Coroflot

Resume

Summary of Skills and Qualifications:
- Over 15 years print production and design experience
- Created retail print collateral/point-of-purchase, newspaper display ads, posters, brochures, and magazine ads in several different print production environments
- Able to troubleshoot and make minor corrections to electronic files before being sent to print, to ensure error-free final output
- Working knowledge of MS Office applications
- Working knowledge of Adobe CS applications in Macintosh-based environments
- Able to work efficiently and smoothly with internal and external customers

Design/Production Experience:
- Created 15-20 print ads per week for a major regional newspaper, using quality guidelines for creative design, spelling and error-free content
- Created 15-20 print ads per week for an employment-related newspaper distributed in six different markets in California, Arizona and Nevada
- Created print advertising, collateral, training, sales and marketing materials for various clients

Design/Production Positions held:
Houston Chronicle/Hearst Media Services, Houston, TX, 2/11 to present
Digital Imaging technician - Responsible for toning and color correction of BW and color editorial images for publication in the daily newspaper product (Houston Chronicle and Beaumont Enterprise) in the Chronicle pre-media area.

The Arizona Republic/Republic Media, Phoenix, AZ, 2/06 to 2/10
Production artist - Design and layout of retail and classified advertising, including processing of advertising art files supplied by customers, in an advertising design and production center.

Trader Publishing (Employment Guide), Phoenix, AZ, 10/04 to 2/06
Graphic artist - Design, layout and coordination of employment classified advertising, in a classified advertising publication production center.

Dart Manufacturing, Dallas, TX, 10/03 to 1/04
Production artist - File preparation, layout and typesetting of logos and other information to be imprinted on a wide variety of promotional and advertising products for corporate and institutional customers.

United Advertising Media, Carrollton, TX, 12/02 to 8/03
Production associate - Typesetting, photo scanning and design/layout of real estate advertising (the "Harmon Homes" magazine), in a classified advertising publication production center.

Wolf Atlanta (now known as "partners + napier"),
Atlanta, GA, 8/00 to 12/01
Graphic designer - responsible for typesetting, layout, output, file preparation and conceptual design of a wide variety of nationally distributed retail print collateral/POP for Eastman Kodak Company’s Consumer Imaging and Customer Marketing divisions in an agency environment.

Bernard Hodes Group, Atlanta, GA, 3/00 to 8/00
Production artist - responsible for typesetting, design, layout and output of human resources recruitment advertising, including newspaper display ads, posters, brochures, and magazine ads in a fast-paced, high volume agency environment.

Moore Copies, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 9/99 to 2/00
Graphic production artist - responsible for typesetting, design and output of print collateral for various local and regional clients in an “on-demand” quick printing environment.

Arthritis Foundation (National Office), Graphic
Services, Atlanta, GA, 4/96 to 7/98
Production artist - responsible for design, layout, typesetting, output and paste-up of a wide variety of print collateral, marketing and training materials, many for national distribution.

AlphaGraphics, Inc., Tucson, AZ, 12/94 to 12/95
Graphic artist - responsible for typesetting, design and paste-up of a variety of printed matter for clients of the Commercial Printing Division.

education:

North Carolina State University: Master of Graphic Design curriculum, 1998-99

The University of Arizona: BFA in Graphic Design
December 1993

Professional references are available upon request.