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Blank_pagePaulo E. von Borries 1016 Ocean Ave. #4 Seal Beach, CA 90740 949.422.7739 OBJECTIVE Challenging and rewarding work utilizing my 15+ years experience in art direction, graphic design, photography, pre-press production and dynamic web/cd-rom/dvd interactive multi-media. SKILLS Advanced expertise in latest versions of: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Quark, Freehand, Pagemaker and Streamline. Knowledge of Acrobat, Flash, HTML, AfterEffects, Premiere, FinalCut, MacroMedia MX, Dreamweaver, MS Office, Outlook, Email, Internet Explorer, digital cameras, scanners and film imagesetters. Strong eye for graphic design and typography. Excellent understanding of digital pre-press and printing: letterpress, flexography, offset, direct-to-plate, t-shirt, sticker and banner screen printing. Sourcing and interfacing with multiple print vendors. Both spot and 4-color process separations and postscript imagesetter output. Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software problems. WORK EXPERIENCE B&H Company -- Gardena, CA T-shirt graphics design and production for a wide and eclectic variety of clients and licensed properties (i.e. Urban Outfitters, Hot Topix, AC/DC, The Adicts, Black Flag, Blondie, David Bowie, Crass, Coop, Delicious Vinyl, Disney, DRI, Emek, Glen E. Friedman, Hello Kitty, Iggy Pop, MC5, Morphine Generation, Pink Floyd, Pretenders, Ragnar, Ramones, Rolling Stones, Sanrio, Shag, The Stooges, Sugar Hill Gang, Velvet Revolver, Vestal, Violent Femmes, White Boy, etc, etc, etc. Index and spot halftone film separations and output. Plastisol, waterbase and discharge inks. Woven brand labels and tapings, screened or heat transferred sizing labels, hang tags, packaging, POP, static cling stickers, etc. Design and production for 72 page, 600+ item catalog, full-color (4 color process + 2 spot colors). World Industries -- El Segundo, CA Created complete 48-page, 300+ item, full-color catalogs (2 per year) with strict tight deadlines. Shot, scanned, color corrected and retouched (clip-path) product photos, designed layouts and output final film for printing. Prepared full-line presentations for in-house and off-site sales meetings. Produced artwork for magazine ads, POP, posters, skateboards, wheels, snowboards, t-shirts, stickers, stencils, banners, hats, wallets, backpacks and other soft & hardgoods printed and/or embroidered with a variety of techniques: dye sublimation and heat transfer, screen printing and offset litho. Designed trim and hang-tag art for cut-and-sew clothing garment line. Created packaging and point of sale materials. Trained staff in Macintosh, Photoshop, Quark and pre-press techniques. MindMeld, Inc -- Costa Mesa, CA Design boutique. Variety of clients such as Pioneer (Pokemon, Armitage, Lain, Animetronic japanimation), Giant Distribution (licensee for t-shirts), etc. T-shirt, DVD and VHS package design, collateral and point of purchase displays. Heavy client interaction. Orange Coast College -- Costa Mesa, CA Created curriculum and taught Macintosh, Photoshop, Quark and pre-press classes. DTI College -- Orange, CA Created curriculum and taught Macintosh, Photoshop, Quark and pre-press classes. Bowne Imaging Network -- Irvine, CA Created curriculum and taught Macintosh, Photoshop, Quark and pre-press classes. Freelance Advertising agency, art direction, corporate identity, package design, direct mail, magazine & newspaper ads, press & media kits, television commercials, web banners, printshop and service bureau experience, 15+ years on both Macintosh and Windows based systems. Partial client list: Aerotek Inc., Alphagraphics, Assoc. of Graphic Comm., Auto Trader Magazine, Crane Morley, Electric Dreams Inc., Goldenvoice, Coachella, Stagecoach, Soft Bit Inc., Wellprint Corp., others. EDUCATION Orange Coast College Computer Graphics major. Art minor. Rancho Santiago College & Irvine Valley College Computer Graphics major. Art minor. Navarro College Computer Science major. Art minor. (3.7 GPA honor roll member PHI THETA KAPPA) Edmonds Comm. College Computer Science major. Art minor. (3.5 GPA) MERITS & TRAITS Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. Taught Spanish and ESL classes at Berlitz academy. Flexible, versatile, seasoned, creative, quick-learner, fun, good sense of humor (love to laugh). EXCELLENT REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Continued on the back flap... Paulo E. von Borries
1016 Ocean Ave. #4
Seal Beach, CA 90740
949.422.7739

OBJECTIVE

Challenging and rewarding work utilizing my 15+ years experience in art direction, graphic design, photography, pre-press production and dynamic web/cd-rom/dvd interactive multi-media.

