About Me
There is no reason to pretend I hired someone to write a bio, so here is what I am willing to write about myself (with some afterthoughts peppered in).
I guess I would say that I am a Creative Professional with a broad range of skills. I specialize in graphic design production for print and digital media, brand management, social media management, event photography, electronic prepress, and audio and video editing. Although it may seem like a mixed bag of skills, I have learned to master these various disciplines to keep myself going. It’s not always a glamorous lifestyle, especially if you don’t have connections in the industry.
From what I am told, I produce engaging content (I loathe the term “content” when describing what I have done; I’d typically refer to it as “work”) that exceeds expectations.
I have always thought outside the box, not just in my career but every aspect of my life. I consistently strive to expand my skills and knowledge to stay ahead of the curve, whether I desire to or not. I do this because if I don’t, I won’t be able to sustain myself.
I have engaged in various activities that require a blend of my skills. However, I still need to identify them as they usually revolve around my personal interests rather than professional growth. However, some of them have been profitable if the timing was favorable. These additional pursuits include Fine Arts, Pop Culture Writing/Reporting (my news section covers), Narration, and Podcasting.
Higher Education
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Fredonia
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Graphic Design / Visual Arts
Fredonia, New York
State University of New York (SUNY) Mohawk Valley Community College
Associate of Applied Sciences
(A.A.S.) in Graphic Design
Utica, New York
Kent State University
Multimedia Continuing Education
Kent, Ohio
Software & Tech Skills
Graphics Production
Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Express, Quark Express, Canva, Kodak Prinergy, Acrobat.
Web Editing
WordPress, Elementor.
Photography
DSLR and Film.
Audio Editing
Audition, Audacity.
Video Editing
Descript, Premiere Rush, YouTube Studio.
Social Media Management
Meta Business Manager (Facebook, Instagram), Twitter, LinkedIn, Buffer, Later, HootSuite, Tweetdeck.
Digital and E-mail Marketing
MailChimp, Activepipe, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign.
Project Management Software
ClickUp, SmartSuite.
Office Software
MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Docs (G-Suite)
Real Estate Marketing Apps
Buildout, LoopNet, CoStar.
Certificates
Skillsoft
- Expanding Your Digital Mindset, 2024.
- Building a Digital Market via Websites and Email, 2024.
- Social Media and Social Selling, 2024.
- Embracing the Digital Opportunity, 2024.
- RWS Health & Safety Awareness, 2024.
- RWS Information Security, 2023.
- RWS Global Privacy and Data Protection, 2024.
- RWS Group ISMS Acceptable Use Policy, 2024.
EduCert Institute
HubSpot Academy
- Social Media Marketing, (Certification) 2023.
Project Management Institute
LinkedIn Learning
- Learning Elementor for WordPress Design, 2022.
- Social Media Marketer Learning Path, (Certification) 2020.
- Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization, 2020.
- Social Media Marketing: ROI, 2020.
- Social Media Marketing: Managing Online Communities, 2020.
- Social Media Marketing: for Small Business, 2020.
- Social Media: Foundations, 2020.
- Advertising on Facebook, 2020.
- Advertising on YouTube, 2020.
- Advertising on Instagram, 2019.
- InDesign CC 2019 Essential Training, 2019.
- InDesign: Pre-flight and Printing, 2019.
- Content Marketing: Foundations, 2020.
- Content Marketing: Podcasting for Business, 2020.
- Producing Podcasts, 2019.
- Marketing on Twitter, 2020.
- Marketing on Facebook, 2020.