David B. Melton Email & Phone Number

Shelby, Nc, Us

Hickory/Lenoir, North Carolina Area

Install, service, troubleshoot and repair consumer satellite TV systems. Activities include the use of hand tools, power tools, ladders, electronic test equipment, phone and face-to-face communications with consumers.

Shelby, Nc

Music instruction for guitar, steel guitar, ukulele. Fundamental to advanced lessons. Ages 8-80. I teach how to play and enjoy yourself first and then mix in music theory, improvisation and tablature and sheet music reading. If it isn't fun, you shouldn't be doing it.

Shelby, Nc

Technical writing, editing, Website design, illustration, design, graphic arts and consulting

Shelby, Nc

Illustration, design, wide format printing, direct to garment printing, customer relations, project planning

Shelby, North Carolina

Design and illustration both analog and digital

Shelby, Nc

Conceptualize, design, control and execute a wide variety of graphic projects including two- dimensional, three-dimensional, audio and video. Work one-on-one with clients and interpret project requests and requirements.

* Printing & mailing company with 30+ employees provides printing, mailing and graphicsservices for a wide variety of customers.* Design, execute, process, preflight, and output a variety of print and mail projects.* Aggressive skill set helped reduce job turnaround time by 50%Additional: Graphic arts design; prepress and preflight customer files; educate clientsin prepress preparation; technical knowledge of prepress; in-depth knowledge of PrepressDirect… Show more * Printing & mailing company with 30+ employees provides printing, mailing and graphicsservices for a wide variety of customers.* Design, execute, process, preflight, and output a variety of print and mail projects.* Aggressive skill set helped reduce job turnaround time by 50%Additional: Graphic arts design; prepress and preflight customer files; educate clientsin prepress preparation; technical knowledge of prepress; in-depth knowledge of PrepressDirect Dimension 200 computer to plate hardware and software; proficient with PrepressDirect Dimension 34 computer to press system; proficiency with Kodak NexPress system;proficiency with Kodak DigiMaster print system Show less

Teach computer art concepts and applications to collegiate upperclassmen. Concepts include design and composition. Applications include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, Canvas, and others.

* Publishing company with 140+ employees published consumer, business and technical magazines for the satellite television industry for more than 25 years.* Managed production and streamlined the magazine production system with a process that helped the company become the most prolific publishing company in its industry and was still in use when the company ceased publishing in 2009.* Attended 20+ national industry trade shows where I moderated discussion panels, conducted… Show more * Publishing company with 140+ employees published consumer, business and technical magazines for the satellite television industry for more than 25 years.* Managed production and streamlined the magazine production system with a process that helped the company become the most prolific publishing company in its industry and was still in use when the company ceased publishing in 2009.* Attended 20+ national industry trade shows where I moderated discussion panels, conducted face-to-face interviews for publication with industry movers and shakers and generally reported from the events.* Conducted consumer-level interviews with 20+ television and movie stars for publication. Conducted corporate profiles on 15+ companies from across the nation.* Actively led conception, creation and implementation of company's many Websites. Directed content and updating.* Consulted, wrote and edited user manuals for several products related to the satellite television industry, most notably SuperGuide, the first on-screen interactive programming guide.Additional: wrote, edited and managed articles and stories for weekly and monthly magazines; graphic arts design; prepress and preflight customer files; educate emplyees in prepress preparation; technical knowledge of prepress; in-depth software and hardware knowledge of PrePRESS PantherPro digital imaging system; installation, operation and maintenance of computer network including servers, routers, switches, hubs, desktop stations, high-end digital drum and flatbed scanners. Served as primary technician for the company for 10+ years. Show less

Graphically direct the appearance of nationally distributed trade publication for the satellite television business. Create graphic concepts, direct photoshoots, Illustration.

Salt Lake City

Design retail advertisements for food stores across five-state area. Hand lettering point of purchase displays, illustration and type specing for typesetters.

* Translated my six years of active Air Force duty as an Avionics Instrument Specialistand applied the skill set to a civilian Instrumentation field. * Took highly active roll in disassembling, installing and maintaining oil refineries.Skilled at pneumatic, electric and mechanical instrumentation.* Assembled a pneumatic computer that flew aboard the third shuttle mission according tocomplex schematics and tested according to government procedures.* Customer clients… Show more * Translated my six years of active Air Force duty as an Avionics Instrument Specialistand applied the skill set to a civilian Instrumentation field. * Took highly active roll in disassembling, installing and maintaining oil refineries.Skilled at pneumatic, electric and mechanical instrumentation.* Assembled a pneumatic computer that flew aboard the third shuttle mission according tocomplex schematics and tested according to government procedures.* Customer clients included Husky Oil, Chevron, FMC, Utah Biomedical Labs, PittsburghPaint and Morton Thiokol among others.* Often operated in remote locations without supervision to keep essential manufacturingand mining facilities on line.Additional: skills acquired during tenure include pipe fitting, electrical wiring (highand low voltage), wiring and pneumatic tubing installation, strong understanding ofelectrical principles, advanced troubleshooting and maintenance skills Show less

Aas, Commercial Art, 3.65 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA), Faculty-Student Music Ensemble Analog-based Illustration major.

As, Avionic Instrument Systems

Activities and Societies: NCO Leadership Training High concentration on electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical aircraft.

Graduated, General

Activities and Societies: Music Club