Graphic Designer/Prepress Operator

Samantha Strickland Allen

**** *** **** *** **,

Kennesaw, GA 30152

Mobile: 937-***-****

E-mail: ************@*****.***

PROFILE

Skilled Graphic Designer, Desktop Publisher, Production Artist, and Prepress Operator with 10 years professional experience. Creative and resourceful in prepress graphics, typesetting, layout and assembly, color correction and retouching. Proficient in Quark Xpress, Adobe Suite, RGB and CMYK color processing, Quality Control; Macintosh platform. Ability to multitask and maintain quality due to high attention to detail. Quick learner.

EXPERIENCE

Miller Legacy Plumbing, Cartersville, GA 2011-Present

Office Worker

Answer phones and schedule appointments

Enter invoices and customer information into Quickbooks

Handle everyday office duties such as faxing, filing, updating logs

Maintain positive rapport with customers to ensure 100% customer satisfaction

Miami Valley Publishing, Fairborn, OH 2003-2008

Graphic Designer/Mac Operator/Prepress

Designed retail advertisements in Quark Xpress/InDesign and prepared files for prepress

Responsible for the preparation of incoming files

Worked closely with sales reps and prepress

Kept tight deadlines

Trader Publishing, Miamisburg, OH 2001-2003

Graphic Designer/Desktop Publisher

Responsible for prioritizing incoming work

Typeset and designed retail ads in Quark Xpress and Trader Publications including: Boat & RV, Action Block Tri-State Farm Equipment and Sports Car Trader

Worked under tight deadlines in high pressure environment with little or no supervision

Maintained positive rapport with sales reps and prepress

Urbana Daily Citizen, Urbana, OH 2000-2001

Graphic Designer/Prepress

Designed retail newspaper advertisements

Responsible for layout of daily newspaper

Took on sole responsibility of monthly real estate magazine; took monthly magazine from concept to publication

EDUCATION:

Computer Learning Center, Marietta, GA Years

Technology and Network Administration, Magna Cum Laude years

Relevant Course work: Customer Service

High school North Cobb 1997

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

SKILLS

Computer: Macintosh and PC - Quark Xpress, CS3 and CS4 Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks

Prepress: Preps, Printergy, Magnus digital plating.

Knowledge of basic layout principles, aesthetic design concepts, branding, typography and color theory

Understanding of print finishes, printing on different medias, product materials prepress experience.

Ability to multitask and maintain high standards regarding quality

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