Resume 2008
| 1) Graphic Art Samples | ||
| 2) Work Experience | ||
| 3) Education |
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1) Graphic Art Samples
• 10 Ad samples (for Yellow Pages directory) completed in 2000 while working at Q Advertising (Ad Agency) in San Jose, CA.
Created the ads using Photoshop, Illustrator and finalizing in Quark Xpress. #1 Sample Ad
#2 Sample Ad #3 Sample Ad #4 Sample Ad #5 Sample Ad #6 Sample Ad #7 Sample Ad #8 Sample Ad #9 Sample Ad #10 Sample Ad • #1 Music Flyer sample completed in 2007 while working in Poway, CA (home business). Created the Flyer using Illustrator and finalizing in Photoshop. • #2 Music Flyer sample completed in 2007 while working in Poway, CA (home business). Created the Flyer using Bryce6 and Terregen for background objects, brought in original photo and finalized in Photoshop. • #3 Music Flyer sample completed in 2007 while working in Poway, CA (home business). Created the Flyer using Bryce6 and Terregen for background objects, and finalizing in Photoshop. • #4 Music CD Insert sample completed in 2007 while working in Poway, CA (home business). Created the CD Insert bringing in original photos and finalized in Photoshop. 2) Work Experience 2001-2008 Title: Freelance Fine/Graphic Artist • Place: Hopkins Fine Art, Graphics & Music 12716 Tustin Street, Poway, CA ph/fax (858) 748-3028 e-mail: michael@hopkinsartmusic.com web site: www.hopkinsartmusic.com Owner and artist: Michael Hopkins • Equipment & software used: Refer to “Art/Graphics Computer Software and Hardware” • Duties: All aspects of Graphic Design, from concept to print. Setting up and printing Fine Art Giclees from Epson 4000. Painting original fine art in digital realm and in real world. Photographing finished paintings. Preparing and promoting finished art for Fine Art Gallery showings. 2001-2008 Title: Graphic Artist/Screen Printer • Place: Precision Graphics Systems (Graphic Marking Experts) 9353 Activity Rd Ste. J, San Diego, CA ph (858) 695-9500 e-mail: mark@gopgs.com web site: www.gopgs.com Owner and supervisor: Mark Fullerton • Equipment & software used: Mac OS X and PC formats, Freehand MX to 8, Illustrator CS2 to 9, Photoshop CS to 4, Pagemaker 6, Quark 3.2, Corel Draw, Universal Laser Systems Inc. M-300 Laser Cutter. • Duties: Graphic Design, from art concept to finished product. Working with either customer supplied art or create art from scratch, guided by mechanical drawings, and/or actual raw parts to be printed on. Setting up files with precise dimensions, building correct size, placing embossing markers, going through entire proofing process while directly working with customer, e-mailing art file to Service Bureau for film output, and QC delivered film. Laser cutting duties are: set up files for cutting, cleaning and maintenance of machine, set-up and cut material. When needed, hands on precision silk screen printing and cleaning of screens. Products I have created artwork for: close tolerance overlays, labels, nameplates, film, signs, decals, panels, membrane switch panels and keypads. 2000-2001 Title: Sign Graphic Artist/Assembler • Place: A Sign ASAP 75F Mount Herman Rd, Scotts Valley, CA ph/fax (831) 438-7446 / Fax (831) 438-7420 e-mail: ASignASAP@aol.com web site: www.asignasap.com Owner and supervisor: Paul Fuelling • Equipment & software used: PC/Windows 98, Flexisign 6.5, Corel Draw, Roland 24" vinyl cutter/plotter. • Duties: Graphic Design (creation/revision) of signs in computer. Printed, faxed revised proofs working directly with customers. Cut vinyl on plotter and when needed: weeded/assembled. 1999-2000 Title: Graphic Artist • Place: Q Advertising (Ad Agency) 1174 Lincoln Ave. Ste 1, San Jose, CA 95125 (408) 283-9017 Owner and supervisor: Valerie Oronato • Equipment & software used: Power Mac & G3; Quark 3.3, Photoshop 5.0 / 4.0, Illustrator 7 & 6, Streamline 3.0 • Duties: Graphic creation and revision of Pacific Bell Telephone Directory high-end color & black/white ads. Design, Photoshop montage, typography, and logo recreating. 1998-2000 Title: Freelance Graphic Artist • Place: Hopkins Fine Art, Graphics & Music P.O. Box 1377, Soquel, CA ph/fax (831) 465-9834 (address and phone NA) Owner: Michael Hopkins • Equipment & software used: Refer to “personal equipment” • Duties: All aspects of Graphic Design, from concept to print. 1999 Title: Graphic Artist • Place: Good Times Newspaper 1205 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA (831) 458-1100 web site: www.gtweekly.com Art Director and supervisor: Madelaine Hairrell / Production Manager: Jillian Umphenour • Equipment & software used: Macintosh; Quark 3.2 / 3.1, Photoshop 4.0 / 3.0 • Duties: Graphic Design of Ad’s and cover art for newsprint, including paste-up, marrying and burnishing. 