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Rich Lucchese
64 Rosewood Drive
Leola, Pennsylvania 17540
(717) 656-6993

RESUME

JOB OBJECTIVE:

Available to perform design, production, and training services in the field of computer graphics.

CAPSULE:

As a graphic designer, my career has transversed the mechanical era and the digital era; affording me the foundation of the former, and the efficiency of the latter. Well versed in design and illustration work using Adobe Illustrator, page building using QuarkXPress, image handling in Adobe Photoshop, and web authoring through Adobe Dreamweaver. Broad experience in both creative and technical sides of the industry.

CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD

Alter Image Design, 1/6/99 to Present
Sole proprietor of this graphic design firm. Notable work includes carton illustrations for DeWALT Tools from Black & Decker, and photo-recycling for Armstrong World Industries.

Freelance design and consulting, 1/25/91 to Present
Design, photo-manipulation, production, and training services. At times introducing designers to Macintosh. Specialty in expert Photoshop work. Office in the home.

Cyber Solutions, Lancaster, PA, 10/24/96 to 3/26/99
Ran a variety of hands-on computer graphics courses in classrooms and on-site for corporate clients. Lectured at trade shows and seminars. Traveled frequently on special assignments.

The Lemur Group, Lancaster, PA, 1/1/95 to 8/30/96
Partner in this advertising agency/design firm. Projects spanned from identity systems to turn-key direct mail campaigns.

Image Foundry, Baltimore, MD, 11/4/91 to 12/30/94
Account representative. Started as a Macintosh operator for this pre-press house/service bureau which evolved from a type house.

Harvey & Daughters, Cockeysville, MD, 8/20/90 to 11/1/91
Design firm's first full time computer graphics operator. Technical illustration, complete publications and packaging projects.

Art Graphic, Woodlawn, MD, 4/9/90 to 8/17/90
Macintosh graphics. Learned Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop.

EDUCATION

Maryland Institute, College of Art, 1982 to 1985.
Studied graphic design.

CREDENTIALS

Certified Technical Trainer (CTT) by The Chauncey Group.
Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop 4 & 5, and Acrobat 3.

PORTFOLIO AND REFERENCES

Available on request.