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Thunder Bay, Canada (GMT-05:00)
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5.0
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September 18, 2009
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Chris Hamilton
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My main areas of expertise lie in Graphic design, and have over 10 years experience with such in the Print Industry. I have a strong ability to use a combination of colour, layout, and whitespace to affect a solid design.
Websites are another medium in my repertoire and have 3 years design experience. I excel at front end implementation using HTML, DHTML, XHTML, and CSS.
I am currently working on expanding my skill set to include PHP, as well as ASP.net.
Design is King.
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oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
CorelDraw X3 Test
3.75
92%
TOP 10%
11/03/2009
38 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
10/28/2009
1 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title
Initiated By
Date
Make $75 in a couple hours using Adobe Illustrator
Provider
November 3, 2009
Job Category Interests
Web Development
Web Design
UI Design
Design & Multimedia
Graphic Design
Logo Design
Illustration
Print Design
Presentations
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
CorelDRAW
11 yrs
4.0
2009
I have been using CorelDraw since version 6 or 7 (been awhile). Version 12 is the one I've used most extensively, and I'm now familiarizing myself with X4.
I use CorelDraw for a lot of my vector work, aside from Illustrator, as I like the layout and user interface.
Graphic Design
10 yrs
5.0
2009
I have experience in logo design for corporate clients, illustration, as well as designing specifically or the print industry (screen printing and digital).
Using anything from rough sketches, written or verbal instructions, I have brought clients' visions to life. Additionally, I have redesigned old, perhaps out of date logos and artwork.
I mainly work from pencil/pen drawings, that are scanned to raster graphics for digital editing. I then covert the raster graphic into vector art for fine tuning.
Samples can be viewed in my ODESK portfolio.
Photoshop
4 yrs
4.0
2009
I have been using Photoshop for about 4 years now. I used version 7 for quite some time, and now have CS3.
Great, powerful program!
Certifications
Date Earned
Name
Score
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Organization
Description
2009
Computer Fundamentals (Win XP)
3.35
68%
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Employment History
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05/2009
Present
Webmaster IT Solutions
Designer / Independent Contributor
>Design and implementation of graphics for GUI, mostly on private software development.
>Presentation of hand drawn sketches.
>Prepare mock ups (prefer using vector based graphics).
>Co-ordination with back-end developer to ensure compatibility.
05/1998
09/2008
Project X Screen Printing
Graphic Designer / Independent Contributor
Project X Screen Printing was primarily a contract screen printing operation, providing services to corporate resellers. My function as owner/operator of Project X was all-encompassing, but I provided all graphic design services to my clients.
Time management was important, as when a client comes in requiring 1500 imprinted towels in 4 days, schedules must be juggled. Hard work and late nights make for satisfied customers.
Other Experience
RPG geek
I have been an avid pen and paper RPG'r for over 25 years, starting with the original AdnD, through a variety of systems including Star Frontiers, 2nd Ed. AdnD, 3rd Ed. DnD, and briefly 4th Ed. DnD (which I don't really care for).
At this point, I have developed a horror themed Steam Punk campaign setting that was originally for use with a customized version of the D20 Modern rule set. However, after a number of years using D20 I eventually soured to the rule set and discovered the revamped World of Darkness.
I have converted the campaign to WoD, in it's entirety, eschewing much of the campaign specific material with the rule books and using bits from each one to create a unique gaming experience.
Education
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School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
09/2001
04/2002
Toronto School of Business
Diploma
Website Design
Accelerated 6 month course (2 years condensed into 45 hour weeks)
Studied website design focusing on HTML, DHTML, with some instruction on Flash, and CSS.
Tied for top rank in class with a fellow student
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Project Title:
Cucumber Dude
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06/09/2009
Category:
Design & Multimedia > Illustration
URL:
http://kccpresents.com/
Description:
Design for Kool as a Kukumber Comedy Show. To be displayed on promotional posters for comedy show touring northern Ontario.
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Project Title:
Logo design for Black Pirates Pub
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Completed:
04/04/2008
Category:
Design & Multimedia > Logo Design
URL:
http://www.blackpiratespub.com/
Description:
Logo Design for the Black Pirates Pub, a live venue in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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Project Title:
Band Logo
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10/02/2006
Category:
Design & Multimedia > Logo Design
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Description:
A logo design for a Heavy Metal band called Jagstog. The design was primarily for use on t-shirts.
I started with a vector drawing for the circle and lettering, converted to a raster graphic, and applied various filters to achieve the weather stone effect. The band name, which was a pre-existing graphic was added and effects put on it to give the 3D look.
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Pin-up girl 1
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07/04/2005
Category:
Design & Multimedia > Print Design
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Description:
Pin-up girl design series. Printed to t-shirts for sale online.
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Project Title:
Pin-up girl 2
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Completed:
07/04/2005
Category:
Design & Multimedia > Print Design
URL:
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Description:
Pin-up girl design series. Printed to t-shirts for sale online.
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Project Title:
Skills Competition logo
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Completed:
08/03/2004
Category:
Design & Multimedia > Logo Design
URL:
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Description:
A design for a skills competition geared toward high school students.
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Project Title:
Old site for Web Design Company
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Completed:
06/02/2004
Category:
Web Development > Web Design
URL:
http://webmasterits.ca/chrishamilton/projectx/
Description:
Project X Web was a company of my own that I ran in 2004. The company has since been dissolved, however I still like the site design.
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oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
CorelDraw X3 Test
3.75
92%
TOP 10%
11/03/2009
38 min
oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Company Managers
10/28/2009
1 min
