Samantha Mae Dorfman 41 Watchung Plaza #167 Montclair, New Jersey 07042 (phone number upon request) e-mail: sparkle7@comcast.net websites: www.sparkle7.com and www.molekular.net Work Experience 2000-present Freelance Designer Creating logos, posters, computer illustration, photography, and websites. 1995-2000 Freelance Consultant Creative Director/Consultant- Responsibilities included tracking trends for the fashion industry, creating slide shows on current fashion trends, researching and developing color forecast and direction for color service (including planning trips and travel to Europe), developing print direction and marketing focus as part of the color service, writing articles, and creating trend presentation boards. Trips to Europe included extensive "shopping" of the European market and photography of store windows. 1989-1995 Freelance Artist Created original textile designs and worked in the areas of silk-screen, color separations, licensed characters and technical service work for the fashion industry. 1989-1993 Multi-media Coordinator Created and coordinated multi-media events and video art, wrote grants, presented music, dance, and poetry, and acted as an international booking agent for musical acts. 1987-1990 Fundamental Information Systems (aka Corporate Systems) Computer Operations/Technician- Responsibilities included monitoring a Stratus XA600 and XA2000 computer system, rebooting, performing back-ups to tape, troubleshooting, acting as customer service, organizing cables, writing documentation, and creating technical diagrams. 1987 School of Visual Arts Lab Technician for the Computer Graphics Department- Helped students with various graphic software in an IBM/PC environment. Special Skills Experienced on the following computer software- Adobe GoLive, Illustrator, Photoshop, Image Ready, QuarkXPress, Corel Draw, Claris, Microsoft Word, currently learning Macromedia Flash all in a Mac environment. Video production, 3/4" and 1/2" video editing, storyboards, computer animation, still photography, super 8 film making and editing, painting, drawing, stone carving, working with stained glass, clay, and casting in aluminum and bronze. Education Attended School of Visual Arts, full-time 1978-1980 and 1984-1986, Fine Arts Major. Studied Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Textile Design, and Computer Graphics. Interests Currently curating exhibitions of Fine Art.   References available upon request.