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Art Resume
MICHAEL W. BRINDLEY
252 Cozumel, Laguna Beach, CA. 92651
(949) 363-3738
Email: brinfin@mbrindley.com 
SUMMARY OF SKILLS:
  • Advanced knowledge of artistic specialities.
  • Sophisticated technical / artistic design with a 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 and 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, I have substantial experience with signage techniques, methods and durable paints.
•  Airbrush - Trained at Golden West College and Coast Airbrush, have 34 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. (see murals)
•  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 graphical display.
(signs, cards, video, brochures, newsletters, posters, etc.)
•  autoCAD - Self taught on sophisticated CAD "computer aided design" software enabling the design to be drawn to any scale for any construction or artistic endeavor.
•  Software - Expert experience with Revit, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, Illustrator
novice experience with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Pagemaker, Adobe Acrobat.
video experience with Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Premier, iMovie and iDVD.
•  Internet - Experience with Firefox, Explorer, Outlook, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome 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