Service Experience Resume
AdVance Productions
1987-2005 Photography & Business Consultation. Advance is a full service production company that helps in marketing strategies. Helping new and established businesses find new markets, to expand profits. Writing business and marketing plans, helping with licensing and tax issues. Productions in videocassette recording, photographic, digital services and web site design.
Professional Graphic Design
Photographic
Videotography & HD MPEG
PowerPoint Presentations
Digital Recording Studio
Web Site Design
New Business Start-ups
Marketing Implementation Plans
Creative & Technical Writing
Sales Scripts & Presentation Books
Full Color Printing
Business Cards
Letterhead & Envelopes
Posters & Signage
Brochures & Flyers
Post Cards & Tent Cards
Presentation Folders
Corporate Annual Reports
Carbon-less Invoices
Foil Stamp & Embossing
Direct Marketing Campaigns
Targeted D.M. Lists
Specialty Advertising
Window Decals
Magnets & Custom Paint
Apparel - Silk Screen
Uniforms &Embroidery
Corporate Logo Any-thing?
Banners & Signs
Web Site Evaluations
Internet Marketing Strategies
Web Advertising Plan
Web Site Construction
Search Engine Placement
Increase Traffic
Increase Sales Conversions
Auto Responders
Banner Ads
M-Peg Hi-Res Movies
Merchant Accounts
Automated Shopping Carts
Customized Leads
Capture Visitor Info
Affiliate Programs
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John G Vance
Cell (602)327-6627
Home (602)993-1970
E-mail INGODWETRUST@USA.COM
18002N 31AVE
Phoenix, AZ. 85053
John G Vance
Cell (602)327-6627
Home (602)993-1970
E-mail INGODWETRUST@USA.COM
18002N 31AVE
Phoenix, AZ. 85053
Customer Service- It is the most important element in any business. 20 years of experience working with clients in many arenas of business. (Portraiture, Photo labs, Sales, Business consultation, Web design, Printing services ect.) Always go beyond their expectations by over delivering the product and service. One dissatisfied client is way too many.
Trainer/Teacher- Have trained many photographers in all aspects of portrait studio management. Given many presentations to individuals and groups. In addition have taught 3 years of Shabbat school and 2 years of Sunday school as well as martial arts instruction and giving instructional seminars on Pre Paid Legal.
Graphic Design Fully computer equipped to handle any advertisement, brochure, announcement, catalogs, directories, database, calendars, business cards, postcards, banners, banner ads, Power Points, ect.
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Microsoft Office Word, Frontpage, Power Point, Outlook, Publisher, Excel, Access Simsol –Flood adjuster, MPEG & MP3 editors QuickBooks , Kodak, Sony, |
Macromedia MX Suite Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Freehand10 Adobe Suite Photoshop, Illustrator,Golive, InDesign,Elements |
Photography- Member of the Kodak Promise of Excellence. Personally photographed over 50,000 families, shooting in the finest Country Clubs in the southwest for Paul Linwood Gittings. As the Wal*Mart portrait studio director, designed the basic studio layout for all the studios around the country between 1999-2000. John was the studio division Director for the Western United States, hiring & training in the classroom and in the studios. Keeping all the daily numbers on almost 40 A.F.P. studios & over 100 photographers. Photographed over 60 church directories of all denominations, and sharing in the weddings of over 400 couple’s big day. Advanced knowledge of portraiture lighting techniques in the studio or at any location. John has written and photographed many assignments for magazines and newspapers. Photographing for many Fortune 500 companies, shooting displays, full catalogs, and web sites.
Catastrophic Insurance flood Adjuster & Photographer: 2005 Hurricane Katina, during Rita & Wilma. FIMA Certification #10050003NFAP under US Dept Homeland Security. 24 Homes & 110 HANO “the projects” adjusted to legal limit of insurance. Full Scopes and full SimSol Reports of Risks located in New Orleans over $2,950,000 Written for SCS in 8 weeks in Hammond Louisiana. Please ask to see fiduciary claim samples.
