Creative and versatile illustrator with over 20 years in editorial illustration, character design, and graphic design. Renowned for blending creativity with unique storytelling and colorful characters, my work has been featured in publications like Village Voice, LA Weekly, and Miami New Times. Known for exceeding client expectations and collaborating with diverse teams to bring visions to life. I am excited to bring my skills and passion to your next project!…

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Creative and versatile illustrator with over 20 years in editorial illustration, character design, and graphic design. Renowned for blending creativity with unique storytelling and colorful characters, my work has been featured in publications like Village Voice, LA Weekly, and Miami New Times. Known for exceeding client expectations and collaborating with diverse teams to bring visions to life. I am excited to bring my skills and passion to your next project!…

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Creative and versatile illustrator with over 20 years in editorial illustration, character design, and graphic design. Renowned for blending creativity with unique storytelling and colorful characters, my work has been featured in publications like Village Voice, LA Weekly, and Miami New Times.
Known for exceeding client expectations and collaborating with diverse teams to bring visions to life. I am excited to bring my skills and passion to your next project!

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Skills

Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
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Book Illustration
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Cartoon
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Character Design
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Experience Level

Adobe InDesign
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Book Illustration
Expert
Cartoon
Expert
Character Design
Expert
Childrens Book Illustration
Expert
Editorial Illustration
Expert
Illustration
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
2D Animation
Expert
Figma
Intermediate
Adobe After Effects
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communications at Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
June 17, 1996 - July 9, 1998
Recipient of The Art Institutes Portfolio Scholarship, awarded for outstanding artwork portfolio.

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Gaming, Software & Internet
    uniE621 Miami New Times - Best of Miami Issue (2018)
    Collaborating closely with the art director and editors, I sketched and produced illustrations that perfectly aligned with the publication's theme and the editor’s vision, enhancing the reading experience and contributing to a successful issue and campaign. It is always an honor to create illustrations for Miami New Times' highly anticipated “Best of Miami” issue. This special edition dominates the streets and culture of South Florida, with these illustrations gracing buses, billboards, and street banners. The cover is proudly showcased as trophies in the windows of Miami’s top businesses, representing the very best of what Miami has to offer. See more illustrations from this issue: https://www.twine.net/signin illustrator…
    uniE621 Village Voice “The Transformation of Mike Bloomberg” cover
    Creating this illustration for the Village Voice was quite the creative journey for me. I was tasked with depicting former Mayor of New York City, Mike Bloomberg, as a towering shape-shifting robot Transformer made from the very fabric of the city: skyscrapers, subway trains, and urban steel. It was a challenge, but I loved every moment of bringing this larger-than-life vision to life against the iconic city skyline.…
    uniE621 Miami New Times - Best of Miami Issue (2016)
    Collaborating closely with the art director and editors, I sketched and produced illustrations that perfectly aligned with the publication's theme and the editor’s vision, enhancing the reading experience and contributing to a successful issue and campaign. It is always an honor to create illustrations for Miami New Times' highly anticipated “Best of Miami” issue. This special edition dominates the streets and culture of South Florida, with these illustrations gracing buses, billboards, and street banners. The cover is proudly showcased as trophies in the windows of Miami’s top businesses, representing the very best of what Miami has to offer.…
    uniE621 Miami New Times - “Super Bowl LIV Miami” cover
    Football fans, get pumped up! Miami was buzzing with excitement when it hosted Super Bowl LIV in 2020, with the San Francisco 49ers facing off against the KC Chiefs in 2020. So, when Miami New Times asked me to illustrate their Super Bowl Survival Guide, I jumped at the chance to draw this lively pigskin party animal soaking up the sun (and snacks) at the beach. illustrator character design poster design football…
    uniE621 Phoenix New Times - “Jesus Christ Rap Superstar” cover
    A mixed media cover illustration for Phoenix New Times featuring Jesus depicted as a “blinged out hip-hop star”. Shortly after its publication, people began sharing links to bootleg shirts with this illustration popping up on the internet. He does look pretty fly I must say.…
    uniE621 Village Voice - “10 Worst Landlords in New York City” cover
    For the “10 Worst Landlords in NYC” feature in Village Voice, it appeared that most of the stories seemed to involve rats. So what could be more fitting than portraying a colossal rat as a building, teeming with rat tenants for the cover illustration? And for the interior pages, a sleazy slumlord rat lounging on his “10” throne, as well as the infamous Landlord Pied Piper of rats.…
    uniE621 Miami New Times - “Sunshine State Terror”
    Commissioned by Miami New Times to create a collection of illustrations portraying several Florida Politicians as terrifying monsters, I embraced the opportunity to infuse political satire with a Halloween theme. While I usually steer clear of politics, I REALLY love drawing monsters so I jumped at the opportunity to get frightful and spooky with this project.…

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