Cal Sharp
203 Francis St.
Daykin NE 68335
615-969-2488
cal@calsharp.com
cal@caligraphics.net
http://www.calsharp.com
Objective: To find remote work, acquire new clients, and to expand my graphic design business at CaligraphicsDesign. Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Microsoft apps..
Education:
- Herron School of Art of Indiana University at Indianapolis, Bachelor of Fine
Arts 1972. Major: Visual Communication. Minor: Photography
- Watkins Institute, Nashville. Intro to QuarkXpress, fall semester 1996.
- Nashville Tech, Illustration for Desktop Publishing (Adobe Illustrator), spring semester 1997. Adobe Photoshop, fall 1997 semester.
Experience:
- CaligraphicsDesign 2010 – present
Owner/Creative Director. We’ve designed over 1500 print and ebook covers for published indie writers.
- U S Hospitality, Nashville August 2000 – 2010
Duties include designing and laying out ads and verbiage for hotel guest directories using PageMaker, Quark, Illustrator, Acrobat and Photoshop. Scan and edit photos and artwork, and use FileMaker Pro to keep projects up-to-date. Download e-mailed graphic files and resolve font/formatting problems. Consult with advertisers via telephone.
Use the Xerox Docucolor 40 printer/copier.
Winner of the Ferris Beuller Award (Day off w/pay) twice for being the most productive designer of the month.
Attended Nashville Photoshop seminar Spring 2001
Attended Nashville Quark seminar, Summer 2001
- Kinko’s Copy Center, Donelson Store, Nashville June 1998 – April 1999
Duties included using QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, and Freehand on Macs and PC’s to lay out business cards, flyers, banners, posters, newsletters and other art work. Scan and edit photos. Work as part of a team or independently on projects. Consult with clients, help self-serve computer customers, and output work to various printers.
- Thrifty Car Rental, Nashville 1995 – 2001
Duties include shuttling cars back and forth to the airport and other locations and supervising and coordinating other drivers. Also computer tech and Excel spreadsheet designer.
Other: I’m also a writer. I’ve written music-related articles for Guitar Player, Country Music, the Nashville Banner and other magazines and have written short stories for Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. I’ve also written and self-published three books, https://calsharp.com/
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