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Objective

To continue a career in the commercial graphics industry, and further my knowledge in all aspects of graphic design

Functional
Summary

· 6+ years at competitive sign shops
· Deal with all aspects of the industry: bidding, design, production, and installation
· Senior level student at CSU, Chico: Music Industry Major, Graphic Design Minor

Professional
Experience

Full working knowledge of
· MS Windows 95, 98, ME, 2K, XP
· all office, email, and internet programs for the above platforms, including wireless/wired office networking
· Adobe Photoshop (5-7), Illustrator (9, 11), Acrobat (5), GoLive (5.5)
· Corel Draw, PhotoPaint, Trace (v.8 & 11)
· Amiable Technologies FlexiSign Pro 6.5
· Gerber Omega 6.5
· Scanvec CASmate
· AXYZ ToolPath
· Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand
· html, javascript, php, mySQL

Shop skills include
· Sign industry tools:
----> 15, 24, & 48" vinyl plotter
----> Gerber Edge vinyl printer
----> AXYZ Millenium CNC router table
· Saw work (ripping, miter, bevel, rabbet, dado, biscuit, router)
· Sandblasting (non-contained unit -- on-site blasting of rocks and beams (interior and exterior); full knowledge of sandblasted sign work, from planing/joining raw lumber, to prepping/painting/staining, to final output
· Woodwork (planing, joining, sanding, prepping, staining, coating)
· Paints: mixing, thinning, brushing/rolling/spraying, lettering of all types of paints, including latex, enamel, and acrylic polyurethane
· Tools: drill-press, band/scroll/table/skill/jig/panel saw, feed welder (with and without inert gasses), jack-hammer, Sandblaster, plus all carpentry related tools
· Installation: digging holes, erecting framework [steel and wood], leveling and plumbing, application, window lettering, on-site maintenance and repainting, electric sign servicing, stud-mounting, neon installation/removal
· Design: applying client input to create final product
· Fabrication: frames, sandwich boards, cut-out letters, sign blanks and concrete/stucco/aluminum monuments
· Substrates: marble, granite, medex, DiBond, aluminum, Sentra, Acrylic, Redwood, Cedar, signfoam, MDO, Stucco

Employment

2002 - Current: Preproduction Manager - First Impression Sign Company - Chico, CA

2004 - Current: Owner, CEO, Art Director - j!hill designs web and logo design - Chico, CA

1999 - 2001: Sign Technician - McCarthy Sign Co. - Truckee, CA