Mike R. Baker
Long Beach, CA
mbaker@calstate.edu  mike@taobunny.com


Experience

1997 - PresentCalifornia State University, Office of the Chancellor
Long Beach, CA

ASD Web Manager

Duties include web page design for The CSU Office of the Chancellor Analytic Studies Division (http://www.calstate.edu/as) and all sites stemming from it. Responsible for all media presentations using Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, and the Web. Researched and compiled information from the Web and the U.S. Census. Converted huge library of statistical information into HTML and downloadable format. Trouble-shooting for all problems in viewing and downloading. Maintain and update daily while handling the creation of new pages and the conversion of hundreds of documents. Proficiency in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, various web tools, Adobe PhotoShop, Corel PhotoPaint, gif Animation, Word, Excel, Acrobat, PowerPoint, etc.

1993 - 1996Encore L.T.S., Burbank, CA
Trainer/Acting Academic Director

Conduct needs assessments for class placement, teach classes in the Manufacturing, Health, Aerospace and Service industries in Vocational English as a Second Language, Statistical Process Control and Total Quality Management. Market classes to potential clients, conduct needs assessments for class placement, interact with client management to assess company needs, plan events for the completion of classes.

1985 - Present Freelance Artist/Graphic Artist/Web Designer

Illustrated invitations and greeting cards for a large card company. Design and execute a variety of graphic arts projects for corporate and private clients. Have completed several children's murals and many commissioned watercolor portraits. Proficient in many media: pen and ink, watercolor, computer graphics, acrylic, graphic design, and technical illustration. Proficient in most aspects of computer design, publishing, Web design, illustration, 3D logo design, etc.

1986-1987Design Forte and Tool City, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Advertising Manager

Managed all the advertising for Tool City's mail order business. Designed and produced monthly full and half page ads for three major woodworking magazines. Designed, illustrated and constructed two 400 page illustrated catalogs. Designed and manually color separated quarter-annual sale catalogs. Used VGC stat camera and a Compugraphic Typesetting machine. Designed 50-page catalog of router bits in PageMaker using Adobe Illustrator to render the product images.

1981-1985Graphics Plus
Assistant Art Director/Graphic Artist

Layout and design of ads, illustration and some technical illustration, Logo design, worked with Mac, stat camera, copy writing, client relations, managed other artists.

EducationOrange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
RSA Certificate Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
ComputerProficient in both PC and Mac. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, DreamWeaver, Corel Photo-Paint, Word, Excel, Pagemaker, Web marketing, HTML, CSS, Javascript and Flash.

URLshttp://www.ediblebrain.com  http://www.calstate.edu/as
http://www.taobunny.com
http://www.oocities.org/ekim_rekab/index.htm

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