Michael Cooper
OBJECTIVES:
A creative design position, utilizing skills and technique with a progressive company.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
SOFTWARE TOOLS DESIGN SKILLS
Adobe Illustrator 10.0 Storyboarding
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Typography
Adobe InDesign 2.0 Color/B.W. Art
Adobe ImageReady 7.0 Computer Illustration
Macromedia Flash 2004 HTML/Actionscript
Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Layout/Composition
QuarkXpress 4.11 Creative Line Work
WindowsXP/Mac Platforms
EXPERIENCE:
ACCELERATED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
5/02-PRESENT graphic designer
Create original layouts and illustrations for educational curriculum materials. Create color proofs and package files for output in PDF file. Original assignments include creation and programming of virtual laboratory using Macromedia Flash.
HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
12/00 – 1/02 image coordinator
Coordinate/optimize product images for [login to view URL], create ad banners for website, create Flash Chat banners using Flash 5. Various other duties include scanning, image corrections and site rotation management. Light HTML for content blocks
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2/00-10/00 web graphics production
Duties including photo re-touching, file formatting, color correction, and tonal balances for web graphics.
Created web banners using Adobe Imageready (animated & static advertisements), uploading on FTP server, updating home descriptions on web page. Learned HTML and Flash 4.
HOMEFINDER MAGAZINE
10/99-2/00 graphic artist
Layout and design for Homefinder® Real Estate Magazine. Scan, color format, adjust, crop & size photos for pages. Typeset and save to disk for film output. Checked all documents for pre-press requirements.
CD archiving and computer maintenance.
HIT PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
4/97-9/99 graphic artist
Scan/correct & color separate camera ready logos. Page layout
for color plates for various promotional products. Knowledge of photo-stat camera operations
VAL-PAK
11/96-4/97desktop operator
Duties included typesetting and layout of coupons and flyers. Created 2c type/logo
elements in Illustrator. Brought together elements from Dataflow database system.
Extensive training in Quark.
ISLAND PRINT & COPY COMPANY
8/96-11/96 desktop publisher
Designed business cards, brochures, logos, menus and resumes for various clients. Duties included typesetting, color correction and production. Output through RIP process and network.
IMPACT ADVERTISING
9/95-6/96 graphic designer
In house advertising agency for Big O Tire Company®. Created newspaper ads, flyers, counter cards, brochures, magazine ads & direct mail pieces. Created artwork for collateral. Dealt with outside vendors and coordinated various service bureau projects. Checked all documents for pre-press requirements.
FREELANCE:
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AUTHOR/PASTOR DR. J.L. LOWE-BOOKJACKET
PINELLAS COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
KATHY CASTOR-COUNTY COMMISSIONER Hillsborough County Dist. 1
EDUCATION:
THE COLORADO INSTITUTE OF ART (Grad. 3/95)-Associates Degree in
Applied Science of Visual Communications
EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (9/88-6/90)- Fine Arts Major
PORTFOLIO & REFERENCES AVAILABLE
