Graphic Designer Resume

Title
Graphic Designer

Primary Skills
Digital design and web

Location
US-IL-Naperville

Posted
Sep-28-09

Print & Web Solutions with Graphics & Marketing


Career Goals and Achievements:

I achieved over years of experience creative, dynamic, impactful marketing collateral pieces that brought in
more business for the companies I have worked for?for example?
I have designed and created a logo for a landscaper, a flyer for a vocal band,
and a full color report for a target marketing agency.
All of them requested additional design with marketing pieces or larger quantities of pieces.

I have executed hundreds of timely deadline projects and pulled them off on time
or many times before production schedules.

I have used my expert skills to teach and mentor other team members to utilize their skills and time
management in a more efficient manner, which means that more work was done
and more profits to companies.

I have mastered the ways of troubleshooting files and projects that occurs everyday
and every hour at times, by utilizing my talents and knowledge or by self educating via internet or manuals.
For example: I have learned shortcuts with graphic software and plug ins
that save time and money for projects.
I also keep organized file management workflows with files that speeds up the search process.

I achieved at my expert levels of production/prepress?working with award winning companies
and customers that include?Oprah Network, Virgin Airlines, Rush Copley Medical,
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Elkay, John Deere, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson and GM to name a few.

My goal is to be a great asset to your company, to be a problem solver, a team player,
with a positive winning attitude. A multi tasker that has time management initiatives,
a creative genius with variety and diversity in work, and able to also effectively carry design
through to all stages of development including technically savvy detailed work.
A person who is steady, stable, determined and driven to succeed for a long term.

Quark InDesign PhotoShop Illustrator Dreamweaver/CSS ImageReady
MS Office Suite Acrobat Pro with Pitstop Suitcase Entourage Outlook Express
Online Course Training with Flash

My expert skills and professional background can provide to your company?
v Expertise in graphic software that is on the cutting edge
v Dynamic, impactful, and customer target creative projects from conception to final stages
v Detailed, accurate and on-time project management
v Take charge approach to manage and handle multiple projects
v Customer focused with emphasis on quality work
v Time saving creative graphic solutions, troubleshooting, streamlined workflows



KWIK KOPY PRINTING--Full Time from March 2007 to July 2008
TITLE: Graphic Designer Specialist Type of Company: Commercial Printer

- Oversee graphic department and maintain deadlines with software training involved for team
- Graphic design and layout to output to plates and high-end full color copiers, including some large signage and poster work.
- Heavy multi tasking and priority setting throughout days for fast paced environment.
- Small companies and larger Fortune 500 clientele
- Heavy interaction with sales and customer service team in team environment
- Troubleshooting and preparing customer files for correct printing needs
- Usage of internet for artwork and emailing to customers
- Customer Service involving: in person, email, and phone contacts
- Extreme deadlines and project management with file management also
- Performed computer maintenance with software and updates
- Proofreading and editing for marketing pieces


MINUTEMAN PRESS --Full Time from Oct. 2006 to March 2007
TITLE: Graphic Designer Specialist Type of Company: Commercial Printer

- Creative design/layout - Marketing pieces for small and large Fortune 500 clientele
- Heavy deadlines and project management - Troubleshooting customer electronic files for print
- Communications with customer service team - Team environment within graphic dept.
- Start to final stages of all creative involving also production and prepress - File Management
- Usage of internet for artwork - Color copier usage and platemaker - Customer Service
- Wide variety of marketing graphic work with creation of corporate ID from start to finish
- Everything in creative marketing from business cards to large format posters
- Retail/Industrial/Small Business main focus



MERRILL CORP--Full Time from March 2006 to Oct. 2006
TITLE: Graphic Designer Type of Company: Award Winning Branding and Corporate ID specialty Printer

- Creative design/layout - Branding and Corporate ID stationery
- Heavy deadlines and project management - Interaction with many departments
- Web graphics for online catalog - Team environment
- Start to final stages of all creative involving also production and prepress - File Management
- Strong organizational structuring in dept.


FARM PROGRESS --Full Time from Nov. 1998 to Nov. 2004
TITLE: Graphic Designer/Art Director Type of Company: Magazine Publisher
- Creative design/layout of editorial/classified pages for magazines with ad design involved
- Art Direction involved with special project monthly magazines, everything from concept to final completion of entire magazine including cover design
- Heavy deadlines and project management - Interaction with many departments
- Team environment
- Start to final stages of all creative involving also production and prepress - File Management
- Strong organizational structuring in dept.
- Smaller percentage of work involved taking Cds or internet electronic files from customers and preparing for print stages of magazine with PDF formatting and CTP
- Typesetting copy and copy writing involved

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