Administrative Assistant Design

Susan J. Nolan

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Antioch, IL 60002

847-***-**** (home)

847-***-**** (cell)

********@*******.***

www.suznolan.com

Experience:

*/** ** */**: Project Coordinator - Blue Cross Blue Shield, Chicago, IL

Communication Project Coordinator for the BlueChip - Common Services

Department. Coordination of Management Meetings, All Hands Meetings,

Special Events, Luncheons. Created Powerpoint presentations for

meetings. Design and layout of monthly newsletter. Created Evites for

special events. Creation of pieces for special events; invitations,

posters, tent cards, decorations, banners.

2/06 to 5/07: Freelance Graphic Designer

6/97 to 2/06: Graphic Designer - Deloitte & Touche, Chicago, IL

Duties included: design and layout of brochures, invitations, flyers,

posters, t-shirts, vinyl banners. Layout of proposals, client service

plans and newsletters. All aspects of company's special event

campaigns. PowerPoint presentations for print and on-screen. Design and

layout of HTML inter-office emails, newsletters and invitations. Sole

designer for company's video inter-office flat panels.

Awards/Recognition:

. Peoples Choice Award for design and layout of 2001 Sears Client

Service Plan.

. 2001 Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon, 1st Place T-shirt Design (out of

150 entries), for best use of logos.

Awarded a certificate and a copy of the printed T-shirt autographed

by Mayor Daley.

. Design of the 2001 Holiday Gala Invitation for the company was

entered in printer's contest for use of foil stamping and pop-up

art.

. Design of the 2002 Enterprise Risk Services' Global Brochure was

entered into printer's contest for its use of spot gloss.

. Applause Awards for exemplary work done on the 2003 & 2004 Holiday

Gala.

. Applause Award for outstanding work done on the 2004 Take Our

Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

1979 to 1995: Designer/Typesetter - Edgewater Press, Chicago, IL

Grew up in a family-owned print shop. Worked summers and weekends, when

needed. After college, - freelanced as needed. Duties included: typeset

and design of business cards, menus, letterhead. Masking and burning of

plates to be ran on press. Ran jobs on Heidleburg press.

1/97 to 6/97: Presentation Specialist/Administrative Assistant - Frank

Orzel & Company, Chicago, IL

Layout and design of presentations to clients of CEO. Administrative

Assistant duties.

7 to 6/97:

1/95 to 10/95: Marketing Assistant - Goddard Technology, Chicago, IL

Provided support for Chicago land salesman. Designing of presentation

folders for prospective clients, for company's software systems.

Designed company's mouse pad as a promotion piece included with sale of

company's software.

1992 to 1995: Administrative Assistant - Frank Orzel & Company, Chicago,

IL

(Part-time during college) Assistant to CEO. Provided administrative

assistance to CEO, as well as clients' needs.

Education:

The American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL

January, 1995 - Associates in Applied Science -- Major: Graphic Design,

Electronic Design, GPA 3.50

Skills:

Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe

Dreamweaver CS4, Adobe Acrobat (including interactive pdf's), Adobe

Pagemaker, QuarkExpress, CorelDRAW, Microsoft Office 2007, (extensive

training in PowerPoint shows), Microsoft FrontPage, Publisher, Project,

Visio, Macromedia Flash/Dreamweaver/Director. Presently training in Web

design - HTML and Adobe GoLive. Mac and PC literate.

References provided upon request.

Professional

Objective:

Creative and innovative professional,

seeking a position in an area that will

allow me to use my skills and talent to the

limits

- therefore bettering the

organization that I work for.

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