Design Health Insurance
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Deborah C. Cantwell West Chester, PA 19382
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Graphic Design Professional with key strengths in print design and web design familiarity,
seeking to contribute design and people skills to a growing organization
Professional Capabilities
Creative artist/designer who consistently Excellent communication skills
exceeds client expectations Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
Exceptional technical skills Self-motivated and well organized
Thinks “outside the box” Strong design and drawing skills
Software Skills
Print and Web Design Operating Systems Desktop Applications
Adobe CS3,CS4 & CS5 Windows 2000/XP Microsoft
In-Design Macintosh OS 7.6.1, Word
Illustrator 8.5.1, 9.0 Excel
Photoshop (Macintosh Centris PowerPoint
Acrobat 650 & Power Publisher
QuarkXpress Macintosh G3) Outlook
PageMaker
Desktop Publishing and Web Skills
Excellent skills with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and QuarkXpress
Creator of original art and graphic layout of content, brochures, newsletters, and mechanicals
Ability to draw on artistic vision, business acumen, and passion for the field to create aesthetic art that
directly addresses client goals
Coordinated the production of an internal publication, including the
development of designs, interacting with managers
Focused on aesthetics, imagery, precision and usability in design
Projects and Accomplishments
• Designed and typeset “ChesCo Connections”, a monthly newsletter for Chester County employees.
• Designed and typeset “ChesCo Choice”, the annual workbook for the county’s health insurance plan
• Created a county flag based on a variation of the county seal, recreated in Illustrator to exacting
specifications. The county flag still flies in front of the Government Services building in West Chester.
• Converted the Constables Handbook for the District Court Administrator of Chester County from Word
into QuarkXPress; later into InDesign and sent to the county website.
• Designed brochures, flyers, tote bags and T-Shirts for the Chester County Solid Waste Authority
• Tote Bag design was featured in the Daily Local News of West Chester, PA in February, 2007
Education
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Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Delaware Community College, Media, PA
Courses Include: HTML, Javascripting, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Web Design I, II, and III, Adobe
Photoshop, InDesign I and II
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Professional Experience
Chester County Government Services, West Chester, Pennsylvania 1993-2011
Desktop Publishing / Design Specialist
• Successfully managed and coordinated Desktop Publishing, Printing and
Graphic Design projects from concept through completion for various
Chester County agencies on Macintosh and PC computers.
• Worked closely with each department to conceive designs
• Consistently met deadlines while fulfilling all project requirements.
• Delivered finished projects in a highly cost effective manner, saving
considerable costs over outsourcing
Groundwater Technology, Chadds Ford, PA 1998 - 2009
AutoCAD Specialist
• Created and designed two dimensional maps and drawings in black and
white and color using AutoCAD Release 11
The Franklin Mint, Franklin Center, PA 1989 - 1990
Graphic Artist
• Free lance position developing mechanicals for magazine ads, brochures of
jewelry and porcelain products
E.I. DuPont Co., Wilmington, DE 1988 - 1989
Senior Production Artist
• Produced technical manuals and brochures in a Macintosh environment
with PageMaker 3.0 and Adobe Illustrator
Valley Forge Technical Communications, Malvern, PA 1985 - 1988
Production Artist
• Developed layout and mechanicals of schematics and brochures of
electrical troubleshooting manuals for the automobile industry
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