Experience

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  Retired - Self employed

  • Free Lance

    • Jul 2015 - Present

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  Canon USA, Inc.

  • Chicago

  • Technical/Marketing Specialist

    • May 1988 - Jul 2015
    • Chicago

    Dynamic technical marketing, applications and direct client support model of cutting edge technologies which empower people in all facets of their everyday lives.

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  Brandsmart

  • Audio / Video Sales and installations

    • May 1985 - May 1988

    Retail HELL, (that one challenging but defining job) leading to current position.Great company in the very difficult marketplace, broad experience, consultative sales model, a tough job

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  Sound Enterprises

  • Store Manager (Audio & Video)

    • May 1982 - May 1985

    I initially worked part time here and served full time at graphic arts studio. Audio was another of one my passions which eventually overtook my graphic arts schooling and vocation.

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  CheckMark Business Forms

  • Art Department Manager

    • May 1980 - May 1982

    I really enjoyed this job, responsible for all pre-press production duties. I enjoyed the precision of hand ruled business forms (with 00000 Rapidograph pen) and the old mechanical artwork of the day before ANY typesetting machine could approach the quality of my hand ruled business forms. It was great to design, rule, paste-up, shoot negatives, strip and make plates for printing. I learned so much of the entire production business. It was an interesting world the day before the APPLE Macintosh computer and cameras with built-in densitometers.

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  Gray Graphics

  • Art Department and Darkroom

    • May 1978 - May 1980

    My first serious job right out of school, a career (while short). I worked closely with customers, specced jobs, did mechanical layout and design. And shot all of my work, seeing it all of the way through production. A really fun job, beginning as a teenager.