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Tom Beland
Cond. La Puntilla Edif. D-2, Apt.46
San Juan
(787-725-5423)
e-mail: tbeland@tropicweb
Work Experience
April 97 to February 99:
___________________ Chief designer, Art Direector,
Cartoonist, Children's
___________________ Section Editor, Illustrator
& Columnist
___________________ VALLEJO TIMES HERALD - Vallejo,
California
___________________
- Page layout and design for all four section fronts
___________________ - Computer and freehand
illustrations
___________________ - Computer color scanning,
CMYK color correction and cut-out techniques
___________________ - Typography
___________________ - Writer for different sections
(sports, food, arts, etc ...)
___________________ - Political cartooning on
national and local topics
___________________ - Weekly comic strip, "True
Story, Swear to God"
___________________ - Children's (ages 4-18)
section editor
___________________ - Columnist for the CheckidOut!
section
___________________ - Design of team project
stories for page one
___________________ - Spearheaded redesign project
of the Times
___________________ -Herald (section fronts
and inside pages)
___________________ - Design and execution of
special features
___________________ - Work with photo staff
on photo illustration projects
___________________ - Streamlined department
techniques enabling smooth transition during staff
____________________ reductions
___________________ - Attend daily page one
meetings as well as weekly editor meetings
___________________ - In charge of training
high school interns
___________________ - Selection and transmission
AP photos from the leafdesk
Present freelance work:
___________________ - Restaurant Wine Magazine
- Ronn Weigand
___________________ - Editor Story illustrations
___________________ - San Francisco Weekly
- Darrick Rainey - Art director
____________________Story illustrations
July 92/April 98:
____________________ Art Director, Color
Technician, Illustrator
____________________ NAPA VALLEY REGISTRER -
Napa Valley, California
___________________
- Page layout and design
___________________ - Computer and freehand
illustrations
___________________ - Computer color scanning
and separations
___________________ - Typography
___________________ - Copy writing
___________________ - Political cartooning
___________________ - Design, illustrate and
output four color sections daily
___________________ - Design and execution of
Special Features including award
___________________- Winning drought issue (California
Better Newspaper Awards)
___________________ - Brought an artistic edge
and creativity to photo department
___________________ - Assisted in the paper's
conversion from two sections of color to
_____________________ four sections daily
February 92/July 92:
___________________ Graphic Designer
- Doran's Printing - St. Helena, California
___________________-
Design, layout, paste-up and PMT work
___________________- Handled projects from concept
to production
Sept 91/Dec 91:
___________________ Graphic Designer
- Comedy Host - Marlowe's Club - Napa, California
___________________-
Design and execute all of Club's advertising and promotional material
___________________ - Hosted comedy night every
Wednesdays (told a few jokes, had a few laughs)
Dec 89/Sept 91:
___________________ Assistant Art Director
- Napa Valley Register - Napa Valley, California
___________________ - Advertising paste-up
___________________ - Assistant Art Director
for editorial and advertising
Technical Skills
___________________ - How/Tech - Hewlett Packard
Color
____________________ Colorscan Graphic Arts
System
____________________ Page layout & design
____________________ Retouch & mask
____________________ Color modification Cloning
Color fill
___________________ - Scanmaster Flatbed
Scanner
___________________ - Machintosh skills including
____________________ Quark
____________________ Illustrator
____________________ Photoshop
____________________ ECRM Pellbox Image Recorder
____________________ PAKO 26RT Developing Unit
____________________ Some darkroom procedures
Special skills
___________________ - Unlimited creativity
___________________ - Ability to meet extreme
deadlines
___________________ - Full service design from
concept to camera ready
___________________ - Responsive to multitude
of concurrent tasks
___________________ - Ability to visualize and
generate ideas quickly
___________________ - Excellent communications
skills
References:
____________________ Upon Request
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