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Skills |
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| | Highly proficient on PC and Mac in CorelDraw, QuarkExpress,
Photoshop, ImageReady ~Expert
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Word, Dreamweaver, Flash, Acrobat, Illustrator, Freehand, PageMaker
~Advanced
| | | Photo
manipulation/retouching, illustration - digital and traditional ~Expert
| | | Web design graphics and
annimation ~Advanced
| | | Pre-press, bindery,
forms, sales, inventory, computer and office peripherals maintenance
~Advanced
| | | Accomplished fine art
watercolorist ~Advanced
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Experience |
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Sportsman's World, Goldsboro, NC, USA
Art Director/Graphic Desilor=333333>
Art Director/Graphic Designer
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9/2001-Present |
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| | Create artwork for apparel and product printing.
| | | Prepare, touch-up and
create artwork for screen printing, 4-color process, laser engraving,
thermography, embroidery and offset printing.
| | | Maintain company website
and email and prepare "company store" pages via email for clients to
sell products.
| | | Place orders, maintain
research and vender catalogs, create and write copy for advertising and
radio commercials, and participate in all aspects of customer service.
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AlphaGraphics, Plymouth, MN, USA
Graphic Designer / CSR
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3/2001-6/2001 |
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| | Design and preparation for all aspects of printing.
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print production of all kinds.
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ProEx Photo & Portrait, Minnetonka, MN, USA
Customer Service and Production Assistant
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11/2000-3/2001 |
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| | Production photo processing, photos to CD and disk, photo inspection
and printing.
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and facilitation, photo shoot assistant.
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The Lacek Group, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Production Traffic Assitant
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10/2000 |
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| | Assisted in all aspects of production traffic under 3 divisions at
The Lacek Group Worldwide in Minneapolis. Temporary assignment by The
Creative Group.
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Signal Graphics Printing, Monroe, NC, USA
Owner, Graphic Designer, Print Consultant
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8/1998-1/2000 |
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| | Graphic design and layout, creating logos, identities, marketing
strategies, packaging.
| | | Daily interaction and
implementation of customer services.
| | | Consultation of print,
illustration, and graphic design services.
| | | Designed print work from
concept to completion of printed pieces.
| | | Artwork preparation for 4
color, screen and primarily offset printing.
| | | Color correction, photo
retouching, fine art printing, b&w and color copying.
| | | Marketing, advertising,
job quoting.
| | | Professional sign
graphics, t-shirt graphics, and professional consultation in screen printing
design.
| | | Employee recruitment and
management.
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CG Graphics & Illustration, LaGrange, NC, USA
Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator
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9/1990-Present |
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| | Create graphic design and layout, logos, identities, book covers.
Book cover illustrations, layouts.
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bookmarks, CD covers and interiors. Interior book illustrations, from
technical to childrens.
| | | T shirt, mug and apparel
graphic art designs and production preparation.
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logos, buttons, rollovers, banners.
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Education |
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Central Piedmont Community
College, Charlotte, NC, USA
July
1995, GPA 3.8/4.0, Associates degree in Advertising and Graphic Design
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The Academy Education
Center, Bloomington, MN, USA
Studied Web Design Imagery and Development
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