Skilled
technical illustrator with extremely varied task management and design skills with
a talent for adapting to varied requirements, seeking solid opportunities for designing
products and consumer materials for market leaders in the technology sector of
the greater San Diego area.
Orange Book Directories,
Graphics Department
Established a ground-up workflow
process required by a company-wide conversion to new software. Adapted Adobe file formats to work within limits
of Yellow Magic proprietary directory building software. Created new print
advertising logos and display ads to order, using customers input, for
immediate completion. Performed personal printhouse press checks to complete
seven complete full-color directories. Trained all employees in the company to use
the new process.
Freelance Technical
Illustrator and Graphic Artist - 1980 to Present
Technical illustrations for technical manuals and
wholesale product suppliers, computer animations, business images, logos,
cards, letterhead, brochures, advertising, coloring book illustrations,
commissioned artwork, wall murals, game boards, T-shirts, clothing design,
floral design, embroidery design, pottery design, clipper art, catalogs, and
yellow page ads.
Freelance Past Projects and Employers
Photolynx Inc. Santa Ysabel, CA 2006-2007 - Graphic design,
software tech support.
Write On The Edge, Inc.
- Hewlett-Packard Inc. - 15 user
manuals
- Illumina Inc. - user manual
illustration
- Nanogen Inc. - R&D
illustrations
- FastSoft Inc. -user manual
illustration
- Ethertronics Inc. - user
manual illustration
CraneMorley Inc.
- Toyota Corp. - new model training manuals for 2001
- Honda Corp. - new model training manuals for 2001
- Motorcycle Safety Foundation - student
workbook for 2001
Manual Labour, Inc.
- Ikan Corp. - user
manual illustration 2007
- Nissan Corp. -
new model training manuals
-
Sony Electronics Corp. - service repair
manuals
Safari Video Productions - packaging
design for 13 video titles and product catalog,
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Technical illustration |
Audio/video packaging |
Photo retouching,
colorizing and restoration |
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Graphic design |
Concept product design
and prototyping |
Training design and
implementation |
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Hand-drawn illustration |
Commissioned artwork |
High visibility yellow
page and periodical ads |
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Technical manuals |
Images, business
identities, and logos |
Electronic printing
prepress and press checks |
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Retail packaging |
Advertising media design
and copywriting |
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Application Skills
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Adobe Illustrator |
Adobe Acrobat and
Pitstop Professional |
PC or Mac platform |
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Adobe Photoshop |
Web images |
Microsoft Office: Word,
Visio, and Powerpoint |
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Adobe InDesign |
Book Layout &
Production |
Image compatibility with
Yellow Magic |
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Adobe Flash |
GIF and SWF animations
from Illustrations |
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Associates Degree, Computer Graphic Design -
Certification, Graphic Design -
Regional Occupational Program,
References and portfolios available upon request.