JONATHAN KAUFMAN
711 Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

(734) 761-5043
e-mail: vulpes@umich.edu


Objectives: I hope to build on my traditional illustration and new media skills in a professional setting. Education: University of Michigan BS, Biology, April 1994 Currently enrolled in the University of Michigan BFA program in Scientific Illustration Skills:
  • Traditional illustration and design
  • Traditional three-dimensional sculpting in various media
  • Traditional pen and brush calligraphy
  • Familiar with working with a camera lucida for small-scale illustration
  • Experience with QuarkXpress and with PageMaker
  • Some experience with Illustrator, PaintShop Pro, and Photoshop
  • Familiar with the principles and methods of 3D Studio and TrueSpace
  • Experience with both Macintosh and Windows platforms
  • Experience with HTML coding
  • Familiar with the principles and methods of Perl and JavaScript
Art credits:
  • Currently working on IESET website, July 1998
  • Convention book spot illustrations, July 1998
  • Commercial and seasonal shop window paintings, April 1997 - present
  • Maintained GLMAC website, April 1998-present
  • Illustrations in science fiction fanzines, March 1997 - present
  • Maps of the pre-Roman Middle East for the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, January 1997
  • Costume designs for "Princess Ida," for the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society, September - December 1997
  • Diagrams of vertebrate respiratory systems, for Dr. Carl Gans, April 1996
  • Illustrations of camel cricket plates, for Dr. Ted Cohn, January 1996
  • Illustrations of liverwort life cycles for laboratory course guides, January 1996
Work Experience: Research Secretary II Institute for Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology (IESET) Ann Arbor, Michigan March 1998 - present Clerk Shaman Drum Bookshop Ann Arbor, Michigan August - November 1997 Medical Transcriptionist University of Michigan Department of General Surgery Ann Arbor, Michigan April - August 1997 Medical Secretary II University of Michigan Department of Radiation Oncology Ann Arbor, Michigan December 1996 - April 1997 Counter Staff Eastern Accents Bakery Ann Arbor, Michigan September 1996 - April 1997 Medical Secretary II University of Michigan Department of Dermatology Ann Arbor, Michigan June - September 1996 Laboratory Preperator University of Michigan Biology Department Ann Arbor, Michigan September 1995 - April 1996