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
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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