Brenton Perkins:
CLASS OF 2000
Mcpherson High SchoolClass of 2000
Mcpherson, KS
Salina Area Technical CollegeClass of 2003
Salina, KS
Hutchinson Community CollegeClass of 2001
Hutchinson, KS
Brenton's Story
Life
Right now I'm just taking life easy. I haven't settled down with anything, but I'm in no hurry. I have a good job as a designer at the Coleman Co. in Wichita, a nice apartment all to myself, and having a good time watching live bands with friends in old town. I still have plenty of goals that I would like to do. Im considering Chicago to further my carreer. I also like Texas. I need to go somewhere that the design industry will continue to grow and produce challenging jobs. I am intrested in illustration the most so maybe some childrens books would be fun. Who knows?
School
Well unlike most of you, I really wasn't into school. Ha! I really wanted to go to a university when I was a senior. But then I decided that I would try Hutchinson Community College so I could stay close to someone and get some gen. ed. classes out of the way. After the first semester I visited Salina Area Tech and thought that It was best for me. I'm so glad I made that decision. I loved it and ended up graduating May 2003 in Commercial Arts and graphic design. I spent 7 hours a day 5 days a week in front of a computer learning about design elements and software programs. It really paid off because I've been a designer in Wichita for the last year and a half. Unless I win the lottery I don't plan on continuing school. I hated working part time jobs and eating Roman noodles.
College
I explained most of my story in the school bio. Heres a little more info. Since I've graduated I have had about 7 different roommates. Some of them have been tough. I'm glad I can afford to live on my own now because I havent had the best of luck. A couple of them were alright, but we all have moved on. I had a house across from the girls dorm in Hutch, but I got in a fight with one of the guys and I moved out. Then I let this one guy move in and he drove me crazy by watching BET all day and smoking in the apt. I hated that. I kicked him out. Its been a long 4 years with lots interesting people.
Workplace
Most of you guys might remember seeing my at Dillons behind the coun...Expand for more
ter. After graduation from high school, I transferred to a store in Hutchinson while attending school. There a met the most wonderful people. The customer service team was like a family to me. We had work parties all the time and did some crazy things. I am still friends with all of them, but most of us are doing better things. I tranferred again to another Dillons store in Salina. Boy was that stressful. The people I worked with hated me because I was younger and new more. I guess I get that a lot. I finally cut the cord between me and Dillons in April of 2002. I had 4 years with the store and it was a really good school job and helped me get through school. I quit because I felt like I wanted to do some new things. I didn't want to be a lifer there. I had some jobs I wanted to work before getting out of college. It sound crazy, but I wanted to work in a mall and also in a factory. The mall job was supposed to be fun. I was way wrong. Some of you may have seen me in Waldenbooks in Salina. I wasn't proud of that job in paid me pennies, but It made me love Dillons. Over the summer of 2002 I worked at Certainteed in McPherson. I worked 11 pm to 7 am M-F for a couple of months. If you haven't finished school and want a reality check on what you might have to do for the rest of your life then I recommend trying it. I knew that I needed to stay in school or this might be it for me. So now onto my current work life. In July of 2003 I got hired on at the Coleman Co. (you know the lantern and coolers) as a graphic designer. I love it. I really was taking a chance by applying there with no experience. It turns out that out of 25 applicant's my portfolio stood out. I had a website at the time which was really cool, but not anymore. I'm currently working on a new one. So now with the experience I have I am looking at different locations to enhance my career. I am really proud of what I've done so far. In fact if you go to Walmart or Target I garauntee you'll see my artwork on some packages. I can only hope that I will progress and become a leading designer.
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