John Forbes [email protected] 1645 ½ Alvarado Street Oceanside California 92054 (714) 580-8410 Objective Seeking a position in a challenging, long term employment opportunity. I enjoy what I do and want to use my talents to provide quality work. Summary of Qualifications • Experience of over 20 years with the proven ability. • Proven ability to work in multimedia development fields. • Great ability to manage, organize and work under pressure. • Strong communication skills with the proficient demonstration and interpersonal. Freelance Production Artist 2009 - Present • Created new jobs and updated existing files. • Designed new large format banners. • Prepped and design publication ads. Production Artist Solatube, Vista, CA 2012 • Freelance for the marketing department. • Web Design. • Large format design. Production Artist Disguise, Poway, CA 2011 - 2012 • Producing the costume and accessories 2012 catalog. • Photoshop touchup • Scheduling with other divisions. Senior Production Artist, Media Services Quiksilver, Huntington Beach, CA 2006 – 2009 • Produced the Men’s and Boy’s Sportswear and Accessories catalogs. • Oversaw the Quiksilver Eyewear, Footwear, Wetsuits and Watches catalogs. • Coordinated scheduling with other divisions and photography studio. • Trained and directed Junior Artists in the production department. Production Artist, Mac Operator Vertis, Irvine, CA 2000 - 2006 • Created and designed new jobs and updated existing files. • Pre-flighted and prepped customer supplied native files and PDF’s. • Prepped ads and stripped editorial pages for our publication department. • Created layouts for Ralph’s and Albertson’s weekly advertisements. Production Artist, Mac Operator NCR, Brea, CA 1999 - 2000 • Lead in the electronic prepress department. • Prepped and stripped files direct to plate for four offset presses. Scanner Operator, Mac Operator Deerfield Color Imaging, Anaheim, CA 1996 - 1998 • Publication prepress company with eight monthly publication titles. • Crosfield scanner operator. Education • Fullerton College, Fullerton , CA Computer Skills • Comfortable working in a Mac and PC Environment • Adobe InDesign CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CS6 • Adobe Fireworks CS6 • Adobe Acrobat Professional • QuarkXPress • Microsoft Office References available upon request

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John Forbes [email protected]

1645 ½ Alvarado Street Oceanside California 92054

(714) 580-8410 Objective

Seeking a position in a challenging, long term employment opportunity. I enjoy what I do and want to use my talents to provide quality work.

Summary of Qualifications • Experience of over 20 years with the proven ability. • Proven ability to work in multimedia development fields. • Great ability to manage, organize and work under pressure. • Strong communication skills with the proficient demonstration and interpersonal.

Freelance Production Artist

2009 - Present • Created new jobs and updated existing files. • Designed new large format banners. • Prepped and design publication ads.

Production Artist

Solatube, Vista, CA 2012 • Freelance for the marketing department. • Web Design. • Large format design.

Production Artist

Disguise, Poway, CA 2011 - 2012 • Producing the costume and accessories 2012 catalog. • Photoshop touchup • Scheduling with other divisions.

Senior Production Artist, Media Services

Quiksilver, Huntington Beach, CA 2006 – 2009 • Produced the Men’s and Boy’s Sportswear and Accessories catalogs. • Oversaw the Quiksilver Eyewear, Footwear, Wetsuits and Watches catalogs. • Coordinated scheduling with other divisions and photography studio. • Trained and directed Junior Artists in the production department.

Production Artist, Mac Operator

Vertis, Irvine, CA 2000 - 2006 • Created and designed new jobs and updated existing files. • Pre-flighted and prepped customer supplied native files and PDF’s. • Prepped ads and stripped editorial pages for our publication department. • Created layouts for Ralph’s and Albertson’s weekly advertisements.

Production Artist, Mac Operator

NCR, Brea, CA 1999 - 2000 • Lead in the electronic prepress department. • Prepped and stripped files direct to plate for four offset presses.

Scanner Operator, Mac Operator

Deerfield Color Imaging, Anaheim, CA 1996 - 1998 • Publication prepress company with eight monthly publication titles. • Crosfield scanner operator.

Education • Fullerton College, Fullerton , CA

Computer Skills • Comfortable working in a Mac and PC Environment • Adobe InDesign CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CS6 • Adobe Photoshop CS6 • Adobe Fireworks CS6 • Adobe Acrobat Professional • QuarkXPress • Microsoft Office References available upon request