EXPERIENCE
Lightning in a bottle ENTERtainment
LONDON ON
CURRENT
Graphic Artist /
Illustrator
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I am currently illustrating for author David Carruthers children's books.
As well as other book and Music CD covers.
JC Graphics
Thamesford ON
11 Years 2011 to 2022
Graphic Artist
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Work with customers on a daily basis. Create various printing and promotional items.
Logo design, signs, T shirts, pens, etc. Work with suppliers to make deadlines.
Publish a monthly 1/4 fold which is distributed to 15,000 residents.
I was the sole employee.
I created the art for the website and uploaded monthly updates. jcgraphics.ca
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The London Free Press
London ON
17 Years 1993-2009
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Graphic Artist
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Designer for National, Regional and Local clients on strict daily deadlines. Created ads, sections, flyers, illustrations and online content. Worked in platemaking. Operated offset, letterpress, Newspager, chemical startup, commercial film, final film and punching / stripping negatives to plate. Imaging Tech: formatting page layouts.
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Education
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Interpretive Illustration | 4 years Sheridan College (Oakville)
Graphic Commercial Art, Fanshawe College ( London)
Art Foundation Program HB Beal Tech S.S. (London)
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Creative Experience
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Sound and Video editor
Motion Graphics and 3D Modeller
Illustrations for Lightning In A Bottle Entertainment, The Toronto Globe & Mail, London Business Magazine, LFP, Greeting cards for Image Craft in Cambridge as well as personal line of cards.
Co-manager of Artisitix (Art Gallery) London, Ontario. Fine Art - Over 100 paintings sold
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SOFTWARE
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London Free Press Web Related: Created Flash files, online banners and side bars for LFP. Engineered a website with Dreamweaver. Created many YouTube Channels. Software Knowledge in: Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Blender, After Effects, Flash, Quark Express, WIX, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro, Audacity, Zoom F5 recording, Adobe Media Encoder and more. PC and MAC Platforms Fluent.