Peter Andrew Samuel Wood

peteraswood@yahoo.ca

Qualifications

Five years professional art practice and freelance graphic design.

One year high school teacher in web and digital media with T.E.F.L. certificate specializing in art.

Seven years experience adventure tourism guide for families and private groups.

3 Honours bachelor degrees in fine art, graphic design and philosophy.

Lived in the Middle East, traveled extensively, diverse life experience.

Work Experience

 Artist and Graphic Designer

(Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia)

Proficient in Photo Shop, Illustrator, Quark Express, Dream Weaver, PageMaker. PC and Mac.

Experienced artist in painting, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing. Trained at N.S.C.A.D.

Worked professionally in the Graphic design Industry: Gottschalk+Ash, Montreal & Freelance

Exhibited and sold art professionally in Montreal, Halifax, Sutton, Hubbards, London

Volunteered with the Musee des Beaux Arts de Montreal and the London Regional Art Gallery

Apprentice with the Bread and Puppet Theatre Company, Vermont.

Computer and Art Teacher

(Cowansville, Quebec)

High school computer teacher using Microsoft Publisher, Flash, The Gimp, Front Page, Word

Introduced students to design process, layout issue, illustration and advertising techniques

Supervised web design projects, video creations, children book design

Bantam boys Basketball coach.  

Adventure Leader

(Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Quebec, Alberta., Tasmania, Czech Republic )

7 years experience Conducting clients; bikes, kayaks and vans though adventure excursions.

Level II Snowboard, Green level Sailing, Level 1 Naui, Bronze Cross, St John's Ambulance.

Head guide responsible for guide training and contributor in guide selection process.

Authorized to plan excursions, research routes and evaluate accommodations.

Created four 40-page trip catalogues, three brochures, a cycling jersey and many advertisements.

Freewheeling AdventuresInc. Sutton Mountain Resort, Owl's Head Mountain, Lake Louise

Other Experiences

Telephone distress counsellor, Childcare worker, Tree planter, Military museum historical interpreter,

Sailing instructor, Gardener, Level 2 Snowboard instructor

Education

BAH Visual Communication, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, 2000

BAH Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, 1999

BAH Philosophy, Queen's University, Kingston, 1993

Teach English as a Foreign Language Certificate, St Mary's University, Halifax, 1998

Interests and Hobbies

Bike racing, entrepreneurs, writing, motivation speakers, triathlons, saffron, noodles, yoga