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Chad Bush of Raven’s Eye Design is a rare diamond that we found in a vast heap of coal. His high creative energy and superior quality of workmanship and excellent communications are everything we needed to get our business out of the hanger and up and flying. — BB Cane, owner, BC Records

Chad Michael Bush

voice: (520) 241-5494
fax: (520) 324-0818
mail: PO Box 40804 Tucson AZ 85717
email: chad@ravenseyedesign.com
Objective
  • To maximize my creative energy, design experience and writing expertise by crafting eye-catching, top-quality graphic print and web design.
Education
  • Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI. Bachelor of Arts: Journalism and Spanish majors, graphic design minor.
  • Graduated with honors, December 19, 1992. Overall GPA: 3.58/4.00, Cum Laude.
  • Foreign study: Centro Mexicano Internacional, Morelia, Michoacán, México. January to June, 1991.
Work Experience
  • GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGNER, Raven’s Eye Design, Tucson. August 1999 to present. Sole proprietor of full service graphic and web design company providing a variety of services including website design and management, brochures, CD covers, corporate identity, logos, advertising, newsletters, illustration, and consulting.
  • WEB DESIGN INSTRUCTOR, University of Arizona, Extended University Webmaster Certification program, May 2004 to present. Teach hand-coding XHTML and CSS, image editing, project management, usability, Flash, and several other web design topics; develop curriculum and oversee student certification.
  • GRAPHIC DESIGNER, Interactive Composition Corporation, Portland, OR. September 1997 to August 1998. Designed, electronically typeset and edited technical textbooks and scholastic periodicals for a multifaceted pre-press company using Quark XPress, Photoshop, Illustrator and LaTeX.
  • ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEACHER, Centro Mexicano Internacional, México. November 1996 to March 1997 and January to June, 1991. Developed and taught several levels of advanced English grammar to five daily classes of Mexican students at a private college and high school.
  • STAFF WRITER, Arizona Capitol Times, Phoenix, AZ. July 1993 to May 1996. Reported on all aspects of state government for a specialized weekly newspaper. Recorded all formal Senate action for a legislative bill tracking service. Compiled information for several reference publications.
Skills & Interests
  • Expert with Macintosh OS X, custom XHTML coding, standards-based CSS web design, and industry standard graphic and web design software including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash and Quark XPress.
  • Professional copy writer and editor with impeccable eye for detail and amazing communication skills.
  • Fluently speak, read, write and translate Spanish.
  • Trance saxophone player and multi-instrumental recording artist; dancer, clown, juggler.
  • Surrealist fine art and portrait painter.
References
  • References, design and writing samples available upon request. Extensive design portfolio samples available in person or on the internet at www.ravenseyedesign.com.