Brought up in southern New Mexico (USA)
Master of Philosophy degree (in History of Music) from Yale University
Former part-time staff member at Yale; advocated and instituted administrative reforms
Learned the crafts of digital and graphic design on—and inspired by—a 1986 Macintosh Plus computer
Freelance digital designer and typographer
Late 1980s and early 1990s — instituted numerous successful innovations and “firsts” in the application of computer technologies to Yale’s creaky administrative systems, including:
- Designed and implemented the first integrated systems for funds, budgeting, and database management in international and area studies
- Created and managed the first computer network for administration of academic programs in international and area studies
- Established the University’s first integrated, computerized system [opens in new window] for administering grants and fellowships (for West European Studies in the 1990s).
- Established the first online communications program and Internet presence in international and area studies (for Latin American Studies, 1993–1995)
Late 1980s — an early adopter of the new tools of digital graphics and digital publishing; applied their creative possibilities to a wide variety of academic purposes
1993 — after years as independent freelancer, founded MetaGlyfix (then “Metaglyphics”) in Hamden, Connecticut
Familiarity with non-English languages (Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin)
Written and published critical analyses, essays, letters, and newspaper articles
Experience with copy-writing, editing, newsletter publishing
Specialty in analyzing and organizing copy for web publishing
