Work Experience
Owner of Volar Media llc™ / 2006 - 2011
Book Design and Illustration / Coloring Books / Product Design / Web and Print Advertising / 3D Sculpting
2011 GeoJumble Series:
Joel's GeoJumble Twist & Tumble Coloring Book, No.1 / Volar Media llc 978-0-9846860-0-1
Joel's GeoJumble Twist & Tumble Coloring Book, No.2 / Volar Media llc 978-0-9846860-1-8
Joel's GeoJumble Twist & Tumble Coloring Book, No.3 / Volar Media llc 978-0-9846860-2-5
InHouse Designer for Meditrend Inc™ / 2010 - 2011
Product Branding, Label Design, Marketing Design, Product Creatives.
Freelance Book Design for Dover Publications™ / 2007 - 2010
Design and Pre-Press for CMYK or Spot Printed Pictorial Archives
Asian Design / Dover Pictura 0-486-99750-2
Label Art / Dover Pictura 0-486-99753-7
Celtic Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99022-2
Tile Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99888-6
Art Nouveau Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99006-2
Insects / Dover Pictura 0-486-99752-9
Designs from India / Dover Pictura 0-486-99886-X
Victorian Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99025-7
Geometric Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99005-2
Greek and Roman Mythology / Dover Pictura 0-486-99028-1
Flowers / Dover Pictura 0-486-99887-8
Pre-Columbian Design / Dover Pictura 0-486-99751-0
Angels / Dover Pictura 0-486-99047-8
Costume & Fashion / Dover Pictura 0-486-99046-X
Art Nouveau: Second Series / Dover Pictura 0-486-99026-5
African Design / Dover Pictura 0-486-99846-0
Classic Stained Glass / Dover Pictura 0-486-99024-9
Japanese Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99023-1
Floral Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99044-6
Tattoo Art / Dover Pictura 0-486-99029-X
Christian Art and Imagery / Dover Pictura 0-486-99027-3
Chinese Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99043-5
Animal Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99084-2
Silhouettes & Stencils Vector Designs / Dover Pictura 0-486-99083-4
Wings / Dover Pictura 0-486-99081-8
Gods & Demons / Dover Pictura 0-486-99082-6
Spot the Differences - Art Masterpiece Mysteries Book1 / Dover 0-486-47299-X
Spot the Differences - Art Masterpiece Mysteries Book2 / Dover 0-486-47300-7
Chinese Stencil Design / Dover 978-0-486-47516-5
Christian Motifs & Symbols / Dover 978-0-486-99055-2
Wizards & Dragons Tattoo Flash / Dover 978-0-486-99051-4
Asian Tattoo Flash / Dover 978-0-486-99015-6
Japanese Ghosts & Demons / Dover 978-0-486-99052-1
Geisha & Courtesans / Dover 978-0-486-99011-8
Kimonos & Obis / Dover 978-0-486-99012-5
Samurai & Swordsmen / Dover 978-0-486-99010-1
Photoshop Brushes & Creative Tools - Calligraphic & Abstract Designs / Dover 978-0-486-99101-6
Photoshop Brushes & Creative Tools - Butterflies / Dover 978-0-486-99058-3
Floral Vector Motifs / Dover 978-0-486-99108-5
Chinese Vector Motifs / Dover 978-0-486-99115-3
Celtic Vector Motifs / Dover 978-0-486-99109-2
Art Nouveau Vector Motifs / Dover 978-0-486-99110-8
Principle Designer for Don Mickey Designs™ / 2004 - 2006
Design and Pre-Press for CMYK or Spot Printed Materials.
Picture Framing for Southwest Cornerhouse / 2001 - 2004
The Matting and Framing of Fine Art for Galleries and Households.
Specialist, Orthopedics and Field Medicine, United States ARMY Reserves / 1992 – 2001
Honorable Discharge - 91H Orthopedic Surgery Tech
Color Correction for the North County Times Photography Department - Lee Enterprises / 1998 - 2000
Color Correction for Photography to be Printed on Offset Web Press.
Sign Manufacture and Design for Endean Sign Co. / 1997 - 1998
Manufacturing and Installing Wood, Stone, Vinyl, and Metal Signs.
Education
Bachelors of Fine Art
from the University of New Mexico, College of Fine Arts / 2001 - 2004
Studies in Mix Media: Computer Arts, Video, Photography, Painting, Printmaking, Silkscreen, and Sculpture
Graduated Cum Laude
Associates in Advertising Art
from The Art Center Design College, Albuquerque, New Mexico / 1994 - 1995
Studies in Applied Advertising Art: Typography, Color Theory, Page Design, and Illustration
Graduated Alpha Beta Kappa
Technical Competencies
Software
Photoshop CS2–CS5, Illustrator CS2–CS5, InDesign CS2-CS5, After Effects CS5, Soundbooth CS5, Zbrush 3.2-4.0, Vue 8, FilterForge, Freehand, Finalcut Pro, Premier.