QUALIFICATIONS

Highly skilled graphics professional with more than eight years of photographic
retouching, strong layout, electronic production and prepress skills. Retouch, m
anipulate, correct and finalize artwork in both pixel and vector format for what
ever platform the work is needed. Ability to take projects from design approval
to completion, a strong value-add to creative departments by increasing designer
sa creative time. Strict attention to detail ensures project quality assurance a
nd quality control. Consistently meet deadlines. Collaborate with creative direc
tors and clients to interpret hand drawn concepts and illustrations onto an elec
tronic platform. Good organizational skills to allow the departments to run smoo
thly.
CAPABILITIES
* Extensive experience and knowledge of Photoshop
* Strict attention to detail ensures project quality control
* Consistently meet deadlines, ensuring on-time project delivery
* Collaborate with creative directors and clients to interpret hand-drawn concep
ts and illustrations onto
an electronic platform
* Create templates for pos and window signage
* Mentor new designers to more easily maneuver through and understand graphics s
oftware
* Strong organizational skills allow departments to run more efficiently

JOB FUNCTIONS
* Manage major projects such as catalogues, advertisements, and corporate and ev
ents collateral
* Develop and maintain work schedules
* Review all artwork before it enters the workflow and prepress all mechanicals
before project goes to print
* Create original layouts once concept, direction and illustration artwork are d
esigned and approved
* Recreate designersa original layouts from sketches to be used for comps or pri
nt output
* Manipulate, correct and finalize artwork in both pixel and vector format
* Precisely create die-cuts so designers know the live area and printers can dev
elop cutting dies
* Restructure layouts and artwork to fit into varied sizes and formats
* Fix, manipulate and color-correct artwork in Photoshop and Illustrator
* Colorize black-and-white photographs and illustrations
* Prepare all outgoing work (documents, illustrations and photos) into final pri
nt production specifications
* Produce mechanicals for ads, direct mail pieces, posters and other collateral
* Construct final comps for clients
* Organize all artwork within the appropriate file/folder structure for easy acc
essibility
* As projects dictate, work directly with art directors, clients and vendors
WORK ASSIGNMENTS
* Upon design approval, designed layout and prepared different pieces per projec
t requirements
* Troubleshoot problem files in InDesign, Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator
* Approved color runs while on press
* Developed layouts for brochures, yearbooks, statistical books, promotional an
d collateral pieces
* Created business ID packages, magazine ads and bind-in cards, and other print
collateral (inserts, mailers, brochures, etc.)
* Designed and created production layouts for clients, speced type, retouched ph
otos, manipulated and
color-corrected artwork
* Produced ads, collateral pieces (magazine inserts and bind-in cards) and event
s collateral
* Created make-up color swatches and palettes for the development of Indulge.com
* Updated artwork and layout for a sports camp Web site for people already atten
ding the camp as well as those you have read about it in sports magazines and wo
rd of mouth
* Created and organized filing structure on server for projects in work so that
all items were easily accessible for all working projects

PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS (Through employment and freelance)

* CCFA
* Ceridian Corporation
* The Childrenas Place
* CPS, subsidiary of Bozell NY
* Dendrite International
* Greg Manning Auctions, Inc.
* Indulge.com
* JVC Professional Products Company
* M. C. Fina
* Novartis (Reclast, Stalevo and Tekturna)
* Schering-Plough (Asmanex, ProventilHFA, Nasonex, Foradil)
* Susan M. Rafaj Marketing Services Inc.
* Washington Mutual
* Turn 2 Foundation

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Sr. Production Artist, Millennium Communications Group, Parsippany, NJ 2006 - 20
09
Sr. Production Artist (Studio Manager), The Children's Place, Secaucus, NJ 2005
- 2006
Production Artist, PFS Marketwyse, Totowa,NJ 2002 - 2005
Production Coordinator/Layout Artist, Clarke/Thompson, Inc., New York, NY 200
0 - 2002
Independent Photoshop and Production Artist, PEG Solutions, Inc., New York and F
lorida 1998 - 2000
Pre-press Technician (Macs and PCs), Vistacolor, Inc. & Central Press, Florida
1994 - 1998
Design and print houses
Assistant Print Production Buyer, Ogilvy & Mather, New York, NY 1990 - 1992
Prior History:
Worked in the clothing industry in many several capacities: Bloomingdalesa fashi
on office; buyer at Bloomingdale's and Bergdorf Goodman's; trim buyer for severa
l design outfits; and fashion consultant on color, fabric and silhouette for man
ufacturers.

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Video Development and Production, Miami Chamber of Commerce
Played an integral part of Miamia's Chamber of Commerce "Leadership" Program, pa
rtnering with Miami Rescue Mission to develop an educational/training video to h
elp indigent people successfully re-enter society. Directly involved in producin
g, scripting and editing the video in collaboration with a professional film and
editing crew.
EDUCATION
DICKINSON COLLEGE, Carlisle, PA
Bachelor of Arts; Major: European History and Literature
ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Certificate, Desktop Publishing
SKILLS
Macintosh, PC, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress