Levi Preston (levitravel@nycmail.com)

Current

ActionScript Developer - Flash/Flex/AIR at preston AS3 technologies (Self-employed)
Independent Distributor at Life-Ware.com
Builder/Developer at Asset Acquisition International (Self-employed)

Marathon Coordinator at ING - Run for Something Better www.ingrfsb.com
Exec Sushi Chef/Owner at Hi-Def Cafe LLC (Self-employed)
Flash Freelancer at d7 design inc. (Self-employed)

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Past

Marketing Consultant at New York Prime Foods

Education

The University of Connecticut School of Business
Cromwell Institute of Culinary Arts
New Horizons UH

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Design

Websites

Levi Preston (levitravel@nycmail.com)’s Summary

Levi Preston
Adobe Creative Suite Specialist
Adobe Community Groups Leader
Owner of Hi-Def Cafe LLC NYC EIN#87-0794421
Flasher/Graphic Artist, Investor, Entrepreneur, Marathon Coordinator, Sushi Chef & much more!

Experienced graphic artist specializing in Flash, Actionscript, and Photoshop!!! I attend the UCONN University School of Business, Hartford CT (May 2011). We seek out Restaurant, Hotel, and Shopping Center investment projects in NYC, LA, Las Vegas, Miami, Arizona, and Atlanta. (www.amanet.org)

Current:

ActionScript/Flash Developer at Preston AS3 Technologies
Executive Sushi Chef/Owner at Hi-Def Cafe LLC
Owner at Asset Acquisition Inc. (aai)
Independent Distributor at Life|ware (www.life-ware.com)
Marathon Coordinator at ING - Run for Something Better (www.ingrfsb.com)

Profile: Highly proficient, creative and passionate

Personal Attributes and Skills:

* Strong analytical & reasoning abilities
* Highly competitive, self-starter who is organized, disciplined, and goal-oriented
* Sound knowledge in Finance, Business Principles, and Graphic Arts
* Excellent communication skills demonstrated by ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds
* Experienced in providing written and oral presentations
* Resourceful, committed, versatile, and adaptable
* Creative, talented / gifted / out-of-the-box-thinker
* Welcome the challenge of solving problems
* Technical proficiency includes Photoshop, Flash, Windows, and Mac OS

Contact:

You can reach me by email: levitravel@nycmail.com
Feel free to add me as a connection @ www.linkedin.com, http://activerain.com/levipreston, www.realestateinvestor.com/levipreston, and http://groups.adobe.com/people/b6dbda435e/profile if you share interests.

"Building a legacy brings true happiness!!!"

Location:

NYC, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Scottsdale, Atlanta....

Levi Preston (levitravel@nycmail.com)’s Specialties:

* Flash and Actionscript
* Sushi Chef
* Graphic Arts (Flash, Actionscript, and, Photoshop)
* Carpenter/Framer

Levi Preston (levitravel@nycmail.com)’s Experience

ActionScript Developer - Flash/Flex/AIR
preston AS3 technologies (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Media Production industry)

November 2008 — Present (9 months)

Coding

ActionScript 1, ActionScript 2, ActionScript 3

CSS

Flex 1.5 MXML, Flex 2 MXML, Flex 3 MXML

SQL

XML

PHP

IDE

ASP

.NET

Java

Object Oriented Design

AJAX

XLST

Specialties

Flex/Flash/ActionScript RIA development

Planning

Organizing

Establishing and maintaining passive, proactive communication

Architecting applications and components to be easily reusable, upgradable, and maintainable, mostly through the proper use of Design Patterns and documentation.

RED5 Server Development

Dreamweaver

Photoshop

Fireworks

Illustrator

AIR
Independent Distributor

Life-Ware.com

(Privately Held; Consumer Electronics industry)

2007 — Present (2 years)

www.life-ware.com
Builder/Developer
Asset Acquisition International (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Construction industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years)
Marathon Coordinator

ING - Run for Something Better www.ingrfsb.com

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Exec Sushi Chef/Owner
Hi-Def Cafe LLC (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

April 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)

Hi-Def Cafe is a catering service, restaurant critique club, and investment acquistion group based in NYC.

