Kurt Stoskopf

Experience

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  One Monkey Studio

  May 1992 - Dec 2022

  Owner and Creative Designer

  Owned and operated a design and illustration studio focusing on creating illustrations for small businesses, community-facing organizations, and cartooning.

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  Rochester Institute of Technology

  Sept 1992 - May 1994

  NTID Applied Arts and Computer Graphics Lab Assistant

  Responsible for maintaining classroom lab facilities Assisted students with lab computers and printing equipment.

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  Salina Art Center

  Jun 1994 - Aug 1994

  Intern

  Assisted in gallery exhibition set-up and take-downs.Developed art education activities for children interested in learning more about art, its processes, and its history.

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  J.P. Morgan

  Jun 1995 - Aug 1995

  Intern
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  Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.

  Sept 1995 - Dec 2022

  Advisor - Mu Zeta Chapter

  Advisor for the Mu Zeta chapter of Sigma Nu International Fraternity, Inc. at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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  LunchByte Systems, Inc.

  Jun 1997 - Jul 1998

  Illustrator

  Created illustrations for company advertisementsDesigned and created booth display materials for conferences. Won first place for Booth Design at several industry conferences.Created the logo and hundreds of clip art illustrations for the NutriKids CalendarArtist II module software.(Continued to work with LunchByte Systems, Inc. for five years post-full-time employment on a freelance basis)

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  Rochester Institute of Technology

  Sept 1997 - May 1998

  Adjunct Faculty
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  SHRINERS INTERNATIONAL

  Jan 1998 - now

  Member
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  Rochester Institute of Technology

  Aug 1998 - now

  Director of the NTID 3D Graphics Technology AAS program.Co-authored the curriculum and courses in the 3DGT AAS program.Team-taught 3DGT courses with a non-traditional teaching approach, with two faculty teaching and helping students in the classroom as needed. Students expressed satisfaction with this teaching approach, getting more one-on-one time with faculty and a range of communication modes in the classroom.Handled department course scheduling and student progress tracking for the Visual Communications Studies Department of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology as the department Program Coordinator. Show less Managed the curriculum, budget, personnel, and operations for the NTID Visual Communications Studies department. Developed, requested, and implemented plans for a $1 million lab renovation for the department lab and classrooms with the support of department faculty.Co-created, co-developed, and established the 3D Graphics Technology AAS program at NTID. The first program of its kind targeting Deaf students!Strengthened the relationship between students and faculty in the department and was a role model for Deaf students because they had a Deaf chairperson who was easily accessible and could communicate effectively. Show less

  • Associate Professor, Director of the 3DGT Program, Program Coordinator for the NTID VCS department.

    Jun 2017 - now

  • Associate Professor

    Jan 2014 - Aug 2019

  • Chairperson

    Jun 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Program Coordinator

    Sept 2008 - May 2015

  • Assistant Professor

    Sept 2004 - Aug 2014

  • Instructor and Visiting Professor

    Aug 1998 - Aug 2004
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  Sign World Media

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2022

  Head of the Art Department

  Worked for CJ Jones in his start-up media development company.Managed and directed storyboard artists and concept artists for two movie teaser projects.Assisted with writing business plans, promotional materials, and project pitches.Provided creative inspiration to the owner, co-workers, and student workers.

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  Bureau du Chat

  Jan 2023 - now

  Owner

  Renamed my existing design studio from "One Monkey Studio!" to "Studio Bureau du Chat" to represent the closing of a chapter in my personal and business life and the start of a new chapter.Studio Bureau du Chat now offers cartooning and visual storytelling services!