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Joe Le
Objective:
To establish and secure a position in the occupational world that correlates with my planned career with which to finance my college education.
Education:
Golden West Community College
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Graphic Design Major
Planned two-year transfer to CSULB
Westminster High School
Westminster, CA 92683
High School Diploma. Graduating Class of 2008.
Average GPA: 3.5; Graduate with Honors
Activities and Programs:
•Westminster High School Yearbook 2006-2008
---(Editor-In-Chief [2008] and lead visual artist)
•Westminster High School Advanced Placement (AP) And Honors Program 2004-2008
•M.E.R.I.T.S Honors Program 2004-2008
---(Math Educational Resources Integrated with Technology and Science)
•Westminster High School Track Team 2004-2006
•Westminster High School Cross-Country Team2004-2006
Relevant Coursework:
•Westminster High School: Photography, Photography Aide, Yearbook (Two Years)
•Golden West College: 2D Art (In Progress), 3D Art, Typography (In Progress)
•Workshops: Typography, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Design Basics, Publication Design
Working Experience:
GAP Inc. – Old Navy
“Customer Experience Associate”; November 2008 – January 2009
Seasonal position; greeted and assisted customers on the sales floor and fitting room, recovered and set up displays on the sales floor, received and organized merchandise from shipment trucks, maintained store appearance.
The Web Is Ugly – www.TheWebIsUgly.com
Freelance Graphic Designer, Art Consultant, Founder; April 2009 – Present
Self-Employed. Created digital artwork for online distribution, promotional purposes, and clothing screen-printing purposes. Set up and created custom themes for Content Management Systems such as Zen-Cart, WordPress, phpBB, MySpace, and Twitter. Clients include local music bands "Leah" and "Kindred Fall"; clothing lines "MyTEEZr.com" and "Fear To Faith"; and car parts dealer "RPM Auto Parts".
Miscellaneous Skills:
•Bilingual. Able to speak in English and Vietnamese.
•Advanced in the operation, maintaining, trouble shooting, and repairing of computer software/ hardware.
•Digital photography, digital illustration, photo editing and manipulation, graphic/web/print design, knowledge and experience in both physical and digital art, artistic background.
•Some experience in the mixing of, and working with photo development chemicals (photo teacher’s aide).
•Proficient experience with HTML and CSS languages.
•Advanced in usage of Microsoft Windows, Digital SLR cameras, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign; generally proficient with Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, and Macintosh OSX.
References available upon request.