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| Summary of Qualifications | |||||
| • Ten years experience in Macintosh desktop publishing using: | |||||
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Quark XPress | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign | |
| Adobe Acrobat | Adobe Dimensions | Macromedia Dreamweaver | Adobe PageMaker | ||
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Powerpoint | Microsoft Excel | Adobe Streamline | ||
| Cumulus database | Omnipage OCR | ||||
| • Five years writing and illustrating monthly children’s page | |||||
| • Five years of secretarial experience including teaching software and secretarial skills | |||||
| Job History | ||||
| 11/04 to Present | Digital People | Arlington Heights, IL | ||
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• | Chelsea & Scott | Design of several direct mail pieces and formatting photos for their web design. | |
| • | Acco | Catalog production using Quark and PhotoShop |
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| • | ETA/Cuisenaire | Catalog design and production for their Reading/Language Arts products featuring preschool and elementary text books, educational toys and manipulatives. (Catalog created with Adobe InDesign) | ||
| • | Giftco | Catalog production work in Photoshop and Quark | ||
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8/01
to Present
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Aquent Partners | Chicago, IL | ||
| • | American Color | Produced newspaper and pullout print advertising for Jewel/Osco | ||
| • | Cahner’s International | Feature layout and cover design of Semiconductors, International. | ||
| • | CCH Incorporated | Designed and produced books on OSHA and HAZMAT regulations. Books included extremely technical text, multiple formulas and graphics and hundreds of charts. (Books created with Adobe InDesign) | ||
| • | ColeParmer | Catalog production and design for laboratory equipment and supplies | ||
| • | Dearborn
Trade Publishing |
Text book production work, design & corrections; converting print graphics to web graphics for on-line learning programs | ||
| • | DoALL Company | Catalogue, sales flyer and brochure design and layout. | ||
| • | John Crane | Created and updated brochures, specification sheets and presentations. Created presentations using PowerPoint and coordinated content with their headquarters in Sweden. Prepared literature for website using Adobe Acrobat. | ||
| • | LTD Commodities | Catalog design and production for houseware and gift item distributor. | ||
| • | Medical Economics | Layout and design of four dental products magazines. Installed and setup Cumulus database. Established a new color-coded electronic filing system to facilitate faster page layout and enhance communication between the Art and Editorial departments. | ||
| • | Quill | Design of catalog covers and direct mail pieces | ||
| • | Scott Foresman | Secretarial support for inventory control. Created and maintained documents using Microsoft Windows. Accessed and edited information on mainframe. | ||
| • | Topco | Installed and sorted graphic assets into the Cumulus database. | ||
| • | Walgreens | Created Marketing Guide for Christmas sign usage. Designed point-of-purchase signs. Also designed point-of-purchase signs and the cover and envelope for the Employee Benefit Report. Created large format presentations for seminars. | ||
| • | WW Grainger | Catalog production for Puerto Rico (English) and Mexico (Spanish) catalogs for janitorial supplies and tool distributor using an Oracle data base and Pindar interface. | ||
| 1995 to Present | Freelance and on-going projects | |||
| • | Bowen
Park Theater and Opera Guild |
Designed invitations, response cards and programs for their annual Masked Ball. | ||
| • | Chuck
Larkin www.chucklarkin.com |
Design and maintenance of a website foran Atlanta-based bluegrass storyteller and songwriter. | ||
| • | Far Eastern Arts | Brochures, flyers, postcards and stationary for a martial arts studio. Coordinatied press releases and local advertising. | ||
| • | Geedees, Ltd. www.gedeesltd.com | Design and maintenance of a website for a custom embroidery studio. | ||
| • | Global Solutions | Design and maintenance of a website, brochures, postcards and stationary, etc. for a private investigation and security firm. | ||
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Global
Tales |
Design and maintenance of a promotional for a family of storytellers which includes an small on-line store featuring their tapes and CDs. Also designed ads, postcards and brochures. | ||
| • | Graphic Extensions | Production work inserting Spanish translations into graphs and maps for three Spanish language texts. | ||
| • | Lajadjie Sebela www.1storyteller.com | Design and maintenance of a website for an internationally-known storyteller. | ||
| • | Logic Tools | Design of a brochure for their annual Supply Line Seminar. Coordinated content with directors in Hong Kong and Illinois. | ||
| • | Purring
Banshee Studio |
Design and maintenance of a website and on-line store for an artist specializing wheel-thrown pottery and sculpture | ||
| • | United
States Taiho Jutsu Federation www.ustjf.us |
Design and maintenance of the official web site of a national martial arts organization. I also designed their logo, brochures and t-shirts. | ||
| • | Bristol Renaissance Faire | Ten years working summers as a ticket wench (one who sells tickets). I also provide forms and posters needed by the box office. | ||
| 7/91 to 8/98 | Woodall’s Publications | Lake Forest, IL 60045 | ||
| Graphic Artist—Responsible for page layout and design; copy editing for eight monthly camping and recreation guides; ad design and copy writing for self-promotional ads; cover design; brochure design; layout and design of several annual and semi-annual publications. Created “Woody’s Camping Club,” a child’s guide to camping and RVing. Produced “Gadgets, Gizmos & Gear” a monthly feature describing new products. | ||||
| 9/88 to 7/91 | Kelly Services | Libertyville, Illinois | ||
| Various Positions. including wordprocessor, secretary, administrative assistant and payroll clerk | ||||
| 9/87 to 9/88 | SER/Jobs for Progress | Waukegan, Illinois | ||
| Instructor in office skills and typing. | ||||
| Prior to 1987 | Various Laboratory Positions in clinical and industrial laboratory positions including pilot plant technician; quality control chemist, hematology and biochemistry technician | |||
| Education |
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October 2001 | The Clearing |
Ellison
Bay, Wisconsin |
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Five-day seminar titled “Drawing In Nature”. Included work with pencil, charcoal, watercolor and ink | |||
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May 2001 | Design Graphics, USA |
Peotone,
Illinois |
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Three-day seminar in Design Concepts: Including page layout, covers, brochures and books | |||
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June 1987 | Scored in top three percent on verbal section of the Graduate Record Exam | ||
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October 1987 | Bachelor
of Sciences in Natural Science, with Honors, Shimer College, Chicago,
IL Received full-year scholarship for writing skills and achieved Honors on both required comprehensive exams |
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June 1969 | Graduated from Bremen High School, with Honors | ||