Professional Experience and notable items - Wayne M. White
March 2008 - Continued growth in the web site design, development and hosting. Total number of web sites hosted is up to 86.
January 2008 - Continued growth in the web site design, development and hosting. Total number of web sites hosted is up to 80.
December 2007 - Continued growth allows Studio 2108 to move and expand into a new office space located at 3801 Wyoming Ave.
May 2007 - Wayne celebrates his 11th year in business as a graphic designer in St. Louis, MO and 17 years of experience as a graphic designer.
March 2007 - Wayne expands Studio 2108 and leases an office space at 2000 S. 39th Street to support the continued growth. Total number of clients for web services is up to 70.
May 2006 - Wayne celebrates his 10th year in business as a graphic designer in St. Louis, MO.
2003 - 2006 - Continued growth in the web site design, development and hosting. Total number of clients for web services is up to 60 by 2006.
2002 - Wayne starts providing web hosting as Studio 2108 instead of outsourcing it to outside vendors. Converts 10 clients from their web hosting provider to Studio 2108 web hosting.
December 1999 - Wayne expands to a graphic design and web design company located in Lafayette Square. Starts doing business as Studio 2108 and registers the domain studio2108.com.
March 1999 - December 1999 - Returns to Checkmark Communications as a Freelancer while taking on freelance jobs from Rawlings Sporting Goods and other clients.
October 1998 - Wayne and Julie purchase a 6000 square feet home in Lafayette Square and begin restoring and old house that needed lots of work.
May 1998 - March 1999 - Wayne takes a full time job at Kupper Parker Communications in order to satisfy the bank requirements to purchase a home and continues to do freelance work at the same time.
June 1997 - May 1998 - Wayne works with Checkmark Communications as a Freelancer working on pet food and cereal packaging and POS materials.
May 1996 - Wayne moves from Kansas City to St. Louis MO with wife Julie Padberg-White. Wayne starts freelancing as a graphic designer as Wayne M. White Design and takes on small assignments from temp agencies and small Marketing Firms.
May 1994 - May 1996 - Art Director - Legends Athletic - Kansas City, MO. This was one of Wayne's greatest jobs. Designing: Catalogs, flyers, graphics to be embroidered for all licensed apparel. Wayne meets and works for the current owners of TAG Team Uniforms.
December 1992 - May 1994 - Graphic Artist - Stouse Sign and Decal - Kansas City, MO. This was a production artist job that taught Wayne how to be efficient on the Mac.
December 1992 - BFA Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration - Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS
October 1990 - December 1992 - Graphic Artist - Ag Press - Manhattan, KS. Wayne learns about the printing and design process using light tables and paste up. No Macs on site of Ag Press. Wayne purchases his first Mac LC to be used for school projects.
Summer 1990 - Paste up artist/summer internship to learn about the printing industry at Sir Speedy Printing - Topeka, KS |