Victor Manuel Mendoza Jr is the founder and illustrator at VMMJ|1979, where Victor Manuel specializes in creating artwork with a focus on illustrations. In addition to running their business, Victor Manuel is also the lead vocals and guitarist for their solo project Orphano, where Victor Manuel performs original music in an acoustic unplugged style. Victor Manuel Mendoza Jr also works as a Drafting Technician/Address Coordinator at the City of Laredo Planning Department, where Victor Manuel is responsible for assigning addresses to subdivisions and creating maps. Victor Manuel graduated from Laredo Community College with an Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) in Media and Web Technology.
2003 - present