• Design and execution using two dimensional, three dimensional, handmade
  analog and digital techniques.
• Creation of critical path, execution of schedules, and budgets for projects.
• Liaise directly with client.
• Direct project design and production staff.
• Manage & supervise audio and video post production on projects.
• Provide leadership and creative inspiration within each project or production.

1992- present: MARIA-TINAVISION, INC., Miami Beach FL & San Francisco, CA
OWNER / DIRECTOR OF DESIGN CONSULTATION STUDIO / ARTIST

2000-2001: DIAMONDCLUSTER INTERNATIONAL, San Francisco, CA
PROJECT CREATIVE DIRECTOR / LEAD DESIGNER

1999-2000: MARIA-TINAVISION, INC, Miami Beach, FL
DESIGN CONSULTANT & MULTIMEDIA ARTIST

1996-1999: UNIVISION NETWORK, Miami, Florida
ART DIRECTOR FOR ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION OF TELEVISION NETWORK
AND TELEVISION GROUP
Art direction, design, execution and project management of on-air graphics, opens, animations, print, styling and sets for taped shows, live shows, special indoor and outdoor events and new projects development departments. Responsible for organization, hiring, scheduling, and inspiration of team/staff and freelance designers, purchasing of equipment, creation and implementation of departmental procedures for international television network.


1995: MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Redmond, Washington
ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER / INTERN FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION DESIGN
BROADBAND MEDIA / ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Art direction and design of prototype of interactive television program working with design team, programmers, and developers. Team responsible for creation of program and final presentation to Microsoft department managers.


1995: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, DEPARTMENT OF ART & ART HISTORY, Coral Gables, Florida
GRADUATE INSTRUCTOR
Responsible for design of curriculum, instruction, and inspiration of undergraduate graphic design and illustration students.


1992: TELEMUNDO GROUP, INCORPORATED, Miami, Florida
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN AND GRAPHICS FOR TELEVISION GROUP AND TELEVISION NETWORK
Responsible for renovation and restructuring of Design Department, organization and inspiration of
staff and freelancers, purchasing of new equipment, implementation of new image campaign, creative
direction for all print, scenery, on-air design and graphics for all international television network
owned and operated stations and affiliates.


1989-1992: WCIX CHANNEL SIX, CBS TELEVISION (Owned and operated station), Miami, Florida
PROJECT ART DIRECTOR / SENIOR BROADCAST DESIGNER
Design and execution of on-air graphics, opens, animations, sets, and print for news, special projects,
promotion, advertising, programming, sales, production and administration.


1986-1989: WAGA-TV CHANNEL FIVE INCORPORATED, CBS TELEVISION (affiliate), Atlanta, Georgia
PROJECT ART DIRECTOR / BROADCAST DESIGNER
Design and execution of on-air graphics, opens, animations, and print for promotion, sales, special
projects, local programming, commercial production, news, and administration.


1984-1986: MEDIA VISION DESIGN GROUP, Miami, Florida ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER
Design and execution of advertising firm’s print and commercial television productions.


CLIENTS

CRISTINA SARALEGUI ENTERPRISES, Miami Beach, FL
LATE NIGHT PRODUCTIONS, ABC Television, “IN CONCERT,” NY
MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Redmond, WA
NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences)
PROMAX/BDA International
QUANTEL
TELEMUNDO NETWORK, Miami, FL
TNN, The Nashville Network, Nashville, TN
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA
UNIVISION NETWORK, Miami, FL
ABC Television, KGO , San Francisco, CA
CBS Television, KPIX, San Francisco, CA
CBS Television, WCIX, Miami, FL
FOX Television, WFLD, Chicago, IL
NBC Television, WTVJ, Miami, FL
KDFW, Dallas, TX
KYES, Anchorage, AK
WAGA, Atlanta, GA
WBFS, Miami, FL
WLRN, Miami, FL
WPBT National Production, Miami, FL



ACCOMPLISHMENTS


1991 - 2002: Love Tribe, Incorporated, Miami Beach, Florida
Owner / Vice President / Art Director / Renovator / Manager of 1935 Art Deco apartment building. Promoting the Love of Art, Vision, and Creativity and exhibiting the works of South Beach artisits in the historical South Beach Art Deco District.



EDUCATION

May 1996: Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, Merit Award

May 1982: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Cum Laude, President’s Honor Roll, 1979-1982 Dean’s List




EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE

MacIntosh, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, QuarkXPress, Quantel HAL,
Paintbox & Picturebox, Ampex AVA 3 and Electronic Still Store, Sony Beta SP Video Tape Recorder



LANGUAGES

Speak, read, and write English, Greek, and Spanish



AWARDS / HONORS

1998: BDA International Design Competition Gold Award - Set Dressing/Styling - Despierta America

1998: BDA International Design Competition Silver Award - Art Direction/Design -
Nuestra Belleza Internacional

1998: BDA International Design Competition Bronze Award - Art Direction - Premio Lo Nuestro

1996: BDA International Design Competition Gold Award - Logo Design/OTS - Fox Chicago News

1994-1996: University of Miami Scholarship/ Teaching Assistantship - Master of Fine Arts Program

1995: Microsoft Corporation - Interactive Television Design/Broadband Media/Advanced Technology Internship, Redmond, WA

1994: BDA International Service Award

1993: Suncoast Regional Emmy Award - Individual Achievement - Animation - !Peligro! Zona Escolar

1992: PROMAX/BDA International - Logo design chosen for 1993 international conference

1992: BDA International Design Competition Bronze Awards (2) - Doc Steve’s Amazing
Science Seekers

1992: Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards (2) - Individual Achievement - Art Direction/Graphic Design - Doc Steve’s Amazing Science Seekers

1991: Broadcast Promotion and Marketing Executives (BPME) - International Gold Medallion Award - Holiday ID Series

1991: BDA International Design Competition Bronze Award - Design/Animation

1991 & 1990: Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards - Individual Achievement - Animation -
Holiday Station IDs

1990: BDA International Design Competition Gold and Bronze Awards - Design/Animation

1990: Advanced Technology Institute for Film and Video Education Scholarship

1988: BDA International Design Competition Bronze Award - Design/Animation

1987: BDA International Design Competition Bronze Award - Design/Animation

1981: The Helen Gerstenfield Memorial Art Award, The Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL



GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

May 1996: The Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL - MFA Graduate Exhibition

September 1994: The New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL - Incoming MFA Candidates Exhibition

May - June 1991: North Miami Center of Contemporary Art Museum, North Miami, FL - Form and Function

February - March 1991: The New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
The Best in Design ‘90: The BDA International Design Exhibit

December - January 1990: Arregui/Hsia Fine Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL - Body Adornment

April 1980, 1981, 1982: The Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL - Annual Juried Exhibition

March 1982: The Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL - Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition