Vlad was born and raised in El Salvador, Central America. 
In 1992, he came to the U. S. and lived in Los Angeles before moving to Pennsylvania. 
He attended Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and graduated in 2005 with a BFA in Graphic Design and Illustration.

Client List:

The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Writer's Chronicle
St. Anthony Messenger
Phoenix New Times
City Pages
Denver Law Alumni Magazine
Stanford Magazine
The American Lawyer
The North American Review
Main Line Today
Delaware Today
Seattle Weekly
The Riverfront Times
Isthmus, The Daily Page
Chico News & Review
Fort Worth Weekly
Inside Counsel Magazine
Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities
San Francisco Bay Guardian
RTO HQ The Magazine
The Village Voice
Harlequin Publishing

Recognitions:

Illustration West 55 - Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
Latin American Ilustración 6: Selected + LOS DIEZ
Latin American Ilustración 5: Selected + LOS DIEZ
American Illustration 35: Chosen
Latin American Ilustración 4: Chosen
Latin American Ilustración 3: Selected + LOS DIEZ
Latin American Ilustración 2: Chosen
Latin American Ilustración 1: Chosen
Creative Quarterly Magazine: Selected Issues: 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 30+31, 32, 34+35, 36, 37, 38
3x3 Magazine 17: Gallery Section