1. We seek out the finest restaurants and establishments in NYC, Las Vegas, Miami, Atlanta, Arizona, and LA. Then we analyze, critique and publish our opinions for the benefit of fellow consumers and establishments.

2. We travel the country seeking restaurant, hotel, and shopping center investment projects in locations like NYC, Miami, Las Vegas, LA, Arizona, and Atlanta.

3. We specialize in Sushi, Vegetarian Sushi, and Japanese Cuisine

Knife skills:
• Usuba
• Deba
• Yanagi
• Gyutou
• Whetstone

Quality Prep/clean whole:
• Saba
• Aji
• Hirame
• Hamachi
• Hottate
• Mirugai
• Tai

Prep Vegetables:
• Tsuma/sashimi ken by hand, not machine.
• Cucumbers for sunomono and makimono
• Paper-thin sliced green onions
Flash Freelancer
d7 design inc. (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

March 2002 — Present (7 years 5 months)
Marketing Consultant

New York Prime Foods

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

November 2002 — July 2005 (2 years 9 months)

Levi Preston (levitravel@nycmail.com)’s Education

The University of Connecticut School of Business

Business Certification , Corporate Finance , 2004 — 2009
Cromwell Institute of Culinary Arts

Certification , Culinary Arts , 2006 — 2008
New Horizons UH

CIW - Certified Internet Webmaster , Flash, Photoshop, Graphic Arts, Web Design , 2005 — 2007

Additional Information

Levi Preston (levitravel@nycmail.com)’s Websites:

Levi Preston (levitravel@nycmail.com)’s Interests:

Run Marathons, Flash, Photoshop, Sushi, Arts, Beach, Cars and Motorbikes, Charity, Concerts, Cuisine, Dancing, Family, Football, Golf, Horse Riding, Movies, Music Parties, Photography, Tennis, Theater, Traveling, Volleyball

Levi Preston (levitravel@nycmail.com)’s Groups:

Toplinked.com, SEMPO, PeSA, Dallas Blue Executives NY, Save The Children, The Millionaires Real Estate Investor Club, The New York Investment Network

Luxury Real Estate Network
Lighthouse Venture Group's Alternative Investments Roundtable
Luxury & Lifestyle Professionals
University of Connecticut Alumni Networking Group (4000+ alumni)
Private Equity Investment Group
Actionscript Group
Real Estate Investor
Global Private Equity & Venture Capital
Private Equity Networking
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate Investment Group
Web Standards
Technology Outsourcing– Professionals/ Software Developers/ Freelancers/ Programmers/ Entrepreneurs
New York Venture Community
VENTURE CAPITAL USA
Adobe Flex Developers
Adobe AIR Developers
Real Estate Investing Entrepreneurs
Millionaire Business Club
Adobe Software Users
New England Venture Community
Bulk Real Estate Investments
NYC Real Estate
CSS Linked
Ask The Underwriter
MultiFamily Investors (MFI)
Web Developer & Graphic Designer
Rich Internet Applications (RIA)
Actionscript 3 / Flex / Flash Media Server - developers
BillionaireWorkstation
Flash Developers & Designers
Success Minded African Americans
Flash Coders
Multifamily Insiders
Adobe Flash Group
Adobe Photoshop Group
Papervision
Actionscript
Black Enterprise Networked
The Commercial Real Estate Network
Flash Freelancers
CT Technology Network
Global Capital Sources for Conventional & Alternative Real Estate Funding Group
Adobe Industry Leaders & Innovators
Emerging Markets Real Estate Investors (EMRI)
BIGDEAL - The Real Estate Investment Deal Board
Multifamily Mastermind Connect (MFMC)
Multifamily Mentorship Connect (MMC)
Distressed Assets Network
Adobe Flash Platform Leaders & Architects