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Ted Nidy
2181 48th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116
(415) 971-7464
ted@theorial.com

Create graphics and illustrations for client and internal web projects

Create sophisticated Flash animations for client web projects

Photo Retoucher
Custom Medical Stock Photo, Chicago, IL

Retouching and enhancement of photographs

Creation of composite photographs and illustrations

Responsible for archiving and transfer of all collateral to website servers
Creation of composite photographs and illustrations

Assisting in studio photo shoots

Creative Director/Partner
Arts eVentures, Chicago, IL

Design Web sites and graphics for a firm specializing in arts organizations

Development of marketing and business plans to promote and improve sales figures for arts related and non-profit organizations

Freelance client
Designer, Editor, Production Artist/Founding Member
Lugosch Industries

Designed, edited, Illustrated and produced an Instructional book teaching fingerstyle guitar techniques

Designed posters for European and Asian concert tours

Edited audio for CD promotional and educational use

Freelance client
Webmaster, Technical Consultant, Designer
Chicago Diner

Design and maintenance of www.veggiediner.com

Design of company logo and mascot

Produce monthly e-mail newsletter

Provide on-site technical and systems consulting, maintenance and troubleshooting

Design and production of advertising and marketing materials

Director of Technology and Multimedia
Goss Communications/ACME Recording Studio, Chicago, IL

Layout, production, graphic design and direction of numerous weekly newspapers and monthly magazines

Creation of digital and camera-ready advertisements

Web sites and graphics for existing and new business ventures

Branding and logo creation

Hands on development and consultation of new business ventures

Research, development and implementation of new technologies in support of new business ventures

Electronic circuit design and manufacturing

Network and hardware creation and maintenance

Sound engineering/music production

Production Manager & Layout Artist, Writer
Leader/North Loop Newspapers, Chicago, IL

Produced original camera-ready advertisements & artwork using Quark, Illustrator, etc.

Created new, or adjusted existing classified advertisements

Created print-ready layouts using paste-up method

Wrote a weekly column on technology news

Tronix Video & Music, Charleston , WV
Owner

1992 – 2000

Set-up network systems for multiple locations

Built and maintained computers for all store locations

Handled all aspects of daily business and financial matters

Purchased products for all locations

Employee management

Customer relations

Credit year granted for outstanding works in technology

National Institute of Technology , Cross Lanes, WV

Digital and Analog Design

Designed and created integrated circuitry

Carver Technical Center , Malden , WV

Worked well beyond regular curriculum on advanced projects

Digital and Analog Design

Designed and built lasers, computers, amplifiers, etc.

Worked on development of artificial intelligence

Helped design a computer-aided voice synthesis program for disabled individuals

Microsoft: Office, Publisher

Adobe: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Image Ready, Pagemaker, Distiller, Live Motion, Acrobat, Go Live

Macromedia: Flash, Fireworks, Director, Dreamweaver, Fontographer

Other: Quark XPress, Paint Shop Pro, Poser, Sonar Producer, Cubase, Reason, Finale, Soundforge, Wavelab, Pro Tools, Bias Peak

PC and Macintosh Platforms