SKILLS

Advanced expertise in latest versions of: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Quark, Freehand, Pagemaker and Streamline. Knowledge of Acrobat, Flash, HTML, AfterEffects, Premiere, FinalCut, MacroMedia MX, Dreamweaver, MS Office, Outlook, Email, Internet Explorer, digital cameras, scanners and film imagesetters. Strong eye for graphic design and typography. Excellent understanding of digital pre-press and printing: letterpress, flexography, offset, direct-to-plate, t-shirt, sticker and banner screen printing. Sourcing and interfacing with multiple print vendors. Both spot and 4-color process separations and postscript imagesetter output. Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software problems.

WORK EXPERIENCE

B&H Company -- Gardena, CA
T-shirt graphics design and production for a wide and eclectic variety of clients and licensed properties (i.e. Urban Outfitters, Hot Topix, AC/DC, The Adicts, Black Flag, Blondie, David Bowie, Crass, Coop, Delicious Vinyl, Disney, DRI, Emek, Glen E. Friedman, Hello Kitty, Iggy Pop, MC5, Morphine Generation, Pink Floyd, Pretenders, Ragnar, Ramones, Rolling Stones, Sanrio, Shag, The Stooges, Sugar Hill Gang, Velvet Revolver, Vestal, Violent Femmes, White Boy, etc, etc, etc. Index and spot halftone film separations and output. Plastisol, waterbase and discharge inks. Woven brand labels and tapings, screened or heat transferred sizing labels, hang tags, packaging, POP, static cling stickers, etc. Design and production for 72 page, 600+ item catalog, full-color (4 color process + 2 spot colors).



World Industries -- El Segundo, CA
Created complete 48-page, 300+ item, full-color catalogs (2 per year) with strict tight deadlines. Shot, scanned, color corrected and retouched (clip-path) product photos, designed layouts and output final film for printing. Prepared full-line presentations for in-house and off-site sales meetings. Produced artwork for magazine ads, POP, posters, skateboards, wheels, snowboards, t-shirts, stickers, stencils, banners, hats, wallets, backpacks and other soft & hardgoods printed and/or embroidered with a variety of techniques: dye sublimation and heat transfer, screen printing and offset litho. Designed trim and hang-tag art for cut-and-sew clothing garment line. Created packaging and point of sale materials. Trained staff in Macintosh, Photoshop, Quark and pre-press techniques.

MindMeld, Inc -- Costa Mesa, CA
Design boutique. Variety of clients such as Pioneer (Pokemon, Armitage, Lain, Animetronic japanimation), Giant Distribution (licensee for t-shirts), etc. T-shirt, DVD and VHS package design, collateral and point of purchase displays. Heavy client interaction.

Orange Coast College -- Costa Mesa, CA
Created curriculum and taught Macintosh, Photoshop, Quark and pre-press classes.

DTI College -- Orange, CA
Created curriculum and taught Macintosh, Photoshop, Quark and pre-press classes.

Bowne Imaging Network -- Irvine, CA
Created curriculum and taught Macintosh, Photoshop, Quark and pre-press classes.

Freelance
Advertising agency, art direction, corporate identity, package design, direct mail, magazine & newspaper ads, press & media kits, television commercials, web banners, printshop and service bureau experience, 15+ years on both Macintosh and Windows based systems. Partial client list: Aerotek Inc., Alphagraphics, Assoc. of Graphic Comm., Auto Trader Magazine, Crane Morley, Electric Dreams Inc., Goldenvoice, Coachella, Stagecoach, Soft Bit Inc., Wellprint Corp., others.

EDUCATION

Orange Coast College
Computer Graphics major. Art minor.

Rancho Santiago College & Irvine Valley College
Computer Graphics major. Art minor.

Navarro College
Computer Science major. Art minor. (3.7 GPA honor roll member PHI THETA KAPPA)

Edmonds Comm. College Computer Science major.
Art minor. (3.5 GPA)

MERITS & TRAITS

Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. Taught Spanish and ESL classes at Berlitz academy. Flexible, versatile, seasoned, creative, quick-learner, fun, good sense of humor (love to laugh).

EXCELLENT REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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