Minister Bruce A. Thompson Sr.

14925 S. Winchester • Harvey, IL 60426-2019 • 708-596-9056/9125

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EMPLOYMENT

RADIO-RADAR TECHNICIAN (B-52's ,KC-135's) Years Employed (1970 - 1974)

United States Air Force Air Refueling Squadron and the Strategic Air Command Repair and maintain all communications within (example, Intercom), transmissions out (ex radio) and certain encryption (scrambling / de-scrambling), and Doppler Detection.

ELECTRONICS DEMONSTRATOR/SALES Years Employed (1975-1977) Sears and Wurlitzer Organ Company Kokomo Ind. and Harvey IL. Demonstrated specialty products e.g. Optigans, Mellotrons, and synthesized organs

COMPUTER/AUDIO/VIDEO CONSULTANT/TECH Years Employed (1977-Today )

Chicago's top studios and stages Over 115 releases (records, movie soundtracks) Operate, repair, maintain all electronic devices, necessary in the manufacture of CD's ,Cd-rom, digital mastering graphics design video direction and also recording studio design.

First Full MIDI recording studio in Chicago - ye olde SOUNDE SHOPPE 920 S. Michigan Ave. 1978-1988.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING Years Employed (1981-Today) Began with A. B. Dick-Xerox Desktop Publishing (286 Wyse, Windows 2.1, and Qms Postscript system.) Graphic layouts of over 50 released album covers and many brochures. Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage, OutLook), DBase, PageMaker, Corel Graphics, PhotoShop, WordPerfect Suite, Adobe Systems, Cubase VST, Cakewalk, Sonar XL 2.1, Sound Forge, Nero, Acid, Fruity Loops, MAVIS Beacon, CD Achitect, and many more.

EDUCATION

Chicago All-city High School Chorus - Voice Instrumental Major Organ-Piano-Voice Years Attended (1967 - 70) Chicago Conservatory of Music (1966-1970)Chicago Illinois USAF Electronics School Years Attended (1970 - 71) United States Air Force Keesler Air Base Electronics ET- Equivalency Degree Mt. Ararat Bible School Years Attended (1994-1997) Ministerial License June 22, 1996 Moody Bible Institute Years Attended ( 1997-1998 ) Bachelor's Program. Chicago Baptist Institute (1998-Today).

Skills

Can diagnose and repair any device that uses electricity, very quickly and accurately. Learned to work under pressure during Viet Nam Conflict. Highly proficient in Desktop Publishing, Music and Video Production, Novell NetWare, Win95/98/98SE/ME, NT3.5/NT4.0,Win2000,WinXP, MacOS, DOS, TOS and construction of web pages. Have proficient data-retrieving skills. Speak fluent German, conversational Spanish, Italian, Dutch and the southern Chicago dialect. Have played the Hammond Organ for over 40 years. Can play and teach any musical instrument. Shoot and edit digital video.

RECORD PRODUCTION Contact: Min. BRUCE ANTONIO THOMPSON SR. 708-596-9056/9125

Min. Bruce Thompson is currently Ass. Pastor of New Christian Life House Of Prayer and Faith 852 E. 75th Street Chicago IL. 60628

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