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Zark (Peter) Strasburger
2814 College Ave. #4
Berkeley, CA 94705 |
Home: 510-665-9722
Cellular: 510-410-2772
E-mail: zarks@mindspring.com |
Objective:
A design and/or project management position in a product design and development department or firm in the furniture and lighting sector.
Employment:
Senior Production Artist and Engineer at Entercomm, Inc.,
an internet solutions and marketing agency. |
San Francisco, CA
2000- 2001 |
Web site production and design, from original design to final construction. Hand coding HTML, CSS and JavaScript, multi-platform compatible site template construction, graphic element manipulation and production, information architecture analysis, image sourcing and photography, content layout and integration, animation, QA, training of new production employees. For a list of URLs please visit the Web section of this site.
Japanese-Style Carpenter and Installer at Joinery Structures Inc.,
a high end custom design and build firm. |
Oakland, CA
May 2000 |
Meticulous fitting, installation, and finishing at a traditional Japanese-styled multi-building residential compound in Woodside, CA.
Research and Development Coordinator at Goodnight Room Inc.,
a manufacturer and retailer of children's furniture. |
Oakland, CA
1999-2000 |
Redesigning all furniture models for increased production, development and implementation of new production processes, design of departmental and interdepartmental data systems, and advising the CFO and floor managers.
Furniture Designer, Woodturner, Sculptor, Woodworker at Zark Strasburger Design,
a custom design and production enterprise. |
Maynard, MA
1994-1999 |
Design and handcrafting innovative furniture on commission and speculation, wood and metal turnings, and short-run production woodworking. Products shown in both retail and exhibition galleries.
Media include wood, metals, glass, photography, computer imaging, and multimedia installation.
Sales Associate at The Woodworkers' Store Inc.,
a woodworking supply retail and catalog company. |
Cambridge, MA
1996-1998 |
Specialty tool purchasing, expansion of hand tool product line and customer service. Organized and performed specialty tool lectures and demonstrations.
Shop Technician at the Art Department Shop,
a facility of Oberlin College |
Oberlin, OH
1990-1994 |
Assisting students with technical aspects of art fabrication and tool wrangling.
Education:
| Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. B.A. in Studio Art. Phi Beta Kappa. |
1990-1994 |
Computer Skills:
- Fast and accurate hand coding of HTML, CSS, and Java Script
- Mac OS, Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000 and some UNIX
- Photoshop 6.0, Image Ready 3.0, Illustrator 9.0, Flash 5, Pro Tools 5.1, Microsoft Office, BBEdit 6.0, Dreamweaver 4, Go Live 4.0, Freehand 9, Painter 5.5, Corel Draw, In Design 1.5
- Currently learning Alias Studio
General Skills and Assets:
- Friendly, energetic, inquisitive, and creative problem solver with excellent visual and structural design skills.
- Thoughtful listener and teacher with excellent verbal communication ability.
- Strong writing and analytical skills.
- Excellent attention to detail without loss of overall critical perspective.
- Team player and skilled group leader.
- Quick learner, very adaptive.
Interests:
Old tools, woodworking, motorcycling, making music, photography, sailing, windsurfing, and archery.
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