Mac-Based Software Experience


Designing exclusively with Macs since 1995, I have taught myself how to use every software application that was required. Starting with Freehand and PhotoShop to build newspaper ads, I then learned QuarkXPress and Illustrator upon moving to a book publisher's marketing department. As the company shifted to e-marketing, Dreamweaver became my daily tool for HTML email design.

Along the way, I've also gained significant experience with the Mac OS; secondary applications like Word, Excel, and Acrobat; and numerous ancillary apps that improve workflow.

Applications Timeline
Other applications that I am familiar with include:
FTP uploaders, font management, GarageBand, Audacity, Handbrake,
and many of Adobe's CC offerings.

Interests and Other Skills

  Offshore Fishing - Advanced
I've been fishing since I was 4 years old. I've had above average success catching mahi, wahoo, snapper, and other pelagic species off Southeast Florida. For the past 15 years I've focused on less common types of offshore fishing: Deep-Dropping and Swordfishing. Both require specialized tackle and techniques, and the fish are much more challenging to find and catch.

Boating - Advanced
I grew up on and around yachts and outboard boats. I traveled the Eastern seaboard from South Florida to Maine many times with my father aboard a 56ft Hatteras. In 2005, I purchased my own center console boat. Within a few years, I had spent time on a dozen others: day and night fishing locally; weekends in the Bahamas; multi-day fishing trips in the Florida Keys; and multi-week adventures in the Abacos, Eleuthera, and the Exumas. I'm comfortable on the water and have experience operating vessels up to 34ft in various sea conditions.

Mechanic - Intermediate
I was a LEGO kid that turned into a successful R/C car builder and racer in my early teens. As an adult I can fix, upgrade, or modify just about anything that I have the proper tools for — auto, boat, and home.

  Laser Engraving - Advanced
In 2019, I purchase a 40-watt CO2 Laser Engraver. I have primarily used it to engrave acrylic panels for edge-lit LED lights, custom made for customers. It's been a lot of fun, and combines my interests in technical illustration, engineering, and craftsmanship.

Videography and Video Editing - Amature
I've been capturing fishing and boating video since 2010. I really enjoy being able to film the action so others can share the memories. The downside of having a knack for videography is that I'm almost always the one behind the camera, and the fish I catch are rarely on video.

Editing: This is one of the most time-consuming hobbies I have outside of fishing, but the reward is worth the effort. With only a few full videos completed, I currently have several adventure video projects "under construction". Each one more ambitious than the previous.

Engineering & Fabrication - Amature
I enjoy designing and building things. Part of that process involves planning projects on computer. I utillize my skills with Adobe Illustrator to create 2D scale plans to test fitment and refine design before moving ahead with building the item in my home workshop.

Combining any of these interests with my design career would be an ideal situation for me.

 

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