WORK HISTORY
BIOMEDICAL VISUALS
Self Employed; Freelance Medical Illustrator, Art Director
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
March 2020 - present
May 2008 - January 2013
Collaborate with scientists, doctors, illustrators, and designers to create illustrations and animations for biological and medical topics. Responsibilities include researching and developing storyboards and detailed sketches and notes; managing project budgets and timelines; and reviewing publication-bound media for accuracy, aesthetic quality, and file construction.
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING SERVICES, INC
Medical & Scientific Art & Development Director
Medical Illustrator
New York, NY
January 2005 - May 2008
Worked independently and with teams to develop illustrations for college-level biology and medical textbooks. Analyzed authors' text and art manuscripts to assess content, organization, and presentation of the art programs. Hired and supervised teams of freelance illustrators and ensured that project budgets and deadlines were met and files were delivered to specification.
EXAMKRACKERS INC
Art Director
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
August 2013 - March 2020
Collaborated closely with editorial staff and directed the art programs for educational test prep books and online media. Responsibilities included hiring freelance design and illustration staff as needed; allocating work and supervising production; creating and editing layouts, illustrations, and photographs for print and digital media; and reviewing and revising publication-bound media for accuracy, aesthetic quality, and file construction.
SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Adjunct Instructor
Ann Arbor, MI
2004 summer & fall semesters
Taught Drawing Studio IV: Advanced Drawing and Digital Studio I: Illustrator and Flash.
THE VISUAL MD
Project Manager
New York, NY
August 2010 - November 2011
Managed the production of on-line health media from start to finish. Conferred closely with CEO about desired project vision and needs, and supervised a scientific visualization team to achieve project goals. Communicated with the web development team to ensure timely launches.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Orsay, Jon. MCAT: Complete Study Package. 11th ed. New Jersey: Osote Publishing, 2019.
Orsay, Jon. MCAT: 101 Questions Series. New Jersey: Osote Publishing, 2017.
Orsay, Jon. MCAT: Complete Study Package. 10th ed. New Jersey: Osote Publishing, 2016.
Cusher, Fred, et al. Best Infiltration Practices Local Analgesia Infiltration Techniques – Hip & Knee Arthroplasty. 2014. GuidelineCentral. Lake Mary, Florida.
Consensus and Physician Experts. Best Infiltration Practices Local Analgesic Infiltration Techniques for Abdominal Surgery. 2012. GuidelineCentral. Lake Mary, Florida.
Von Pechmann, Walter, et al. Minimally Invasive Sacral Colpopexy – Novel Device Evaluation in the Cadaver Model. 41st AAGL Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology. Las Vegas, NV, November 2012.
Phelan, Jay. What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology. 1rst ed. New York: W.H. Freeman, 2010.
Phelan, Jay. What is Life? A Guide to Biology. 1rst ed. New York: W.H. Freeman, 2009.
Marieb, Elaine N., and Katja Hoehn. Human Anatomy and Physiology. 8th ed. New York: Pearson, 2009.
Hricak, Hedwig, Janet Husband, and David M. Panicek. Oncological Imaging: Essentials of Reporting Common Cancers. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2007.
Mader, Silvia. Human Biology. 10th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Mader, Silvia. Biology. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
MFA, Biological and Medical Illustration
Ann Arbor, MI
2004
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
BFA, Scientific Illustration
Athens, GA
2000