of photography equipment, etc.

 

Sept. 1995- Dec. 1995 Printer/Assistant

 

 

Johns Hopkins - Baltimore, MD
Pathology Photography Department Internship - Printed black and white photos of X-ray images, graphs, and medical specimens for research and publishing purposes. Prepared slides of doctor's conferences. Assisted medical photographer on location photo shoots.

 

Sept. 1992 - June. 1994 Administrative Assistant

 

 

New York University School of Film, Budget Office - New York, NY
Calculating payroll budget, general accounting, heavy filing, and general office duties.