A bit about me, my name is Joe Butters, and I grew up in northern Pennsylvania. I joined the U.S. Army and served on active duty for four years. During my time in the U.S. Army I was stationed in Germany and in the U.S. at a few military posts.After my time in the U.S. Army was done, I settled in Raleigh, North Carolina with my wife. I worked in several positions for a few years as an electronics technician, specifically in the telecommunications industry. I became very bored repairing phones. There is a limited number of problems or failures that can happen to a phone. It was for this reason that I decided to go back to school and choose another vocation.I started taking computer art and animation classes, but as fate would have it, I accepted a position doing graphic design and desktop publishing and loved it! I completed my Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design while working at Cotton Inc. I worked at Cotton Inc. for 13 years, and one day almost the entire department I worked in was laid off. A very sad day for all of us. I worked as a freelance designer and dog trainer for a bit. Yes, I know what you’re saying, Dog trainer? Where did that come from? After I was laid off from Cotton Inc. I started assisting with dog training classes at Teamworks Dog Training in Raleigh, NC. I found that I enjoyed working with dogs. Teamworks is a positive reinforcement training facility, they use modern science-based training methods, this made sense to me, being a bit of a science geek. I became a certified dog trainer and taught puppy classes and A.K.C Canine Good Citizen classes, but fate would provide me with another opportunity.I was recruited by Street Legal Industries for a graphic design position with the U.S. Army Reserve. Although the position was based in Fayetteville NC, I accepted, and now I spend my weekdays in Fayetteville (with my dog, Diana) and come home on the weekends.I love what I do, I get to do the creative design work I love, I also do the Social Media and webpage updates for the department I work in. I work with a good group of people; most are former military or active Army Reserve. Overall, a great fit for me and the people I work with seem to like working with me as well. (At least that’s what they tell me anyway, hehe)
Listed skills include Cotton, Printing, Booths, Dreamweaver, and 77 others.
