Accomplishments
• 2021 - Digital Media Portfolio Review - Big Success - BAS & AS (No Problems - 33 students)
• 2021 - Created DMPEGO.com Website for our Digital Media Portfolio Review
• 2011 - 2021 New York Boulders Baseball Team - Marketing, Design, Media Guides, E-Books
• 2020 - Business & Technical Education Business Partner of the Year in Martin County
• 2020 - Designed the New Annual Report for the Manatee Center with Rachel Tennant
• 2019 - Planning Committee - AAF Admerica National Conference - Hollywood, Florida
• 2019 - Business & Technical Education Business Partner of the Year in Martin County
• 2007-2021 - Won 30 Gold Addy Awards - Design, Marketing, Web Design & Advertising
• 2021 - IRSC VisCom Students won 27 Addy Awards with AAF Treasure Coast
• 2007-2021 - 340 IRSC Student Addy Awards overall
• I’ve paid for all 340 Student Addy Awards - $2,500 (Assists in getting jobs)
• 1993 - 2001 - Designed 170 Major PGA, LPGA, Champion Tour Tournament Golf Magazines
• 1987 - 1993 - Big Ten Conference - Design & Marketing - Media Guides, Newsletters
• 1988 - CoSIDA Award - 1st Place for NCAA Sports Publishing - IRSC Volleyball
• 1995 - 1997 - Creative Manager for Florida's Largest Insurance Company - PCA
• Marketing & Design for NCAA Conferences - Mid-Continent, Midwestern Collegiate, MAC
• Coordinator - 4AAF Treasures of Innovation - Nov 13-15, 2020 - Hutchinson Island Marriott
• Created TreasuresofInnovation.com website for 4AAF Conference
• BlueBirdProductions.org Website created for Darryl Bey, Blues & Jazz Producer
• Biology Infographic for Tom D’Elia, Chris Holland, and Chrissy Massimino
• AAF Treasure Coast Mask-A-Rade Awards Party - Felicia Rodriguez, Ray Marsh Award
• Member - High School Graphic Design Advisory Board with Mark Conrad - Jensen Beach HS
• Amber Watson - Team Emmy Award with NASA Creative Team - 2020
• Ahmad Toom - AAF National Charlie Award - 2016
• Dustin Knotek - Won the International, Global Adobe Competition - Tony Hawk's Skate Deck
• Jake Dunn - NFL Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams - Videographer
• Francesco Avitto - $75,000 salary + $10,000 bonus - Creative Director - BrandIt Agency - Vero
• Christie Lee - Brandcoders - Senior Graphic Designer - Orlando, FL
• Max Feurer - Amazon - UX/UI Designer - Atlanta, GA
• Robert Watson - True Print - Graphic Designer - Sebastian, FL
• Piyi Kalampaliki - Ironside Press - Graphic Designer - Vero Beach, FL
• Mike Bechtel - Blackboard - Computer Technology - Port St. Lucie, FL
• WaltHinesDesign.com - Student Success - Student News
• New websites for Comedians LA Hardy, Casey Peruski
• Posters Designed for Sunrise Theatre, Performances, E-blasts, Season Marketing
• I reached a goal of raising $100,000 in revenue for the Y225 Lab - All Benefitting Design:
• Potvin Family Foundation Identity System
• Dan Marino's First Plus Sports Marketing Identity
Students - Mock Ups, Fonts, Shutterstock Images, WordPress Web Templates, Pay for work, Hosting, Domain Names - they all assist and support each student producing great projects, award winning design and great student websites. Students cannot afford these. It makes IRSC Design Students look superior.
My students work in design, gain experience, win Addy Awards and they are ready for the Design Marketplace all over the country - the big salaries, the great jobs over the past 10 years.