Customer Service Representative at Verizon Wireless
Albuquerque, New Mexico Area
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- Customer Service Representative at Verizon Wireless
- Independent Associate at Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
- Business Owner at Smith & Smyth Creations LLC
- Past
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- Records Management and Storage Clerk at Innovative Business Controls
- News Page Designer at Albuquerque Journal
- Graphic Designer at New York Post
- Graphic Designer at KPC Christopher Thomas
- Graphic Designer at Kupper Parker Communications
- Graphic Designer at Cablevision Systems Corp
- Freelance Graphic Designer at Lloyd Staffing
- Newspaper Editor / Distribution for Babylon Arts Council at Babylon Arts Council
- Education
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- Noble Desktop LLC
- Noble Desktop LLC
- Long Island Board of Realtors
- Whitney Education Group Inc.
- Whitney Education Group Inc.
- Whitney Education Group Inc.
- New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Long Island
- CompuMaster
- State University of New York at Farmingdale
- State University of New York at Old Westbury
- State University of New York at Farmingdale
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Richard Smith’s Summary
Rick is a professional graphic designer offering services for print and web venues in the commercial arts. His company is also a registered member and independent associate of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. You can call him directly at: (516) 690-4059
About SSC: www.smithandsmyth.com/about.htm
Pre-Paid Legal Services: www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/smithrw18
Client list includes:
Night Search Radio, Memphis, TN
Sky Books Publishing, Westbury, NY
UFOteacher.Com
United States Harness Writers Association
White House Painting and Decorating
Richard Smith’s Specialties:
Print Design, Commercial Art, Mac platform, 10 years exp.
QuarkXPress; Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
Web Design, HTML, 5 years experience
Macromedia Dreamweaver; Adobe Photoshop & ImageReady
My Portfolio: www.smithandsmyth.com/portfolio.htm
Richard Smith’s Experience
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Customer Service Representative
Verizon Wireless
(Public Company; VZ; Telecommunications industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Customer Service, Call Center and Operator.
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Independent Associate
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; PPD; Legal Services industry)
December 2006 — Present (3 years )
I am both a Member and an Associate. Get Pre-Paid Legal and Identity Theft Shield today! Contact me for a free consultation. If interested, I'll sign you up immediately. Or feel free to sign yourself up at my Pre-Paid Legal Associate site:
http://www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/smithrw18
Check out the testimonials of fellow members:
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Business Owner
Smith & Smyth Creations LLC
(Graphic Design industry)
September 1995 — Present (14 years 3 months)
Professional graphic design services for print and web venues in the commercial arts. SSC is also a registered member and independent associate of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. Call us today: (516) 690-4059
Graphic design/page layout. Layout & design; desktop publishing, web graphics, cover art (books, CDs and magazines), brochures, small press literary publications and journals.
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Records Management and Storage Clerk
Innovative Business Controls
(Management Consulting industry)
March 2009 — September 2009 (7 months)
I am responsible for the management, organization, retrieval and delivery of important company documents, files and sensitive electronic media to and from small to mid-sized firms that store their records and materials within the secure warehouse facilities of IBC. A key aspect of this position is meeting with client representatives on a daily basis, therefore representing IBC in a positive light and strengthening client/business relations within the community. I am also currently assisting in the re-organization and overhaul of IBC's entire warehouse and client inventory, a long range project that requires accuracy and attention to detail.
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News Page Designer
Albuquerque Journal
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
October 2008 — January 2009 (4 months)
Layout and design of State, Final and Zone wrap-around editions, including Albuquerque Journal, West Side Journal, Rio Rancho Journal, Journal North and Santa Fe Journal.
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Graphic Designer
New York Post
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NWS; Newspapers industry)
June 2003 — July 2008 (5 years 2 months)
Responsible for the layout of the front and back pages as well as all graphical design elements with copy and images for business, news, sports, television and special weekly sections.
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Graphic Designer
KPC Christopher Thomas
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2002 — April 2003 (5 months)
Assisted ad agency through transitional period with their than new client Cablevision.
Worked on the layout and graphics for promotional materials for high profile clients such as Cablevision, Arbor Mortgage, Bentley College, Domino Sugar, Francesco Rinaldi and MetroWest.
The company restructured itself and is now called
Black Twig Communications
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Graphic Designer
Kupper Parker Communications
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2002 — April 2003 (5 months)
Assisted ad agency through transitional period with their than new client Cablevision.
Worked on the layout and graphics for promotional materials for high profile clients such as Cablevision, Arbor Mortgage, Bentley College, Domino Sugar, Francesco Rinaldi and MetroWest.
