Resume

Skill Summary

15+ years as an accomplished & well versed technician adept at all aspects of digital asset design & top notch art production proficiency; high-end agency experience, fast and intensely accurate digital file building skills, a keen eye for typography and /3D prototype building savvy, strong verbal and written communication skills, photography & problem solving skills

Core Competencies

• Expert level fluency of CS4/5, Quark, MS Office, WordPress, Acrobat
• Expertise in typographic sensitivity
• Photo-illustration and color correction ability, e-book design and production
• Mid-level knowledge of PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, CSS, HTML.
• Currently contracted to maintain and update website for Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency.
• Diverse expertise: catalogs, brochures, enewsletters, corporate identity, packaging, books, manuals, magazines, complicated collateral pieces, booklets, signage and other display materials, direct mail, logos, etc.
• Considerable technical knowledge of Mac troubleshooting

Senior Production Designer

Top-notch skills: participate and excel in the workflow necessary in a fast-paced studio environment, interpret and execute layouts and comps into finished and technically detailed 4/C mechs, prepress files, preflighting, creation of original die lines from printer specs, creation of and adherence to graphic/studio standards, exceptional attention to details, pre-flighting, archiving and digital file maintenance, vendor and client relationship management skills.

Comfortable under pressure and high-quality expectations, works consistently and efficiently under extremely tight deadlines, organized and focused under pressure and excellent communication with others employing a sense of humor and a smile.

• Numerous local letters of recommendation
• Copywriting/proofreading abilities