Bruce Philpott
Sebastopol, California

To use the graphics and photographic skills I've acquired through years of experience and training to provide both immediate and long term profit for a growing company; to increase sales by developing and producing a wide range of print and/or web media in support of all departments; to create an image bank of photographs which will enhance a company's advertising and publicity releases for years to come.

Graphic Designer and Photographer
The Terlato Wine Group
Rutherford Hill Winery, Chimney Rock Winery, Alderbrook Winery, Sanford Winery

Created a broad spectrum of print and web media supporting direct wine sales and Terlato wine clubs using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver.

Produced eye-catching, quality digital photographs of products, people and places for advertising and publicity. These photographs formed an image bank which will continue to enhance the company’s image for years.

In general: Efficiently and artistically combined my original photographs and art with text to achieve attractive print and web “collages” which sold the company’s products while continuing to reduce costs.

Graphic Designer and Photographer, Self-employed

Bruce Philpott Graphic Designs: Designed and produced logos, print graphics and web sites on both Macintosh and Windows using Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, InDesign, PageMaker, Dreamweaver, Flash, ImageReady, and HTML. Clients included Delta Machinery, Empire Manufacturing, Santa Rosa Junior College, Paperbacks Unlimited, and the CB Tool Group.

Philpott Photography: Created canvas mounted family wall portraits, indoors and at scenic locations. Selected to judge photography competitions in Sonoma and Marin counties.

Customer Service and Graphic Designer
CB Tool Group - Santa Rosa Tool, Santa Rosa, California

Served the varied needs of professional and advanced amateur woodworkers. Responsible for creating and maintaining the website, business forms, signage, catalog work and point of purchase graphics for a chain of four retail stores using Dreamweaver, Flash, ImageReady, HTML, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Journeyman Printer
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California (a New York Times Company)

Produced quality color ads in high production for a daily newspaper using MultiAd Creator in a Macintosh environment. Responsible for production of special sections and the bimonthly HomeFinder Magazine. Other skills included cutting detailed color separations, proofreading and paste-up.

Journeyman Printer
Petaluma Argus-Courier, Petaluma, California

Produced quality color ads in high production for a (then) daily newspaper on a Compugraphic AdVantage. Pasted up, cut detailed color separations. Installed terminals interfacing with Systems Integrators Software mainframe linking with Associated Press and other wire services. Wrote software for reporters' laptop computers.

Production Manager
The Terra Linda News and The San Rafael Pointer
San Rafael, California

Managed production of both news and advertising for two weekly newspapers using Compugraphic equipment. Designed business forms, created logos. Did graphics camera work, lithography, stripping, paste-up and color separating and taught these skills to staff.

Photography Teacher
Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Novato and Napa Recreation Departments

Taught Creative 35mm Photography enabling over a thousand adults to achieve the photographs they'd always wanted.

Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology - Sonoma State University, 1977
West Coast School of Professional Photography - PPC, Brooks Institute
Certification in Photoshop and InDesign - Santa Rosa Junior College
Advanced Photography, Photoshop and InDesign Seminars
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Continuing computer graphics classes - Santa Rosa Junior College

2005 Adobe Graphics Achievement Award
(one of the first people ever to receive this award) -
            Santa Rosa Junior College Computer Sciences Department
Certificate - Certification Training in Adobe InDesign - 2004
Certificate - Certification Training in Adobe Photoshop - 2000
Award of Merit - Professional Photographers of America - 1984
Award of Merit - Professional Photographers of America - 1983
Award of Merit - Professional Photographers of America - 1982

Helping Other
Photographers
& Graphic
Designers:

Lecturer/Presenter: Giving instructional multi-media presentations to organizations such as the North Bay Adobe Users Group, City College of San Francisco and the Sacramento Adobe Users Group on various aspects of photography and Photoshop.
Moderator: One of ten forum moderators world-wide on an international digital photography forum/community, www.photozo.com
Writer: Author of over a dozen short tutorials, articles and product reviews for digital photographers and users of Adobe Photoshop

The Family Connection: As part of a three-person team, helped homeless families to obtain housing and realize their goals of independence.
The Sierra Club: Produced their monthly tabloid, The Redwood Needles, for one year.
Sonoma County Literacy League: Taught English as a Second Language (ESL).