Two decades of experience in off-beat fine art, photo editing, and design - trained as a fine artist, with strong focus on pencil, colored pencil, and pen-and-ink illustration styles. Extensive practical knowledge of Photoshop (since 1993) as well as Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and QuarkXpress. I have designed interface elements for meeting planning software serving the hospitality field; spent seven years as a designer and presentation specialist in the financial field, with widely varied projects ranging from presentations to web design to Flash animation to logo design and retouching; held several pre-press positions; and have illustrated book covers, websites, and event swag.