OBJECTIVE To further knowledge in computer technology and graphic design
WORK EXPERIENCE
September 2000 - present - Sears Roebuck - St. Louis, MO
Sales Associate
Normal requirements for working at a retail store. Straightening, using the cash register, opening and closing the former, assisting customers.
April 2000 - September 2000 - Classic Color Ltd. - St. Louis, MO
Intern/Assistant
Classic Color is a printmaking company specialising in banners and signs. Duty requirements include mounting, lamination, cropping, and small amounts of graphic design, the programs used including Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, and Quark Express among others.
September 1, 1999 - January 1,-2000 - CCL Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Assistant
Art Department:
Diecutting, mounting, and other various jobs with the fellow staff.
Other Areas:
Filed billing information according to different photographers' names, among assisting other departments in menial tasks.
March 3, 1999 - May 29, 1999 - McDonalds - St. Louis, MO
Cook
Worked in the kitchen preparing all food items, including dressing and wrapping, and making sure such items were stocked in the grill area.
Cleaned tables and counters, mopped floors, swept in the grill area.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
First Quarter 1998 - Mid America Aqua Center - St. Louis, MO
Intern
Took children from grades Kindergarten through fourth grade on tours of the Aqua Center. Tours included animal/child interaction, and teaching the students about the animals at the Aqua Center and the different environments that the animals lived in.
During the first quarter of internship, was assigned an animal to take care of. Jobs included cleaning the cage, changing the water, and feeding the animal.
Fed all birds in the Aqua Center.
First Quarter 1998 - EPC, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Technical Assistant
Provided assistance when regular workers were over-worked
Cleaned keyboards and computer cases.
Installed DOS 6.0 and Windows 3.1 onto computers, mainly Compaq
Second Semester 1999 - Jefferson Elementary - St. Louis, MO
Intern
Using Director to help create Email tutorial for the children in the school.
Assisted another intern to help film four children for said tutorial.
Using movie-editing software for video clips of children.
1999 - Miscellaneous On occasion, will be asked by different groups of people (such as Senior Student Council and Ms. Edwards of the Hardware Lab at school) for different things, such as Creating invitations for different occasions. Some work examples of these are below.
Second Semester 2000 - Classic Color, Ltd. - St. Louis, MO
Intern
Learning printmaking from Classic Color. Duties include assisting in mounting, lamination, cutting, and learning various graphic design programs, including Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator and Quark Express.
EDUCATION 2000 - present - St. Louis Community College at Meremac - St. Louis, MO Orignally working towards a BA in Graphic Design, plans have changed to acquiring a certificate in Animation. Classes so far have included Computer Art Studio, Graphic Design I, and the three cornerstone art requirements.
1995 - 2000 - St. Louis Career Academy - St. Louis, MO Currently enrolled in a Computer Technology class, software division, though during the first semester worked in both hardware and software.
Final total grade at 3.875, ACT score total is 26.
INTERESTS
Computers and internet, drawing, Role Playing, medieval and fantasy, dragons, horses, other animals, cartoons, anime.
HOBBIES
Working on personal WebPage, located at http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/8843, as well as drawing (both on and off the computer), and role playing online.
WORK EXAMPLES
Graphic Design (Using regular drawing, PhotoDeluxe and Photoshop 4/5)
Amateur Art at Elfwood
Home Page Gallery
Animation work (Using Director 7) St. Louis Career Academy Homepage The backgrounds and shockwave.
Photographic Touch Ups (Using Photoshop 4)
Touch Up #1
Touch Up #2
Touch Up #3
Touch Up #4
Touch Up #5
Touch Up #6
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