RALPH-UWE SCHERER
8340 Harness Shop Road, Gainesville, Virginia 20155 • e-mail: dontcry@myfuneral.com

Objective:
To be the best at what I do while not realizing it.

Education:
George Mason University, Fairfax, Va. - 1980-1980.5 • Oakton High School, Oakton, Va. - 1978 Graduate

Work Experience:
schererMedia[Jan. 1997-present]

Principal of an innovative design and information technology company specializing in the World Wide Web and emphasizing flexibility, creativity and, above all, staying friendly with tomorrow's technology. As a matter of fact, these days it's more like trying to ride the bucking Brahman bull of technology! :-)   

Visit us at http://www.schererMedia.com/.

MOn close speaking terms with the following software:

  • QuarkXPress® 7.1
  • Macromedia® Dreamweaver MX 2004
  • Adobe® Photoshop™ 10
  • Adobe® ImageReady™ 7.0
  • Adobe Flash CS3
  • Adobe Contribute CS3
  • Adobe Illustrator CS3
  • Microsoft Office
  • Stuffit Deluxe 7 and MacLink Plus 11
  • Fetch 3.0.1, Captain FTP
  • Adobe® Acrobat 8.1.0
  • Adobe InDesign CS3
  • Adobe Bridge CS3
American Educational Trust, Art Director [Jan. 1994-Present]
Using QuarkXPress and Photoshop, I help produce 84-page news magazine (Washington Report on Middle East Affairs).
Cowles Enthusiast Media [Jan. 1988 - Jan. 1997]
Helped produce six history magazines (Military History, World War II, America's Civil War, Aviation History, Wild West and Vietnam) as well as special "one-shots" and calendars, books, etc. Also responsible for troubleshooting Macintosh- and PC-related hardware and software problems.
Reston Graphics, Inc., President [Jan. 1981 - Dec. 1987]
Operated typesetting/graphic design company for more than seven years.
Honors:
Married the same woman twice.
Hit eight (8) home runs in a row during a softball doubleheader in the year 2000 at Braddock Park.
Eldest son asked me to be his best man at his wedding!
Daughter is excelling at University of Mary Washington in the pre-Med curriculum!
Men's 40+ softball team, X-Treme Impact, won ASA Nat'l Tourney, Bloomington, IN, Sept. 15-18, 2002.
Member of 1972 Little League World Series team (Vienna, Va.)
Selected to Second Team All-America, ASA National Men's Masters 40-Over Slow Pitch Softball Tournament in Montgomery, AL, August 24, 2001.

Activities:
Whenever possible.



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Friday, November 23, 2007