I have updated my Bio-page on my portfolio page. the following is part of what is there now.
Employment Bio:
Mark is able to do many things from industrial design, architectural pre-visualization, CAD drafting, to graphic design, and some basic cartography.
Of late, Mark has been volunteering at the Salt Lake County Library two days a week, filing books on hold for customers, and doing whatever else he is asked.
Also he has spent time writing, drawing, and playing with some 3D modeling. As yet only some of the writing is posted, at the Jots and Doodles, From My Keyboard, and Caspian and Karen blogs on the link page.
In the Fall and Winder of 2011, Mark has worked irregular-part time for a local Irrigation Canal Company. Part of this time Mark is in the field working with the Water Master cleaning the easements around the canal, and conducting a Video Survey of the length of it. The rest of the time Mark is. Further plans are to map the individual laterals, but this has been put off for later in the off-season. In doing this, the Canal Company lists have been compared to the County Assessor records, establishing where discrepancies exist, and such have been reported to the Canal Company Board.
Mark worked as an Election Judge/Poll Worker for the 2010 Election Early Voting, for Salt Lake County. He was posted at the University of Utah voting station.
Mark wanted to learn more of writing and telling stories and get additional software skills, so while attending school for Media Arts and Animation Mark worked as a HVAC CAD Drafter and Designer working on both Commercial and Residential system designs. Mark also worked for a short time as an assistant to a Commercial Real Estate Agent, doing all manor of office work.
Before returning to school for a second degree, Mark worked as a CAD Drafter and Designer for Cryogenic Liquid Cargo Pumps.
Formal Education:
BS in Media Arts and Animation - The Art Institute of Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada
BAS in Industrial Design - ITT Technical Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
AAS in Computer Aided Drafting - ITT Technical Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
Software and Skills:
High Enthusiasm, Low Experience (few years to months)
3D Modeling Basic First Aid
Hard Modeling (Make it functional) CPR
3D Animation
Rock Climbing/Rappelling
Script Writing Basic Animal Husbandry
Script Editing Basic Farming
Story Writing
Story Editing Read and Study (Academic)
Article/Paper Writing
Drawing: Article/Paper Editing
Story Boarding U.S. History
Drawing Figures Art, Design
Prop Design Social Principles
Metal Work (Academic)
General Photography Foundry
Forging
Physical Survey Blacksmithing
Measure and record/draw structures and objects Weapon-smithing
O.O.D.A.
Motorcycle Riding U.S. Infantry – Basic Theory
Pickup Truck with load Light Weapon
Truck with Hitch Trailer
Load Organization
Heavy Furniture Movement
Medium Enthusiasm, High Experience (many years)
Computer Aided Drafting Employee Training
(multiple 2D platforms) CAD Training/Related
Some Advanced AutoCAD Presentation
CAD Drafting Discipline: Mechanical
Design – Cryogenic Pump and System Business Machine Maintenance
Geometric Tolerancing Plotter
CAD Drafting Discipline: HVAC Blue Line
Design – Industrial Copy Machine
Design – Residential Computer
Trouble shooting
MS-Word Networking
Excel Assembly
Adobe Reader/Writer
Automobile Driving – sedan/coupe
Project Management
Minor Crisis Management
Read and Study
History – General, World
Basic Civics
High Enthusiasm, High Experience (many years)
Reading General Horse Husbandry
Writing Horse Handling
Drawing: General sketching Horse Riding
Design Principles Hay Stacking
Telling Stories Cat/Dog care
Automobile Driving Camping
Manual + Automatic Hiking
General Firearm Care/Safety
Read and Study
Book of Mormon
Holy Bible
Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Pearl of Great Price
LDS Gospel/Theology, Church History, Ordinance Administration
Medium Enthusiasm, Low Experience (few years to months)
Genealogy Computer Paint
Photoshop
CAD Drafting Discipline: Architecture After Effects
Drawing: Plastic Model Building
Traditional Animation
Character Design ‘Shade Tree’ Auto Mechanics
3D Modeling Single Color Silk Screen
Basic Camera
Lighting Basic Spanish
Rigging Grammar/Vocabulary
Backpack / briefcase QC
Low Enthusiasm, High Experience (many years)
Data Processing General Labor
Data Entry Dig, Cut, Stack, Burn
Yard Tool, Yard Equipment use
Read and Study
Math – up to Pre-Calculus, especially Geometry
News Paper delivery
Low Enthusiasm, Low Experience (few years to months)
Drawing: Book Keeping – 10 Key
Still Life Account Reconciliation
Rendering Order Desk
Illustration
Perspective Election Judge
Life Drawing Voting Booth/Station management
Sculpture
Commercial Driving
3D Modeling Up to 2-ton
Textures (Make it look pretty)
Inventor Basic Commercial Real Estate Sales
Flash Contracts
Illustrator Property Evaluation
Power Point County Assessor Websites
Final Cut
Pro Tools Janitorial
Basic Sound Design Vacuum/mopping
Quark Dusting
Desk Top Publishing Trash removal
Google Sketch UP Floor Wax stripping/replacement
Floor buffer
ArcGIS mapping Program Other general cleanup
Fish Tank Care
CAD Drafting Discipline:
Process Piping Basic Concrete Cutting Theory
Electrical
Civil Basic Electronics
Structural
Proselytizing
Industrial / Product Design Door to Door Canvassing
Public Speaking
This list comes from an exercise that I did from the "What Color is Your Parachute" book. Perhaps it is information overload, but it shows what I can do, and how enthusiastic about it I am.
I realize that my high enthusiasm is not for things that make me any money, yet, if at all. Not specifically.
I ordered a refurbished laptop online, for myself for Christmas. I hope to use it well.
I have been working on compiling a submission-draft of the first Caspian & Karen story the last few days. I am wondering how much of it to post, and how much other writing to post.
In my 3D modeling lately, I have been thinking of some space-ships lately. These are just bruit constructs, with no streamlining. They are not atmospheric craft, they don't need it, and the cube is the best general shape to use. I have two more ideas to toss together, and then see about where to take them from there.
Last week I attended a Naturalization Ceremony. I was very impressed by it, and wish that attending one was somehow required by every high school civics course.
I also had the wonder whether any of the OWS-useful idiots had any clue of what is truly required of a citizen, and whether they would be willing to comply.
On the other hand, building on the ideas of John Locke, and government deriving power from the consent of the governed, I suppose the OWS-useful idiots would say the government has no power as they do not consent to it.
In one way I agree with then: I think we should vote out every incumbent, fire every bureaucrat, and be rid of every appointed government official who is of a collectivist, or croniest, or corrupt stripe, irrespective of party. Throw them all out, and revoke their pensions.
I wonder, is the government-worker labor union (or any labor union) just a money laundering operation for the political parties?
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