DREW PARKER

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Seeking a company that incorporates a team of individuals who work

cohesively with the latest technology to produce dynamic material.

Q ualifications

• Highly skilled leader and desktop specialist offering more than 20 years of prepress and technical experience in

online and print industry

• Extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of production with strong work ethic

• Expertise in InDesign, Acrobat, PitStop, Odystar, Illustrator, Photoshop, and QuarkXPress

• Efficient multitasker who thrives on problem solving in an deadline-oriented environment

• Production work on layout design and customer service are second nature

C lients

Sears – layout and digital catalogs utilizing Z-Mags and V-Mags platforms

ULTA Cosmetics – photo manipulation and page layout, creative engineering

OfficeMax – large volume of versioned pages processed in short amount of time

Stepan – annual global product catalog

College of American Pathologists – annual program catalog

Silk Road digital project – worked with designers to create online digital catalog

The Atlantic – image manipulation at direction of designers for magazine

W ork E xperienc e

Production Artist August 2013 to D ecember 2014

Schawk/Matthews International – Chicago, IL

Led and assisted on prepress workflow for 1200-page catalog; 6 versions, 0 errors

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Generated 5 versions and built pages for major office supply store circulars

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Created advertisements from designer-supplied files

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Used PDF Comparator to ensure changes were made to versions

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Managed assets/images

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Production Artist/Assistant Manager January 2003 to M ay 2013

Black Dot Group/CAPS Group – Chicago and Crystal Lake, IL

• Known as the “go-to guy” in the department

• Supervised desktop department during manager’s absence

• Created workflows, set up procedures, prepared schedules, and helped with training and

troubleshooting

• Worked closely with customers and went on-site to train their operators to work more effectively

• Effectively coordinated multiple projects simultaneously and prioritized graphics workload

• Prepared layouts and drawings in compliance with established templates and design

standards

• Meticulously followed corporate brand guidelines to enable brand consistency across

campaigns and marketing programs

• Integrated websites with game graphics for web and mobile media platforms

• Responsible for solving technical problems (software and hardware)

• Contributed ideas during strategic and conceptual brainstorming sessions

Desktop Operator January 2003 to M ay 2013

Black Dot Group – Crystal Lake, IL

• Started in Sears department; responsible for checking customer-supplied pages, linking high resolution images,

outlining images, and creating drop shadows

• Earned more responsibility through my actions and leadership skills resulting in a promotion

E ducation

H igh School Diploma, G eneral

Geneva Community High School - Geneva, IL, U SA

R eferences

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