The company restructured itself and is now called
Black Twig Communications
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Graphic Designer
Cablevision Systems Corp
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CVC; Telecommunications industry)
October 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 3 months)
Responsible for the layout and design of Cablevision’s promotional packages for Optimum Online, Optimum TV, Optimum Voice, iO-Digital Cable, Lightpath, Pay-Per-View and the Lustgarten foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
Types of promotional packages that I worked on included: sweepstakes, print ads, direct mail initiatives, e-flyers and collateral materials such as brochures, tent cards, posters and banners.
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Lloyd Staffing
(Privately Held; Graphic Design industry)
1998 — 2002 (4 years )
While employed as a freelancer at Lloyd Creative Staffing, I worked at Bookspan, Computer Associates, Mutual Funds Magazine, Publishers Clearing House and The Halo Group.
Within these companies/agencies I worked on collateral materials, ad work, direct mail initiatives, vitamin label design, university catalogs, veloxes, cover layouts. catalog work and charity projects. I also lasered mass mailings to be distributed in the United States, England and Canada. -
Newspaper Editor / Distribution for Babylon Arts Council
Babylon Arts Council
(Non-Profit; Graphic Design industry)
1997 — 1997 (less than a year)
Designed and was responsible for the layout of the quarterly newspaper.
Achieved a more efficient rate of production/distribution for members within Long Island.
Initiated new collaborative programs to accommodate needs of local and regional poets and writers.
Handled office responsibilities including updating & organizing membership, phone calls, organizing bulk mailings, designing press releases.
Richard Smith’s Education
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Noble Desktop LLC
Adobe InDesign Intensive 2008 — 2008
Adobe InDesign Intensive - Noble Desktop LLC | Computer Graphics Training in New York, 2008
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Noble Desktop LLC
Web Design: Dreamweaver / Fireworks 2008 — 2008
Web Design: Dreamweaver / Fireworks - Noble Desktop LLC | Computer Graphics Training in New York, 2008
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Long Island Board of Realtors
Real Estate License , 45-hour Real Estate Salesperson Qualifying Course #S-181 , September 2003 — September 2003
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Whitney Education Group Inc.
Russ Whitney’s Building Wealth Conference August 2003 — August 2003
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Whitney Education Group Inc.
Certificate of Achievement , Russ Whitney's Real Estate Training Academy, 3-Day Course , June 2003 — June 2003
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Whitney Education Group Inc.
4-hour Real Estate Investing & Wealth Building Seminar May 2003 — May 2003
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New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Long Island
Certificate of Completion , Flash 5 - Level 1 (MAC), 8-Hour Class , May 2002 — May 2002
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CompuMaster
Certificate of Attendance , Conference for Desktop Publishers , November 1999 — November 1999
CompuMaster Achievement Through Learning
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State University of New York at Farmingdale
Visual Communications 1996 — 1996
Macintosh courses
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State University of New York at Old Westbury
B.S. , Visual Arts , 1992 — 1996
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State University of New York at Farmingdale
A.A.S. , Advertising Art & Design , 1989 — 1991
Additional Information
Richard Smith’s Websites:
Richard Smith’s Interests:
fine art, commerical art, museums, movies, reading, painting, writing, bike riding, great sex, travel, history, health, wealth, lecturing, public speaking, educating the masses, raging against the machine, running my business, real estate, graphic design, business opportunities, entrepreneurs, investing, World of Products catalog, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Identity Theft Shield. Online portfolio: http://www.smithandsmyth.com/portfolio.htm
Richard Smith’s Groups:
Art League of Long Island; Identity Theft Shield; Montauk Group; Museum of Fine Art (Fort Lauderdale, FL); New York Blood Center Gallon Club; Night Search Radio (Memphis, TN); Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc.; Specialty Merchandise Corporation; Whitney Information Network Inc.™; Whitney Education Group Inc.™
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Media and Entertainment: Networking, Forum and Jobs
Richard Smith’s Honors:
Farmingdale H.S., NY
Certificate of Award, 06-23-1988
English 11R - Highest Regents Examination Mark
Philip B. Healy, Member of Assembly, NY
Certificate of Merit, 06-1989
Regents Graduate - Farmingdale High School
Thomas S. Gulotta, County Executive - Nassau
Certificate of Merit, 06-21-1989
Regents Graduate - Farmingdale High School
S.U.N.Y. College @ Farmingdale
Dean's List - Advertising Art & Design
Certificate of Merit, Spring 1990
Certificate of Merit, Spring 1991
S.U.N.Y. College @ Old Westbury
Certificate of Academic Achievement, 04-27-1995
In Honor of Outstanding Achievement - Visual Arts Program
Eyes of Learning Inc.,
Volunteering Time, Effort and Dedicated Service
Certificate of Appreciation, 12-12-1997
Certificate of Appreciation, 12-04-1998
International Library of Poetry, Editor's Choice Award, 09-2003
Outstanding Achievement in Poetry
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