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Dick Clark Corporate Productions - Prop Master and Food Stylist for New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023. Times Square, NYC.

Amazon Prime Day Concert 2019 - Art Department Assistant / Props for the Art Director Veronica Ferre, NYC. Hammerstein Ballroom / Prime Video Live. June 2019.

Darcy Lynn My Hometown Christmas Highlight with Kristin Chenoweth - Art Director. Triage Entertainment LLC / NBC Entertainment. October 2018 / Aired Dec 11, 2018.

Remy & Pap Interview Set - Art Director for the interview set. Pelham, NY. Eastern TV. August 2018.

100,000 Pyramid - Substitute Art Director for Veronica Ferre. Assisted in load-in and overseeing select shoot days at ABC Studios, NYC. Feb - April 2018.

Love & Hip Hop - A Very Mackie Holiday Special - Art Director for the interview set, NYC. Eastern TV. November 2017.

Bullseye Game Show Pilot - Props for Star Kahn, Production Designer. Spike TV, NYC Studio. November 2017.

Magic of Heineken!- Stop Motion Animation Art Director, Graphics Designer and Art Department Coordinator. June - Dec 2011.

Gone Madigan - Kathleen Madigan Comedy Special for Comedy Central. Art

& Animation. Gramercy Theatre, NYC. 2011.

Kevin Hart Seriously Funny - Kevin Hart Comedy Special for Comedy Central. Assistant Art Director. Scott Kawczynski Art Director. Art & Animation. Cleveland, Ohio. 2010.

Racing Roman – Documentary Feature Film Art Director (Hospital Dramatizations). April 2009.

Animal Fantastic – Children’s Music Video Art Director. Sept 2007.

The Today Show (May 2005-June 2007)– Associate Art Director. Lead Art Director Edward Helbig. Worked as the on set art director for the live show 6 days a week (including Weekend Today).

Stories Alive with Lou Del Bianco – TV Pilot Art Director. May 2004.

CNN – Aaron Brown - Telemondo, CNBC News - TV Set Decorator.

Art Director Bryan Higgason. Jan - May 2004.

ESPN Cheap Seats – TV Set Decorator. Art Director James Yates. Nov 2003.

Fox News Channel - Studio D – Cad Drafting. Art Director Graham Blyth. Jan-Feb 2003.

Fox News Channel - Pat Sajak Weekend Show – TV Set Decorator. Art Director Graham Blyth. Feb 2003.

Fox News Channel - Cal Thomas Show – TV Set Decorator. Art Director Graham Blyth. December 2002.

MSNBC - Deutsch on Demand – Art Director of the pilot. Feb 2003.

MSNBC Jerry Nachman – TV Set Decorator. Art Director Graham Blyth. July 2002.

Crazy for Love – Feature Film Art Director. Production Designer Cabot McMullen. Oct 2002.

A Beautiful Mind - Feature Film Scenic Artist. Charge Artist Jeff Glave. July 2001.

Mergers and Acquisitions – Feature Film Production Designer. July 1999.

FROM EUROPE TO YOU

Architectural CAD drafting for the head designer, Cassandra Boyd. www.fromeuropetoyou.com. 2013.

RELATED SKILLS
Computer programs include: Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat, Vectorworks 2020, Excel, Numbers, Pages (Mac and PC) Set Design, Art Direction, CAD Drafting, Graphic Artist, Scene Painting, Faux Finishes and Art Restoration

EDUCATION
Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York – B.F.A. Theatrical Set Design, 1994
Set Design Member: I.A.T.S.E. United Scenic Artists Local 829, NYC 1999-2012
Member – Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America - Certificate Program 2003

Atomic Design - Art Director and Graphics Coordinator (Freelance 2015, 2018 - Current) - Work in various capacities as needed including art director, graphics coordinator, and assistant art director on projects including:

Proctor & Gamble Showroom at CES - Graphics Coordinator. Las Vegas

January 2019, 2020 & 2022. (2022 cancelled onsite due to COVID)

AT&T Codes of Culture 212 - Assistant Art Director / Graphic Designer,

Art Director Andi Blady. Terminal 5, NYC. February 2019.

OZY Fest 2019 - Art Director / Interview sets and cooking segments.

Central Park, NYC. July 2019 (Cancelled 1 day before event due to heat

advisory).

