Experience

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  David Lloyd Photography

  • United States
  • Photography
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Professional Photographer, Digital Instructor & Tutor

    • Jan 1997 - Present

    One on One Instruction and Tutoring on the subjects of: • Photographic Lighting• Digital Image Processing• Digital PublishingSpecifically focused on the creative use of Lighting Techniques for Studio and Location Portraiture, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom and Apple's iBooks Author.

  • Professional Commercial and Portrait Photographer

    • Dec 1997 - Present

    As a PPA Certified Professional Photographer, David draws on his significant years of experience to provide his customers with the best possible experience in their photography sessions. Whether as a commercial based or portrait client, David strives to provide a superior class of photography for strategic advertising, a personal portfolio or a professional branding session. David’s craftsmanship of Artistic Portraiture and Iconic Product Photography focuses on bringing the clients vision to life through photographic artistry, resulting in highly effective Marketing Campaigns and Branding profile strategies.

  • Published Author

    • Aug 2012 - Nov 2016

    Published Author: With the Off-Camera Flash photographer in mind, this book is designed as a set of practical tutorials for beginners and advanced photographers alike. Published as a hard cover Coffee Table Style Book, its beautifully printed pages are full of creative photographs illuminated with lighting examples, lighting diagrams, lighting pull-back photos, charts and descriptive text. A must have book you will love reading and referring to time and time again as you set your course on the adventurous path of creative OCF photography. The descriptive pages within this book will guide you on your personal journey into Off- Camera Flash. Filled with over 160 pages packed full of 30 years of professional photographic experience, you will not want to put this illustrative book down as you explore its rich pages.

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  SpectraPure, Inc

  • Tempe, AZ

  • RO Systems Design Engineer

    • Oct 2019 - Jun 2022
    • Tempe, AZ

    As my principle role at SpectraPure, Inc. advanced to include my 35 year industry based Engineering experience, I was promoted to being responsible for the design and development of Commercial RO (Reverse Osmosis) Water Purification Systems. This included system design, systems analysis, diagrammatic system documentation, system profiling and functional design. It later became my responsibility to market and sell the RO Systems I was designing to include the design of an Anti-Scalant Injection System.

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  SpectraPure

  • 2167 E 5th Street Tempe, AZ 85224

  • Marketing Director

    • Nov 2017 - Oct 2019
    • 2167 E 5th Street Tempe, AZ 85224

    As the Marketing Director and webmaster at SpectraPure, Inc. a water purification systems manufacturer in Tempe, AZ it was my job responsibility to design, build and maintain an e-commerce website for SpectraPure as well as reach out to potential customers with email blasts and product sales.My principle duties included, web design, sales, marketing and graphics design.

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  Tempe Camera Repair Inc

  • Sales

    • 2009 - 2016

    Technical Sales Consultant specializing in Photographic Lighting, Studio and Location. All studio and speed-light solutions.

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  Allison Tyler Jones Photography

  • Production Manager/Photoshop Specialist

    • Feb 2009 - Jun 2009

    Duties included Calibration of Cameras, and Computer Monitors, Studio Lighting Design, Image retouching and Graphics. Development of Studio Production Workflow

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  Apple Retail

  • Sales Specialist Personal Shopper Trainer

    • 2007 - 2009

    I worked as a Personal Shopper Specialist assisting new and current customers with Apple Software and Hardware solutions, as well as taught a weekly Photoshop Workshop and assisted the Creative Team with One on One Training. Computer Specialist at the Apple Store in Chandler AZ. Duties and responsibilities included Newsletter Editor, POS Handheld device repair and maintenance, One to One Customer training on a Mac and Computer Sales. Other duties included graphic Design of Employee Motivational Bulletin Board signage

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  Santa Barbara Business College

  • Instructor Web Master's Course

    • 2000 - 2002

    Designed and taught Web Master's Curriculum covering the basics of HTML to advanced ASP scripting; including Adobe GoLive and Photoshop, Macromedia Flash and DreamWeaver.

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  Allan Hancock College

  • Instructor

    • Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

    Taught classes in Digital Photography and Electronic Imaging based on translating the traditionalPhotographic Film medium into the realm of computers. Instruction is based on the utilization ofAdobe PhotoShop as a basis for image manipulation, simulation of photographic techniques andartistic expression. Course includes Digital Photographic Principles Graphic Design and layout ofWeb Pages and Interface Graphics.

