
ApeWorks - Copy Writing, Photography, Graphic Design, Web Design/Administration
Greater San Diego Area

ApeWorks - Copy Writing, Photography, Graphic Design, Web Design/Administration
Greater San Diego Area
Self-starter that began as a freelance photographer during high school, extending skills and abilities to include copy writing and web design and administration.
Self-taught in graphic design and web design and administration.
Increasingly fluent in Adobe Creative Suite 3 Programs and Microsoft Office.
Photography featured in several national publications and copied onto many websites.
Writing featured in several national publications.
Videography featured in several action sports video documentaries.
...all of this without actually having graduated from UCSD/Muir College and not having received my B.A. in English/Writing (I have 1 class left and no time to take it.)
Location-based photography, advanced automotive technical knowledge, diverse writing "voices", HTML/PHP/MySQL web/database technologies, action sports photography
(Writing and Editing industry)
June 1992 — Present (17 years 7 months)
Providing photography, videography, editorial/advertising copy writing, and web design/administration services.
Various Clients include :
-EMS / Maverick Publishing : TPR/Tuner Performance Reports Magazine
-Primedia : for Import Tuner Magazine, Turbo and Hi-Tech Performance Magazine, Sport Compact Car Magazine, Honda Tuning Magazine
-Modified Magazine
-DSport / DragSport Magazine
-AEBS/Advanced Engine Breathing Systems
-Pann Auto Performance
-Transworld Skateboarding Magazine
-Birdhouse Projects Skateboards
-Rusty Clothing
-Invisible Skateboards
-411 Video Magazine
... and more.
(Automotive industry)
2003 — October 2008 (5 years )
CONTRACTOR for TPR/Tuner Performance Reports Magazine
Providing editorial writing, photography, layout/design, and magazine administration services.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PRM; Publishing industry)
September 2001 — May 2003 (1 year 9 months)
Write about and photograph featured vehicles, attend and cover events, edit freelance submissions, and ghost write articles for Import Tuner Magazine. Work was used and featured by other Primedia titles including Sport Compact Car Magazine, Honda Tuning, and Turbo and Hi-Tech Performance.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Automotive industry)
August 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 2 months)
General managerial duties, including: product information database maintenance; payroll; federal, state, local legal compliance; inventory tracking and control; employee efficiency and productivity management; sales and customer service for retail and wholesale clients.
(Automotive industry)
November 1995 — August 2000 (4 years 10 months)
As Controller:
General managerial duties, including: maintenance of computerized sales, purchase, and inventory system for retail and wholesale departments; storewide product purchasing; accounts payable/receivable; employee efficiency and productivity management; sales and technical support for wholesale clients; advertising copy/promotional coordinator; staff supervision.
As Wholesale Department Manager and Wholesale Sales Rep:
Sales and technical support for wholesale dealers, procedural training of employees in wholesale sales. Worked closely with supported companies to promote products and increase volume sales by attending numerous import performance events around the nation as a representative of said companies and of Dynamic Autosports Inc. Received various awards for helping the company become a volume sales leader for many manufacturers.
As Sales General:
Sales and technical support to retail and wholesale customers.
(Automotive industry)
June 1993 — October 1995 (2 years 5 months)
Retail sales.
Installation of automotive performance parts.
Window tinting for retail sales and corporate accounts.
Literature : Writing Emphasis 2000 — 2003
Graduation date TBD
A.A. , Transfer Studies , 1991 — 1999
Transfer Studies Program calls for curriculum specific learning path to insure adequate preparation for UC/CSU university curricula.
Vocational Enrichment courses taken here : Photography, Desktop Publishing
Graphic Design, Web Design, Digital Photography, "Action" Sports, Information Systems Technologies