Resumé

SPECIALTIES
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Distiller, Dreamweaver), QuarkXpress, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Font and Digital Asset Management, HTML and CSS, additional strengths in illustration and photography

EXPERIENCE
Elsevier, Inc., Waltham, MA
Book Designer 2010–Present
Design and develop book covers and interiors for five very different imprints in Science and Technology publishing.
• Analyze needs of projects and how best to design and produce in relation to appropriateness, budgets and publishing schedules
• Increased savings by reducing freelance work to in-house development

Freelance Production and Desgin
Freelance production and design for a variety of projects, including logo, stationary, books, brochures, packaging, and presentations.

Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company, Wilmington, MA
Senior Graphic Designer 2004–2008
Graphic Designer 1999–2004
Developed and executed effective, award-winning, market-appropriate solutions for K–12 textbook covers, interiors, packaging, and technology products.
• Generated significant savings by performing graphic design for products in-house
• Achieved high quality products by collaborating with editorial, marketing, sales and manufacturing departments, ensuring products adhered to company standards
• Established stylistic directions/guidelines, provided templates, project management and cover design of 5 books, with over 800 pages in 6 months, ahead of deadlines
• Developed and executed packaging components for entire math program now experiencing 3rd printing in 2 years
• Received New England Book Show award 2008, EL-Hi; 2006, Best of Category, Multimedia

PC Connection, Inc., Merrimack, NH
Graphic Designer 1998–1999
Designed and produced catalog pages as well as alternative advertising for IT solutions provider in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Achieved tight deadlines for a high volume of ads by tracking job progress and managing time efficiently, exceeding expectations of production manager
• Conceived redesign for media section of catalog streamlining process
• Increased quality of product images for catalog production by performing prepress activities, ensuring accuracy of printed materials

Nashua Corporation, Nashua Photo Division, Nashua, NH
Graphic Designer 1997–1998
Designed ads and mailers to support marketing department for mail order film processor

Projects by Kristen Davis