Stuart Irvine#1011 - 535 Proudfoot Lane

, London, Ontario N6H 5X2 • Home: (519) 204-1382 •

Cell: (519) 330-1144

www.geocities.com/stuart_i_2000/ • stuart@can-o-art

.com

Objective: I am currently looking for a full-

time or part-time position in which I can utilize my knowledge

and talent in the field of graphic design.

Employment:Graphic Designer - University of Western On

tario - The Gazette (London, ON.)

September 2006 - April 2007

I I filled a one-year contract and was responsible for the layout and de

sign of the university’s

newspaper. The position involved working with a team of student ed

itors. My background in

the newspaper industry helped teach the students and pushed them

to develop a great-looking

newspaper that received much acclaim from students and alumni.

Graphic Designer/Pre-Press/Press Operator - Innivity Marketing Group (Sarnia, ON.)

March 2005 - December 2005

I was part of a team responsible for designing and laying out brochur

es, business cards, logos, and

aany other design materials coming into our company. I also worked o

n designing promotional

artwork and advertising for the company. I did all of our in-house pre

-press work for items printed

off our digital press and anything sent out of house for printing. I am

well-versed in variable data.

I have received my certificate in the Hewlett Packard series 1 digital

press operator course.

Graphic Designer - Huron Web Printing & Graphics (Wyoming, ON.)

January 2003 - March 2005

I designed and laid out sale fliers for local stores and businesses. I de

alt with customers on a

one-on-one basis to maone-on-one basis to make corrections and complete final sign-off of ea

ch flyer. After sign-off, I was

responsible for preparing the flyer for the presses.

Graphic Designer - Bowes Publishers Limited (Sarnia, ON.)

October 1999 - January 2003

My team was responsible for the graphic design of advertisements in

the weekly newspaper as well

as the weekend Shopping News. I also designed covers and advertisin

g for other specialty

publications. I designed and updated in-house websites for the newsp

apers and publications we

printed, as printed, as well as other local businesses.

Skills:I have developed a variety of skills

and a sound knowledge of numerous programs; I am skilled

at learning new programs quickly. My list of program expertise inclu

des:

• Adobe Photoshop CS2 • Adobe Illustrator CS2 • Adobe InDesign CS2 • Quark Expr

ess 7

• Adobe Acrobat 7.0 • Microsoft Word & Excel • Yours Truly Variable Data Software

I have also complete the HP Series 1 Digital Press Operator Course, Boise, ID