Frank C. Irby eml: fourpaws3@yahoo.com
MAC/PC TECHNICAL EXPERT / CIRCUIT DESIGN / PREPRESS SPECIALIST /
LOGO & WEB DESIGN
CUSTOM WIRING / SYSTEM & NETWORK RECOVERY / DATABASE GUI /
DATA VISUALIZATION
Profile: Apple Developer since 1982. Circuit designer since 1990 with advanced training in component failure.
Hardware/Software maintenance and disaster recovery. Power supply diagnostics & micro component replacement.
Prepress & print production expert, Graphic design specialist & visual consultant for print, web & film industries.
Nature photographer, digital artist, vector animator, CAD, programer. Currently learning: PHP, Python, Javascript.
Artistic-Photographic Portfolio http://mandelscape.deviantart.com
§ Illustrator/Photoshop work, ad-signage creation, logo design. fractal art, macro photography,
data visualization, Blender physics, 3D animation, CAD/CAE, flythroughs, molecular modeling.
§ 6/16- Invited to join VIDA, a community of artists designing high fashion apparel.
http://shopvida.com/collections/voices/frank-irby
DreamScape Digital Studios http://dreamscape.myartsonline.com
§ Website design, logo design, network design, database design, data visualization.
§ Movie special effects, ads -promos for film & film production, film crew documentary,
product ads & information, ad flyers, news & mag ads, web pages.
Work Experience
Printing Skills:
§ Newspaper web, offset press, blueprint, flexographic, die-Stamp and direct mail.
§ Image & strip film, strip 4C proofs, burn plates, die-sub and quick copy.
§ Electrostatic large format printing, mounting and laminating for prototypes, exhibits and trade shows.
Production Skills:
§ Full production printing in the offset, large format, direct mail and quick copy fields.
§ Drum scanning, logo editing, file conversion, color matching gradients, spot/CMYK,
§ Graphic/logo design from concept to finished product, static or animated for any output, print, web, video,
§ Design and production of product catalogs, brochures, banners, corporate reports, direct mail ads.
§ Develop and maintain relational database with job tracking and cost management.
Technical Skills:
§ Custom designed computers for extreme usage: render farm, web server, gaming, scientific visualization.
§ Workflow analysis and optimization for cross-platform networks, custom Mac lab development.
§ Mac/PC troubleshooting, system diagnostics, disaster recovery, software integration/optimization.
Tear-down/rebuild, component diagnostics, custom cables, hybred interfaces.
§ Install and maintain large file servers for offset film production, network relational databases.
§ Dedicated production Scitex / Contex as well as stand alone RIPs.
§ Operation and maintenance of the Xerox 8954 large format color plotter, and the Xikon DCP-1.
Work History
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Southern Directory Publishing
Georgia Mountain Press
Regency Thermographics
DreamScape Digital Studios
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Contract Experience since Jan 1999 Retail Marketing Group Inc,
Mac Temps Inc,
Contract Graphic Design,
Digicolor Express
(a division of National Color Graphics)
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Education
Art Institute of Atlanta, Fall Quarter 1995 - Spring Quarter 1996
Emphasis:
Computer Animation and Vector Modeling
Data-Tech Institute
Advanced Troubleshooting for the Macintosh
Atlanta, GA / November 18-19 1994
Specialized training focusing on hardware component
failure, data recovery, hard drive
diagnostics, system optimization, cross-platform network
configuration, and software debugging.
Southern
College of Technology Marietta, GA /
September 1991 - June 1992
Emphasis:
Computer Science and Computer-Aided Design.
Other Interests: Musician -Piano, Ancient scriptures -Sanskrit, Robotics.