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Ron Halfant - Graphic Artist/Designer
**** * ****** ***** ***** Mesa, CA. 92627 949-***-**** e-
mail: **********@*****.***
Experience:
Sr Graphic Artist/Designer . Chambers Group, Inc . 1998 - 2010
Environmental Consulting - Solely responsible for all marketing graphics to
support the headquarters and three subsidiary offices. From concept to
finished art: Created trade show displays, proposal covers, newsletters,
single sheet cover collages, web art, stationery, posters, calendars,
special occasions, PowerPoint presentations, illustrations, photo
retouching. In charge of taking care of all of the outside vendors.
Production Artist . Ingram Micro . 1996 - 1998
Computer Distributor - As a production digital artist for an in-house
advertising department, utilizing Photoshop,
QuarkXpress, and Illustrator. These software programs were used to set-up
promotional ad comps to finished state, encompassing all prepress work
necessary for final film and printing.
Graphic Artist . Woodward Clyde . Freelance Artist
Environmental Consulting - Layout and design four color brochures along
with proposal covers for major contracts.
Create PowerPoint presentations.
Graphic Designer . Creative Computers . 1994 - 1996
Computer Sales - Layout and design ads for PC Mall and Mac Mall Magazine. A
monthly catalog distributed throughout the United States for the sale of
computer hardware and software.
Graphic Artist . Standard Communications . 1991 - 1994
Product Advertising - From concept to finished art produced: Direct mail
pieces for magazines and periodicals, decals, product displays, commercial
and technical illustrations, posters for foreign and domestic markets,
including booth displays. I was responsible for cost estimates and
prepress. In charge of preparing cost estimates and prepress while
interfacing with service bureaus, printers, photographers, and all other
vendors necessary to complete finished products.
Graphic Artist/Sr Technical Illustrator . Magnavox . 1987 - 1991
Publications - As a graphic artist provided support to engineering and
marketing for flyers, newsletters, technical illustrations commercial
drawings, retirement cards, and posters. I was responsible for prepress,
interfacing with service bureaus, photographers and printers.
Software Programs:
MacIntosh OSX platform 19 yrs - Windows platform 3 years
Adobe Illustrator CS4 . Adobe Indesign CS 4 . Adobe Photoshop CS2, 4 .
PowerPoint 2010 . Freehand 10 QuarkXpress 8 . Adrobe Acrobat 7.0
Education:
Art Center College of Design . Graphic Design . 30 Units
Fullerton Junior College . Graphic Design/Technical Illustration .
Associate of Arts Degree
Mac Academy . Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Photoshop
Cal Poly Pomona . Computer Workshop . Premiere Macromedia
Director
Lynda.com . Photoshop CS3 CS4 Indesign CS3 CS4 illustrator CS4
Windows XP Powerpoint 2010
QuarkXpress 6 and 8