Resume
Graphic Arts
- Professional Experience
- Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, InDesign
- Casual Experience
- DAZ 3D: Bryce
- SmithMicro: Poser 3D
- Twelve Tone Systems, Inc: Cakewalk MIDI
- Skills Highlights
- Excellent time management skills
- Experience in designing and cutting stained glass
- The ability to work and illustrate in many different mediums
- Comfortable working on Mac OS and PC operating systems
- Highly creative, quick learner
- Education
- 2005 | Stained Glass Intermediate
- Cardinal Glass Studio, Brantford
- 2003 | Portfolio Development Course
- Mohawk College, Fennell Campus
- 2002 | Business Communications Course
- Mohawk College, Brantford Campus
- 2001 – 2003 | College Diploma
- Graphic Design Production, Mohawk College, Brantford Campus
- Dean's Honor
- 1985 – 1990 | High School Diploma
- St. John’s College, Brantford Campus
- Awards Received
- 2001 | $1,000.00 StoreImage Scholarship Award, 1st place, Mohawk College, Brantford Campus
- 2001 | $100.00 Honorarium, Mohawk College, Brantford Campus
- 2003 | $500.00 T. Dixon Moor Award, C.A.S of Brant, presented by Walter Gretzky
- 2008 | Arthur Binkley Memorial Award, C.A.S of Brant, commended by Lloyd St. Amand, M.P. Brant
- Related Employment
- 2008 – Present | Part-time | Fine artist, Graphic/Web designer, Brantford
- 2004 – 2008 | Full-time | Cardinal Glass Studio, Brantford
- • Use of Adobe Illustrator to create professional custom stained glass patterns
- • Followed a pattern and cut the stained glass accurately
- • Developed and maintained the studio website
- • Designed all printed all advertisements and promotional materials for the studio
- • Researched and developed new student courses, in both lead and copper foil, for beginners, intermediate and warm glass classes
- 2005 | Full-time | The Coupon Clipper, Brantford
- • Successful completion of the Coupon Clipper magazine from design to print, using Quark XPress.
- • Additionally, Photoshop and Illustrator were used for image editing and vector work for company logo's
Portfolio Available on Request
All imagery © 2011 Copyright of Vanessa Fraser.