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Design Software Experience

QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Flash, Adobe Streamline, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office Applications

Internet Software Experience

Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe Fireworks, Director, Adobe Flash, Adobe Premier, Perl/CGI, PHP and Unix Scripting.

Field Related Experience

FOX CHAPEL PUBLISHING, East Petersburg, PA
Art Director/Internet Designer:
Responsible for projects from conception to printed/internet material. Projects encompass all aspects of magazine and book design, internet sites, e-commerce setup, digital photography in studio and on location, corporate collateral materials, magazine and newspaper advertisements, trade show booth graphics, large format layouts, brochures and direct mail campaign materials. Experienced in job estimating, photography, magazine and book production cycles and deadlines, 4-color scanning and setup of internet servers for hosting purposes.

LMI ADVERTISING, Lancaster, PA
Art Director/Internet Designer:
Responsible for client projects from initial contact to printed/internet material. Projects encompass internet/intranet sites, e-commerce setup, Flash and Director Programming for interactive CDs and internet sites, corporate collateral materials, magazine and newspaper advertisements, trade show booth graphics, large format layouts, brochures and direct mail campaign materials. Experienced in job estimating, photo direction and setup of internet site servers for hosting purposes.

ALPHAGRAPHICS, Berwyn, PA
Head Graphic Artist/Pre-press and Design Manager:
Create design concepts of corporate collateral, advertisements, newsletters, business cards, letterhead, brochures, magazines and illustrated books through interface with clients. Maintain corporate internet site via FrontPage. Produce final layouts on Macintosh and PC through page layout programs. Scanning of flatbed photos and artwork with on-screen color correction and retouching for final films. Oversee all design and prepress work from design department.

QRS INCORPORATED, Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Graphic Artist/Illustrator:
Generate initial design concepts for corporate collateral and magazines. Trap and output approved layouts on Agfa image setter films for full color digital and conventional presses. Design and implement corporate internet pages. Color correct and retouch scanned photo images. Managed two other employees in this department. Experience with large format printing.

INVENTURE GROUP INC., Pittsburgh, PA
Graphic Designer/Internet Designer:
Create from initial conception to final printed piece corporate collateral, brochures, shelf-talkers, magazines, envelopes, internet/intranets and interactive CD's. Received Best of Print Honors from Printing Guild for Wal-Mart store shelf-talkers.

MORRY DICKTER AND ASSOC., Pittsburgh, PA
Staff Artist:
Assist in design and production of newspaper, television and radio advertisements. Involved in projects from initial concept to camera-ready art. Interned for no salary while still in school, hired after graduation.

Military Experience

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Camp Lejoune, NC
Four years active service, four years inactive service. Honorable Discharge, Grade: Corporal (E-4)
Work Included: Self-management in installation and removal of telephone equipment. Received Good Conduct Medal for three years of outstanding service. South East Asia Medal for participation in Operation Desert Storm.

Education

THE ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh, PA
Associate Degree in Specialized Technology, majoring in Visual Communications with an emphasis in computer graphic design and illustration.
Honors list 7/8 quarters. Outstanding attendance. Received Merit Scholarship. Honors graduate.