1998-1999 Title: Sign Maker/Painter • Place: Avalon Signs 9335 Mill St., Ben Lomond, CA (831) 420-0998 (831) 476-7388 (831) 336-9601 (831) 336-2448 Owners and supervisors: Joe & Erica Dawson • Equipment used: Gerber SignMaker II, all materials used for vinyl and painted signs. • Duties: Sign design layout in Gerber; cut, weed, put on transfer tape, sqweegie onto material (windows, MDO wood, banners etc). From preparing MDO, PVC, Sign Foam, Acrylic Plexiglass to final painting or vinyl application. Projected images drew and cut pounce patterns. Cut letters out of Sign Foam with bandsaw. Ponced wall layouts, hand painted letters and images with maul stick (old traditional sign painting technique). Fine Art Mural work. 1998-1999: Title: Graphic Artist & Consultant • Place: Capitola Chamber of Commerce 716-G Capitola Ave., Capitola, CA (831) 475-6522 e-mail: capcham@capitolachamber.com web site: www.capitolachamber.com Executive Director and supervisor- Toni Castro • Equipment & software used: Power Mac 7100 at chamber and at home with “personal equipment” • Duties: Design and layout, some paste-up on light table. Maintaining computers and printers. 1996-1998: Title: Graphic Artist • Place: Capitola Print and Copy 1850 41st Ave., Capitola, CA (831) 462-5544 Production Manager and supervisor- Mellisa Rapp / work ph# (831) 688-1538 Owners and supervisors- Ted and Carol Showalter • Equipment & software used: Power Mac 9800, Scanner, Declaser 1200dpi Printer. PageMaker 6.5 / 6.0 / 5.0 / 4.2, Photoshop 4.0 / 3.0 Illustrator 7.0 / 6.0 / 5.5, and Omni Page OCR. • Duties: Design, layout including paste-up on light table. Assisted customers with design and proofing. Utilized a service bureau for film output of CMYK and spot color separations. Stripped-up all film and burned metal plates, also provided laser paper plates. *Worked closely with in-house pressman and bindery department. 1995-1996 Title: Mac Computer Art Teacher • Place: MacTeacher Training Center San Luis Obispo, Ca (805) 541-9225 e-mail: carolyn@macteacher.com web site: macpcteacher.com Owner and supervisor- Carolyn Hornbuckle • Classes taught: -Photoshop 3.0 / 2.5: Level 1, Level 2, Special FX, Practical Applications. -Fractal Painter 3.0: Beginning to Advanced. 1995-1996 Title: Graphic Artist • Place: The PaperWorks 5900 Entrada, Atascadero, CA (805) 466-6680 Supervisor- Amiel Hattar / Owner and supervisor- John Himes • Equipment & software used: PowerMac 8100, Power Computing, Microtek IIHR Scanner, Fax Modem, Unity XL-O 1800 DPI Laser Printer. PageMaker 6.0, Photoshop 3.0 / 2.5, Illustrator 5.5, Add Depth II, and Omni Page OCR. • Duties: Design, layout including paste-up on light table. All phases of inhouse camera work including maintenance and changing chemicals (half-tones, stats and negatives). Spot color separations; paper plates stripped film, and burned metal plates. *Worked closely with in-house pressman and bindery department. Work load: walk-in customers, inhouse, and produced 16 page Coupon Tabloid Newspaper. 1994 Title: Computer Artist (Assisted in creation of a Handicap Rehabilitation Awareness CD ROM) • Place: Locutour Multimedia San Luis Obispo, CA (805) 544-0775 e-mail: learningfundamentals.com web site: www.locutour.com Owner and supervisor- John Scarry • Equipment & software used: Power Mac, Mac Quadra 660AV, Scanner Fractal Painter 2.5, Super Paint 3.5, Photoshop 2.5, PageMaker 5.0, Illustrator 5.0, and Director. • Duties: Scanned hand drawn art into Photoshop, colorized scans in Fractal Painter and Super Paint. Placed and collaged images from a CD photo collection and composed scenes in Director. Silkscreened Logo and company information onto CD ROM. Composed, performed and recorded music for opening credits. 3) Education
1959-2008 "Self Taught". . . Ongoing studies in the fields of fine art, computer, and music.
• Huge personal library of instruction books, videos, DVD’s, CD's and cassettes. • Utilizing YouTube instruction videos. • Utilizing google search for current information. 1996 Postal Graphic Design Seminar; US Post Office, San Luis Obispo, CA 1994-1995 MacTeacher Training Center; S.L.O., CA Carolyn Hornbuckle-Teacher, Owner / ph# (805) 541-9225 • e-mail: carolyn@macteacher.com • Macintosh Computer Basics • PageMaker 5.0 • Illustrator 5.0 • Photoshop 2.5, Level 1 • Preparing files for the Service Bureau 1993-1994 Cuesta College; (GPA: 4.0) San Luis Obispo, CA • Fundamentals of 2-D Design • Beginning Drawing • Intermediate Drawing • History of Print Media. • ( Awarded to represent Cuesta College Art Department, 2 Pieces at Riverside Community Art Exhibition ) 1971-1973 College of the Seqouias, Visalia, CA (Art & Music) • Painting • Clay Sculpting • History of Film • Psychology • Music history and appreciation • Big Band Jazz performance 1969-1970 Valley Junior College, Van Nuys, CA 1967-1969 Art Center College of Design, Hollywood, CA (awarded scholarship for 2 years of Saturday classes) 1966-1969 Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, CA (art classes 5 days a week) 1962-1965 Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School, Sherman Oaks, CA (regular art classes) 1962-1965 Art classes from four different privately owned schools, Sherman Oaks, CA (night & weekends) |
