Michael Salbato

mike@rpgfan.com



Education
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	- High School Diploma, Riverside Independent Study; June, 1998
	- Certificate of Competency in Computer Graphic Design from Educational Options Center; June, 1999

Work Experience
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	- Employed April - December 2001 as a tutor in Graphic Design class at Educational Options Center; Riverside, CA.
	   Responsibilities included:
		> Teaching students Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop, and Quark XPress
		> Designing layouts and designs for t-shirts, business cards, flyers, etc.
		> Producing color separations from designs to be screened onto t-shirts
	- Have designed numerous websites, including www.rpgfan.com; www.cocoebiz.com; http://chrono.lunar-net.com; www.aviationattorney.com. More listed in portfolio.
	- Currently use skills to produce various products, including business cards, labels, desktop pictures, etc., as well as retouching photos and creating websites in Photoshop.

Computer Skills
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	- Highly proficient in using and troubleshooting Macs, from Mac OS 7.5 through 10.2.8
	- Also capable of operating PCs
	- Able to function other devices, such as scanners, printers, and digital cameras
	- Extensive knowledge and experience in web design, HTML, and FTP
	- Proficient with the following programs:
		> Adobe Photoshop 4.0 - 7.0 & ImageReady 2.0 - 7.0
		> Adobe Illustrator 7.0 - 10.0
		> Adobe GoLive 5.0 - 6.0
		> Some Flash
		> Quark XPress 4.0
		> Word processing and office apps (AppleWorks, Microsoft Word, etc.)

Qualifications
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	- Well-organized and dependable; can get tasks done quickly and correctly
	- Friendly and can work efficiently with groups
	- Adjusts to situations where attention is required to multiple tasks simultaneously
	- Creative

Salary History
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	- Employed with Integrated Construction Services doing typing and graphic work from 1996-present @ $15/hour.
	- Teacher's assistant in graphic design class at Eductional Options Center in Riverside from April 2000 - December 2000 @ $5.75/hour.


Portfolio available @ http://chrono.lunar-net.com/portfolio/