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Hi I'm Joe Manning (sodathief)I make web sites, noises, and climb stuff. I also express myself in lots of digital ways. So far the way that is most rewarding, is though music.

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- Joe Manning
  
  Web Designer at The Creative Group
  
  Design | San Francisco Bay Area, US
  
  Summary
  
  With extensive freelance design experience, a valuable education in product design and an unrelenting passion for learning, I am a valuable asset to any project on which I work. I am constantly thinking of ways to innovate, and my creative energy is easily translated into company growth and new revenue streams. I am always generating new ideas, whether it be on the job or at home.
  
  I'm always striving for personal growth, whether it be adding items to my portfolio, learning new programming languages or even penciling creative new ideas into my notebook.
  
  My goal in any position is to be the primary source for ideas and ways to innovate.
  
  Specialties: Strong technical background. Vast knowledge of current design, technology, and style trends. Vision of the "big picture." Works through many ideas and possibilities before identifying the best solution.
  
  Experience
  - Aug 2010 - Present
    Web Designer / Better Homes & Gardens - Mason McDuffie Real Estate
    
    • User interface • Layout design, • logo creation • Design mock-ups • Template design of real estate industry related web sites. Tools used: • Visual Source Safe • Photoshop • Illustrator • CSS & HTML. Text editor only.
  - Sept 2009 - Aug 2010
    Merchandising Tech Support / Sony Computer Entertainment America
    
    • Interactive Display Support • Remote computer support • Document preparation • Self extracting package design
  - Jan 1997 - Sept 2009
    Owner / OMNiTHiNG.net
    
    • Web graphic design • Domain and hosting setup • Database administration • E-commerce implementation • User administration and security • Customer service and collections
  - Jan 2009 - Jul 2009
    Technician / WebDispatch.com
    
    • Virus removal • Hard disk diagnosis • Hardware repair • Security setup • Network setup • Data recovery • Custom software support • Web/email design and SEO
  - Feb 2000 - Dec 2008
    MIS / Tassajara Valley Realty
    
    • Network installation • AVAYA administration • General tech support • Konica Minolta administration • Web/graphic design • Individual/group training
  - Jun 2007 - Mar 2008
    Creative/Sales / Apple Retail
    
    • Desktop support • Phone support • Individual/group training • Sales
  - 2006 - Sept 2007
    Art Director / Silicon Maps Inc
    
    • Layout design • Art Direction • Pre-press production • Team management
  - Jun 2005 - Sept 2005
    Designer / Intern / DVC Multimedia Firm
    
    Web and graphic design, problem solver for a variety of companies.
  Education
  - 2006 - 2009
    
    San Francisco State University
    
    BA in Industrial Arts Industrial Arts; Marketing; Accounting, Economics, and Environmental Studies
    Activities: IDSA Student Chapter
  - 2003 - 2005
    
    Diablo Valley College
    
    Transfer in General Education
  Additional Information
  - Websites:
    
    Joe Manning's design portfolio
  - Honors:
    
    Graduated with honors and a certificate of excellence
  - Interests:
    
    Reading 20 different blog feeds a day, climbing trees, climbing rocks, climbing the hand rails on the BART train. I like to work out, but only when it feels like I am preparing for something cool, like ninja training. I love to laugh and I don't care if you're laughing at me.