Resumé

C. De Los Santos
PO Box 73855
Houston, TX 77273
dlsdesign@myway.com


PORTFOLIO
http://www.associatedcontent.com/slideshow/5709/portfolio.html?cat=24
http://www.figdig.com/portfolio/dlsdesign/
http://www.coroflot.com/dlsdesign


QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Extensive experience in Electronic Prepress Production and Graphic Communications. Highly skilled in prepress production issues and graphic communications challenges. Capable of wearing both “production” and “creative” hats with confidence. Able to adapt to situations and improvise upon demand. Attentive to detail. Creative problem-solving abilities. Thoughtful and considerate with regards to projects and people. Team player. Dependable. Multi-Tasker.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 – present
RR Donnelley Wetmore Plant (Houston, Texas)
Graphic Design: Design and develop graphic communications pieces for both external and internal clients from conception to print production. Communications pieces include items such as: brochures, catalogs, posters, advertisements, postcards, website graphics, multi-media presentations. Manage multiple projects simultaneously and complete within timeframe parameters. Key contributor in the development of a successful and ongoing marketing/data mining campaign utilizing Personalized URLs.

Digital Prepress: Prepare electronic files for digital imaging processes including file interrogation, image manipulation and retouching, trapping, file troubleshooting, file editing. Assume role as advisor and consultant for co-workers with various software and prepress issues. Execute digital processing via the Prinergy RIP system.

Digital Print: Introduced to variable print data processes.

1992 – present
dls Design (Houston, Texas)
Graphic Design: Sole-proprietorship. Design and develop graphic communications and illustration pieces from conception to completion for clients on a freelance basis. Communications pieces include items such as: brochures, mailers, posters, newsletters, booklets, logos, postcards, business cards/stationery.

1995 – 2000
Technigrafiks, Inc. (Houston, Texas)
Digital Prepress: Prepared electronic files for digital imaging including file interrogation, image manipulation and retouching, trapping, file troubleshooting, file editing, imposition. Assumed role as advisor and consultant for co-workers with various software and prepress issues. Self-taught in the Scitex Brisque RIP system, in tandem with Preps imposition software, and led in the development of shop procedures for utilizing the Brisque RIP efficiently. Trained in the PCC Artwork RIP system at the PCC facilities.

1993 – 1995
Western Lithograph Co. (Houston, Texas)
Digital Prepress: Entry-level trainee for digital prepress. Learned the fundamentals of digital prepress in the areas of file interrogation, image manipulation and retouching, trapping, file troubleshooting, file editing. Developed effective and efficient prepress skills and habits.


EDUCATION
University of Houston (Houston, Texas)
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Graphic Communications
Minor: Art History
4-Year Academic Excellence scholarship


TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Platforms: Macintosh, PC
Applications: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), QuarkXpress, PowerPoint, Kodak Prinergy/Workshop, Pitstop, Preps.

(The following were quite commonly used in times past, but are now primarily relics of digital publishing history: Freehand, Presswise, Trapwise, Pagemaker, InPosition, Scitex Remake/Full Auto Frames, PCC Artwork Systems, Adobe Streamline, Scitex Brisque, Scitex Star/PS2, Scitex Whisper)


REFERENCES
Available upon request.

Projects by Christopher De Los Santos