David Mckenna Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Employed as a Retail Sales Associate at this premier national art supply retailer and promoted to the position of full-time custom printing and framing associate in their on-site Design Center. Extensive experience interacting and building relationships with a wide variety of custom framing and printing customers, assisting them through all phases of designing their frames and fulfilling orders, and resolving any issues in a friendly, courteous manner. Professional expertise in all phases of custom framing production, including creating detailed work orders using the LifeSaver web ordering utility, mounting art, matting, fitting wood and metal frames, cutting glass and acrylic, etc. Highly skilled with canvas stretching (raw and painted), including the assembly of Richeson Best Pro stretcher bars.Extensive experience using and troubleshooting Wizard CMC mat cutting machine. Extensive Custom Fine Art printing experience utilizing the Epson 9000 Giclee printer. Experience using Beinfang dry-mounting equipment. Some experience using Logan manual mat cutters. Performed a variety of administrative functions in support of the Design Center.Experience training new hires to the Design Center.Some basic experience using Logan frame joiner.

With almost 15 years of experience in cartooning, comic book art and illustration, I have established a firm presence in the independent and small press comics community. I am a member of the House of Twelve art and publishing collective, with an extensive history of published works encompassing a diverse range of subject matter, from social satire and reportage to fantasy, science fiction and erotica. I have exhibited in gallery shows and created several commissioned pieces. I am proficient in a variety of illustration media, including pen and ink, watercolor, markers and gouache. Publishing History• Self-published works, 2001-present. Have created many handmade “mini-comics” featuring original stories and art. • House of Twelve, 2003-present. As a member of the House of Twelve collective, have contributed stories and artwork to the group’s ongoing anthology comics series (eight issues in total) as well as other projects. The 2013 edition is currently in production. • Mauled!, 2003-2007. Contributed stories and artwork to this four-issue comics anthology series. Manual Comics, publisher. • Legal Action Comics, 2003. Comics anthology. Danny Hellman, publisher. • Elfworld, 2007. Comics anthology. Family Style Productions, publisher. • MonstaLand, 2009. Self-published graphic novel. • Nomads: Tales from the Edge of the World, 2012. Comics anthology. Frank Reynoso, publisher.

Assumed a full range of responsibilities requiring meticulous attention to detail and organization, with the goal of ensuring that the advertising needs of a wide range of clientele be met promptly, effectively, and within budgetary constraints. Clients serviced in this fast-paced, deadline-sensitive milieu spanned from small local businesses to nationally recognized corporations, including corporate human resource departments and staffing agencies, residential and commercial real estate firms, auction houses, government agencies, financial services firms, and motion picture distributors.

New York, Ny

Performed a variety of functions at this film and video supply retailer, duplication service and video editing facility whose niche market is New York City’s burgeoning community of independent, avant-garde and student film and video makers.