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Dear Sir/Madame,

I am actively seeking a full time employment position as a graphic designer
and/or as a multimedia artist.  I have just turned 24 years old and live in
Coquitlam, BC.  I am available immediately and am willing to bring my
portfolio and other relevant materials down to you in person if required (or
desired).

I started up, owned and operated three BC West Coast Native art galleries
out in Chilliwack, in the Fraser Valley. In January of 1998 I decided to
shut down the galleries altogether and have since been sub-contracting and
freelancing out for pre-press, web and design jobs.  I was 19 when I opened
my first location and by the time I closed my businesses, I had set up 2
retail galleries, one very large artist's studio as well as having set up
additional locations temporarily at the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel and the
Holiday Inn in Chilliwack. I also created a computer multimedia presentation
originally intended for customer's to search through on their own but that
somehow ended up being used as a building block towards giving multimedia
and internet technology seminars.   Video capture and editing, audio
editing, image scanning and editing, software applications (their
capabilities and advantages), computer peripherals, digital image devices
and many other items ended up being the topics for my seminars.

I used my own 35mm camera systems, digital cameras, high end flatbed
scanners, slide & negative scanners, video capture boards, digital/8mm video
cameras, digital pen tablets, 17" & 30" NEC Monitors, 60" big screen TV's
and a huge surround sound system for the seminars.  Using Microsoft
PowerPoint and material that I had the crowd put together on their own, I
taught them about what each piece of technology was and how it worked and
ultimately, how to combine effectively all of the multimedia components into
one finished piece.

There is a lot more to this than I can write but if this is interesting to
you so far, I would be happy to explain what I did more thoroughly.  I can
build a PC from scratch and I am always teaching people (or advising) as to
what software to purchase and how to use it as well as hooking up their new
toys for them.  I am also capable of setting up, maintaining and
troubleshooting Windows 95/98 networks, (not NT Server based networks but I
can use NT Workstation and Server for my own use).  I have used Power Mac's
before and can use them effectively (graphics software and other major
titles are very similar anyway) but am not as knowledgeable as PC.

Regarding the most relevant issue, graphics and multimedia applications,
following is a list of what I know how to use very well; PageMaker 6.5,
PhotoShop 5.0, Illustrator 7.0, Freehand 8.0, Quark Express 4.0, xRes 3.0,
Painter 5.0, Detailer 1.0, Expression 1.0, Corel Draw Suite 6/7/8, Sound
Forge 4.0, PowerPoint 97, Director 6.0 (Apprentice-Level), After Effects
3.0, Premiere 5.0, MGI Video Wave...that's about it for multimedia.  I know
lot's more than that for business applications (accounting, data basing,
day-planners etc.) but my forte is with graphics and multimedia.

I can do the complete pre-press set up.  I understand all of the bleed
limit, gutter, color correction, advanced image manipulation, sheet vs. web
presses plus lots more.  I can create customized graphics and layouts that
90% of the time clients have been pleased with right off the bat, I can do
the photography, use the various types of equipment required for multimedia
materials...and most importantly, actually comprehend what it is the client
wants and translate it literally into something they will use.

I believe I have a lot to learn but at the same note, I also believe that I
can offer a lot to your company. I am looking for a home, not a job.  I'd
like to feel relatively secure that my "potential" position with you or
whoever hires me is not a temporary 6 month contract but I do understand the
competetive nature of this business.  If I have to work for solidity and
longevity - try me.  Over other young, just-graduated-from-a-school,
eager-beaver candidates, I think I have a unique outlook derived from a
$500,000.00 lesson from the school of hard knocks; my previous business.  A
19 year old cannot be expected to understand (applied knowledge vs. theory)
marketing, business financing, management skills and other required skills
to run a business (or several), however, I learned many first hand lessons,
both good and bad that can only come from experience.

Anyway, I look forwards to hearing back from you even if you don't have a
position available.  Possibly, you have some insight, contacts or advice you
could offer?

Yours Sincerely,

JEREMY A.G. RICHARDS

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DIGITAL MEDIA + PRE-PRESS SERVICES

 Interactive Kiosk Multimedia Presentations (Stationary Units)
 Self Running CD-ROM Presentations
 Ready-To-Go Speaker-Oriented Presentations
 35mm Catalogue Photography
 35mm/Digital Portrait Photography
 Scanning Services (35mm Film/Slides/Transparencies/Negatives/Images)
 Digitized CD-ROM Based Family Photo Albums
 Photographs/Images/etc. to Slides Conversions
 Advanced Image Editing/Retouching/Recoloring
 Digital Pre-Press (For Film/Plate Output)
 Graphic Design (Conceptualization/Creative)
 Large Format Full Color Printing (54" x [user defined]')
 Personal And Full Commercial Web Site Design/Hosting
 Corporate Logos/Identity Packages
 Low Budget Print/Photocopy Compatible Projects
 Business Cards/Stationary
 Promotional Campaign Publishing/Printing
 P.O.P. Displays/Signs
 Word Processing (Resumes/Publications/Reports etc.)
 Professional Proposal Development/Publishing
 Digital Video Editing/Capturing Services + CD/VHS Output (Non-Linear)
 Laminating/Binding/Packaging
 VHS Video Multimedia Presentations
 Advanced PC Audio Sampling/Editing
 Audience Participation Computer/Internet Technology Seminars
 Difinitive Visions "CYNERGY(tm)" Multimedia Package
 Professional Adobe Acrobat .PDF Publishing

Here is a list of some software that we are compatible with and file formats
that I can accept or output as:

Adobe Photoshop 5.0, Adobe Framemaker 3.5, Adobe Dimensions 3.0, Adobe
Illustrator 7.0, Adobe Persuasion 4.0, Adobe Pagemaker 6.5, Macromedia
Director 6, Quark Express 4.0, Macromedia xRes 3.0 Fractal Design Painter
5.0, Macromedia Freehand 7.0/8.0, Fractal Design Detailer 1.0, Macromedia
Extreme 3D 1.0, Fractal Design Expression 1.0, Macromedia Authorware 4.0,
Fractal Design Ray Dream Studio 5.0, Corel Draw Suite 6, 7 & 8, Adobe
Premiere 4.0/5.0, Corel Word Perfect Suite 7/8, Adobe After Effects 3.1,
Microsoft Office 95/97 Pro, Microsoft Publisher 97/98, Microsoft Frontpage
97/98, Lotus Smartsuite 96/97