Graphic Designer, Signeffects Signs, and Designs.
Sudbury Ontario -- Sept 2019 – Dec 2020
- Create or adjust designs and graphics for government, corporate or personal requests.
- Custom signage and print, building & pylon signage, window & vehicle wraps or decoration, logo design.
- Supply manufacturing and production managers with print-ready files and documents.
- Assist with email & file organization, walk-in clients, credit transactions, company supplies, and office cleanliness.
Graphic Designer / Lead Custom Designer, Prestige Glass International Inc.
Elliot Lake Ontario -- Mar 2004 – Sept 2007 & Sept 2008 – June 201
- Manage new & repeat clients through custom awards and church furniture design creation.
- Conceptualize 3D vector & photo-realistic product renders to assist with client sales and proofing.
- Develop new stock products, marketing materials, design techniques, pricing structure & guidelines.
- Spearhead or assist with new design techniques, materials, software & machine integration.
- Educate employees in basic production techniques, workflow, programs, organizational structure …
- Assist with software & hardware updates, maintenance, and integration.
General Laborer, Canal Block
Port Colborne -- May 2001 – Aug 2002
- In charge of production line cleanliness and smooth operation of computerized loaders.
- Promoted to forklift driver (non-license) to load product into shipping yard or onto trucks for delivery.
- Supervise new student workers, training or working with them on needed tasks.
- Follow strict lockout protocols - cleaning or supervising the cleaning of the industrial mixer, (Extreme hazard).
General Laborer, Worthington Cylinders of Canada
Tilbury Ontario -- June – Aug 2000
- Operation of various cutting & press machinery throughout the factory.
- Lift 10 to 120-pound cylinders onto conveyer belts before or after entry into the shot blast machine.
- Clean around the heat treatment furnace & maintain general planet cleanliness.
- Run both bottom and volume pressure testing machines - cataloging digital readouts & marking cylinders.
- Assist with loading & unloading of acid wash and paint production lines.
