The
Pensacola Voice, Pensacola, FL Graphic
Artist/Typesetter
9/2002-2/2003
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Graphic
designer for a minority newspaper. Handled layout
and design of the newspaper's new format.
Incorporated new graphics, logos and layouts
Andrews
Bros. Printing, Inc. , Ft. Walton Beach, FL Graphic
Designer/Artist/Prepress Technician
3/2002-9/2002
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Prepress
technician/graphic designer position. Worked with
CMYK color match proofing, Dolev negative plating
and Heidelberg color correcting, along with
standard L&D, typography and typesetting.
United
States Navy, Pensacola, FL Fire
Control Technician
9/2001-3/2002
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Recalled
and stationed at NAS Pensacola for approximate 4
months Temporary Duty Assigned in lieu of
September 11th.
SOS
Printing, Inc., Destin, FL Graphic
Designer/Artist
6/2000-9/2001
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Handled
layout and design using both tradition means (lightboard
paste-ups and camera ready paper plates) and
advanced computer-based methods (Adobe Pagemaker,
Photoshop, Illustrator work-ups, laser-printed
poly plates). Duties also included vector-based
image manipulation and design, customer
interaction and proofing, resource management and
post production work. Software used: CorelDraw,
Microsoft Publisher, MS Office Suite and various
font, clipart resources. Was forced to leave due
to the September 11th tragedy's military recall.
3
month contract position designing yearbooks for
the Miss Teen America national pageants. Job
consisted of using QuarkXpress 5.0, Photoshop 6.0
and MacOS 9.0 for design, layout and typesetting.
United
States Navy, Norfolk, VA Fire
Control Technician
8/1996-1/2000
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Operated
and maintained the MK15 Phalanx Gun System aboard
U.S. Navy warships. Maintained all computer
consoles, system cabinets, CRT display units,
network topography with CIC, and other general
duties associated with the job code. Spent 2 years
within the U.S. Navy's Advanced Electronics Core
schools before going to the fleet as an FC.
Education
Okaloosa/Walton
Community College, Niceville, FL Associates - Computer
Science
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Basic
computer science curriculum including Algorithm
design, High-level language programming, Boolean
logic/binary systems, computation models and
language translation.
AEGIS
Training & Readiness Center, NSWC, FL Associates - Electronic
Engineering
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Operational
Readiness Test System Navy "C" School.
Studies included "black box"
troubleshooting, parabolic dish maintenance, test
panel usage, ORTS node tracking, bootstrap loading
via testing cabinet and software design.
Advanced
Electronics Core, Service School Command, Great
Lakes, IL Associates - Electronic
Engineering
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Advanced
Computer/Electronic engineering studies from an
acclaimed Navy "A" School. Studies
included fundamental electronics (AC/DC, solid
state, 2M fabrication), radar theory, LSD/touch
screen maintenance, advanced weapon system
operation/maintenance, and computer
systems/mainframe operation.
Objective
I
am looking for a rewarding and challenging career
opportunity in the web graphic design field. I would like
the opportunity to bring my energy, versatility and
artistic creativity to the forefront in order to achieve
personal growth while benefiting my employer.
Skills
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Graphic
Design: 3 years professional typesetting, layout
and prepress experience. Highly advanced skills in
various mediums, including graphic design, 3d
animation, and desktop publishing. 5 year
experience with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
Illustrator, including vector/raster based
graphics, layering techniques, masking, and design
and layout principles. Typesetting using
QuarkXpress and PageMaker; design using
Illustrator, CorelDraw and Photoshop. Familiar
with most popular graphic programs available,
including Kinetix 3DS Max, Caligari Truespace, All
MetaCreations software, Corel Draw, Adobe
Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop.
Experience using CMYK separations and plate
creation, Scitex Dolev negative printing, and
process color matching using Mylar CMYK sheeting;
dark room production, light table/wax roller
prepress layout, and creative typography/design.
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Web-based
Development: Highly skilled in various web-based
development tools, including markup languages
(HTML 1.0/2.0, XHTML 1.0, DHTML, ColdFusion,
Active Server Pages and PHP), intranet development
and maintainability; database design using XML
1.0, SQL design/query (MySQL/MSSQL/Oracle 8), ODBC
and Microsoft Access; scripting environments
including VBScript, JavaScript and CGI/Perl; and
miscellaneous scripting including CFScript, Flash
script and ActiveX/COM. Versatility with various
programs, including but not limited to Adobe
PageMill and GoLive, Net Objects Fusion, Microsoft
Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Macromedia
Flash.
