Mark Crummett
3685 SE Gladstone St.
Portland, OR 97202
971-221-6246
mark@markcrummett.com




Photographic Experience

Retail Photo Lab Tech Support, Retail Imaging Management Group, Portland, OR, 2/10 to 5/10
Provided telephone tech support to operators of retail one-hour photo labs; provided end-user support on a variety of minilab systems, including Fuji Frontier Lite, 340, 370, 375,  390 and 410 digital minilab systems, Nexlab and a wide variety of digital photo kiosks; maintained call center database forms on Windows computers.

Photo Lab Technician, Camera World, Portland, OR/Ritz Camera, Beaverton, OR, 6/09 to 9/09
Provide one-hour photo service in a retail environment; use a Fuji Frontier 370 and 375 digital minilab system; operate Windows computers; perform quality control actions, reading control strips in a densitometer; package and file film and print orders; interact with customers; operate cash register.

Photo Lab Technician, Wolf Camera, Raleigh, NC, 11-07 to 4/09
Provide one-hour photo service in a retail environment; use a Fuji Frontier 390 digital minilab system; operate Windows computers; perform quality control actions, reading control strips in a densitometer; package and file film and print orders; interact with customers; operate cash register.

Express Photo Lead Technician, Rite Aid Corporation, Cary, NC, 9-05 to 11-07
Certified Digital Specialist, Eckerd Corporation, Cary, NC, 9-02 to 11-07
Manage staff of up to 3 people. Provide one-hour photo service in a retail environment; use a Fuji Frontier 370 and Pixel Magic Nexlab 1000 digital minilab systems; operate flatbed scanners and Windows computers; perform quality control actions, reading control strips in a densitometer; package and file film and print orders; interact with customers; operate cash register.

Merchandise Support (Warehouse), Sears Roebuck & Co., Cary, NC, 11-01 to 4-02
Maintain merchandise warehouse organization, unload trucks, deliver merchandise to customers, receive returned merchandise.

Photographer II, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., 1-01 to 4-01
Performed studio and location portraiture, copy and scientific photography, performed black & white lab work and color film processing using Wing-Lynch 4A film processor and Agfa print processor.

Student, Pioneer Pacific College, Clackamas, Ore., 6-99 to 10-00
Studied PC & Networking Technology. Curriculum included diagnostics & troubleshooting, network design & installation, TCP/IP. During this period I had several computer-related jobs, including telephone technical support, help desk & computer sales.

Digital Picture Editor, The Army Times Publishing Co., Springfield, Va., 4-94 to 3-99
Edited wire photos, scanned photos & prepared for publication, assigned freelance photographers, received digital photos, maintained digital photo archive, maintained Macintosh computers & peripherals, designed photo pages.

Staff Photographer, The Frederick News-Post, Frederick, Md., 6-88 to 4-94
Photographed news, sports, studio & feature assignments, performed B&W lab work

Photo Editor, The Daily Barometer, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., 9-85 to 6-88
Supervised staff of 5 to 10 student photographers, assigned stories, edited photographs for daily publication, photographed news and feature assignments, operated process camera making halftones from photographs for reproduction.

Editor, AZUWUR magazine, Oregon Military Department, Salem, Ore., 5-85 to 5-86
Wrote, photographed and edited stories, designed and assisted in production of 20-page bimonthly and quarterly publications.

Photographer/technical training instructor, U.S. Army, 1-79 to 5-85
Performed many aspects of photography, from photojournalism to technical photography. Worked in all phases of color and B&W darkroom operations. Taught photojournalism and continuous processor operation to classes of up to 15 people. Managed all aspects of photo lab operations. Supervised the production of audiovisual presentations. Developed instructional materials.

