EDUCATION
Graduated March 1995
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, major in Illustration

AWARDS
1996 Show South, Merit Award, Illustration
1994 Show South, Silver and Merit Award, Illustration

FREELANCE ARTWORK
1985 to present
My freelance artwork includes illustrations, graphic design, logo design, forensic art, portraits, landscapes and etc.

CLIENTS
Bio Lab, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, General Times Inc., Georgia Tech, Gyro Wrap Cafe’, Jose’ Cuervo, Little Ark Interactive, LXE, Lotus Sport, Oxford American Magazine, Peachtree Software, Pepsi, RCI Perspective Magazine, Southwest Airlines, Wachovia.

EXPERIENCE
March 2006 to present
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Forensic Art Unit
Forensic Artist
As a Forensic Artist the majority of my work is composite sketches. I also create facial reconstructions on the skull for identification purposes, post mortem drawings, age progressions, age regressions, image enhancements, etc.
Sept. 2003 to March 2006
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
Crime Laboratory, Documents and Digital Evidence Section
Forensic Documents Assistant
As a Forensic Documents Assistant I assisted the Forensic Documents Examiners in the imaging and scientific examinations of questioned documents utilizing specialized lighting and photographic techniques and create court exhibits to aid in illustrating the examiner’s conclusions in a court room setting.
Oct. 1992 to Feb. 1996
Bill Mayer Inc., Decatur, GA
Illustrator’s Assistant
As Bill Mayer’s Assistant artwork included working on everything from marker comps and illustrations to 3-D character models.
May 1992 to Oct. 1992
Will Sumpter & Associates, Artist’s & Photographer’s Representative, Atlanta, GA
Artist’s & Photographer’s Representative’s Assistant
As Will Sumpter’s Assistant I coordinated with clients and artists/photographers in the advertising business, updated mailing lists and prepared Artist’s and Photographer’s promotional portfolio packages for mailings.
Oct. 1990 to Oct. 1992
Hart Design, Atlanta, GA
Assistant Art Director
As an Assistant Art Director I worked closely with clients and Illustrators/ Photographers on various projects. I also designed layouts, created marker comps, illustrations, and worked with photographers propping and styling photo shoots.
Oct. 1986 to March 1988
BG Screenprinting Services, Atlanta, GA
Entrepreneur, Illustrator, Screenprinter
As an illustrator and part-owner of a t-shirt screenprinting company I managed a business, created artwork and transferred art to screens for screenprinting. My artwork included illustrations, logos, multi-colored designs and color separations, business cards, small black and white advertisements, and designing storefront displays.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
2003 United States Secret Service, Questioned Documents Course
2003 Comprehensive Composite Drawing
Karen T. Taylor, Scottsdale Artist's School
2003 Advanced Two-Dimensional Identification Techniques
Karen T. Taylor, Scottsdale Artist's School
2002 Basic and Advanced Facial Reconstruction Sculpture workshops
Betty Pat. Gatliff, University of Oklahoma
2001 Gordon Fowler, Plein Air Painter Workshop
2000 Plein Air Painters of America Workshop and Seminar
Instructors included: Ken Backhaus, John Budicin, Marlin Linville, Joseph Mendez
2000 Vicki McMurry, Plein Air Painter Workshop
1999 Plein Air Painters of America Workshop and Seminar
Instructors included: Marlin Linville, Ron Rencher, Matt Smith, George Strickland
1999 Don Ward, Plein Air Painter Workshop
1999 Marlin Linville, Plein Air Painter Workshop
1998 Plein Air Painters of America Workshop and Seminar
Instructors included: Ken Backhaus, Lynn Gertenbach, Marlin Linville,
Kevin McPherson, Brian Stewart

EXHIBITIONS
August 2002 Glenville State College-One person show, Glenville, WV
July 2001 Davis Gallery Group Exhibition, Austin, TX
2000 and 2001 Wenmohs Ranch Art Show and Sale, Cypress Mill, TX
2000 and 2001 “Best and the Brightest” Scottsdale Artists’ School juried student show, Scottsdale, AZ
2001-2002 Artwork exhibited at Davis Gallery in Austin, TX
2000-2001 Artwork exhibited at Creative Accents Gallery in Austin, TX

PRESENTATIONS
April 2002 Slide presentation and lecture followed by a figure painting demonstration at
Glenville State College, Glenville, WV

VOLUNTEER
January 2003 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Forensic Imaging Unit

MEMBERSHIPS
International Association for Identification - Forensic Art Discipline, 2003 to present.
Oil Painters of America, 2001-2003
Plein Air Austin- Founding member, 2001-2003