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Software Packages
Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe
Acrobat InProduction, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker, FlightCheck
, Macromedia
DreamWeaver, BBEdit, , Adobe GoLive, Toast, Retrospect, Heidelberg RIP
Software, Macromedia Director, Aldus Persuasion, Macintosh OS, OSX,
OSX Server, Windows
95/98/2000/ME/XP, various internet browsers and FTP clients.
Professional Experience
4/07 - Present ThinkWeasel.com (http://thinkweasel.com)
Online Comic.
Nick draws and writes this new online comic strip. More of his illustration
work is here.
5/97 - Present NuVision Graphics, Doraville, Georgia.
Pre-Press Specialist.
Digital PrePress for Upscale magazine (circulation approximately 300,000).
Preparation of client material for printing and proofing through traditional
film output as well as electronic PDF production. Four color output to
film and PDF. Duties include scanning of images, redesign of ads and
layout,
trapping, color correction, optimization and troubleshooting of electronic
files. PDF production duties include creation, modification, troubleshooting
and proofing of PDFs. Knowledge of use and basic maintenance of film
imagesetters, RIPs, processors and proofing equipment as well as electronic
large and
small format output devices.
IT Manager.
As of March 2003, Nick has taken over all IT Administration functions
for NuVision Graphics. His duties include supporting all hardware, software
and users, purchasing hardware and software, administering the T1, DSL,
WAMnet, FTP and web servers as well as setting up and administering OSX
servers, RAID and backups.
11/00 - Present IndigoDragon Enterprises, Decatur, Georgia.
Lead Graphic Artist and Macintosh Support Technician.
Design of logos, brochures and all print materials for corporate identity
clients. Optimize logos and design elements for print and web compatibility.
Create concepts for brochures and edit content for print and web use.
Provide on site Mac support for clients using the latest techniques
and
utilities. Refurbish Macs for resale and donation. OSX migration specialist.
10/94 - 11/96 Gilbert & Associates/APOGEE Interactive Inc., Tucker,
Georgia.
Multimedia Graphic Artist, including the following positions
and duties:
Lead Artist. Responsible for maintaining consistent graphic standards
among the various Production Artists working on title. Also responsible
for design and creation of some or all of navigation menus and backgrounds
for scripts used on titles.
Website design and programming. for The Electrification Council
(TEC). Created graphics for a sixty page website. Also responsible for
organization of content and programming HTML code.
Production Artist. Responsible for creation of illustrations as
well as cleanup and modification of images from video, photographs and
slides to be used in content scripts of CD-I multimedia training titles.
Asset Librarian. Large-scale scanning of photos and slides as well
as capture of video images. Cataloging and organizing an average of 2,000+
files that went into each title and backing them up on a regular basis.
Archiving files for easy reference and retrieval at the end of production.
Producer. Duties included formatting text for scripts, editing
slide changes for audio and visual purposes, and tracking and estimating
time on the various parts of production process.
9/94 - 5/95 Personality Insights Inc., Marietta, Georgia.
Illustrator.
Created illustrations for Psychology manual.
6/94 - 2/95 Ellenwood Printing, Ellenwood, Georgia.
Free-lance Illustration and Design.
Paste-up and design of one and two color print jobs.
1994 American EZ Type, Inc. - Lilburn, GA.
Internship.
Graphic production at a corrugated container printing plate and die plant.
Education
Southeastern Center for the Arts (SCA), Atlanta, Georgia.
Graphic Design Certification. Graduated 1994.
Charles Walls School of Fine Art, Ellenwood, Georgia.
Private classes in basic drawing skills, still life, and life model
drawing.
Attended 1993 - 1994.
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