Illustration, Photo Retouching, Graphic Design, Print Design, Studio arts, Tattoo

Coming soon - Alex E. Cooke and the Oon-Yabba King

Part Time, early mornings, 4am - 8am. Wed,Thurs,Fri,Sat.

Digital Photography, Image Filing - Scan first edition books digitally from late 1800s and early 1900s- Digitize and de-bug the scanning process on scribe machines- Complete quality assurance on captured book files- Upload books to library internet archives

Pre-Press Operations, Photo-Retouching, Color Correction Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, FileMaker, Microsoft Office, Bugzilla- Archive CD covers, DVD covers, POP and advertisements to internal and public volumes- Maintain strict folder structure guidelines for digital assets- Upload cover art to AOMA SONY BMG online sites for business to business client use for iTUNES, Amazon - Troubleshoot and report user issues

Pre-Press Operations, Photo Retouching, Color CorrectionPhotoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark- Collaborate with designers, art directors, and production personnel of publishing houses including Simon & Schuster, Putnam, Harper Collins, and Random House to achieve desired overall effect of book cover artwork- Execute cosmetic and creative photo retouching, silhouettes and gradations- Convert RGB and gray scale to CMYK, color correct and color match images- Create quad-tones, tritones, duotones, spot colors, bump plates, foils, embossing and other special effects- Output Epson proofs, Fuji final proofs, Fuji Pictro proofs, chromalin and film

Kuss Brothers Inc.Landscape Construction and Tent Rentals, 670 S. Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown, PA June 1990-June 2000 Seasonal 6-8 months a year • Landscaping - implementing projects that include hospitals, colleges, corporate campus, parks and commercial properties. • Tent Installation - Weddings, festivals, banquets, corporate events, concerts, grand openings, graduations, or a simple backyard picnic, no job is too big or too small.ConstructionVarious Skills with Various Companies1985-June 2000 Off-season workConcrete work, Footers, Curbs, Sidewalks, Floors and PoolsWater and Sewage Main installationHeavy equipment operations, Front loaders, Back Hoe’s, Bobcats, Fork Lifts, TrucksRoofing and SidingUtility Arborist, Tree RemovalConcert StagingCabinet InstallationGeneral MaintenanceWarehousingKITCHEN STAFF, Pizza Hut, various restaurants, dishwasher