Glenn "Skip" McBride
Oakland, Ca
510.628.0969
skip@zerosquadron.com
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Skills
  
Able to manage concurrent projects, creating outstanding designs.
Accomplished at working in a very fast-paced environment with high standards and strict deadlines.
Inventive and flexible when approaching diverse creative challenges.
Technical Skills
  
Adobe CS2, Acrobat 7.0, Macromedia Studio, MS Office, XHTML and CSS as well as many others. MAC and PC fluent.
Professional Experience  
Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay
Web Master/Designer
9/2006-4/2007
Sacramento, CA
  • Update and maintenance of www.jfed.org with attention to content and design.
  • Design of several micro sites from film festivals to up coming trips.
  • Design of eNewsletter and bulk emails for both general federation news as well as specific events.
  • Design banners, ads and stickers as needed.
  • Full color print production, from single page flyers to multi page brochures.
University Copy & Print
Graphic Designer
1/2006-8/2006
Sacramento, CA
  • Full color print production, from single page flyer to multi page brochures and books.
  • Design of corporate logos and identity, from business cards and letterhead to folders and brochures.
  • Photo scanning and retouching for output.
  • Design of direct mail material for advertising campaigns.
  • Printing pamphlets, booklets and readers with high output color and black and white copier/printers.
  • IT duties consisting of many computers on a wireless network. PC and MAC.

Solomon Dubnick Gallery
Graphic Designer

1/2005-1/2006
Sacramento, CA
  • Designed monthly show announcements for artists and mailing lists.
  • Scanning and retouching old photos for re framing and mounting.
  • Updating and maintenance of www.archivalframe.com.
  • Providing print ready files to magazines, papers and catalogs for articles, advertisements and listings.
  • Light IT duties consisting a wired/wireless PC and MAC network over various operating systems.
  • Digitally photographing new artwork as it arrived, for cataloging as well as optimizing for web sites; correcting color and adjusting levels.

Premium Network
Web Designer/Developer

1/2001-12/2003
San Francisco, CA
  • Lead programmer and designer of Premium Network corporate web site and portals.
  • Web site maintenance, including image production and optimization of Premium Network sites.
  • Designer of B2B trade show material, Including booth graphics, banners and collateral material.
  • Posters for corporate sponsored music events. Promotional postcards for events and site launches.
  • Development of CGI forms for administering accounts, contests and email.
  • Logo design and development for www.premiumkids.net and www.premiumtech.net.

Winterland
Junior Designer

4/1997-11/2000
San Leandro, CA
  • Lead programmer and assistant designer of Winterland corporate web site.
  • Web site maintenance, including image production and optimization of Winterland retail site.
  • Producer and assistant designer of B2B trade show interactive cd-rom and printed catalog.
  • Assistant designer of interactive presentation/project proposal for “Jugular” street wear.
  • Conceptualization and design creation of "Revolution" street wear line.
  • Design team member of "Hot Wheels" T-shirt line.
  • Collateral material design, including advertisements, sales sheets, letterhead, in- and out of house promotions, production of commercial catalog for bi-annual trade show, including image collection and processing.

Freelance
  • Color separations for multi colored silk screen printing.
  • Internet advertising banner designs.
  • Promotional and commercial merchandise for various independent bands and labels.
  • Digital photography for use on web sites, catalogs and advertising.
  • Freelance design for Babylon Burning custom screen printing .
  • Nardwuar.com, Assisting in updating and posting new content as needed.
  • Race action wear, Dynamic flash site (RAW) .
  • "Holidays in the Sun Festival”, T-shirt designs.

Education

Platt College, San Francisco California
Degree, Graphic Design

 

 June 1998

Cabrillo College, Aptos California
Major, Studio Arts

 

 1993-1994