high-end retoucher
Resume:
Curriculum Vitea
Richard Bibby
Personal Details
Full Name: Richard David Bibby
Telephone Numbers: (011-******* (h)
Adres: 3 Valla Street
Extention 9
Ennerdale 1830
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Marital status Married
Drivers License Code 10
Education
High School: Matriculated in 1981 from Riverlea High School. Subjects passed: English, Afrikaans, Biology, Business Economics, Geography, Economics.
Formal Qualifications
1984-1986: Parow East Printer’s College, Cape Town: National Training Certificate 1, 2, and 3.
Subjects passed: Printer’s Calculations; Printer’s Science; Photo-mechanics; Mathematics; English; Afrikaans.
Skills
Computer Skills: Extremely proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Freehand, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom, QuarkXpress. Sufficient knowledge of drum and flatbed scanning.
Manual Skills: Photolithographer (Black& White, Colour Stripping). Regarded as a highly motivated and pragmatic individual who takes pride in the ability to work in varying and challenging environments; both as a key individual within a team and on my own where individual efforts are required. Working confidently under pressure within tight deadlines in fast paced environment, has resulted in finely honed skills and the talent to create work of extremely high quality.Having worked in the professional field of retouching for more than 15 years gaining a wealth of experience from manipulating, editing and adding artistic flair to a vast range of subjects in contrasting settings, I am now seeking new challenges with more responsibilities and see this position as forward progression in my career as a retoucher. Employment History
January 1984 - March 1993
Job Description: DTP Operator/ Scanner Operator
Company: Beith Digital
Address: 7 Commerce Crescent West Eastgate Sandton Telephone number: 011-***-****
Contact person: Micheal Germishysen
Main duties: - 1984 - 1988: Photolithography
- Black & white and colour stripping
1988 - 1993: DTP Operator
- Started and developed DTP department, including training
- Photo manipulation and final selection of operators
- Retouching- Drum scanning
- Pre-printing preparation of artwork
- Logo reproduction
Reason for leaving: Opportunity for more responsibility and creative input in a smaller company.
April 1993 - December 1995
Job Description: Senior DTP Operator / Retoucher
Company: Intelset (Pty) Ltd
Address: PO Box 391021
2018 Bramley
Telephone number: 011-***-****
Contact person: Mark Heaton
Main duties: - Photo manipulation,deep-etching, colour correction, collage)
- Retouching
- Pre-printing preparation of artwork (make-ready)
- Logo reproduction
- Layout (set& make-up) & design
- Client Liaison
Reason for leaving: Company closure
February 1996 - March 1998
Job Description: Senior DTP Operator / Retoucher/Night-shift Foreman Company: New Concept Graphics
Address: 3rd Floor Anglo Dutch House 137 Sivewright Ave New Doornfontein
Telephone number: 011-***-****
Contact person: Mark Rawlingson
Main duties:- - Photo manipulation, deep-etching, colour correction, collage)
- Retouching
- Client Liaison
- Pre-printing preparation of artwork (make-ready)
- Layout (set& me-up) & design
- Logo reproduction
- Managing and overseeing productions
Reason for leaving: Company closure
May 1998 - April 2002
Job Description: Senior DTP Operator/Retoucher
Company: K&F Colour
Address: PO Box 391***-**** Bramley
Telephone number: 011 478-066
Contact person: Micheal Hill
Main duties:- - Retouching
- Photo manipulation, deep-etching, colour correction, collage)
- Pre-printing preparation
- Client Liaison
Reason for leaving: Opportunity for more responsibility and creative input. 2002 - 2013
Job Description: Senior High-end Retoucher/Senior DTP Operator Company: DRAFT FCB - Finset
Address: Cathrine & Grayston Sandown
Telephone number: 011-***-****
Contact person: Johan Burger
Main duties:- High-end Retouching
Responsible for training and development of junior retouchers. Responsible for the upkeep of the latest software and technical info Responsible for standardising colour profiles in the department. Overseeing the final retouched work.
Reason for leaving: Retrenched
Current
High-end Retoucher - Freelance
Providing the print and media industry high quality visuals/ concepts. Attention to detail and being prompt is a high priority. Worked on various accounts - Avon, Avroy Shlain, Edgars, Castle, BMW, Consol, Toyota, Vodacom, Cell C, Cellini, Tabasco, MTN. Willing to relocate.
See Resume/ Portfolio:
http://richardbibbyretouch.daportfolio.com
http://creativepool.com/richardbee
https://www.behance.net/richardbe
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