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You
might say that this site started as a result of my years in
business school. I've loved art from an early age but
the thought of being a starving artist didn't appeal to
me. So I attended business school and earned a Honors
Diploma in Finance from the
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in 1992.
I followed this with a Bachelor of Commerce
Degree with Distinction in Finance and Marketing from the
University of Alberta (UofA) in 1995.
It was
during my time at NAIT where I first worked professionally. As the Vice-President Finance
for the Business Administration Society at NAIT, I created large
hand-drawn posters promoting various fund raising events. People
started noticing my work and offered to pay me to create advertising materials for them.
This led to the formation of my first company - Ground
Zero Communications.
Upon
graduation from the UofA, I accepted a position with Alberta's
largest financial institution, Alberta Treasury Branches
(ATB). After years of climbing the corporate ladder in
locations across southern and central Alberta I became the
Marketing Officer for ATB. It was in this role where I
created much of the work that is displayed on this site.
My main function was to provide marketing solutions to all
levels within the organization. Some solutions called for
me to create advertising materials beyond what was offered by
the Corporation. It was this requirement that called for
me to greatly expanded my usage of
software such as Photoshop,
Freehand, Illustrator, Quark Express and PageMaker in both Mac
and PC platforms.
In
October 1999, I left ATB to join G
& E Vending Ltd., a real estate investment and property
management firm. I now reside in the beautiful Rocky Mountain
town of Jasper, Alberta where I oversee our investments in the Rockies.
Since
coming to Jasper I have added several web
development tools to my arsenal. Through
both formal education and hours at the computer I have gained
experience with HTML, DHTML, CSS, Frontpage,
Dreamweaver and Flash animation.
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