High
School: Valleyview
Secondary - Kamloops, B.C.
College:
University
College of the Cariboo - Kamloops, B.C.
1
yr. Fine Arts
1
yr. Digital Art and Design
1998 - 1999 I
graduated from Valleyview Senior Secondary School
in Kamloops, British Columbia.
1999 - 2000 I
finished a one year Fine Arts program at the
University College of the Cariboo,
Kamloops,
British Columbia. The courses I took included
Principles of Design, Drawing, Photography,
Painting, and Art History.
2000 - 2001 I
completed an eight month Digital
Art and Design Diploma program at the University
College of the Cariboo.
My
experience has also included the use of both the
Power
Macintosh G3 and Pentium Processor platforms.
I
had the opportunity to refine my scanning and digital
camera
operation skills in addition to portable media
backup
systems such as CD Recorders, Tape Backup,
and
Iomega Zip Drives.
The software packages of study include:
Adobe
Illustrator 9
Adobe InDesign 1
Corel Draw 9
Kinetix 3DStudio Max 3
Macromedia Dreamweaver 3
Macromedia Freehand 8
Photoshop 5.5
QuarkXPress 4
Miscellaneous programs I am familiar with and others covered in the DAAD program include:
Adobe
Type Manager Deluxe
Corel
Photopaint 9
Jasc
Paint Shop Pro 6
Microsoft
Word
Microsoft
Excel
Microsoft
Powerpoint
Ulead
PhotoImpact
I am
pround of my design skills and it is always my number one goal to pay particular
attention to the quality and technical aspects of each project. I excel at
tasks requiring precision and because of the systematic approach to my work,
I execute tasks in a logical, linear process. One of my strong points is my
ability to come up with solutions to the programs once I have or am presented
with an idea. I have been described by my peers as an analytical thinker.
Details are very important to me as opposed to just seeing the 'big picture'.
I feel that my dedication to organization and my time management skills in
addition to my strong work ethic would be an asset to any potential employer.
