For the past seven years I have been
employed as a graphic designer for System Three Resins, Inc., an epoxy resin manufacturing
company located in
At present, I am employed as the
Graphic Designer and Bottle Printing Manger for System Three Resins, Inc. In
this capacity I am responsible for design, re-design and revisions to
multimedia literature, advertisement and product packaging. The primary aspects
of my position include creating, updating and maintaining consistent company
identification through label design and literature including: brochures,
catalogs, instructional literature, website content, advertisements and
mailings. I am also responsible for management
of the bottle printing division of System Three, from customer relations, order
creation, pre-flighting and design of artwork to oversight and troubleshooting
operation of the printing division.
I have also worked independently as a
freelance artist, undertaking a variety of jobs encompassing a broad range of
media and artistic styles including storyboarding, illustration, comics, CD
& DVD packaging, business cards, band promotional packets, flyers and website
content.
During my tenure as graphic designer
of System Three Resins, I have acquired a highly developed ability to evaluate
problematic situations and develop and implement solutions. My experience
working as part of a large company, in tandem with the experience I have gained
working as an independent contractor, has enabled me to refine both my ability
to work independently and to function as an integral member of a team.
Nickolas Gucker
Telephone: (206) 723-5946
Professional email: dr_mabusa@hotmail.com
Experience:
System Three Resins, Inc. 9/96 to Present
Graphic
Designer (2000
– Present)
u Develop product logos,
packaging materials and instructional illustrations for industrial / commercial
products
u Design and produce thematically consistent
advertising materials for various media including catalogs, brochures,
mailings, magazine advertisements, trade
show displays and online content
u Manage Bottle Printing division,
including label design for in-house products and outside print clients, prep
and revision
of submitted artwork,
color separations, film output and oversight of print shop operations
Warehouse
Manager (1996
– 2000)
u Management and oversight of all
warehouse operations including production, packaging and shipment
u Quality control, lab work and troubleshooting of epoxy resin
products
Hello Scenario, band 7/05
u Design CD packaging
Kreiger Enterprises, Inc., Fly-casting
DVD 5/05
u Design product packaging for
retail DVD
Hard Money Saints, band 4/05
u Design CD packaging
Des Moines Dog House,
Restaurant 11/04
u Design restaurant logo
Bringers, band 6/04
u
Develop style and content for band website
u
Design CD packaging, t-shirt design
Three Motor Universe, band 5/04
u
Design CD packaging
Thom Harp , Writer & Director 6/03 – 3/04
Story boards on three projects
u
Seattle International Gay Film Fest (story boards for film
trailer)
u
Microsoft Product Rollout presentation in NY (story boards for
double screen product presentation)
u
8 Minutes to Love – short film starring Sandra Oh (story boards
for short film)
Other past projects include:
Vague Vinyl (record company) - Magazine ads
Positive Planet (HIV positive dating service publication) -
Illustrations
Spirit of the Sea (spiritual organization) - Logo
Industrial Babyz (infant clothing line) – Logo
Artifacts (trading card outlet) – Logo
Center Stage (Jewish Theater Co.) – show poster
Slitheron Annual #5 (underground comic) – comics and covers art
Wet Sleeve (underground comic) – comic
Various posters and flyers promoting
Education
Seattle Art Institute (89 – 91) AA in Visual Communications
New Horizons (2000 – 2001) Certified software training for Adobe
products
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, PageMaker, In Design &
Macromedia Freehand
References available upon request