Amyellen Leib

Lodi, NY

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What are the three things that provide you satisfaction in your work?

Being creative
Solving problems
Analyzing issues

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Work history

self February 2006 to the present
FREELANCE MEDIA CREATOR

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How would you describe your time at self?

Various FREELANCE AND PRO BONO ASSIGNMENTS (in between formal positions and to present - total years: 8) including:
??? Logo Design - Illustrator, CorelDRAW
??? Corporate Branding
??? Presentation Graphics - PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator
??? Website Creation - designed look and interface, wrote and edited content
??? Hand-coded HTML and CSS; also used Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Pagemill
??? Image Development - Photoshop
??? Technical Drawings (New Inventions) - Illustrator
??? Charts/Graphs/Illustrations - Photoshop, Illustrator
??? Video Pods - Sony Vegas Movie Studio
??? Photo Retouching - Photoshop... read more
Tri-Village Pennysaver October 2004 to February 2006
GRAPHIC DESIGNER/EDITOR/PRODUCTION ARTIST

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How would you describe your time at Tri-Village Pennysaver?

??? Ad creation and layout for local businesses in a weekly publication
??? Copy editing and writing of paper content
??? Art and graphics creation - designed logos, branding, and ad-specific images
??? Programs: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat
cornell university July 2002 to August 2002
PATENT DRAWINGS ARTIST

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How would you describe your time at cornell university?

??? One week assignment: Produced drawings to be submitted with a patent application (farm equipment) by photographing the equipment and translating it to line drawings -Illustrator
ART DIRECTOR / LEAD GRAPHIC ARTIST AND ANIMATOR

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How would you describe your time at Universal Systems and Techn...?

??? Art Director on a multimillion dollar interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) contract with the US Marine Corps - directed a team of six artists and animators
??? Built and designed 2D/3D and animated graphics for web based training (WBT) interactive courseware - Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Fireworks, After Effects, 3D Studio Max, Sound Forge, LiveMotion - including:
= Vehicles (3D) = Equipment (3D) = Environments (3D)
= Introductions (Video) = Textures (2D Pixel) = Interactive Screens (Animation)
??? Wrote course content - MS Word
??? Developed User Interfaces - Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Fireworks
??? Worked with Course Designers and Programmers to develop understandable and clear information progression
??? Developed interactive courses including:
= SB3614 IMI Course = KY99 IMI Course = TD1234 IMI Course
= CYZ10 IMI Course = Math for Marines IMI Course = MRC142 IMI Course
??? Distributed and monitored work for overall consistency within set standards
??? Worked with team members to ensure quality end results
??? Tested courses and reported on issues
??? Constructed records maintenance system to keep track of each assignment???s status - Excel... read more
Kinko's Copies - Computer Services May 1996 to May 1999
COMPUTER GRAPHIC ARTIST

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How would you describe your time at Kinko's Copies - Computer S...?

??? Created output to customer specifications on a deadline basis for print and web (both corporate and individual clients) using Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDRAW, Pagemaker, QuarkXPress, MS Publisher, Acrobat, Omnipage, including:
= Logo Design
= Photo Scans for the Web
= Retouching
= CD Covers
= Advertisements
= Business Cards
= Brochures
= Newsletter Layouts
= Resume Layout
= Magazine Covers
= T-Shirt Graphics
= Menu Layouts
= OCR Scanning
= Programs
= Raster Image Processing (RIP)
= VHS Packaging
= Book Layouts
= Digital Printing (B/W, Spot, 4 Color, Large Format)... read more
Las Vegas Color Graphics September 1995 to December 1995
PRINTING PREPROCESSING (PREPRESS) TRAINEE

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How would you describe your time at Las Vegas Color Graphics?

??? Output customer files to film - Dolev server
??? Design and file creation - CorelDRAW, Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress
??? Photo retouching - Photoshop
State of Nevada August 1993 to April 1995
EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST AND PC SITE COORDINATOR

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How would you describe your time at State of Nevada?

??? Assisted individuals in obtaining employment
??? Maintained software and registration records
??? Gave skills tests and interpreted the results
??? Wrote resumes and cover letters - Word
??? Produced internal memos, flyers, and other graphic output - Word
??? Trained clients on computer programs - Word, Excel, Miscellaneous... read more
Great Western Bank February 1984 to April 1990
PRODUCT ADMINISTRATOR

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How would you describe your time at Great Western Bank?

??? Managed Mutual Funds transactions for Deferred Compensation unit
= Supervised 10 employees = Dealt with the daily operations of the Mutual Funds Department
??? Wrote procedural manuals and documentation - WordPerfect
??? Designed forms to improve efficiency and maintain information control - WordPerfect
??? Editor and Layout Manager of department newsletter - initiated publication, wrote editorials, solicited submissions, designed look of publication, designed publication logo, proofread copy, manual pasteup... read more

Education

Niagara University Online September 2006 to the present
Video Game Design & Development

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How would you describe your time at Niagara University Online?

I am struggling with the programming aspect of video games... LOL! I grasp the logic with ease, but forget or typo the syntax, thus requiring hours of debug! But I will get it!
Art Center College of Design September 1984 to August 1985
Design

How would you describe your time at Art Center College of Design?

Awesome but for running out of money. Could not complete.

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Reliable, intelligent, and capable worker at all jobs she has undertaken in the extended time that I have known her. Learns fast, self motivating, accepts responsibility with enthusiasm. I have been acquainted with her, her friends, and coworkers over a period of thirty years.

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