Cornel “Tiger” Leahu
6714 Kansas Ave.
Hammond, Indiana 46323
219-845-3631
tigerleahu@sbcglobal.net

GRAPHIC DESIGN RESUME

Objective: To obtain a position where a combination of several of my artistic skills will be used to their fullest, where they may be enriched with new experiences, and where I may continue to advance my graphic design and production skills.

Graphic Design
• Award winning design and production of custom printed T-shirts
• 10 years experience in advertising layout for commercial promotion: T-shirts, print media, web sites, convention & sales displays
• Expert in Scrimshaw and ivory engraving
• Premier tattoo artist in the eastern Caribbean 1976-86
• Presently Art Director and Webmaster, Chicago Twilight Magazine

Special Skills / Software Expertise
• Corel 9 Graphics Suite
• MS PowerPoint

Proficiency
• Maxon Cinema4D R8
• Microsoft Office Suite
• MS Windows
• Sign Painting / Design
• Marine / Industrial painting

Experience
• Dreamweaver MX (this site... what do you think? ... pretty good I hope)
• Adobe Illustrator 10 / Photoshop 7 / Premiere 6.0
• Flash MX
• Macintosh OS/X
• Cross platform PC-Mac data transfer
• Computer (PC) hardware installation and upgrading
• Web Site design and administration


Other Fields
• Silkscreen production and shop manager 1984 - 1990
• Trade Conventioning display, marketing and sales 1996 - 2001
• Royal Naval Reserve 1970 - 74
• U.S. Merchant Marine 1990 - Present (Industrial painting/sandblasting)

Education
Pangbourne Nautical College, Berkshire, England
• O-Level Certificates: Physics, Chemistry, Celestial Navigation, British Social & Economic History, Mathematics, English Language, English Literature

Interests and Memberships
• Registry of American Scrimshaw Artists
• North American Association of Tattoo Artists
• United States Fencing Association (rated: 29th in the USA in Vet Saber 2002)