RESUME
last updated: 05/15/02

TOD C PARKHILL
412 1/2 University Avenue #3
San Diego, CA 92103
tparkhill56@hotmail.com

POSITION DESIRED
Full-time Digital Artist/Graphic Designer/Illustrator

EDUCATION
1992-1996
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
MAJOR: Communication Arts and Design (Electronic Media)

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Photoshop 5.5
Quark 4.0
Freehand 8

WORK EXPERIENCE
1993-1998
Caricature Artist at Paramount’s Kings Dominion (Supervisor 1995-1998)
duties include: guest relations, cash handling, hiring and training new artists,
inventory management, nightly paperwork and drawing caricatures.

1998-1999
Area Manager of Artist Operations at Paramount’s Kings Dominion
duties include: hiring and training artists for caricature and airbrush operations,
buying inventory, establishing budgets, stand maintenance. Plus: training new supervisors,
shop concept and design, flier and promotional advertisement design, handbook design.

1999-2001
Graphic Designer/Illustrator for Pre-Press Design Services at Richmond Times-Dispatch
duties include: production of spec and finished advertisements for various
clients to print in or be printed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, production of original
illustrations for advertisements and editorial articles. Plus: pagination of the Classified Section.

2001-present
Lead Caricature Artist at Sea World San Diego
duties include: guest relations, cash handling, hiring and training new artists,
inventory management, nightly paperwork and drawing caricatures.

REFERENCES
EDUCATIONAL: Bob Kaputof, 804-278-9767
PROFESSIONAL: Scot DePedro, 619-226-3900 x2395
PERSONAL: Gabe Hunt, 619-239-7484


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