Paul O'Keefe's Online Resume

Paul's Online Resume

Last updated October 7, 1998

Paul O'Keefe
P.O. Box 417
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland
A0A 3L0
(709) 335 - 8226 [home]
animalman1@oocities.com

Objective
Education
Awards Received
Work Experience
Volunteer Experience
Extracurricular Activities
Interests and Activities
Technical Skills
References

Objective	To find part-time or full-time employment where I can utilize my artistic and computer skills.
Education	Fall 1998 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS This is currently my second semester as a student of NSCAD. I am studying for either a BFA, with my possible major being Media Arts, or a BD, with a possible major in Digital Communications Design. 1994 - 1997 Booth Memorial High School, St. John's, NF Graduated with Honors Courses completed include: Communications Technology 2104 and 3104 Art & Design 2200 and 3200 Communications Technology Youth Internship Advanced Placement Literature (three years)
Awards received	1997 Awarded third place provincially for the Royal Canadian Legion's Remembrance Day Poster Contest. This was in the senior, black and white category. 1997 - 1996 School Service Certificate for Cabot website contest 1995 - 1996 School Service Certificate for work with Booth Growing Naturally and mural painting 1994 - 1995 School Service Certificate for mural painting.
Work Experience	Summer 1998 HTML Progammer/ Web Page Designer/ Graphic Design at Wordplay, St. John's, NF At Wordplay I designed web pages and created original graphics for clients. Some of the programs I use include HotDog Pro for HTML, Adobe Phototshop for images, and WS FTP95 for my FTP client. I also utilize my account on the Wordplay server, which is Linux based. Fall 1997 - Summer 1997 HTML Programmer/ Web Page Designer at Media Touch Technologies, St. John's, NF Spring 1997 Internship at Media Touch Technologies, St. John's, NF Media Touch is a multimedia company specializing in web page design and Interactive technology. Completed a work term at Media Touch through the Communications Technology Youth Internship Program offered at Booth Memorial High. There, I held the position of Graphic Design Assistant for production of the Cabot: The Discovery of a New World CD-ROM. Tasks included freehand drawing, scanning, creating layouts and graphics, digitizing film, and editing. Programs used include: Adobe Photoshop 4.0, Corel Draw 7.0, Adobe Premier LE, and Hot Dog Pro.
Volunteer Experience	1995 - 1997 Junior Editor of In 2 Print magazine, St. John's, NF This is a national arts magazine for youths. My tasks as a junior editor involve analyzing submissions of poetry and prose and determining if they are suitable for publication. 1996 Security at Jennstock, Torbay, NF This was a non-profit concert showcasing local bands. Tasks as security included: monitoring gate and taking in ticket money. 1996 Booth Growing Naturally Project, St. John's, NF This was overall a landscaping project for my school. It involved working as a team with other students, teachers, and parents. Together we cut sods, planted trees, and graded gravel.
Extracurricular Activities	1996 - 1997 Designing school web-pages, Drama club, Year Book staff, Graduation Committee, Model United Nations 1995 - 1996 Editor of school newspaper, Senior volleyball team, Junior basketball team, and Painting club. 1994 - 1995 Newspaper staff, Yearbook staff, Junior volleyball team, Junior basketball team, and Painting club.
Interests and Activities	Drawing, painting, designing web-pages, reading, and playing volley ball.
Technical Skills	HTML programming / web design Drawing, Painting, Sculpture Experienced with Mac OS, Windows 95, Window 3.x Limited experience with Unix/Linux Fluent with most graphic applications (both bitmap and vector based) including Adobe Photoshop, Quark Express and Corel Experieced with File Trasfer Protocol through WS FTP 95 Experienced with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, and other word processors Scanning and digitizing pictures Video capturing
References	Mr. John Bartlett Communications Technology Instructor and Physics teacher 6 Whiteley Drive Mount Pearl, A1N 2M6 (709) 364 - 5798 [home] (709) 579 - 6465 [work] jbartlett@booth.k12.nf.ca Mr. Ian Sparkes Art & Design Teacher 9 Southcott Place Mount Pearl (709) 364 - 4976 [home] (709) 579 - 6465 [work] isparkes@booth.k12.nf.ca Ms. Jennifer Armstrong Graphic Designer/ Internship Supervisor Media Touch Technologies Suite 701, 140 Water St. St. John's, NF A1C 6H6 (709) 753 - 8252 [work] Fax: (709) 753 - 8262[work] jennya@mediatouch.com

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Last updated October 7, 1998

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