A N D R E W T I P T O N AndrewTipton @ChromAesthetics.com

p o box 3236 New Orleans, LA 70117

720-***-**** - 504-***-****

PROFILE

ORIGINAL WORKS

COMPETENCIES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Who Am I

Connect the dots – Expansive Multi-Cultural Business experiences in Overseas markets. Function well in Large Projects with minimal supervision, either creatively or technically. Extensive Lay, Technical Background in Software and end-point system Security all major O S Successful Interior, Exterior and Landscaping Design Professional. A real believer in Deadlines.

Global Challenges Foundation – Submitted Pro Bono

Six-month, 47 page treatment for Creative & Original Solutions to Planetary Problems 2018 VOLITION – UHS

–- Universal Suffrage as a World-Voting Right

-– Public Volunteer with Private paid partnership

--- Self-Sustaining Funding

Tipton vs. Barbanera – New Jersey State Court of Appeals – Published 2013 Submitted 2012, Pro Se, 13 pages + 20 pages documentary support. Sought Alimony reduction in arbitrary and punitive garnishment rate.

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--- Successfully Remanded to lower court for

reconsideration to non-punitive levels.

Alcohol Safety Action Project – Louisiana Academy of Sciences – Published 1973 Loyola University Dean of Arts and Sciences Fellowship 9 month Meta-Study of New Orleans traffic patterns correlated with DWI Accidents Design Blog – My Website for Music and Interior Design - ChromAesthetics.com – Active 2018 Cultural & Political Blog – andrewtipton.wordpress.com – For Copyright of Self- published works. Coordinate Disparate Design Services and Contractors on time, under budget. Floor Plans and Space Planning, Color Consultations, Makeovers and Remodels. Custom design individual products for international Textile Clients on spec. Directed Design Studios of Creative Artists ( Hand- Drawn and Computer-Rendered ) New Account Development Key Accounts for Small Business environments Training and Technical Process Implementation – Trained by Kurt Salmon Assoc 1974 New Hires in Apparel constructions

Time Studies for Labor-Rate setting in both union and non-union environments Proprietary Systems coordination at both Wholesale and Retail A N D R E W T I P T O N HARD SKILLS CERTIFICATIONS SELF EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES SOFT SKILLS

CRM SYSTEMS

SOFTWARE – ADMIN

CERTIFICATIONS

SELF – EMPLOYMENT

REFERENCES LINKS

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REQUEST FOR DOCS

3-D Sweet Home 3-D, Adobe Photoshop v.7, Sophis & E.A.T. Proprietary Textile Software, Iacovia - Baker Floor Plans and Mechanical Drawing schematics Permanent SketchUp License. Excel and Base - Open-to-Buy, Flow Production incl internal Excel-based Pricing and Tracking Suite Dash ( WordPress ), WP-Client, HubSpot, Siebel CRM, SalesForce, QuickBooks POS, MoneyDance ( open source equivalent to QuickBooks ) Retail Inventories and F & I

I.T. – Local Administrative User Liaison for remote I T Admin SaaS, Cloud Integration, VM for isolating and testing potential Software Malware, Security / Recovery / Utilities / Diagnostics / Small Business Networking for Linux, Windows and at end-points, including home NAS server. Open Source productivity packages. Cloud computing via Google Docs. Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Libre Open Office Suite, Outlook and Outlook Express Data Base software – Open Source

Proposal Packages and Business Plan Pro

MoneyDance, QuickBooks & Quicken

University Fellow --- Loyola University – New Orleans, La. ( 1973 ) B. A. Sociology Loved the Theory, Hated the Statistics. 1973

Financial Services – Series 7 and Series 63 – Preferred to return to my Design roots. SELF- EMPLOYED and WORK HISTORY

ChromAesthetics LLC, New Orleans, LA 2022 to Present Interior Design and Landscape Design

Fine Arts intellectual Properties LLC, Denver CO 2017 - 2021 Freelance Interior Design

Security Software, Security Editorial

Freelance Writer – For Hire

( Complete Employment History enumerated on p.3 )

Retail & Wholesale - 2004 to 2017

Designing Manufacturing and Agency - 1973 to 2003

REFERENCES Both Personal and Professional Available upon Request WRITING SAMPLES Both submitted and unsubmitted at your pleasure. SOCIAL MEDIA ACCTS Only use for Google Analytics – Considered Security Risk http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-tipton/18/575/65 Periodically Updated only for Consistency with Business A N D R E W T I P T O N AndrewTipton @ChromAesthetics.com p o box 3236 New Orleans, LA 70117

720-***-**** - 504-***-****

SELF EMPLOYED 2018 – 2023

RETAIL and WHOLESALE

2004 - 2017

DESIGN, MANUFACTURING

and WHOLESALE

1973 – 2004

INTERIOR DESIGN PROFESSIONAL - ( duped from p. 2 ) ChromAesthetics LLC, New Orleans, LA 2022 to Present Fine Arts intellectual Properties LLC, Denver CO 2017 to 2021 COMMISSION SALES

HOWARD LORTON GALLERIES – Denver, CO 2015 to 2017

Interior Design & Sales Consultant To Retail Clients GUIRY'S DESIGN CENTER – Denver, CO 2013 to 2014

Interior Design Consultant – Res. & Comm - Windows and Wall-coverings and Color Consultations ORECK – DFW TX & Denver CO 2012 to 2013

Key-holder, Sales and Operations – Sales, Ops & Repairs covering 8 locations in the metroplex. Transitioned from Ft Worth to Denver with same company DESIGN SPREE - Highest-End Furniture & Carpets -- Maywood, NJ 2011 to 2012 Interior Design and Sales Consultant (August 2011 to Present) – Assistant Mgr Without-Portfolio SAFAVIEH HOME FURNISHINGS – Luxury Furniture & Carpets -- Livingston, NJ 2009 to 2011 Design and Sales Consultant - Sales & Floor Merchandising – High-End Customer Service RAYMOUR & FLANIGAN – Home Furnishings Retail, Fairfield, NJ 2006 to 2009 Sales and Interior Design Associate

SELF-EMPLOYED

LUNA BLUE AGENCY, INC – Agent & Converter Textile, Owner and President – International Manufacturer's Rep and Consultant PURE SILK FABRICS - Converter of Fabrications and Apparel Sourced in China 2001 to 2004 Managing Director / Product Development and Sourcing -- Home and Decorative Furnishings Represented 7 textile mills in France, Italy, South Korea, Seattle and Rochester NY 1996 to 2001 National Geographic Neckwear, Holden Beach, NC – Sole supplier 1099 Consulting – Operations and Sales – North America 1994 to 1996 Director, Sales - Design and Sales for Italian Producers D’ Ambrosio and Dante Prini SILK TEXTILE UPHOLSTERY and APPAREL MANUFACTURING

KALKSTEIN SILK MILLS – Home Furnishings and Menswear Textiles, Paterson, NJ 1978 to 1994 Managing Director – Printed Division Nov 1998 – 2002 Partner, Vice President and Managing Director – Sales 1988 – 1994 Sales Director -- Jacquard Tie Division1982 – 1987 RANDA NECKWEAR – Manufacturer and Converter – Menswear Hackensack, NJ 1977 to 1978 Buyer – Prints and Wovens – Mass Mkt Division

All Purchasing, Clerical and Administrative Functions – $ 3 M Budget WEMBLEY NECKWEAR – Manufacturer – Menswear, New Orleans, La. 1973 to 1976 Asst Buyer – Wovens and Prints - Purchasing, Clerical and Admin – $ 5 M Budget

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