CHRONOLOGY
1968 – 1970 – Painting series initiated at age of nine.
1972 – 1975 Graffiti writer in the Bronx, New York.
1973 – 1976 Science fiction, fantasy and graffiti themed paintings and drawings.
1977 - 1978 Initial exploration of energy themed paintings.
1976 – 1978 Study of painting, drawing, silkscreen and woodblock printing at University.
1978 – 1980 Attended and graduated from School of Visual Arts BFA Program, Rhodes Family Award for Excellence.
1978 – 1980 Video production, and camera and editing on experimental video projects.
1980 – 1990 Modern day folk art illustration commissions for publications including Esquire, GQ, The Village Voice and National Lampoon.
1980 – 1981 Graphic Designer for book publishers Chanticleer Press and Harry Abrams.
1981 – 1987 Art Director for clients including IBM, Pepsi and General Foods.
1981 – 1983 Post graduate study of computer graphics and animation.
1982 – 1983 Designed and illustrated James Joyce’s “Dubliners”.
1983 Art Director’s Guild Award for National Lampoon magazine.
1983 Created “U-Ploy”, alternative magazine for the self employed community.
1983 – 1987 Word art pieces merging graffiti, traditional typography and calligraphy.
1984 - 1985 Implemented Macintosh computers for graphic design for print and multimedia production.
1985 – 1991 Art Direction, Graphic Design and Illustration for books, magazines, finance and technology including Simon & Schuster and McGraw Hill.
1986 – 1988 Associate Professor at Manhattanville College.
1986 – 1988 Co-founded band Fred. Live performance, studio recording, designed and produced identity, visual marketing materials.
1986 – 1988 Produced line of hand painted and airbrushed boxer shorts, sweatshirts and t-shirts.
1987 – 1997 Symbol language series. Drawings, paintings, t shirts, greeting cards, stickers, computer illustration, animation and video.
1987 – 1993 Initial demos of original musical.
1989 – 1991 Creative Director for Wings of Westwood.
1991 – 1992 Initial television ad concept and T shirt design for Blue Man Group.
1991 – 2026 Video acquisition applied in music video, short form documentary and commercial production.
1992 - 1993 Implementation of digital video editing, animation, motion graphics and audio software platforms.
1992 – 1994 Packaging design for PolyGram Records recording artists including James Brown, John Mayall, Barry White, Patti Page, Howard Tate.
1992 – 1994 Digital video animation for Phillips.
1992 – 1997 Live music video production in New York City including The Loser’s Lounge, John Doe, Patricia Vonne, Fresh Kills, Cardinal Woolsey.
1993 – 1997 CD-rom interface design.
1993 – 1998 Independent release of Music CD “Circus Inside The House”.
1994 – 2026 Website design for over 100 businesses, independent artists, record labels, civic agencies and non-profits.
1994 Interactive television interface design for Microsoft and Sony.
1995 Music video “Healing Melodies”.
1997 – 1998 Music video “48,000 Miles to Nowhere”.
1997 – 2026 Ongoing curation of crtb.com as repository for video, digital films, websites, music, paintings, digital artwork, UX / UI design, Creative Direction / Art Direction / Design / Illustation, and sustainable building concepts.
1999 – 2003 Creative Director at Ideaplace.
1998 – 2001 Released music CD “Sounds Like This”. Six support music videos in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013.
2001 – 2002 Associate Professor at Columbia University in The Advanced Information Technology Management Program, Graduate Division.
2001 – 2005 Promotional videos and commercials, print advertising, website, Board of Directors at Piper Theatre Productions.
2001 – 2002 Promotional video for The United States Orienteering Federation.
2003 Music video “Current Obsession”.
2003 – 2019 Commercials, print collaterol, websites, campaign strategy for political campaigns at the local and state level.
2003 – 2004 Promotional video on the downtown waterfront redevelopment for City of Yonkers, awarded city’s Community Filmmaker Award.
2003 – 2024 Study of renewable energy, sustainable building and conservation methodology with focus on off-grid and DIY implementations.
2003 – 2022 Screenplay for sustainability-themed feature “ReInCarNation”.
2004 – 2015 Creative Director / Producer for Ivanhoe Energy.
2004 – 2005 Broadcast video editing for Dan Rather Reports on HD.net and Back to the Blueprint on A&E Networks.
2005 – 2007 Branding and website for EmPower CES.
2005 – 2007 Educational video series on independent biodiesel production.
2005 – 2013 Trailer for “ReInCarNation”.
2005 Music video “In The Sun”.
2006 – 2024 Passivhaus technology-influenced shipping container home design.
2007 Music video “Zakopane Ride”.
2009 Produced Beatles-themed musical marathon featuring 100 singers and 70 band combinations at Brooklyn Bowl.
2010 - 2011 Short documentary “Lost Gardens”.
2011 – 2013 Digital image series on city structure, population density and urbanization.
2012 Music video “Summer of Love”.
2012 – 2026 Custom responsive HTML5/CSS3 template system for rapid prototyping and website development.
2013 Music video “Swing”.
2014 Two short films on Passivhaus building technology, educational presentations in collaboration with Raum Fur Architektur.
2015 – 2016 Rerecording and release of “Brilliance” and “48,000 Miles to Nowhere” music video.
2016 – 2025 Thirty-two large-format digital artwork series, animation and detailed open-sourced timeline on the history of energy usage. Solo and group exhibitions at VW Contemporary Gallery, Blue Door Gallery, Art Basel Miami, Philipse Manor Hall, One Martine Gallery. 2019 Energy digital artwork series book first edition publication.
2022 – 2026 Screenplay, pre-production, AI development and supporting artwork for art-themed historical drama spanning five decades.
2023 Retrospective exhibition of Folk Art paintings, Symbol Language digital art series, Energy digital art series exhibition One Martine Gallery.
2023 – 2026 Implementation of AI video tools for production of feature films, shorts and music video.
2024 - 2026 Screenplay development for Untitled 1960s comedy reimagining.
