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1964 – First art award earned in Kindergarden.
1968 – 1970 – Sports themed 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 including camera for Keith Haring’s “Painting Myself Into a Corner”.
1980 – 1990 Modern day folk art illustration commissions for major 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 creating multimedia presentations and print marketing.
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 and designed “U-Ploy”, alternative magazine for the self employed community.
1983 – 1987 Word art pieces exploring messaging and merging graffiti, traditional typography and calligraphy.
1984 Mastered first Macintosh computers, graphic design for print and multimedia.
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 creating and teaching Graphic Design, Typography and Illustration course programs.
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 ans t shirts.
1987 – 1997 Creation of universal symbol language concept and images in drawings, paintings, mass produced t shirts, greeting cards and stickers, computer illustration, graphic design, animation and video.
1988 – 1993 Initial composition and independent recording of original musical.
1989 – 1991 Creative Director for Wings of Westwood, designed and produced brand, identity, POP, signage, murals and menu offerings.
1991 – 1992 Created the first television ad concept and T shirt designs for Blue Man Group.
1991 – 2001 Began extensive hi-8 videotaping for use in music videos, short form documentaries and commercial productions on east and west coasts eventually totaling 330 hours of raw footage.
1992 Early adopter of After Effects and Premiere.
1992 – 1994 Digital video animation for PolyGram Records.
1992 – 1994 Packaging design for PolyGram Records recording artists including James Brown, John Mayall, Barry White and Patti Page.
1992 – 1997 Videotape dozens of live music acts in New York City including The Loser’s Lounge, John Doe and Patricia Vonne.
1993 – 1997 CD-rom interface design for various clients.
1993 – 1998 Produced and recorded first full length music CD, “Circus Inside The House”.
1993 – 1998 Produced and Directed music video “48,000 Miles to Nowhere”.
1994 – 2024 Website design for over 100 entities.
1994 Contracted to design for early interactive television interfaces for Microsoft an Sony.
1995 Produced and Directed music video “Healing Melodies”.
1997 – 2024 Created, edited and curated digital domain crtb as repository for digital films, websites, music, portfolios of paintings, experiments in UX / UI design and commercial projects.
1999 – 2003 Creative Director at Ideaplace, designed and produced branding, identity, website, application interface and icon design system.
1998 – 2001 Produced and recorded second music CD “Sounds Like This”. Produced and Directed six music videos supporting the CD in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013.
2001 – 2002 Associate Professor at Columbia University in The Advanced Information Technology Management Program, Graduate Division, creating and teaching courses in Web Design, Usability and Site Architecture.
2001 – 2005 Produced and Directed promotional videos and commercials, designed print advertising and website, served as member of Board of Directors at Piper Theatre Productions Shakespeare company.
2001 – 2002 Produced and Directed promotional video for The United States Orienteering Federation.
2003 Produced and Directed music video “Current Obsession”.
2003 – 2019 Produced and Directed commercials, designed print materials and websites, and collaborated on campaign strategy for political campaigns at the local and state level.
2003 – 2004 Concepted, Produced and Directed promotional video on 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 Feature film screenplay for sustainability-themed feature “ReInCarNation”.
2004 – 2015 Creative Director and Producer for Ivanhoe Energy. 2004 Designed company logo and branding, 2005 Designed series of technical animations used to secure ongoing funding for technology development, 2007 Produced and Directed promotional film in three languages, 2008 – 2010 Creative Directed, managed and implemented rebrand, strategy, copy, design and production of website, internal and external marketing materials, 2011 – 2013 Produced and Directed expanded revised promotional films for Ivanhoe Energy in five languages.
2004 – 2005 Broadcast video editing for Dan Rather Reports on HD.net and Back to the Blueprint on A&E Networks.
2005 – 2007 Designed branding and website for solar power firm EmPower CES, rebranded as SunPower by EmPower, the largest solar installer on Long Island, New York.
2005 – 2007 Produced and Directed educational video series and web interface on biodiesel production in collaboration with The Hudson Valley Biodiesel co-op.
2005 – 2013 Produced and Directed trailer for sustainability-themed feature “ReInCarNation”.
2005 Produced and Directed music video “In The Sun”.
2006 – 2024 Passivhaus technology-influenced shipping container homes and storm recovery shelter design.
2007 Produced and Directed music video “Zakopane Ride”.
2009 Produced 24 hour Beatles-themed musical performance with over 100 singers and 70 band combinations in Brooklyn.
2011 Produced and Directed documentary film “Lost Gardens”.
2011 – 2013 Computer generated digital image series on city structure, population density and urbanization.
2012 Produced and Directed music video “Summer of Love”.
2012 – 2024 Created and refined custom responsive HTML5/CSS3 template system for used in rapid prototyping and website development.
2013 Produced and Directed music video “Swing”.
2014 Produced and Directed two short films on Passivhaus building technology. Collaborated on several educational presentations on the technology in collaboration with Raum Fur Architektur.
2015 – 2016 Revised recording of “Brilliance”, revised edit of “48,000 Miles to Nowhere” music video, wrote and produced online multimedia presentation of project.
2016 – 2017 Created thirty-two large-format digital artwork series and detailed open-sourced timeline on the history of energy usage. Designed book and websites on the project.
2017 Launch of Energy digital artwork series website and historical timeline.
2018 – 2023 Solo and group exhibitions of the Energy series at VW Contemporary Gallery, Art Basel Miami 2019, Philipse Manor Hall, Blue Door Gallery, One Martine Gallery, Art Basel Miami 2022.
2019 Energy digital artwork series book design and first edition publication.
2021 – 2022 Development and launch of of crtb.biz business intelligence and accounting firm, brand and website.
2021 – 2023 Energy digital artwork series 15, 30 and 60 second animated works.
2022 Completion of feature film screenplay for sustainability-themed feature “ReInCarNation”.
2022 – 2024 (working title) Screenplay, pre-production and supporting artwork for historical drama spanning five decades from the early 1970s onward first initiated in 1998.
2023 Retrospective exhibition of Folk Art paintings, Symbol Language digital art series, Energy digital art series exhibition One Martine Gallery, White Plains, NY.
2023 – 2024 Initial efforts with AI video tools for production of feature films, shorts and music video.
2024 Screenplay development for Untitled 1960s comedy reimagining.