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  Mac & PC Teacher

  • Instructor Web Design & Photoshop Course

    • Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

    Internet: Web Site Design and Instruction for MacTeacher "Preparing Images for the Internet" Web Design and PhotoshopPrivate tutoring for PhotoShop - Career Rehabilitation Instructor

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  Lockheed Martin Astro-Space

  • Staff Engineer

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

    Des/Dev of Switch Mode Power Supplies for Communications Satellites for outer space deployment.Responsible for Circuit Design, Functional Testing and Worst Case Analysis. Project Contributionsincluded: Mars 98-EPC, A2100-PRU EPC and the conception, design, development and analysis of I/O Magnetics Isolation techniques for Switch-Mode-Power-Converters. IR&D.

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  Hypercom, Inc

  • Senior Electronics Engineer

    • Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

    Responsible for the design, development and analysis of switch mode dc/dc power converters, telco line current generation and interface, Inverter based 20 Hz square and sign wave ring generators, U.P.S. battery back up, NiCad, Ni/MH and Lead Acid charge management systems. Performed all of the associated tasks of bringing new product designs to high volume manufacturability specifications for desktop and portable Point of Sale Credit Card Terminals. Also served as Liaison for overseas manufacture of high volume magnetics and Liquid Crystal Display products.

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  David Lloyd Engineering

  • Engineering Consultant, DBA

    • Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

    Electronic Systems Design Consulting. Des/Dev of a state of the art 300-watt dc to 300Khz bridgeconfigured Power Operational Amplifier Module, used to drive the gimbal platform of an In-AirFlight Correcting Missile Guidance System. Landscape Irrigation Control Systems Design. TechnicalWriting.

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  Photo-Sonics, Inc.

  • Burbank, California, United States

  • Electronics Engineering Manager

    • Jan 1986 - Jan 1989
    • Burbank, California, United States

    Technical Management of the Electronics Engineering Team for the Des/Dev of servo controlled power systems for; High Speed Film Cameras and Dual Axis Mobile Tracking Platforms. Project Management and leadership of a select team of design engineers in a multi-million-dollar project to design and manufacture four each, dual axes mobile tracking platforms fitted with, high speed-large format film cameras, thermal and video imaging systems, and on-board ranging radar. This precision high-tech product was successfully delivered as part of an array of early warning reconnaissance tracking stations, for National Defense. Later, fitted with high-speed film cameras, our mobile tracking mount recorded the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger with contents of the exceptional footage allowing for the discovery of the failed O-ring seals designed by Morton-Thiokol Inc.

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  Teledyne Camera Systems

  • Senior Project Engineer

    • Jan 1985 - Jan 1986

    Design and development of airborne, high-resolution B&W and RGB color video cameras and auto-aperture servo systems for reconnaissance flight recording. Other duties included the preparation of dichroic color illumination apparatus for color alignment, writing and preparation of production line testing procedures.

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  Singer/Librascope

  • Senior Electronics Engineer

    • Jan 1982 - Jan 1985

    Design and development of Mil-Spec. 250 watt +, multi-output switch mode power supplies and power magnetic components for use in Military Tactical Field Equipment, Large Area Neon-Plasma Display Panels and Submarine Fire Control Systems. Duties included all phases of circuit design and analysis,breadboard fabrication and functional testing to appropriate Mil-Standards, PCB Layout, magnetic component; design, fabrication and testing, preparation of parts lists, schematics, projectscheduling and worst case analysis.

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  Litton Guidance & Control Systems

  • R & D Assoc

    • Jan 1979 - Jan 1982

    Responsible for assisting in the testing of practical and experimental Ring Laser Gyros for solidstate flight navigation systems. Design of HeNe laser cathode, accelerated life testing equipment,high frequency, 60 MHz amplifiers and battery operated laser plasma Switch Mode power supplies.

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  Vivitar Corporation

  • Assoc. Engineer / Photography Inst

    • Jan 1976 - Jan 1979

    Responsible for New Product Development for the amateur photography market, resulting in theconcept and design of a unique Modular Component Electronic Flash System critiqued by BertKepler of Popular Photography Magazine and the granting of U. S. Patent # 4, 266, 163 forElectronic Flash Control. Designed and developed an extensive series of prototypes, including; AutoThyristor strobe delay, automated darkroom timer/exposure system and portable electronic flashbrackets. Principle photographic instructor for the design engineering team.