Customer Service Sales

Penny Meletlidis Graphic Designer ** Regency Drive Dracut, MA

01826

c: 781-***-**** h: 978-***-**** ********@*****.***

Qualifications & Skills

. Has expertise in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop,

Quark Xpress, and Microsoft Office. Proficient in Macromedia Flash and

Adobe Dreamweaver.

. Has exemplary skills in typography, layout and formatting.

. Prepares and completes various projects by conceptualizing, developing

and implementing ideas for project planning.

. Handles multiple tasks simultaneously and stays extremely organized while

meeting deadlines under high-stress situations.

. Communicates effectively with others and keeps a positive attitude.

Work Experience

Graphic Design Specialist

Lahey Clinic Medical Center; Burlington, MA; August 2006-Present

. Part of a 2-person team responsible for designing all materials for the

entire hospital system. Such designs include magazines, annual reports,

newsletters, direct mailers, brochures, promotional items, posters,

newspaper ads and logos.

. Designed materials for the cancer walk campaign, an event that brought

more than 1,000 walkers and raised over $180,000 in 2010.

. Branded multiple departments within the hospital such as Cosmetics and

Executive Health, which brought new patients and profitted in revenue.

. Created and instituted design standards for all patient education

materials based on the principles of health literacy.

. Redesigned multiple publications, such as the patient newsletter and

employee newsletter, to better match Lahey's brand and to increase

readability.

. Helped design Lahey's new website through focus groups, and migrated

content to new site through content management system.

Freelance Designer

Dr. Dental; Haverhill, MA; August 2009-Present

. Designed direct mailer to promote a new dentist, which was sent out to

all new local residents within a 6-month period. Promotion brought in

several new patients and referrals.

. Helped design a new logo for the rebranding of the company.

. Designed a pocket folder brochure with inserts, an informational piece

about the practice.

Team Leader

Lahey Clinic Medical Center; Burlington, MA; December 2001-2006

. Oversaw and coordinated all operations related to registering and

admitting patients from the emergency room, clinics, recovery room and

other hospitals.

. Supervised 6 night-shift staff members and managed employee-training

programs.

Graphic Design Intern

Gusenoff Co; Waban, MA; September 2005-December 2005

. Created advertisements, brochures, and logos geared mainly for food

clients such as Roche Bros.

. Helped advertise for Can-Four, a real-estate agency from the Builders

Association of Greater Boston. The community of homes were recognized as

one of the best single-family designs under $500,000.

Customer Service Manager

Wal-Mart; North Reading, MA; October 1999-August 2001

. Supervised cashiers and managed their breaktimes.

. Entrusted with responsibility of opening and closing store on a regular

basis.

. Interviewed and hired candidates for available cashier and sales

positions.

. Filed reports to help monitor inventory and total sales for each day.

Education

Massachusetts College of Art; Boston, MA

Bachelor of Fine Arts, September 2001-December 2005

Awards

. Nominee for Executive Health collateral, 2009

HOW In-HOWse Design Awards

. Gold winner for Lahey Magazine, 2007

Aster Awards

. Best in Design for cardiovascular capabilities brochure, 2007

Creative Club of New Hampshire Awards

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