Michael Kirby
1610 Castle Court
Houston, Texas 77006
713-523-1832 or 832-282-6951
www.edgecreature.com

Summary
Over 30 years experience in Graphic Design, Print Production, Digital Design, Web Site Design, and Photography, including:

• Freehand, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe InDesign, Pagemaker, Quark XPress, Microsoft Power Point, HTML, Windows and MAC.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills - using artistic and interpersonal skills to guide clients to the best possible print or web product.

Qualifications

Senior Staff Illustrator

• Poster and tradeshow graphics.
• Logo and label design
• Brochure and report cover design.
• Maps.
• Graphics for on-screen viewing (35mm slides, PowerPoint).
• Illustration for professional presentations (American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Petroleum Engineers, etc.).
• Photography, photo retouching.

Senior Graphic Designer

• Tradeshow design - worked directly with client to plan tradeshow graphics (large backlit displays), and related materials to be exhibited in Mexico, Brazil, the Caspian Sea region and the United States.
• Maps and geological illustrations to be used for exploration and report purposes.
• PowerPoint presentations incorporating materials created for other purposes, i.e., maps, report figures and photographs.
• Business cards, logos, brochures, photo manipulation, banners, promotional materials, instructional materials and signage.
• Instructed Jr. Staff members in the use of graphics software.

Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant

• Worked with the Marketing President and Vice President on a daily basis to develop graphics to be used with PowerPoint for presentation to potential clients.
• Created PowerPoint templates and instructed staff members in the use of templates.
Created graphics to be used in the company's internet and intranet sites. Worked with translators to prepare brochures and materials for overseas presentations.

Senior Staff Illustrator

• Worked directly with geologist to develop reports for project funding requests. Coordinated with Training Division staff to prepare materials for classes. These materials included, print, 35 mm slide and overhead projection materials.
• Coordinated scheduling with the print staff to assure on time delivery of materials.
• Scanning and photo retouching and imaging.
• Maintained and served as troubleshooter for graphic group's computers, printers, film recorders, plotters and scanners.

Graphics Assistant

• Assisted the Sr. Designer. Prepared visual and print materials using "hand methods" such as paste-up, cell painting and pen and ink illustration.
• Served as staff photographer using 35mm and large format cameras. Copy work using 35mm camera and copy
• stand to prepare slides of text and illustrations.

Jr. Draftsman

• Performed the duties of drawing maps, electrical schematics, plotting right-of-ways, and calculating distances.
• I was contracted to client companies for work at their offices.
• Occasionally worked in the field, checking maps for accuracy.
• Worked with the Graphics group to prepare presentation materials.

EXPERIENCE

Contract/Freelance

American Productivity Quality Center, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Anderson Consulting Company, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Aquent, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Bates Southwest, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Clear Point Creative, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Digital People, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Fogarty Kline Monroe, Houston, Texas, Freelance Graphic Designer.
Houston Creative Connection, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Houston Lighting and Power (now Reliant Energy), Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Houston Market 2000, Houston, Texas, Freelance Graphic Designer.
MW Kellogg, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
NORAM Energy, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Pennebaker Design, Houston, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer.
Union Oil of California (UNOCAL), Sugar Land, Texas, Contract Graphic Designer, Multi-year contract.

Fulltime

Consolidated Technical Services, Houston, Texas, Graphic Designer.
Exxon Production Research Co., Houston, Texas, Sr. Staff Illustrator.
Gullett and Associates, Houston, Texas, Graphic Designer.
Petrocosm, Houston, Texas, Sr. Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant.
Shell Oil Co., Houston, Texas. Graphic Assistant.

EDUCATION

Houston Community College, Houston, Texas, HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, FLASH.
Lee College, Baytown, Texas, Offset Printing, Composition, Dark room procedures.
San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas Engineering Drawing, Electronics Drafting, Principles of Light Construction.
Other courses and seminars, The Nikon School, Photoshop classes, Forms design, Dreamweaver classes.

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