My career goal is to continue my Graphic Specialist/Artistic profession by utilizing my training and experience. I am looking for a company offering a challenging working environment and supportive teammates to let my creativity flourish.
All combined my graphics work and training experience totals over 10 years. From print to the web, I’ve tried to keep my hands on the latest trends and technology.
McDonnell Douglas Corp./Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO
Technical Illustrator/Graphics Specialist
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6/95 - present
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Currently tasked as Graphics Lead on the Apache Longbow project.
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Responsible for:
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Overall look, design and style of supportive imagery used in courseware
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Advise management of graphic capabilities of team
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Supervise 6 other artists
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Develop, document and implement new techniques and procedures
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Other duties:
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Create three dimensional, triametric, computer graphics and other forms of media taking advantage of the latest software and hardware
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Generate illustrations for military and commercial aircraft computer based training.
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Create files easily accessible by other programs, operating systems and computer formats
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Develop 3D models/animations for various projects
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Windows NT system configuration and administration for 5 workstation
Kinko’s of Missouri, St. Louis, MO
Computer Services Manager
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11/94 - present
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Design and develop advertising graphics and other forms of business merchandising artwork for a wide variety of clientele.
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Maintain system and network configurations for 4 PCs and 6 Macintoshes in a highly active environment.
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Control and monitor overall operation of department and service potential.
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Local Area Network administration and configuration
Mel Bay Publications
Graphic Artist/Shift Supervisor
7/90 - 9/94
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Decisions regarding efficient shift productivity
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Layouts, paste-up, line art and illustrations
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Film prep/Photography
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Plate making
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Darkroom
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Sheet-fed offset press operation
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Strong organizational and detail-oriented skills.
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Well regarded for interpersonal, written and oral communications.
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Effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
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Demonstrated ability to acquire and apply knowledge rapidly.
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Independent; work with minimal supervision and contribute to a team.

Associate Degree in Advertising Design and Commercial Art from:
˚Received training in the following areas of commercial art:
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Ad Design
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Production
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Layout
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Computer-Generated Art
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Illustration
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Graphic Design
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Photography
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Painting
High School Graduate from Parkway West High School, Chesterfeild, MO
Effective practical knowledge of the latest versions of the following programs:
˚Page Layout
˚PageMaker
˚QuarkXpress
˚Microsoft Word
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˚Excel
Prog./Web Dev.*
Visual Basic
Rapid
Dreamweaver
Flash
Director
NetObjects Fusion
˚Illustrations
˚FreeHand
˚Illustrator
˚Designer
˚Canvas
˚Photoshop
˚Corel Draw
˚Animation
˚Animator Studo
˚Aura
˚Adobe Premiere
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˚LightWave 3D
˚3D Studio Max
*Web development, programming knowledge based on self training and seminars.
IBM/DOS and Macintosh experienced
Web page available at: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/3338/index.html
References available upon request