Employment History

Graphic Designer & Owner / 17 Design Studio

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / 2003 - Present

  • Logos, Brand Identity creation for professionals/businesses

  • Album design and layout

  • Book design and layout

  • Infographics

  • Promotional t-shirt designs

  • Business cards

  • Poster, large format banner design and layout

  • Magazine illustrations, design and layout

  • Web design

  • Document Design

  • Audio/Video Content Creation

  • Teach Graphic Design Lessons

Music Teacher / Canadian Online Academy of Music

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / September 2022 - Present

  • Teach guitar, bass guitar and vocal lesson to ages 8 and up.

  • Drive to lessons at students’ homes

  • Teach lessons online

Graphic Design Teacher / John Abbott College

Montreal, Canada / Jan 2015 - 2022

  • Taught Graphic and Web design theory, technical skills, business skills and software.

  • Supervise, evaluate and grade student

  • Organized graduating cohort exhibitions

Community Art Teaching Assistant / Concordia University

Montreal, Canada / Sept. 2014- May 2015

  • Supervise, evaluate and grade student teachers at their community art education internship sites

  • Communicate with community art education site coordinators

InArte Journal Managing Editor / Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Sept. 2014 - 2016

  • Edit written submissions to the journal

  • Facilitate graphic and web design for online and print components

  • Upload edited and submitted content to the online component

Art Ed. Graduate Symposium Graphic Designer / Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Sept. 2014 - Jan. 2015

  • Facilitate graphic design for print and web

  • Facilitate off site (campus) exhibition

Art Ed. Graduate Association Exhibition Coordinator / Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Sept. 2014 - Jan. 2015

  • Facilitate graphic design for print and web

  • Facilitate off site (campus) exhibition

Workshop Facilitator

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Feb. 2013 - 2015

  • Portfolio workshop at Marie-Victorin cegep

  • Adobe Indesign CS6 workshop at Concordia University

  • Taught art and design related workshops

Salesman, Framing, Organizer / Galerie Klimantiris

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2013

  • sold artwork

  • framed artwork

  • organized events

Graphic Art Teacher / Desta Youth Center

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / 2007 - 2008

  • Taught graphic design course to adolescents

  • Taught this course at Concordia University

  • Developed a drawing course

Graphic Art Teacher / Tyndale Youth Center

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / May 2008 - Aug. 2008

  • Developed a graphic design course for young adolescents

  • Taught this course at Concordia University

Education

Master's in Art Education / Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Aug 2014 - June 2018

Bachelor in Fine Arts majoring in Design / Concordia University

Montreal, Canada / 2005 - 2009

  • Graduated with distinction

DEC in Fine Arts / Vanier College

Montreal, Canada / 2002 - 2005

Diploma of secondary school studies / Laval Catholic High school

Laval, Quebec, Canada 1997 - 2002

Skillsets

Creative Skills

  • Video Editing

  • Photography

  • Photo editing

  • Audio Mixing

  • Audio Mastering

  • Audio Production

  • Website building

  • Graphic Design

  • Drawing

  • Painting

  • Writing

  • Sculpture

  • Voiceover/Narration

  • Music performance

Software Knowledge

  • Adobe Photoshop 

  • Adobe Illustrator 

  • Adobe Indesign 

  • Adobe Premiere 

  • Adobe AfterEffects 

  • Final Cut 

  • Dreamweaver 

  • Flash

  • Adobe Acrobat 

  • Wordpress 

  • Powerpoint 

  • Excel

  • Word 

  • Garageband

  • Reason 

  • Protools 

  • Logic Pro

  • Cubase/Nuendo 

  • Digital Performer 

  • Ableton Live 

  • Wacom Tablet

  • ChatGPT

  • Midjourney

Skills

  • Good communicator, speaker

  • Great teaching abilities

  • Techincally skilled

  • Great writer and researcher

  • Copywriting

  • Scriptwriting

  • Expert with A/V equipment

  • Bilingual

  • Leadership

  • Project management

  • Time management

  • Great with Deadlines

  • Quick learner

  • Self-starter

  • Organized

  • Resourceful/good at troubleshooting