Floyd Z Yancey

3348 Ridgeway Rd. , Memphis , TN 38115

phone (901) 596-5720

email drgrunge2000@yahoo.com

I NEED A JOB!

Myspace profile: http://www.myspace.com/PrettyBoyFloydIII
Portfolio: http://www.twu.net/~fyancey

I need a job. I have a lot of talent. But memphis is a hard place to find a job that pays well.
anyone out there have a cool job for me?
I'll do crazy wild stuff that nobody else will do.
Stuff like.. iraqi diplomat.
Getting fired out of a cannon.
Photographing, diving with sharks.
Piloting UFOs.
Mercenary for hire.
Deep sea demolition
Dressing up as a giant coin for casino commercials
underwater caving
undercover investigations
astronaut
actor
Ostrich Jockey
blimp fighter pilot
Obtainer of rare antiquities
Volcanic Magma Extractor
Battle Mech Pilot
Oil Well firefighter
paranormal investigator
sort of a portfoilo of unrelated stuff here
http://www.twu.net/~fyancey
Train me for something cool. Nah. the hell with training. Just give it to me.
I'll jump right in anf figure it out. Muhahaha

 
OBJECTIVE

I am currently looking for employment.
I have three computer certifications.
Apple Computer AASP
Comptia A+
Microsoft Certified Professional MCP (2003 server)


I'm a person with diversified talents.
I can adapt and make due in tough environments.
I thrive on adventure and excitement. I have an incredible ability to come up with alternate solutions to difficult problems.
Especially in the area of repair. With a minimum of tools, I can revive mechanical parts that would normally be considered lost.
I find adversity entertaining. In my past I have acquired many skills. I have skills in painting, plumbing, locksmithing, gunsmithing,
carpentry, electrical work, oil/acrylic painting, desktop publishing, 3d computer graphics, cartooning and video production.
I would hope, that a position in your company would let me utilize and develop my skills. My years of computer related skills would
surely be an asset to your company. It would be an opportunity for me to learn the latest technological innovations from you.
My portfolio/site examples are located here:


http://www.twu.net/~fyancey (Main Portfolio)

http://www.twu.net/~fyancey/SR/ (Southern Rides Magazine Website)

http://www.aditup.com/ (Digital Signage Website)

http://www.twu.net/~fyancey/asset/ (Asset Management Co. Logo Design)

http://www.twu.net/~fyancey/cyops/ (CyberOperations-just a banner)


DESIRED OCCUPATION
Art Directors
Computer Techs
Managers, not listed separately
RELATED EXPERIENCE

Employer: AdItUp
Title: Art Director/Senior Network Technician
Location: Memphis, TN
Duration: 09/2003  -  Present
Job Duties: www.aditup.com
www.digitaladvertisingnetworks.com
I use Adobe Premiere and Photoshop to make high def digital commercials for plasma screen displays.
As a photographer, I conduct photo shoots using high end digital camera equipment to take the needed images.
I manipulate the images and add various desired elements in perspective, to produce a finished shot.
Managed a WAN consisting of remote stand alone player units configured to dial in, via modem or connect through a
LAN to a central server to retrieve ads. Responsible for the communications network in the Quantum Showrooms. Email admin.
Computer technician. Repaired and built player units and servers. Configured player units and servers through
Red Hat Linux. Set up routers, modems and switches. Ran cat 5e wiring. Ran Coax.
Repair Isolation down to the component level. Remote network/video maintenance.

Employer: IBM/Computer Generated Solutions
Title: Technical Analyst
Location: Memphis, TN
Duration: 01/2000  -  09/2003
Job Duties: Computer Generated Solutions/IBM Level 4 Apple Certified Technician for Memphis City Schools.
Team Lead. I used my Macintosh/PC knowledge to help MCS staff and other field techs with their problems. I trained my
co-workers about technical Macintosh issues. I troubleshot PC, and fiber networking problems over the phone.
Assembled Custom Computers, Built Servers,
Network Administration,
Windows 2000 server, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Active Directory, Tivoli/Citrix Metaframe, Mainframe Operations, ISO Complience, Team Management.

Employer: Wallace Witmer Publishing
Title: Art Director
Location: Memphis, TN
Duration: 05/1995 -  11/1999
Job Duties: Macintosh Desktop Publishing, Ad Layout/Design, Digital Photo Editing, Proofreading, Classified Management, Scanning, developing media kits, Training others in production, Network Administration,

 



SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Adobe Photoshop, Cartooning, Mainframe, Adobe Pagemaker, .gif animation, Telnet, Quark Express, Isometric tile art for video games, FTP, Ray Dream Studio, 4 color process (CMYK) photo scanning, Tivoli/Citrix, 3D Studio Max, Macintosh networking, Ethernet and Appletalk, HTML, Mac Tech, Red Hat Linux, Audio Production, Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, PC tech, Life Drawing, Mechanical Drafting/scale drawing, Digital Photography, Pen and Ink drawing, Cross Platform File Conversion, Adobe Premeire Pro

 

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES
Apple Computer AASP
Comptia A+
Microsoft Certified Professional MCP (2003 server/w active directory)

EDUCATION

2.5 years towards BFA Graphic Design University of Memphis

1 Year Heart of the Ozarks Technical Community College Industrial Design

DESIRED LOCATION

In the country: United States.

Other countries

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