Sunday, 01 August 2010
Resume

EXPERIENCE

GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNER / VIDEO PRODUCTION
Freelance - 2000 - present

GRAPHIC DESIGN / ONLINE FUNDRAISING
PETA - 05/07 - 9/08

GRAPHIC DESIGNER / PREPRESS
Bear Creek Corporation, Medford, OR - 5/04 - 3/05

GRAPHIC DESIGNER / MARKETING ASSISTANT
Professional Tool Mfg., LLC, Ashland, OR - 5/01 - 5/04

GRAPHIC DESIGNER / DIGITAL IMAGING
Sterling Images, Ashland, OR - 4/00 - 5/01


EDUCATION / TRAINING

Joomla Editing CSS
Online training course- 2008
Joomla 1.5
Online training course- 2008
Dreamweaver CS3
Online training course - 2007
Final Cut Pro 5 - Essential Editing
Online training course - 2007
Adobe GoLive CS
Online training course - 2006
HTML - Further Training
Online training course - 2004
Illustration / Fine Art
Ashland Academy of Art, Ashland, OR - 2003 - 2006
Secrets to a Perfect Match
(Prepress and color trend seminar)
Dynamic Graphics Training, San Francisco, CA - 2003
Dreamweaver
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR - 2002
Killer Creative Techniques using Photoshop
Rockhurst University, National Seminars Group
Medford, OR - 2002
Introduction to HTML
RGB Workshop, Ashland, OR  - 2002
Pre-Press Workshop
RGB Workshop, Ashland, OR  - 2002
Photoshop 6.0 and Digital Imaging
David Vanderlip, Ashland, OR - 2000
Introduction to Photoshop, Quark Xpress and Adobe Illustrator
John Beske Artworx, Chicago, Il - 1997


SOFTWARE

MAC OS - Adobe CS3, GoLive CS, Quark Xpress, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Live Type, Compressor, Garage Band, iMovie, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Suitcase, Font Agent Pro, MS Word, Excel. Mac operating software - OSX, OS9 and previous OS, iWorks 2008. Various RIP software. Internet capabilities including ftp, downloading, optimizing images for the web and email.  Familiar with network and share drives, file and database management. Technical troubleshooting and maintenance.


EQUIPMENT

Macintosh G5's and older models, Scanners - Epson, Umax, Imacon Drum and Nikon 2000 negative slide scanner, Printers - Epson 900, 1270, 2000, large format, 7500 and various HP's, CDRW's and various RIP's.  Digital Cameras and Camcorders - Canon G2, Optura 50, Elura 100 and GL2.


ACTIVISM AND OUTREACH
  • Animal Rights Mobilization (ARM) / Chicago - tabling, protesting, leafleting and outreach education.
  • Illinois Animal Action / Chicago - protesting and general support.
  • CHARK, Chicago Animal Rights Coalition -  undercover videotaped for rodeos, protested against hunting including canned hunts and intrusion of wildlife refuges.
  • Southern Oregon Animal Rights Society (SOARS) - tabling, protesting, leafleting, event organization, graphic and web design.
  • PETA member since 1988
  • General - rescue domestic and wildlife, shelter work, outreach education regarding animal rights issues.