Objective Always looking to further my education and experience while utilizing my creativity, artistry, industry knowledge, and personality. I enjoy teamwork, success and talent. One is only as good as the people they work with, and I always enjoy working in an environment where I can not only bring my talent to the table but am most importantly challenged, and can learn as much as I can teach.   Experience 2006 - present Publicist  South Florida/ National Representing Jamie Masefield and The Jazz Mandolin Project Promoting the latest project for JMP "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" a multi media interpretation of Leo Tolstoy's short story. Score written by Jamie Masefield and performed by JMP. For more information see them here: MaMaVig.com or here on MySpace MaMaVig - Jamie Masefield, Gary Mazzaroppi and Frank Vignola. For more information see them here: MaMaVig.com or here on MySpace Representing Frank Vignola and his various projects which include: MaMaVig - Jamie Masefield, Gary Mazzaroppi and Frank Vignola. For more information see them here: MaMaVig.com or here on MySpace Frank Vignola's Gypsy Grass Collective - One of the premier acoustic jazz guitarists on the scene today, Frank Vignola has launched yet another new group of nasty pickers collectively called Frank Vignola's Gypsy Grass Collective featuring a rotating roster of supreme players featuring some of the acoustic music scene's hottest young players. Melding contemporary gypsy jazz, bluegrass, toe-tapping swing and front porch picking into a uniquely eclectic, upbeat sound of their own, Gypsy Grass is sure to amaze fans of the various styles and genres it employs. At times sublime, controlled and elegant, these innovators can instantly change gears to wildly imaginative improvisation and nasty, hot picking. Think Django Reinhardt meets Jerry Reed with some flashes of Bach and Miles Davis… For more information see them here: FrankVignola.com or here on MySpace VMDownloads.com - Venture Music - business home of all things Frank, is proud to announce the launch of vmdownloads.com! Simply, www.vmdownloads.com is the home of unique, high quality recordings, from some of your favorite jazz and acoustic artists. It includes new, unreleased albums and sets by Frank Vignola, Bucky Pizzarelli, Gene Bertoncini, Fareed Haque, Frank Wess, Joe Ascione, The Frank & Joe Show, John Goldsby, Hot Club USA, MaMaVig(Masefield, Mazzaroppi & Vignola) and many more. Please check out this artist-friendly retailer and support high end independent music.   2004 - present Radio Host and Host of Jammin' Jazz - Jazz For The New Generation XM 72 Beyond Jazz XM Satellite Radio  South Florida Innovation Center Develop and create content, shows, interviews and playlist Host/ Radio Personality Regular shift 9pm-5am PST/ midnight- 7am EST Jammin' Jazz - Jazz For The New Generation Tuesday nights at 9P EST-6P PST, Thursday morning at 9A/EST-6A PST, and Sunday at 7P/EST-4P PST   Sept 2001 - Present    XM Satellite Radio  Innovation Center   Boca Raton, FL Lead Interface Designer and Graphics for Advanced Application Development. Graphical User Interface (GUI) design, end user definition, software development, new product development and printwork for Advanced Application Development. Designed color interface and graphics layout for the XM Pioneer Inno and Samsung Helix, as well as the NeXus. Designed and developed the XM PCR interface and application, navigation etc with a team of two other engineers. XMPCR is XM Satellite radio for the computer, which has advanced personalized features. Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and various other support programs.   2003-present Music/ Band Management and Promotions  South Florida Promotions, booking, general management Logo and brand design, photography, artwork. See the Music Management for more information and samples of artwork etc   2003-2004 © Somethin' Yummy  South Florida Co-Owner Catering parties, events, special occasions. Specializing in vegetarian and vegan cuisine and baked goods.   1996– present © Gowiggle Web Developing  California - Florida Owner Founded and operate my own professional web developing business Logo and branding design, photography, artwork. See the Computer Graphics section for samples of my work Mastery of HTML, Flash, Javascript, navigation, consumer behavior, user interface, shopping carts, e-commerce, promotion, advertising, multimedia, design and art   2000-2001    Comedy World, Inc.       Los Angeles, CA Multimedia Production Manager Co-designed and built the Comedy World website: http://www.comedyworld.com Designed the Radio Archive Database in Microsoft Access and managed the archive team Oversee the efforts of several production crews, interface between talent, multimedia artists, and programming executives Maintain and ensure the quality of our digital media assets; Audio and Video Produced the weekend radio show Netheads for the network.   1999–2000 Play TV/Play Inc.  Rancho Cordova, CA Talent Website Coordinator Designed and developed several entertainment websites for an online television network Consulted with talent, created original artwork and code, and updated websites Assisted frequently in creative show development as well   1994–1999 Walt Disney Feature Animation  Burbank, CA Digital Compositor Performed digital compositing of scenes for feature animated films Worked in conjunction with Pixar and the Communications and Promotions departments to leverage digital assets from the films Credits include: Hercules, Tarzan, Mulan, Fantasia 2000, Emporer’s New Groove, Atlantis. Also worked on Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Lilo and Stitch. Designed and built Digital Compositing’s Intranet website   Education 1989–1991   1987-1988 California College of Arts and Crafts Oakland, CA Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction Villanova University Villanova, PA Art History, Visual Arts