High Tech Institute- Anthem College 2006 - Accademic Advisor / Admissions Rep. 38 students enrolled 5 mo. Team Lead Marketing floor. Enrollment of students in AS* & BS* Graphic Design & Animation, Criminal Justice, Med Bill & Code, Business Managment, Health Mngt, C.A.D. Drafting and many medical Degrees. Walked thru all documents and financial aid proccess.
Executive Portrait Photograher: 1990 1991 & 2003-2004 Country Club Portraitist. Trained under Master Photographer Paul Linwood Gittings in his Scottsdale AZ. Studio. Photographing directories in the finest country clubs in the Southwest (The Boulders C.C., Tascossa C.C. Frankfort C.C. KY., Scottsdale Arizona Club, Pinnacle Peak C.C., GreenTree C.C., & 7 Sun City AZ clubs) Low volume very high quality executive portraiture in the finest Country Clubs. Sales from Johns portraiture was over $100,000 in a ten-month period, with a sales average consistently above $600 each sitting.
AdVance Productions 1987-2005 Photography & Business Consultation. Advance is a full service production company that helps in marketing strategies. Helping new and established businesses find new markets, to expand profits. Writing business and marketing plans, helping with licensing and tax issues. Productions in videocassette recording, photographic, digital services and web site design.
Quality Entrepreneurial Service: 2003-2005 Marketing manager (Advance Consulting). Set up full marketing strategy for printing & direct marketing firm. Set up Sales team and wholesale accounts. Set up all venders, and designed media, purchased media for production & distribution.
International Profit Assoc: 2002 The Senior Area Manager, through appointments set by business coordination efforts and personal leads, meets with CEO’s, Presidents and owners of companies to discuss their business operations. Full Consulting Services to grow business’s profits.
Discover Card: 2001-2002 BT Marketing Services Account Manager, over $2,000,000 in balance transfers in 10 mos. highest add-on average in division history- Credit protection plans & Warranty plans.
Washington Photo: 1997: Photo lab Technician printing B&W and professional orders on a Copal system, all lab duties included.
Design Studio: 1997: General Manager of Design Studio (Washington Photo) Photographing senior portraits, executive, and weddings. Making sure all details for the customers were taken care of.
American Photographic Studios: 1995-1997: Utah district studio trainer for Wal*Mart Portrait Studios, Manager of Murray UT. Studio (all duties included).
United Church Directories: 1994-1995: Traveled the United States photographing church directories with a Kodak Prism System. 45+ sittings per day and direct sales.
Associated Family Photographers (AFP): 1989-1993: Title National Wal*Mart Portrait Studio Director. Helped in original studio design and compiled training manuals for all the studios. Opened studios for the Grand Openings, training managers, photographers, salespeople and receptionists in all aspects of operation. Keeper of all weekly studio numbers for over 40 studios. Interviewing, hiring, and training employees. Worked for AFP as a liaison for the Wal*Mart corp. in Bentonville to ensure top quality of service in the studios.
Coppinger & Affl. / Majestic Marketing: 1997-1989: Traveled the Southwest photographing church directories and fundraisers. Very high volume with 60 families on schedule every shoot day. Sales average over $80.00/ sitting, moved up to trainer of Utah territory.
Chaparral 1Hr Photo lab: 1986-1987: Asst. Manager of full service 1hour Photo lab Duties included: daily Noritsu programming, densitometry, chemistry mixing, darkroom color enlarging hand prints, copy work, C-41, EP-2, E-6, inventory & sales.
Education Spokane Community College- Classes completed include: Accounting, HTML, MS FrontPage, Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Marketing, Retailing, Business Law, Advertising, Business Management, Selling Fundamentals, Adobe PhotoShop, Speech communications, Economics Human Relations and Advanced Management Theory. 5 credits needed for AA*
Avid reader of reference books on business, computers, cameras, biblical Hebrew, sales, communication, history, science, marketing, new technologies, photography & current news events.
