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Profile
I am a down to earth guy with a great sense of humor and a very creative side. Due to spending several years in the printing and graphics field, my design skills have advanced well above and beyond your average Graphic Artist. The past few years I have spent a majority of my time improving my skills in advertising, web site design, marketing and development. I wanted to gain the advantage of being able to design and create everything from a company logo to their complete web site, business cards and even catalogs. I am very easy to work with and I treat every job with the same care and high level of importance as if it were for my own company.

I am the CEO of a successful mobile DJ company, MN Pro DJ, Photo Booth campany called Phantom Photo Booths, and a Photography company called Ley Digital Photography. With my experience, I am able to help others  with marketing and get their company on the map. Starting and running a business can be hard and confusing, but I am here to help anyone that needs it.

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Skills
Proficient in Quark XPress, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Type Manager, Adobe Acrobat, Pitstop Professional, Data Logics, Macro Media Director, Claris Home Page, Sound Edit 16, FileMaker Pro, Extensis Suitcase, Flightcheck, Preps, Scitex Full Auto Frames, BBEdit Lite, Freehand, Apogee X, Power Point, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Publisher. Experienced in Flash, Fireworks, CSS, XHTML, CGI, AutoCAD and eCommerce. Strong knowledge of printing, SEO, creative production, business management, marketing and target market.

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Education
1997-1999 Art Instruction Schools, Certificate, Merit Award, GPA 3.0
1998-2000 AAS Degree in Advertising, Deans List, Presidents List, GPA 3.69

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Experience
2000-2002 Litho Technician
Along with preparing electronic files for press and creating proofs for clients, I worked in the bindery, mail center, and press departments when needed.

2002-2004 Graphic Designer
As the head of the Electronic Pre-Press Department, I was in charge of design and preparing files for press. I also maintained the Mac & PC systems and network.

2004-2005 IT, Production, Graphic Design, Technical Trainer
As part of the IT team, I was responsible for maintaining, problem solving and upgrading the companies Mac & PC systems and networks. Shortly thereafter, I changed positions from the head of the Pre-Press Department to the companies Technical Trainer. My role as Technical Trainer involved; creating processes, helping each department with issues, and training employees and clients.

2005-2006 Assistant Print Production Manager
Preflight, file correction, and creating templates with customizable fields were my main responsibilities. I was also involved with creating web thumbnails and previews that provided clients with easy navigation and eye pleasing web pages.

2006-Present Freelance Design
Designing and creating board games,
t-shirts, web sites and animations.

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Other Skills & Experience
• Information Technology
~ Both Mac and PC systems
~ Copier Maintenance
~ Setup, maintenance and troubleshooting
~ Software installs, updates, etc.
~ Development of training manuals and other learning tools

• Over 1400 T-shirts Designed (Gooftees) comics, funny sayings

• Owner of DJ Company (Photo Booth Company and Photography Company)
(MN Pro DJ)
~ In business since 1998
~ Audio equipment, installations
~ Business management marketing
~ Custom jingle and song creations
~ Slide show and presentation creation using Director, iMovie or Powerpoint

• Dairy Farm (20+ years experience)
~ Land management
~ Animal care and management
~ Machine operation and maintenance
~ Strong work ethic
~ Physical labor

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