Summary in Brief

Technical knowledge and many years experience in:

• Graphic and web design
• Perspective, balance, process color, web-safe color, style, content, fonts and layout
• Printing processes and materials; paper grades and inks
• Graphic design software
• Desktop publishing software
• Web page development and maintenance
• Editorial writing and editing publications
  • Server/network implementation and maintenance
  • Additionally I am extremely proficient at:
• Working independently and as part of a team
• Meeting high pressure deadlines while handling numerous assignments
• Communicating effectively with team members and the public
  

Detailed Summary of Skills

I began graphic design on my personal Amiga computer in 1988, which I still own and operate to this day. I also have a high end Macintosh G4. I have been heavily trained on the Mac platform, and prefer it over most other platforms. I use all the latest desktop publishing, image processing, video production and text related programs available to it. While I have had only specific training in certain programs from seminars or one on one training from the various software producers (i.e. Adobe, Apple, etc.,) I have always found working with computers simple and fun, and use my creativity to help both my work and in my personal life.

Specific Computer Skills:

As a graphic designer, I enjoy the challenge of learning all programs to have the tools with which I need to use in both my personal and professional life. As a result, I have taken courses in, and use on a daily basis, the following programs:

• Quark Xpress Passport (v6.5)
• Adobe InDesign (CS3)
• Adobe Photoshop/Image Ready (CS3)
• Adobe Illustrator CS2 (v11)
• Pagestream 5 (DTP program)
• FileMaker Pro (v8.5)
• Adobe Acrobat Professional (v8)
• Extensis Suitcase Fusion (v12)

• Adobe GoLive (v9)
• BB Edit (v8)
• Macromedia Director MX
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe After Effects
• Apple Final Cut Pro
• Apple DVD Studio Pro
• Lightwave 3D
• Quicktime

Specific (Linux/Web) Computer Skills:

As a result of switching positions within the companies I have worked for, I have become quite familiar with unix/linux operating system, and have installed many linux based servers in the past few years. This includes full linux install and setup (Red Hat/Fedora/ Enterprise, Debian, Yellow Dog, SuSE), including Apache, MySQL (Certified), Sendmail, Perl, Webmin, PHP, etc.

Management and Administrative Skills:

In addition to the listed duties in my previous job descriptions, I have also had extensive training in, and performed the following tasks in various supervisory roles: employee relations (communication, dispute resolution, etc.,) human resource management, upper level accounting including AP, AR, PR, GL, budget and forecasting, scheduling (80+ employees), equipment & supply assessment and ordering, inventory, inside/outside sales, training development and implementation, and much more.

1996-present: Extreme Media Services, Owner/operator. (Freelance Contract Design and Publishing)

Duties included obtaining projects for graphic design, web design, and printing/publishing. I serve as publication editor for a non-profit group with their quarterly magazine, as well as reproducing and printing various books and CD-ROMs. I maintain several websites for various companies, and occasionally do typesetting, design and print business cards, brochures, etc.

During the course of my freelance work, I have written many technical articles for local and national computer related magazines, (and a couple for international magazines.) Several of the articles included design and DTP techniques. This prompted a request by the producers of the DTP Software and the convention organizers to have me teach DTP seminars at national computer conventions in 2001 & 2002.

Additionally, my freelance design and publishing work has led to being Editor of a monthly magazine, publisher for two monthly, and one quarterly magazines/newsletters (average 20-32 pages each), design and publishing of many reference books, various magazine advertisements, yellow pages ads, newspaper ads, business cards, etc.

1995-2002: Trader Publishing Company

Graphic Designer: Job functions included scanning photos, design ads and prepare proofs for clients for 6 weekly magazines and 4 annual magazines, supervise production server maintenance & backups. Each advertisement was prepared from conceptual design between myself and the sales staff or in many cases directly with the client (for two of the weekly magazines and annual magazines.)

Publication Supervisor: same as above, plus training new employees, implementation of new systems, both database and scanning techniques and writing manuals on all procedures for the department, communicate with press on all print related issues and report to production manager.

[IS/IT] Network Manager: Integration and maintenance of all telephony equipment, computer systems & computer networks, all servers including internet web servers, file servers, and separate production design servers; some web design, supervision of employees for data entry.

Regional Production Manager: All above duties, plus the additional responsibility of supervising production of 16 weekly magazines with a staff of 24, prepare budget and schedules, update and manage all computer systems including all servers, hire and supervise training of all new employees, communicate with various presses relating to the magazines in their respective geographic areas, supervise ink color variations and press issues such as registration; communicate directly with regional sales managers on client issues, and train regional offices on digital photography techniques required for production operations, design and write manuals on all new procedures and systems.

Office Manager/Investigator

General Duties included customer service, preparing and filing legal documents for clients (usually attorney’s offices), scheduling staff, general accounting, computer background investigations.

Education and Training

Seminars and training classes in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, including: Adobe InDesign, Advanced Photoshop Techniques, Advanced Illustrator, FileMaker Pro, Mac OS X advanced troubleshooting, Mac/Linux Server and Network Administration, 1997 - present

Bachelor of Science – Business Administration, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1992-1995

Associate Degree – Legal Investigation/ Criminal Justice Management, Western College of Commerce, Portland, Oregon 1991-1992

Various Studies – Advanced Writing Techniques, Private Pilot School, Automotive Mechanics, Drafting and Architectural Design, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Oregon 1985-1988