Personal Resume of David M. Waltersdorff Jr.

536 John Sims Parkway East

Niceville, Florida 32578

(850) 797-3070            dave@davidwaltersdorff.com           www.davidwaltersdorff.com

About:

    David Waltersdorff has more than 20 years real life experience in the Sign Industry, beginning with a completed apprenticeship where he was certified  as a Journeyman Sign Crafter. His initial training focused on hand lettering and screen printing as well as more specialized aspects including gold leaf, hand carved signs and detailed, hand drawn logos and artwork.

    As computers became more prevalent in the sign industry, he incorporated them into his skill set and is proficient in most major sign related software including:

   SignLab

He is also highly skilled in design software and systems used in the Sign Industry including:

    Photoshop              HP5000 Digital Printer

OBJECTIVE: To find long term employment with a forward focused company. To utilize my skills for the benefit of said company. To be a solid, productive member of a quality oriented team.

Skills: Exceptionally artistic and creative. Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Able to function equally well in a team environment or alone. Multiple years of successful management experience. Innovative, “out of the box” thinker but able to adhere to policy's and company guidelines with ease.

Highly skilled in all methods of signage including: Interior / Exterior signs, non-lit signs, Coroplast, Banners, Magnetic Signs, Showcards / Posters, MDO, Flat Surface Signs including Aluminum, Dibond, PVC, Acrylic.

Dimensional Signs including: Individual Letters, Routed Letters and Signs, Sandblasted Signs, Stone / Glass / Metal Letters and signs, Architectural Monument Signs.

Electric Signs including: Cans / Sign Boxes, Channel Letters, Neon, LED, EMC.

Electrical Sign Service including: Trouble shooting, wiring, lamp replacement, ballast replacement, transformer replacement, site surveys, neon repair and replacement, LED service and installation, installation of new electrical signs.

Old World Signage including: Hand Lettering, Hand Carved, Gold Leaf, Custom Hand Drawn Logos and Designs.

Digital Print including: Design / Concept, Banners, Vinyl, Coroplast, PVC, Interior and Exterior Sign Faces, Window Perf, Vehicle Wraps, Business Cards / Menu's / Fliers, Ad Specialties.

Tools / Software used to achieve finished product: Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel X4, JASC, Gerber, SignLab, Flexi Sign, Mimaki Printers, Flatbed Printers, HP5000, Roland Printer/ Plotter, Ioline Plotter, Gerber Edge.

Other tools used to achieve creation / fabrication of finished product: Sandblaster, Router, Welder, Sheet metal break and sheer, Spray Paint Rig, Drills, Saws, Planer, Level.

Vehicles and Equipment used / operated: Bucket Truck, Crane Truck, Forklift, Genie Lift, Stick Welder, MIG Welder, Automatic Break / Sheer, CAD Router, Table Saw, Panel Saw, Drill Press.

Related Skills: Current on all ADA applications, Current in local ordinances regarding signage, proficient in most recent versions of Photoshop, SignLab, Corel X4, Microsoft Applications, Outlook, proficient in Web Based design / Web Site Construction / Web Graphics.

Corbell Signs: 1980-1982  Screen Printing / Hand Lettering / Painting / Installation

AdLib Signs: 1982-1986  Screen Printing / Hand Lettering / Fabrication / Installation / Gerber 4B

Sterling Signs: 1986-1990   Screen Printing / Hand Lettering / Vinyl / Fabrication / Installation

MUSD:  1990-1997  Vinyl / Fabrication / Installation

Mundorf Signs: 1997-2000  Vinyl / Fabrication / Installation

Ron Martin Signs: 2000-2004  Vinyl / Digital Printing / Fabrication / Installation

Bennett Williams: 2004-2009   Vinyl / Digital Print / Fabrication / Installation

Accent Signs: 2009- present   Vinyl / Digital Print / Fabrication / Installation

Screen printing includes: Building / Stretching silk, Hand Cut Ulano Water Sol Film, Photo Screens. Rubylith, operation of screen press.

Hand Lettering Includes: Layout, lettering with a brush, creating pounce patterns, color matching, gold leaf, windows (first and second surface).

Painting Includes: Rolled finishes, sprayed finishes, color matching (Pantone, CMYK or visual), First and second surface applications.

Vinyl Includes: Design, Plotting, Weeding and Application.

Digital Print Includes: Design, Raster Image for print, operation of printers or printer plotters.

Fabrication Includes: Cutting, bending, shaping, installation of electrical components, mounting brackets, painted or digital finish.

Installation Includes: Wall Mounts, Post Mounts, Monument / Marquee, Concrete including new footers, connection to existing electric, Time Clocks, Photocells.