Profile
Experienced and highly accomplished web designer, webmaster and teacher of web design. Recognized with increasingly responsible positions over the course of a 10 year career.
Skills
Directed and performed tasks on many levels in both print and web publishing. Highlights include:
- Art Direction
- Layout
- Content Creation
- Editing
- Management
- Promotion
- Administration
Professional Experience
2000 - present
Academy of Art University
Instructor / Synchronous Learning Coordinator
Teaching classes in Web Design. Organizing and hosted large scale web conferences through a Learning Management System and web conferencing software.
Instructor / Synchronous Learning Coordinator
Teaching classes in Web Design. Organizing and hosted large scale web conferences through a Learning Management System and web conferencing software.
- Inspiring students and preparing them for a career in Web Design.
- Teaching classes both on campus and online.
- Coordinating and training online meetings of up to 30 people across international time-zones.
2008 - present
Sonic Training
Freelance Instructor
Teaching one to two day seminars focused around a piece of software.
Freelance Instructor
Teaching one to two day seminars focused around a piece of software.
- Disseminating information quickly and thoroughly in an inspiring manner.
- Creating a professional atmosphere as a representative a larger company.
1998 - present
Torrey.Nommesen.com
Freelance Artist
Web and print layout and design.
Freelance Artist
Web and print layout and design.
- Creating compelling graphic design both on the web and in print in a professional and timely manner.
- Negotiating payment and managing customer expectations through contracts and agreements.
2000 - 2009
YLEM: Artists Using Science and Technology
President
Leading a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization dedicated to the intersection of art and technology. Responsible for running the organization from top to bottom.
President
Leading a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization dedicated to the intersection of art and technology. Responsible for running the organization from top to bottom.
- Creating compelling graphic design including a bimonthly journal, an annual directory of members, and various promotional materials.
- Administering a multi-user web site.
- Creating and maintaining a blog including posting, editing and training others to do the same.
- Expanding and nurturing a loyal membership.
- Contributing written articles to our Journal.
- Organizing studio tours and forums.
2006 - 2008
Urban Moto
Art Director
Directed and performed layout and continue to contribute articles and photos to an international motorcycle magazine. Highlights include:
Art Director
Directed and performed layout and continue to contribute articles and photos to an international motorcycle magazine. Highlights include:
- Bringing the magazine from local to international.
- Improving the layout and increasing the size of the magazine.
- Creating advertisements for major companies like Harley Davidson, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and many others.
Other Experience
2003 - 2006
Muddy Waters
Curator
Managed a rotating show of artists to show their work on the walls at 3 cafes in San Francisco.
Curator
Managed a rotating show of artists to show their work on the walls at 3 cafes in San Francisco.
1997 - 1998
Floorspace Art Gallery
Owner / Curator
Coordinated events, managed office duties and community relations, and coordinated the selling and promotion of fine art.
Owner / Curator
Coordinated events, managed office duties and community relations, and coordinated the selling and promotion of fine art.
1996
24 Hours in Cyberspace
Internship
Helping the technicians at the home base for an ambitious project that sent journalists and photographers worldwide to document the affects of the Internet on people's daily lives during a 24 hour period.
Internship
Helping the technicians at the home base for an ambitious project that sent journalists and photographers worldwide to document the affects of the Internet on people's daily lives during a 24 hour period.
Education
Current
Academy of Art University
Continuing education to stay current with the latest software and trends.
Continuing education to stay current with the latest software and trends.
2000
San Francisco State University
Baccalaureate of Fine Arts; Conceptual and Information Arts
Baccalaureate of Fine Arts; Conceptual and Information Arts
1993
San Dieguito Academy
High School Diploma
High School Diploma
