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Brian Matthew
Kessler 908-687-8698 (home) 908-247-7228 (cell) bm_kessler@nowhereatall.net http://spaceport.nowhereatall.net/ |
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The analytical artist and passionate philosopher who will divine elegant truths from complex situations. Using a diverse array of electronic and printed media, he will provide creative and meaningful communication of an idea to both a willing or unwitting target audience.
Summary of Qualifications
Since 1997, this decisive, level-headed, change-oriented, beyond-the-box thinker has been accommodating clients as a free-lance web designer and writer, having had commissions from eclectic and mainstream publishers, promoters, graphic designers, and other professionals worldwide. Special projects have demonstrated a proven track record for influential writing within targeted communities and beyond. Willing to work alone, willing to make tough decisions, working well with or without structure, this impartial critical evaluator with an adaptable work style has also performed as a paralegal, a customer service representative, a community board advisor, an IT consultant, an administrator of online communities, and at miscellaneous skilled and unskilled labor. Comfortable with uncertainty, accepting changes easily, he has traveled extensively throughout Europe and North America, acquiring an enhanced awareness of culture and attitudes as topics for writing content.
Experience
1985 to Present, Information Technology Consultant/Technician
° Software System Migration for IBM at Merrill-Lynch
° Hardware System Migration for Hewlett Packard at Smith-Barney
° Unisys Field Technician of Dell (DSCE#405464) & Gateway desktops & laptops
° Building, Repairing, Upgrading computers and component hardware
° Installing, Configuring, Updating operating systems and software
° Building and troubleshooting networks
° Designing, Building, and Updating HTML/CSS/JavaScript Websites
° Developed unique 3-pane ASP shopping-cart for Independent Online
° Installing, configuring, and tweaking various open source PHP applications
° Inventory for IBM at Morgan-Stanley
° Researching and recommending software and online services
° Instructor for Computer Science Institute
1991 to Present, Artisan
° Copywriting and Copyediting for Visual Impax Design & Advertising (VIDA)
° Freelance author of Devouring the Rubicon and editor for Rakasha Books
° Package Design for NasalGuard
° Graphic, Brand, and Logo Design
° Illustration
1996-1997, 2005 Customer Service
° Delivery confirmation and client support for Exel Direct
° Sales, purchases, and investigating backorders for Penn Tool, Co.
Certified Computer Skills
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A+ C |
Network+ C |
i-Net+ C |
Web Designer BCIP |
HTML B+ |
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Word B |
WordPerfect B |
PhotoShop B |
DHTML B |
XHTML |
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Excel M |
Quattro Pro |
Illustrator B |
JavaScript B |
VBScript |
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PowerPoint |
Presentation |
InDesign |
Quark Xpress U |
Flash B |
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Access |
Dreamweaver B |
Front Page B |
ASP |
PHP |
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Windows B |
Macintosh B |
DOS B |
Unix / Linux |
AOL B |
Education
Verbal Communication
° Bachelor of Arts in English w/ a Writing Concentration (Honors), Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
° Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA: TESL/TEFL), International House, Budapest, Hungary.
° Literature & General Humanities, DeMontfort University, Leicester, England.
Visual Communication
° Associate in Applied Science in Visual Communications, Gibbs College, Livingston, NJ, (Expected Graduation Date – September 2006)
° Certificate in Computer Graphics (Print Media), Union County College, Cranford, NJ.
° Graphic Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY.
° Drawing, Artist Students League of New York, New York City, NY
° Drawing & Painting, Kibbutz Kfar Hanassi, Upper Galilee, Israel
Computer Science / Information Technology
° CompTIA A+, Nework+, and iNet+ Certifications, Computer Science Institute Union, NJ
° Programming & Problem Solving, Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ.
° Programming, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
[Additional] Acting / Theatre
° Theatre electives, University of Savoie, Chambery, France.
° Summer Theatre Workshop, Kean College, Union, NJ.
° Acting, New School for Social Research, New York City, NY
Job Roll Certifications
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Web Designer BCIP |
Technical Writer B |
Editor B |
Additional Certifications
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Business Writing B |
Typing Speed & Accuracy B |
Data Entry B |
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Customer Assistance B |
Office Procedures B |
Filing B |
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Business Ethics Awareness B |
Diversity Awareness B |
Sexual Harassment Awareness B |
Certification Notes:
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C CompTIA |
M MOUS |
B Brainbench (T#5481429), CIP iNet Pro, + Master |
U UCC |