I have developed a diverse array of skills that would be invaluable to your company or project.

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Drawing and sketching - I have been drawing since before I can remember and it's a big part of me. I am always thinking about how to get better, but my skills serve me well and can effectively communicate anything I need them to.

Model making - Using both my hands, and technology, I enjoy building realistic looking prototypes.

Basic/Intermediate Japanese language - I have taking 30 credits of Japanese language at University and am comfortable with the language (I just haven't been able to use it much for the past 5 years.)

Presentations - My comfort level has risen to the point where I am confident giving presentations to any sized group of people and relish the opportunity to interact with groups when it comes to generating ideas and improving them.

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I feel comfortable using new software, quickly learn programs, and am equally happy on a PC or Mac. This is just a partial list of programs and technology that I have used for work.

	Software	Cumulative Experience	Description
	After Effects	<1 year	I have used After Effects several times over the years and know enough about it to do some cool stuff. The rust might hold me back for a few hours.
	ALIAS/Maya	<2 years	After immersing myself in this program for 3 straight months one summer (10-18 hours daily), I feel comfortable that whatever I can't do, I can figure out.
	AutoCad	<1 year	I have used AutoCad sparingly, but know enough to get up to speed without too much difficulty.
	Director	<2 years	I have done a few cd-rom projects with Director and know it well enough to get things done... as long as the programming is not really intense.
	Dreamweaver	>7 years	I know Dreamweaver very well.
	Fireworks	>7 years	Because I know Dreamweaver, I know Fireworks just as well.
	Flash	>6 years	I have spent lots of time building sites, cd-roms, and banners in Flash. I am not an expert coder, but I can figure pretty tough problems out when needed, but non actionscript related skills are top notch.
	Freehand	>5 years	Killed by Adobe's consumption of Macromedia, I used this program just as much as Illustrator and think of it fondly.
	Homesite	>3 years	I have spent a decent bit of time using Homesite as a back up to Dreamweaver. Does anyone still use it?
	Illustrator	>5 years	Although I didn't use it a lot for work in the beginning, I have been getting more and more stuff using Illustrator and have gotten pretty good with it. Illustrations, charts, animation setups for Flash... It's all good.
	InDesign	>4 years	I am wholeheartedly in the InDesign (over Quark) camp and am almost ashamed to admit how much I like the nuts and bolts importance of a program like InDesign and how easy it is made to get it done.
	Microsoft Office	>10 years	I know how to do lots with every program in the suite, including the composition of complicated macros.
	Photoshop	>7 years	Photoshop is like a huge dictionary... You can never come to grips with all of it. I know how to do lots of things with it, but will admit my 4 color, hardcore, print production type knowledge could use a little work.
	QuarkXPress	<3 years	InDesign's infiltration into the previously Quark owned print world has led to a decreased usage of it for work, but I got to know the program pretty well although I'm a little rusty.
	Rapid Prototyping	<2 years	I have been doing as much prototyping as possible and have familiarized myself with Dimension, Roland, and Z-Corp equipment along with several software packages and job management.
	Sketchup	<3 years	This is a great little program that I honestly haven't used for work too much, but I have designed an awful lot of houses in it for fun.
	Solidworks	<3 years	I have been using Solidworks on a regular basis for about 3 years and love it for its ease of use and rock solid modeling. Surfacing seems to be getting easier, and that's great!