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Quality Assurance Engineer

Location:
Napa, CA, 94558
Posted:
April 05, 2011

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Resume:

Michael J. Haney (n DeRyke)

**** ********* *****

Napa, CA 94558

707-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Architectural Signs & Associates 2006-2011

*** ********** ***, ***** *

707-***-****

Job Title: Layout Artist

Was responsible for making and laying out sign designs. Used a Graphtec

plotter to cut vinyl for signs as well as rubber sandblast masks and pounce

patterns. Other duties included ordering supplies, setting up the computer

network, computer maintenance involving updating computer software and

hardware and data archiving.

Was required to interact with customers via telephone, email and in person.

Gained experience in Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat. Proficient in

Gerber Composer with some experience in Flexi and a Roland rotary engraver.

Well versed in Microsoft Outlook & Word, experienced in Excel.

Arcavista Corporation 2000-2006

1870 Soscol Avenue, Suite 100

707-***-****, 617-***-**** (MA)

Job Title: Graphic Technician

Was responsible for the integration of all graphic content, including video

and audio editing. Collaborated with lead engineer to design custom user

interfaces for applications.

In 2005 was given the additional duties of customer support and technical

support. Managed the production of a catalog on CD. Other duties included

quality assurance and testing.

Gained experience in: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier, Acrobat, Flash,

Fireworks, Microangelo, Sound Forge, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Image Corporation 1995-2000

2161 O'Toole Avenue, Suite F, San Jose, CA

408-***-****

Started in the Proofing Department making Fuji laminate proofs, bluelines,

color key proofs, and cromalin proofs. Worked in the Scanning Department

mounting transparencies and reflective art onto drums for two Screen

scanners. Received some training on Screen scanners, scanning files to

Macintosh computers, and editing Photoshop files.

Moved into the Prepress Department in 1997, preparing files on Macs for

output to two Screen imagesetters, a Screen-Taiga hi-end system, large

format inkjet printers, an Indigo digital offset press, and a Fuji digital

proofer. Was also required to pick up clients' files from e-mail, FTP sites

and web sites, as well as sending files and archiving to various media,

including creating CDs for both Macintosh and IBM systems.

Other duties included: maintaining the film processors and their silver

recovery units, replacing film, creating various in-house forms, replacing

materials in the digital proofer and calibrating it and delivery and pick-

up of jobs from clients.

Experienced in: Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Illustrator, Freehand, Suitcase,

Acrobat and Distiller, Toast, Fetch, Retrospect and Pagemaker. Experienced

in translating files from IBM-based systems to Macintosh, and Macintosh to

IBM.

Film Wave 1991-1995

295 Kinney Drive, San Jose, CA

408-***-****

Worked in the Proofing Department, making DuPont laminate proofs,

color keys, and bluelines. Also worked in the Stripping Department,

doing traditional table stripping, including burning final film from

multiple flats; also using a darkroom camera to shoot line art.

Trained on a Hell DC-350 scanner, scanning to a SCIP (proprietary)

editing system.

Trained to manipulate files on the SCIP system, and later on a

Macintosh system.

Also filled as a driver.

Gained some experience in both Photoshop and QuarkXpress.

Premier Printing 1985-1991

Present address and number unknown

Duties included general bindery, traditional stripping and burning of

plates for two AB Dick 9850 presses, cleaning the presses, pick-up and

delivery and purchasing of supplies.

Tandy Magnetic Media 1982-1985

Present address and number unknown

Worked in the Packaging Department, the Loading Department (loading audio

tape into cassettes) and lastly in the Q.C. Department.

Paramount Great America 1980-1982

(was Marriott's Great America)

1 Great America Parkway

408-***-****

Worked in the Rides Department, and in 1982 as a lead person.

EDUCATION

De Anza Jr. College 1980-1982

Fremont High School 1980

PERSONAL

Hobbies include working on my motorcycle and car, riding bikes, working in

the garden, playing (and fixing) my wife's pinball machine, manipulating

images on my home computer.



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