Lois Dworzak
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007
email: *******@*******.***
Professional Summary: Application Skills:
Production Coordination Adobe InDesign
Page Production and Templating Adobe Acrobat
Project Management Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
QuarkXPress
Microsoft Word
2009-present Freelance projects:
page production consisting of English and Spanish Reading
textbooks, Industrial catalogs and student ancillaries
2008-2009 settingPace, LLC, Schaumburg, Illinois
Production Specialist/Templater
. Create templates, annotated spec sheets,
page production, using Adobe InDesign
. Create printer, media and ebook PDFs using
Pitstop
. Make global changes and alterations
utilizing K4
1998-2008 Anthology, Inc., an RR Donnelley company,
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Senior Design/Production Specialist
. Create templates and annotated spec sheets
using applications QuarkXPress and
Adobe InDesign
. Updating templates and mark-ups per customer
alterations
. Distributing templates and mark-ups,
instructing and guiding page production staff and
outside freelancers
. Creating and/or modifying tech art
. Directing and assisting offshore vendors
Project Manager experience:
In 2006 I managed a 540 page school supply
catalog. Utilizing inhouse staff and outside freelancers, this
project was completed within the three-month schedule.
In 2001 I managed the front and back matter
pages of 16 Science texts with a total count of 352 pages.
Maintaining constant communication with the client, page
builders, and outside freelancers was key in completing this
project within the two-month schedule.
1994-1998 Booklet Publishing Co., Elk Grove Village,
Illinois
Desktop Publisher position
. Page assembly of catalogs, booklets, and
brochures using QuarkXPress
. Scanning line art on a flatbed scanner
. Outlining and retouching photos in Adobe
Photoshop
. Designing logos and various graphics in
Adobe Illustrator
. Designing booklets, catalogs, brochures, and
promotional material for 1 to
4 color projects