Nancy E. Nichols

1932 N. Pershing Ave.
San Bernardino, CA 92405
Phone: 522-0591
E-mail: CPUALUMNI2@MSN.COM

Summary: To secure a position where my skills and experience will contribute to personal and career-related growth.

Experience:
Job Title: Graphic Art Instructor
Employer: Cypress College, CA
Dates: 1/08 to present
Duties: Instructing graphic design assignments; includes image editing, digital layout, 3D modeling and animation, presentational graphics, web design and digital illustration during lab hours. One on one student assistance.

Job Title: Graphic Art Instructor
Employer: Art Institute, San Bernardino, CA
Dates: 1/06 to present
Duties: Instructing graphic design classes; includes image editing, digital layout, 3D modeling and animation, presentational graphics, web design and digital illustration with up to 30 students per class. Includes creating class outline & projects that meet criteria needed to obtain an A.S. or B.S. in multimedia design.

Job Title: Graphic Art Instructor
Employer: Westwood College, Upland, CA and Anaheim, CA Campuses
Dates: 3/02 to 2006 and 2007-Present
Duties: Instructing graphic design classes; includes image editing, digital layout, 3D modeling and animation, presentational graphics, web design and digital illustration with up to 35 students per class. Includes creating class outline & projects that meet criteria needed to obtain an A.S. or B.S. in multimedia design.

Job Title: Art Director
Employer: Printing Solutions, Redlands, CA
Dates: 6/00 to 3/02
Duties: Accomplishments include creating art dept. to fulfill artwork needs using Illustrator 8, QuarkXpress and Photoshop 5.5. Artwork ranges from print position critical pin-feed long forms to creative marketing.

Job Title: WEB DATABASE DESIGNER/PREPRESS
Employer: United Ad Label/Norrell Temp., Brea, Ca
Dates: 3/99 to 3/00
Duties: Setting art work for pre-press in art dept. Designing and collecting data for web catalogs. Also trained 5 people to perform these tasks. Created program information for template designs to be used with new label program.

Job Title: GRAPHIC ARTIST
Employer: Alien Ant Farm, RIVERSIDE, CA
Dates: 4/97 to 3/00
Duties: Work including photography, promotional material design such as flyers, posters, web images, web sites and creating CD layout designs using Photoshop, Illustrator and Quarkxpress.

Job Title: ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION ASST
Employer: KNBC, BURBANK, CA
Dates: 10/96 to 1/97
Duties: Internship. Created original copyright to be used for over the air crawls, pulled and collected footage to be aired and some editing.

Skills: MAC/PC Software: PHOTOSHOP, QUARKXPRESS, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, MICROSOFT OFFICE SUIT, CINEMA 4D, FLASH, 3D STUDIO MAX, LIFE DRAWING, PAINTING, DREAMWEAVER, PERSPECTIVE DRAWING, COLOR THEORY, COREL PAINTER, ADVERTISING, MARKETING, MANAGERIAL DUTIES, INSTRUCTIONAL DUTIES.

Education:
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
M.F.A., Painting: 2004-2008; Graduated 05-2008

CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO UNIVERSITY, CA
M.A., Painting: 2003-2004
B.A., Fine Art: 1990-1994

CAL POLY POMONA UNIVERSITY, CA
B.A.; Graphic Art Design: 1994-1998; Graduated 12-1998