Super Bowl LVI 2022 - Graphics Management. (work completed in 2021)

Warner Media Upfront 2021 & 2022 - Props Master and Graphics Management. Burbank, CA. May 2021 & May 2022 (Graphics Management)

This is Lester (freelance 2014) - worked as a project manager and designer for projects including:

I Heart Radio's Ultimate Pool Party 2014 at the Fontainbleau in Miami (PM)

I Heart Radio's Lawn Games for Lollapalooza in Chicago (Designer)

Verizon Backstage Livestream Set at Fashion Rocks 2014, Barclay's Center,

Brooklyn (PM)

Maybelline NY / Garnier Interactive Beauty Bar at Fashion Rocks 2014,

Barclay's Center, Brooklyn (PM)

Evan Alexander Design / VP+C - Media Assets Coordinator for Mohawk Carpet Showroom, Neocon 2012, Merchandise Mart, Chicago. June 2012.

Precision Events (freelance 2004, 2010, 2011)- worked with the company as a set designer and co-designer on projects including:

Save the Music VIP Viewing 04, Stand Up for Heros at Walter Reed Medical

Center, Washington, DC, 2011, NHL All Star Game Pre Party, Raleigh NC,

2011

Performance Environment Design Group (July 2007 – May 2009) - worked with the company in various capacities in the art dept including being the Art Director of the set and Décor Director for vip areas and Art Department
Coordinator. Production Designers Spike Brant, Justin Collie, and Patrick Dierson. Projects include:
Z100’s Zootopia and Jingle Ball Concerts 08 & 09, Izod Center & Madison

Square Garden, NFL Super Bowl Saturday Night VIP Event 08 & 09, Tempe

Arizona & Tampa, Florida , NFL Super Bowl Concert Series / Pepsi

Smash Concerts 08 & 09, Phoenix, AZ & Orlando, FL, NFL Kickoff 08 & 09

Indianapolis, IN & Columbus Circle, New York City, Bon Jovi Live in Central

Park and Bon Jovi DVD Shoot 08 and National Tour 07 / 08, Mary J Blige /
Jay Z Heart of the City National Tour 08, R Kelly National Tour 07, and

AETN December Meeting - Marriott Marquis, NYC. December 07 and 08.

MTV Special Events (2002-2005, 2007)– Worked as Set Designer and Set Decorator, for various shows including:

NCTA at the Fillmore San Francisco 2005, Nickelodeon Partners Meeting

2005, TVLand Meeting, Comedy Central’s Last Laugh 2004 Post Party,

BloodRayne 2 Launch Party House of Blues LA, City of Hope 2004 Beverly

Hills, MTV Licensing Show Party, CMT Flameworthy Party, Kids 4 Kids

Pediatric Aids foundation Dance Club, Comcast Tiki Lounge, Viacom

‘Carnivail’, Viacom Affilaite Sales Meeting, VH1 Video Game Awards, TV

Land Andy & Opie Statue Dedication, Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards

Party 2004, 2003, 2002.

Art:Asap - Architechural Digest Home Show, Javits center, NYC. July 2000.

Overland Entertainment - Design Director (February 2015 - July 2016) - worked as the design director overseeing over 30 corporate events per year including:

Veuve Cliquot's Polo Classic at Liberty State Park (2016)

Women in the World Conference at Lincoln Center (2016)

Vegas Uncork'd Festival by Bob Appetit (Multiple venues throughout Las

Vegas) (2015)

The New Yorker Festival (Multiple venus throughout NYC) (2016)

Bloomberg Design Summit at Yerba Beuna Center for the Arts in San

Francisco. (2015, 2016)

Glamour's Woman of the Year at Carnegie Hall, NYC ( 2016)

Glamour's The Power of an Educated Girl with Michele Obama at the

Apollo Theatre, NYC. (2016)

Spaeth Design (1999-2000) – Worked as a designer and assistant designer on holiday windows including:
Lord and Taylor’s, Macy’s, Bloomindales, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Marshall Fields. Also worked on overscale storefront displays at Newark Airport’s Continental Terminal including: Borders, Staples, Duty Free and Liberty Science Store.

DMD Group (1996-1998) – Worked as assistant designer to Duke Durfee for various clients including:
IBM, Jeep, Chrysler, Calvin Klein, Dick Clark Corporate Productions, Mariah Carey, David Copperfield, Eiko Ishioka’s Japanese Opera Chushingura, Niketown, Mattel (toy fair), E3 Toy Show, Sony Music Studios, the Doobie Brothers Rainforest Concert.

Design Firms - Full Time