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The Skills and Talents of Kevin Tracy

Overspecialization breeds extinction; and a cultural phenomenon like Kevin Tracy can never be allowed to go extinct. For this reason, Kevin has developed a wide array of skills and honed his God given talents. Here's what he currently can do.

Art | Communication | Programming & Development | Software | Technical Design | Video Editing | Writing

Art

Kevin is a talented and accomplished artist. Although he specializes in high resolution pixel art, he got his start drawing with pencils and pastels; which he still practices. He keeps a sketchbook on him at most times and makes it a point to fill at least one or two pages a day. Recently, Kevin began expanding his traditional art horizons by tackling several medium he struggled with when he was younger, including watercolor, markers, and oil paints.

  • Pencils & Pastels
  • Art Pencils
  • Charcoal
  • Charcoal Pencils
  • Color Pencils
  • Ordinary Mechanical Pencils
  • Pastels
  • Pastel Pencils
  • Water Color Pencils
  • Paints
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Oil Paint
  • Spray Paint
  • Watercolor Paint
  • Digital Art
  • High Resolution Pixel Art
  • Sprite Art
  • Tilesets
  • Skills
  • 2 Point Perspective
  • 3 Point Perspective
  • 5 Point Perspective
  • Comic Backgrounds
  • Comic Foregrounds
  • Comic Layouts
  • Landscapes
  • Portraits
  • Still Life

Communication

Kevin Tracy is a skilled communicator. From one on one training to speaking in front of thousands of people, Kevin has done it all... except hostage negotiations. We don't negotiate with terrorists.

  • Public (and other large group) Speaking Experience
  • Group Training
  • Intelligence Briefings
  • Motivational Speaking
  • Political Activism
  • Political Campaigns
  • Pre-Mission Breifings
  • Personal Communication
  • Individual/Personnel Training
  • Interviewing Prospective Hires
  • Interviewing Public Officials
  • Mission Debriefings
  • Shift Briefings

Programming & Development

Kevin Tracy is a self-taught programmer. He began learning HTML when he was only 11 years old and has since expanded his programming abilities. Most of his skills center on web design, but he has experience in software development as well.

  • Languages
  • .NET
  • CSS
  • HTML
  • PHP
  • QBasic
  • Visual Basic
  • XML

Additionally, Kevin has led and been a part of several developmental projects including:

  • Automated eBay Sales & Inventory Database (lead)
  • Integraph Smart Plant Innovation, Automation, and Customization (lead)
  • Worldwide Incident Tracking System UI (input)
  • Radical hack of phpBB2 for CMS Development (lead)
  • Global Terrorism Names & Organization Database (assist)
  • RQ-4 Global Hawk field testing (assist)

Software

Kevin Tracy has proven time and again how quickly he can learn new software packages. As part of the "Oregon Trail Microgeneration" he is familiar with a wide variety of different computing generations; which is reflected in the software he's experienced with.

  • Office Suites & Document Editing Software
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Google Docs Editors
  • Google Docs
  • Google Keep
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • LibreOffice (also OpenOffice.org & Apache OpenOffice)
  • Base
  • Calc
  • Draw
  • Impress
  • Math
  • Writer
  • Microsoft Works (2.0 - 9.0)
  • Word (97-2003)
  • Encarta
  • Streets & Trips
  • Picture It! Photo Premium (2.0 - 10)
  • Microsoft Office (1995-2019)
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft OneNote
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Micorosft Visio
  • Microsoft Word
  • Skype
  • Zoho Docs
  • Zoho Writer
  • Zoho Sheet
  • Graphic Design & Animation Software
  • Adobe Animate
  • Adobe Character Animator
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Autodesk Sketch
  • Clip Studio Paint
  • Graphic Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
  • Inkscape
  • Krita
  • Mario Paint
  • Microsoft Paint
  • Paint.NET
  • Silhouette Studio
  • Mapping & Imagery Software
  • Ersi ArcGIS
  • FalconView
  • Google Earth
  • Google Maps
  • Trimble TerraFlex
  • 3D Modeling and CAD Software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture
  • Autodesk Civil 3D
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Bentley Microstation
  • Blender
  • Intergraph Smart 3D
  • Intergraph Smart Electrical
  • Intergraph Smart Instrumentation
  • Intergraph SmartPlant Foundation
  • Intergraph SmartSketch
  • Intergraph Smart Reference Data
  • Roadsoft
  • Visual for lighting calculations
  • Operating Systems
  • Android Jelly Bean
  • Android KitKat
  • Android Oreo
  • Android Pie
  • Android 10
  • Android 11
  • iOS 3
  • iOS 4
  • iOS 9
  • OS X Snow Leopard
  • OS X Yosemite
  • OS X El Capitan
  • Linux Fedora 20
  • Linux Fedora 21
  • Linux Mint 17
  • Linux Mint 18
  • Linux Mint 20
  • Windows 3.1
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 10
  • Video Editing Software
  • Act 2.5
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • iMovie
  • OBS Studio
  • Streamlabs OBS
  • Shot Cut
  • Windows Movie Maker

Technical Design

After graduating at the top of his class from Purdue University Northwest, Kevin Tracy transitioned into more technical fields of work, including power plant design and civil engineering (even though he only studied International Relations in college). Here is a sampling of what he's designed.
  • Bills of Material
  • Cable Sizing
  • Cable Tray Layout
  • Conduit Design
  • Egress Layouts
  • Electrical Equipment Layout
  • Electrical Phase Balancing
  • Emergency Lighting Design
  • Lighting Calculations
  • Lighting Drawings
  • Pedestrian Crosswalk Design
  • Phasing Diagrams
  • Road Striping Plans
  • Roadway Design
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Single Line Diagrams
  • Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail Design
  • Wiring Diagrams
Specifically, Kevin has been involved in these unclassified construction projects.
  • Cleco Dolet Hills Environmental Upgrades (Assist)
  • Cleco Brame Energy Center - Rodemacher Upgrades (Electrical Inspection / Communication)
  • Iraqi Ministry of Electricity Al Diwaniyya Power Plant (Project Initiation)
  • NIPSCO Bailly Generating Station Environmental Upgrade (Wiring Design)
  • NIPSCO Michigan City Generating Station Power Reconfiguration Project (Design Lead)
  • NIPSCO Schafer Generating Station Transformer Replacement (Assist)
  • NRG Joliet Generating Station
  • Marquette Energy Center (Project Initiation / Design Lead / Automation Development)
  • Montana Dakota Utilities Lewis & Clark Station (Project Initiation)
  • Otter Tail Power Big Stone Plant Environmental Upgrade Project (Electrical Design Lead / Project Closeout)
  • Tampa Electric Company Big Bend Environmental Upgrade Project (Assist)

Video Editing

Kevin Tracy has been creating videos for the internet before YouTube even existed. Since 1999, he has filmed, edited, and produced hundreds of videos. His goal is to make each video better than the last in at least one measurable way. Applying these years of experience and lessons learned to his artistic talents has enabled him to become the editor that he is today.

See the Software section for a list of Video Editing Software Kevin is familiar with.

Writing

Kevin Tracy is a talented writer and storyteller. Having written thousands of blog posts, three comics, scores of college papers, hundreds of intelligence reports, and dozens of press releases for political campaigns; Kevin Tracy has a ton of experience with the written word. In addition to his writings, Kevin Tracy has also reviewed and edited thousands of terrorism reports from around the world for the United States government.

Below are the books Kevin Tracy has authored along with links to where to purchase them.