Art Resume

MICHAEL W. BRINDLEY 120 Avenida Dolores, San Clemente, CA 92672 hm (949) 369-7717  cell (949) 412-6233 Email: brinfin@mbrindley.com
SUMMARY OF SKILLS:	Advanced knowledge of artistic specialities. Sophisticated technical / artistic design with strong computer acumen Strong interpersonal skills Proven customer satisfaction through skilled interpersonal relationship building Effective time management involving multiple projects and timelines
EXPERIENCE:	PROFESSIONAL •  Board of Directors - served on the American Lung Association, American Medical Association, Orange County Diabetes Foundation, Art-A-Fair Festival •  Education - I have taught airbrush classes at Learning Tree University, Golden West College, Lyons Art Supply, Art Supply Warehouse, San Clemente Art Supply •  Accomplishments - My art work has been fortunate enough to grace many newspapers, magazines, T.V./Cable series and websites increasing my exposure and availability to a wider audience. (see my article section on my website for more details)
	TECHNICAL •  Sign Work - trained at Golden West College, have substantial experience with signage techniques, methods and durable paints •  Airbrush - trained at Golden West College and Coast Airbrush, have 23 years experience with the airbrush and all things related to the airbrush and its industry •  Sculpture - trained at wax injection molding, welding methods and techiques, metal & wood fabrication, pottery techniques, aluminum, brass and bronze casting •  Surfboards - self taught on hydro dynamic principles, shaping, artistic application materials and polyester resin works •  Murals - experience with large scale mural projects •  Silkscreen - experience with the procedure and materials of silkscreen techniques
	COMPUTER •  Webdesign - trained at Saddleback College and the HTML Writers Guild in the arts of webdesign and flash interactive media (see webdesign) •  Graphics - self taught on majority of software programs to enhance or aid in the final output of any artistic reproduction or display. (signs, cards, video, brochures, newsletters, posters, etc.) •  autoCAD - self taught on sophisticated computer aided design software enabling the design to be drawn to any scale for any construction effort. •  Software - expert experience with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, Illustrator novice experience with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Pagemaker, Corel Draw beginning video experience with Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Premier. •  Internet - experience with Netscape, Explorer, Outlook, Opera, Safari and with constraint / permission standards for electronic file compression schemes •  Platforms - expert on the MAC and PC operating systems and familiarity with network connectivity
EDUCATION:	GOLDEN WEST ORANGE COAST COLLEGES Signage Airbrush Silkscreen	SADDLEBACK COLLEGE Advanced Web Design HTML WRITERS GUILD Advanced Flash Design	NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Bachelors Degree in Business UCLA Extension Plumbing Design Certification