EXPERIENCE
I've been in the
mapping business since 1969. 28 of those years were spent with The
H.M. Gousha
Company - Rand McNally's closest competitor until
Gousha closed in April of 1996 - at which time I started JCGraphix.
I now do digital mapping for national and international companies.
During my
stay at Gousha, I was supervisor of retail and custom mapping
departments for 17 years. The last 7 years I spent as a manager of
several departments
including retail & custom mapping, digital mapping, indexing
and reprographics. I also filled the Print Production Coordinator
position for the last year
or so at Gousha. That duty included purchasing and
maintaining paper inventory for all map printings, warehousing
all printed products,
coordinating printing of all products, and performing press proof
checks. I've worked with governmental agencies throughtout the
United States and
World in the acquisition of map data and sources. Some major projects
I managed included:
- Produced the
classroom maps
for the Saudia Arabian Government (about 1974) - North Africa and
Middle East Countries.
- Rental
Car map production for over 10 years including Hertz, Avis, National
and Budget.
- Creation of Gousha's
original 1980 edition of their large North America Atlas.
- Developed
the Digital Cartography Department at Gousha (1990-96). Retrained
personnel in the procedures for digital map production.
- Renovation and
upgrading of the Reprograhics Department at Gousha (1991-95)
- Renovation of
several mapping departments during Gousha's expanded renovation plan
(1994-95).
- Production of
all Gousha map products for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
For more on the final Official Olympic Venue map we produced, click
HERE.
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QUALIFICATIONS
- Managed all phases
of map production since 1969.
- Produced digital
maps and arranged for their printing since 1990.
- Familiar with
all phases of source and data acquisition for use in map production.
- Familiar with
all phases of map related printing including file management,
film plotting, digital, contact and contract proofing, plating, press
proof check and approvals, binding and folding, packaging and delivery.
I've been exposed to and am familiar with sheet-fed as well as web
presses.
- Produced digital
file and acquired printing for Mapsco's San Antonio Folded Map. Click
HERE for a sample of that cover.
- Provide digital
map production
functions for various MapQuest printed map products.
- Provide digital
map and advertising production functions for Novoprint USA of Milwaukee,
WI.
- Purchase, install
and maintain Macintosh equipment and related peripherals and software
for our business as well as other area businesses.
- Provide Macintosh
System and Network consulting for several business and Newspapers
in the area as well as over 200 individual clients.
- Operated
and am familiar with GIS Map hardware and software such as Unix workstations,
ArcInfo, Map Publisher, Treasure Mapper, etc.
- Managed and directly
involved in the physical installation of all network cabling,
hardware and software at The H.M. Gousha Company in Comfort, TX.
- Provided upgrade
consultation, purchasing recommendations, and physical manpower for
the Network upgrades at the Kerrville Daily Times. Personally attended
to their Network maintenance needs as well as production software
and hardware troubleshooting and repair.
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