August **** – August ****

Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Associates Degree

in Visual Communications

Deans List 8 of 8 quarters. QPA: 3.5/4.0

August 1989 – August 1995

United States Marine Corps Reserve

Honorable discharge. Serve as a U.S. Marine Military Police Officer in Southwest Asia during Operation

Desert Shield and Desert Storm (1990-91)

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe Acrobat

• Corel Draw

• QuarkXPress

• MS Word

• Power Point

October 2011 – Present

Loran Skinkis Art!

Freelance graphic artist /designer, office manager and salesman. Multi-task jobs and planning, sales and customer service.

November 2004 – October 2011

Clayton Kendall

Graphic artist and production designer. Multi-task jobs with strict deadlines including creating or recreating logos and art from low resolution sources, preparing artwork and/ or logos for embroidery digitizing, making positives for silk-screening, business card designs and catalog layout and design. Customer relations.

March 1996 – March 2004

Mind Over Media

Illustrator, production design. Illustration, storyboard, web page design, advertisement design mailers and production design for web and video.

February 1998 – February 2003

ELET

Graphic design and illustration. Illustration, web page design and Flash animation. acuc7q@r.postjobfree.com

p: 412-***-****

c: 412-***-****

skinkis.com

PORTFOLIO & REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

To conceptualize, visualize and create clear and expressive images and designs for electronic and/or print advertisements, mailers, tradeshows flyers, booth signage, hand-out materials, datasheets, bag inserts, signs, business cards, logos. I pride myself on innovative problem solving, working in a fast-paced environment and simply asking relevant questions to achieve the best possible results. OBJECTIVE

EDUCATION

& MILITARY

SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE (ART)

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE (NON-ART)

• Mac and PC systems

• Customer relations and service

• Ability to multitask

• Problem solving

March 2013 – Present

Baldwin Whitehall School District

Paraprofessional & Aide

March 2013 - Present

AlliedBarton Security Services

Site Supervisor

October 2012 – March 2013

Toys R US

Overnight Stock

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