Teresa McMahon
214 Dorchester St., Charlottetown,PEI C1A 1E6, (902) 368-8037, Email: tmcmahon@auracom.com

Homepage: www.geocities.com/soho/museum/4140
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
Courses Taught:
  • Academic: Special Ed., Math, English, Law, History, Housing (Home Ec.),Media
 
  • Industrial Education : Woodworking, Construction technology, Visual Communications, Computer Design, Drafting, Architectural design, Manufacturing, Lithography, Metalworking, Full color screen printing
 
  • Fine Arts: Acrylic painting, sculpture, wood and stone carving, glass etching, Airbrushing, sand blasting, jewelry casting, pen and ink, Commercial Advertising, Vinyl signage, Oil painting, Watercolor
Graphic Design & Art:
  • Graphic for textiles & paper, packaging, Commercial ads, logo creation, digital preprint for lithography and screen printing, photo imaging, composition and design,color seps, full color screen printing, vinyl sign production, photography, airbrush, watercolor, acrylic, oils, and ink,glass etching, woodsculpture ,lost-wax casting.
Other:
  • Curriculum Development, Public Relations, Marketing, Drug Counseling, Designing Aids for handicapped, Sales, marketing, product promotion and distribution
   
EDUCATION: Mount St. Vincent University, Bachelor of Education 9/88
  College of New Caledonia, Basic Sign Language 86
  Nova Scotia Teachers College, 3 years Associate in Education 5/85
  Specialization: Industrial Ed., Major: Graphic Design
TEACHING LICENSES: Quebec Teacher Certification- Temporary
  Alberta Public Teacher Certification- Permanent
  Prince Edward Island Teaching Certificate- Permanent
COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROGRAMS UTILIZED: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Quark Express, Corel Draw, Photo Paint, Page Maker, Photo Styler, Page Plus, Calamus, Fauve Matisse, Auto Cad, Cad 3-D, Word Perfect, FrontPage,Claris Works,
AWARDS Calamus Computer Graphics Award 1990- for computer graphics designs
  Canadian Wildlife Federation Award- for three- dimensional wood carving
  P.E.I.T.F. Award- for graphic illustrations
   
WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug 98- Present Marshall Media Inc., PEI
POSITION: Creative Director/Trainor
  RESPONSIBILITIES:In charge of the creative direction of all projects
  Designing and administering multimedia courses to college students
  Assigning graphics tasks to the graphics team
  Producing interactive multimedia aspects of the projects (animations, video ,2D and 3D illustrations)
Jan.1993-Present: Artware / Freelance Artist, Souris, Prince Edward Island

POSITION:

Owner-Operator of Printing Business/ Freelance Artist and Graphic Designer
  ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Provided full-color silk screening , design and vinyl signs, created works of art that promote PEI and continue to sell as prints ,promoted Souris (creating the new mascot, pins, and illustrations), designed road signs and logos for Tourism P.E.I.
Mar 98- June 98: Rollo Bay Consolidated and Fortune Consolidated, PEI
POSITION: Art Instructor- grades 1-8
Sept 93- June 94 Charlottetown Rural High School, Prince Edward Island
POSITION: Technology Education - Academic Teacher/ Program Developer
  COURSES TAUGHT: Drafting 10-11-12, Media 11, Housing 12, Math 10
Sept 91- June 93 Souris Regional High School, PEI
POSITION: Industrial Arts / Fine Arts / Academic Teacher
  COURSES TAUGHT: Ind. Arts 9 (computer applications & design, photography, silkscreening, woodwork & airbrushing), Drafting 10-11, Arts 10-11-12, Law 11-12, History 11, Math 12
  EXTRACURRICULAR: Curriculum Developer/ School District Representative for Tech. Ed., Yearbook-Advisor: Graduation and Prom Director/Designer, Graphic Design
Sept 87-June 91 Camrose Composite High School, Alberta
POSITION: Industrial Arts / Fine Arts Teacher
  COURSES TAUGHT: Visual Communications 10-12 (Lithography, full color printing, Airbrushing, Sign Painting, Photography, Computer Graphics, CAD, Desktop Publishing), Graphic Art 7-9, Tech. Occupations (Spec. Ed), Art 10-12, Tech. Art
  EXTRACURRICULAR: Commercial Artist: various school functions, Art Director for newspaper, Arts Director for Stage productions, Yearbook Photographer, Curriculum Developer: Representative for Technology Education at Alberta Dept of Ed.
Aug 85-June 87 Prince George College,BC
POSITION: Industrial Arts / Academic Teacher
  COURSES TAUGHT: Wood 7,8,9, Construction 11-12, Architecture 11-12, Drafting 10, English- 10
  EXTRACURRICULAR: Director of the Art Club, Designer and Printer for School Publications, Fund Raising: marketing & manufacturing of products
COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEER WORK:
Assoc. for Community Living- designing pamphlets, P.E.I. Teachers Fed.- Computer graphics, , Industrial Arts Curriculum Development Committee- member, Community Art Teacher- Taught art to students ages 6 +, The Beacon Newspaper- Ad creation, Volunteer printing- for local non-profit groups.

 

 

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