Education




Shows, etc.
Represented by Cannibals Gallery, Portland, OR
  • solo show, Cooper Coffee, Portland, OR, 12/11
  • solo show, Coffee Cat Coffee Shop, Newberg, OR, 11-12/11
  • group show, Bare Bones Cafe, Portland, OR, 10/11
  • group show, The Blue Pig Café, Portland, OR, 5/11
  • solo show, Mojo Café, Portland, OR, 5/11
  • group show, Photo Show, Splendorporium, Portland, OR, 4/11
  • “Wonders to Come,” Springbox Gallery, Portland, OR, 12/10
  • solo show, Rocking Frog Cafe, Portland, OR, 10/10
  • group show, “Bike Show,” Splendorporium, Portland, OR, 10/10
  • solo show, The Gladstone Coffee, Portland, OR, 7/10
  • solo show, re:Vision Gallery, SCRAP, Portland, OR, 6-7/10
  • solo show, Corbett Coffee Plant, Portland, OR, 5/10
  • solo show, Seven Virtues Coffee Shop, Portland, OR, 4/10
  • solo show, Rocking Frog Cafe, Portland, OR, 1/10
  • “Small Spaces, Big Creations,” Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA, 11/09
  • solo show, Cary (NC) Senior Center, 5/09
  •  Raleigh (NC) Fine Arts Society 2009 NC Artists Exhibition, 3/09
  • "2008 Never Exhibited Works (NEW) Show," Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC 9/08
  • group show, Chapel Hill Public Library, 9/08
  • “Microcosmos,” Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC 7/08
  • "Dimensions 2008", Associated Artists of Winston-Salem (NC), (Third Place), 5/08
  •  20th Annual Decatur (GA) Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition, (Best of Show, Purchase Award), 5/08
  •  Raleigh (NC) Fine Arts Society 2008 NC Artists Exhibition, 3/08    
  • "Ghosts in the Machine," Artspace lobby, Raleigh, NC, 12/07
  • "12 Days of Christmas", Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC 12/07
  • "2007 Never Exhibited Works (NEW) Show," Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC 9/07
  • "Transportation," Durham Arts Guild Back Porch Gallery, Durham, NC 3/07
  • "Trading Spaces", Torpedo Factory, Arlington, VA 1/07
  • Featured Artist, Georgina Art Center, Willow Beach, Ontario, Canada 6/06
  • "Cats and Dogs," Nicole's Gallery, Raleigh, NC 4/05 (Honorable Mention)
  • "About Face" Associated Artists of Winston-Salem (NC), 11/05 (Honorable Mention)
  • Artspace hall show, Raleigh, NC, periodically, 2003 to 2009
  • "In Motion," Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC 9/07 (First Place)
  • solo show, Vintage21, Raleigh, NC 11/05
  • "State of the Art 2004," Associated Artists of Winston-Salem (NC), 11/04 (Honorable Mention)
  • "Dimensions 2004", Associated Artists of Winston-Salem (NC), 5/04
  • "Photographer's Choices," Fine Arts League of Cary (NC), 10/04
  • solo show, "A Sufficiently Advanced Technology," Artspace, Raleigh, NC, 2/04
  • "Photographer's Choices," Fine Arts League of Cary (NC), 10/03 (Honorable Mention)
  • "In Motion," Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC 6/03 (First Place)
  • group show, Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 6/03
  • "Dimensions 2003", Associated Artists of Winston-Salem (NC), 5/03
  • 9th Annual Spring Arts Exhibition, Fine Arts League of Cary (NC), 3/03
  • "In The Mood," Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, 1/03
  • Art-o-Mat art vending machine contributer, Spring 2003
  • "Celebrating Color," Davidson County (NC) Community College, Spring 2003
  • "Members Holiday Show," Fine Arts League of Cary (NC), 12/02 (Honorable Mention)
  • "Photographer's Choices," Fine Arts League of Cary (NC), 10/02 (Honorable Mention)
  • "Small Works," Cary (NC) Ballet Conservatory, 10/02-2/03
  • "Small Works," Fine Arts League of Cary (NC), 9/02
  • 8th Annual Spring Arts Exhibition, Fine Arts League of Cary (NC), 4/02
  • "New Beginnings," Fine Arts League of Cary (NC), 3/02
  • Student Work, Pioneer Pacific College, Clackamas, OR, 9/00