Graphic Artist/Technical Illustrator (Resume)
John Turner
installation and troubleshooting experience seeking
contract positions in the RTP or Triad area of North Carolina.
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John Turner
201Forest Drive
Graham, NC 27253, 910-227-1035
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SUMMARY
Creative art professional with experience in the concept,
design, and production of a broad range of value-added,
descriptive, technical and promotional art products utilizing
traditional and multi-platform digital art production tools
based on experience gained within a technical publication
environment. Additionally experienced in graphic arts
software/hardware, prepress requirements, estimates
and scheduling over a wide scope of art and print requirements.
SYSTEMS
Hardware/Software
SUN/UNIX
QUBIX/Leornardo design illustrating system,
Interleaf integrated graphic/publishing system,
CorelDraw! graphics/illustrating application.
APPLE MACINTOSH
MAC System 7, Adobe Illustrator, Aldus Freehand,
Adobe Photoshop 2.5, Quark Express, Howtek Color Scanner.
DOS PC
Windows 3.11, Workgroup for Windows 3,2,
CorelDraw!, Adobe Illustrator,Adobe Photoshop 3.0,
Aldus Freehand, Aldus PhotoStyler, Lotus Freelance,
Aldus PageMaker, CorelVentura Publisher,
Hewlett Packard Scanner,
IBM 3270/VM Workstation MainframeNetwork,Internetworks,
Netscape 1.1.
Various Utility programs; Hijaak, EPS Exchange,
Norton Utilities, Diskdoubler, Stacker, Now, CorelMosaic,
Autographic slide imager, Genographic film camera,
Mac-In-Dos, Transfer Pro, Misc Postscript and
PCL language Printers and Copiers,
various internet access utilities ie. Trumpet
Windsock, Chameleon and TCP/PPP protocols.
EXPERIENCE
Present:
Currently self-employed. Involved in free-lance and
contract art/design assignments within the past
20 months with the firms of:
IBM Design Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
R.R. Donnelly & Sons, Research Triangle Park, NC
R.L. Reid Advertising, Greensboro, NC
Manpower Technical Services, Raleigh, NC
Modern Media Directory Services, Burlington, NC
Martin Information Services, Raleigh, NC
Previous:
AT&T Federal Systems Advanced Technologies and
Bell System Publications
Art Specialist and Technical Illustrator
Provided custom design and construction of graphics, promotional
designs and displays, logos, pictorially accurate drawings,
design of publication and presentation graphics by mechanical,
freehand or electronic methods with considerations for printing and
prepress.
AT&T Government Systems; Nike Hercules, Sentinel and
Safeguard Projects.
Machine Shop Inspector, Sheet Metal Mechanic, Electronic Component
Assembler and
Repairman, Design Draftsperson.
Setup, fabricated, inspected and repaired very close tolerance
mechanical machine parts and electronic components. As a
design draftsperson designed and produced design drawings
for fabrication, assembly and maintenance of electrical and
electronic circuitry.
US Army. USREUR. 2nd Plt. 793 Military Police Battalion,
Bamberg, Germany
Military Policeman, Radio Repairman.
Provided to all ranks of military personnel, control and guidance.
TRAINING
Thirty four hours training in the principles, tools usage and
techniques of precision measurement of close tolerance machine
parts and components at the Technical Institute of Alamance
Community College), Burlington, NC.
Eighteen months attendance at the Alamance Community
College, Burlington, NC studying a curriculum of Commercial
Art and Advertising Design.
Self trained in the usage and proficiency of approximately
20-25 software applications in the areas of graphic production,
platforms of Unix/SUN, Apple Macintosh, DOS and Windows
based PC clones.
150 hrs. specialized training in advanced usage techniques
of graphic art and page layout software applications on
multiple on the platforms of Macintosh, Windows and SUN/UNIX).
15 hrs. specialized training in usage and administration
techniques of Novell Netware. Farralon PhoneCom and
Appletalk, OJT on the IBM VM 3270/Mainframe Network
while a contractor in Media Production with the
IBM Design Center, RTP, NC.
20 hrs. specialized training in advanced graphic design
techniques conducted on site at AT&T.
Various self enhancement courses in the areas of welding,
photography, oil painting, figure study and small business
within the NC community college system.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST