Chris von Sneidern
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, April 23, 2002

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Dear Recipient:



Objective: To bring my inane talent as a freelance naming artist to a world-class naming company.

Statement: I know something about everything, and my ability to free associate, cross-reference ideas quickly, and communicate them well can be used for practical purposes. I find it easy to identify the power in a good name, the intrinsic components that can be combined to coin new brand names. However, I believe that it takes a bit of focused genius to generate the most memorable and powerful names.

Qualifications:

• Scored in the 99th percentile in Ideaphoria (Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation aptitude test)
• Formed the Orcas Blues Band, wrote 42 songs with rhyming, unique and entertaining words before a live audience, in 3 hours
• Titled hundreds of songs, and several album titles
• Named horses, dogs, and birds of all breeds

Some Sample Names Of Mine:

Ace of Space, a designer furniture store

Pando, a game controller for children

Bellaire, a hairdryer for the physically impaired

Pearl 77, a palm-type PDA

Cattlecall, a casting agency

SouthBear, a sporting supply store

Bendiron, a nutritional supplement

Pastiche, a bistro

Facefinders, recruiting software

STAND, a youth resources center

Due, a hybrid gas/electric car

Seahorse, SOMA restaurant

Datamere, a telecommunications consulting group

Other Skills:
HTML, Mac, Windows, MS Word, Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop, FileMaker Pro, Excel, ProTools, typing 75 wpm, 10-key, photography, multi-instrumentalist, singer, Master of Ceremonies


Thanks for your consideration, and I look forward to talking to you soon.


Sincerely Yours,


Chris von Sneidern