Academic Program Director, Media Arts & Animation, Game Art & Design, October 2009 – present. Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  

Responsibilities:Management and leadership of over 70 Faculty Supervisors, Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty on a daily basis. Ensure faculty members are in compliance with EDMC OHE policies, educational institution policies, and Middle States accreditation standards. Investigate and resolve faculty problems requiring academic actions.  Supervise faculty scheduling. Participate in the faculty evaluation process. Provide feedback concerning faculty performance and arrange for faculty mentors as needed. Establish and evaluate appropriate faculty training. Provide subject/program consultation, training, and support within EDMC OHE Educational Services and other OHE functional areas. Collaborate in the curriculum development process for online MAA and GAD programs and courses. Investigate and resolve student problems, work to increase student persistence and faculty retention. Communicate regularly and effectively on program-related issues and topics with appropriate academic leadership.  Define, clarify and articulate the desired future state of the programs; involve key stakeholders in the implementation of change, actively lead the change process to achieve the desired state, and build commitment to the desired future state.

Full Time Faculty Member, October 2003 – September 2009, Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  

• Faculty member in the Graphic Design Department from 2003 – 2004.
• Faculty member of the Game Art and Design Department from 2004 – 2006.
• Faculty member of the Media Arts and Animation Department from 2006 through 2009.

Responsibilities: Providing competency based education to students through imparting knowledge, developing career abilities, and instilling professional attitudes within a creative and enthusiastic learning environment. Delivers learner centered, instruction through distance delivery mechanisms. Encourages student success and manages the online class environment as well as contributing to a culture of learning. Relating industry experience to students, in addition, fulfilling administrative and developmental responsibilities, including advising students in order to enhance their education experience. Responsibilities also included the supervision and appraisal of adjunct faculty’s performance, including the quality of performance in fulfilling the adjunct faculty responsibilities.

Adjunct Faculty Member, July 2002 – September 2003, Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Graphic Design Department.

Department Chairperson for Graphic Design and Interior Architecture, August 2007 – August 2008, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman.

Responsibilities: Manage and lead 8 adjunct and full-time faculty on a daily basis. Ensure faculty members are in compliance with DU policies and accreditation standards. Manage faculty/student advising and supervise course scheduling. Investigate and resolve faculty problems requiring academic actions.  Monitor and check active courses for quality assurance. Participate in the faculty evaluation process. Provide feedback concerning faculty performance. Provide subject/program consultation, training, and support. Collaborate in the curriculum development process for the Graphic Design and the Interior Architecture programs and courses. Investigate and resolve student problems.

Professional Artist, 1993 - present, Production includes: oil paintings, works on paper, mixed media and sculpture. Exhibiting works of art internationally in group and solo exhibitions including the United States, England, Morocco, Italy, Japan, Spain and Morocco.

Business Owner and Art Director, 1998- present, ARTWORK International Systems, Orlando, Florida. Design and develop websites, animation, video and interactive media projects for schools and businesses.

Part Time Faculty Member, 2006 – 2007, Department of Fine Art, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC.

Adjunct Faculty Member, 2003 - 2006, School of Technology, Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Private Art Instructor, 1997-1999, Designed and taught painting and drawing courses for groups and individuals in Florence, South Carolina.

Art Instructor, 1995-1996, Continuing Education, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Developed and taught courses of basic and advanced drawing and painting.

Art Instructor, 1992-1993, School of Fine Art, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Designed and taught courses of basic drawing and 2-D design.

Methods and procedures in visual communication and design appreciation.

Social and cultural impact of traditional Fine Arts and the emerging visual art applications for the Internet (Web Publishing, Digital Imagery and Information Technology, etc.)

Impact of mass media and new technologies in shaping identities and perception (with special interest in indigenous communities and minorities)

Semiotics of resistance in fine art and mass media

Issues of hypermedia design and development

Training and curriculum design for adult learners