The Graphic Design site of Michael Cooper

http://www.coopah.890m.com

Michael Cooper 
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Home: (813) 746-1814
Cell: (813) 480-2429
website: http://www.coopah.890m.com
email: mecoopy@tampabay.rr.com 
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OBJECTIVES: 
A creative design position, utilizing skills and technique with a progressive company. 
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SPECIAL SKILLS: 
SOFTWARE TOOLS 
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 
Adobe Illustrator CS2
Adobe Photoshop CS2 
Adobe InDesign CS2
Adobe ImageReady CS2 
Macromedia Flash MX 
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
Microsoft Office 2004
QuarkXpress 7.0 
Electric Rain Swift 3D 2.0 
Windows XP/ Mac Platforms 
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DESIGN SKILLS 
Storyboarding 
Typography 
Color/B.W. Art 
Computer Illustration 
HTML
Actionscript 
Layout/Composition 
Creative Line Work 
Traditional Illustration 
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EXPERIENCE:
CATALINA MARKETING
7/05-1/08 graphic designer
Created custom color ad campaign for supermarket checkout receipts. Various company products and logos made for layout and ad campaigns on checkout. B/W color pics for art library to go on checkout receipts.

ACCELERATED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 
5/02-7/05 graphic designer 
Create original layouts and illustrations for educational curriculum materials. Create color proofs and package files for output in PDF file. Additional assignments include creation and programming of virtual laboratory on CD using Macromedia Flash in the e-curriculum department and company website updates.
ACE WORK SAMPLES:
http://www.aceministries.com/enews/eaccelerator/MAY%20JUNE%2005/articles/article6MAYJUNE05.htm
http://www.aceministries.com/enews/ebulletins/June05/JUNE05_bulletin.asp
http://www.aceministries.com/ISC%20LIVE/PAGE/ISCredirect/ISCredirect.html
http://www.aceministries.com/CEC05/framesets/index.htm
http://www.aceministries.com/conventions/homeschoolconvention.asp
http://www.aceministries.com/homeschool/motelmeetings05.asp

HOME SHOPPING NETWORK 
12/00 - 1/02 image coordinator 
Coordinate/optimize product images for HSN.com, create ad banners for website, created Flash Chat banners using Flash 5. Various other duties include scanning, image corrections and site rotation management. Light HTML for content blocks.

NEWHOMES.COM 
2/00-10/00  web graphics production 
Duties including photo re-touching, file formatting, color correction,and tonal balances for web graphics. Created web banners using Adobe Imageready(animated & static advertisements), uploading on FTP server, updating home descriptions on web page. Learned HTML and Flash 4.

HOMEFINDER MAGAZINE 
10/99-2/00  graphic artist 
Layout and design for Homefinder Real Estate Magazine. Scan, color 
format,adjust, crop & size photos for pages. Typeset  and save to disk 
for film output. Checked all documents for pre-press requirements. CD 
archiving and computer maintenance.

HIT PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS 
4/97-9/99  graphic artist 
Scan/correct & color separate camera ready logos. Page layout for color plates for various promotional products. Knowledge of photo-stat camera operations.

VAL-PAK 
11/96-4/97 desktop operator 
Duties included typesetting and layout of coupons and flyers. Created 
2c type/logo elements in Illustrator. Brought together elements from 
Dataflow database system. Extensive training in Quark.

IMPACT ADVERTISING 
9/95-6/96 graphic designer 
In house advertising agency for Big O Tire Company. Created newspaper 
ads, flyers, counter cards, brochures, magazine ads & direct mail 
pieces.Created artwork for collateral. Dealt with outside vendors and 
coordinated various service bureau projects. Checked all documents for 
pre-press requirements.

FREELANCE: 
INFINEER.COM 
AUTHOR/PASTOR DR. J.L. LOWE-BOOKJACKET 
PINELLAS COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS 
KATHY CASTOR-COUNTY COMMISSIONER Hillsborough County Dist. 1 
IGOGEO.COM 
REELARTSTUDIOS.COM
WINGATE & ASSOCIATES
TELEVISION HOST JAY ADAMS

EDUCATION: 
THE COLORADO INSTITUTE OF ART (Grad. 3/95)-Associates Degree in Applied Science of Visual Communications 
EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (9/88-6/90)- Fine Arts Major

PORTFOLIO & REFERENCES AVAILABLE

Welcome to coopah.890m.com!
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Thanks for visiting my site! I have been an admirer of art all my life so I thought it only natural to go into a field dealing with a wide variety of aspects of art. That's why I chose graphic design.
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Please, look around. If you like what you see, let me know! I have a contact link here and at the bottom with phone number. If you leave your name and hit submit, I'll get back to you. I am available for contract and freelance work. ENJOY! (PDF Resume)