About me
About Jacklord Tomas
Jacklord Tomas (b. 1983) is a designer and abstract expressionist artist from Honolulu, Hawai’i and he currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His work focus on emotion, perception and the ephemeral.
The creative process involves a language of color, light, application, texture and technique conveying a dialogue of place, time, space, scale, territory, depth and experience. The work embodies struggle and void necessary for vitality and existence, painting for the immediacy of the moment that the medium can allow.
Jacklord has a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Woodbury University and a Bachelor's in Industrial and Product Design from The Art Institute. His Architectural education and professional experience in Hawai’i, Latin America, Southern California and Europe have been very influential in approaching abstract painting and design concepts.
Education:
Woodbury University
Bachelor, Architecture
2001-2007
The Art Institute of California - Hollywood
Bachelor, Industrial Design
2012-2016
Los Angeles Valley College Manufacturing Academy
Certificate of Completion
February - March 2018
Exhibitions:
Pancakes & Booze
Los Angeles, CA
October 2014
Pancakes & Booze
Los Angeles, CA
April 2015
Pancakes & Booze
Los Angeles, CA
November 2015
2nd Street Cigar Lounge
Los Angeles, CA
January 2015
The Inn Gallery (INEPT)
Los Angeles, CA
September - October 2016
TAG Gallery (California Open 2019)
Los Angeles, CA
August 2019
Kavanagh Gallery - Chroma Exhibition
(Artwork accepted)
St. Charles, Illinois
September - October 2019
The V Wineroom West Hollywood
(Solo Exhibition of my Paintings)
West Hollywood, California
March - June 2020
Work / Education
Education:
Woodbury University
Bachelor, Architecture
2001-2007
The Art Institute of California - Hollywood
Bachelor, Industrial Design
2012-2016
Los Angeles Valley College Manufacturing Academy
Certificate of Completion
February - March 2018
Work History:
Designer
Synergy Advantage Engineers LLC
May/2018 – January/2019 Van Nuys, California
• Telecommunications Design and Structural Engineering
Projects primarily for AT&T, T-Mobil, and Verizon.
Coordinating with Project Managers, Expedites, Clients
and Architect/Engineers, Field Survey per site, Designing
enclosures for antennas and microwaves, Monopolies,
Towers, Architecture and Signage throughout Southern
and Northern California.
Cad Tech, Piping Designer (P&IDs)
ExxonMobil/PBF Torrance Refinery - Manpower
May/2014 – August/2017 Torrance, California
• OSCA (Occupational Safety Council of America) Training
Certifications per ExxonMobil/PBF Torrance Refinery,
Records & Assets Mamagement, Field Survey of
Hydrocracker, Alki Unit, Leak Detection and Overall Site
Specific locations in and around Refinery, Aurodesk
Vault, Autocad, Bluebe,
Adobe Acrobat, Coordinating with Mechanical and
Electrical Engineers, QA/QC.
Cad Designer Junior Architect
Black O’Dowd & Associates
May/2007 – February/2009 San Pedro, California
• Physical and Digital Model Making, Illustration and
Presentation Boards, Visits to the Building Department
per LA City, LAUSD, LA County, 3 D Modelling, Rendering
(3DSmax) and animations requested per client,
Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, ADA (American Disability
Act) Surveying for Courthouses, DMVs, College
Campuses, and other City/State Sites
SKILLS
Autocad, Adobe Design Suite, 3DsMax, ADA Compliance
Survey , Records Asset Management, Bluebeam, Autodesk
Vault, Solidworks, Illustration, GD&T, Dimensioning,
Blueprint Reading, CNC/Lathe, Microsoft Office 365,
