Customer Service Manager

LANDMARK PRE-SCHOOL OF RIDGEFIELD ACADEMY, Westport Campus, Westport, CT:

September 2006 to July 2007

Administrative Assistant/Computer Teacher

• Administrative duties. Managed the Vera cross Database. Teach pre-school students basics of computers. Use the

computers to enhance and tie into the curriculum for each grade.

• Also did Aftercare, Taking care of students after the school day, till picked up by parents.

• Fill in for Teaching Assistants who were out sick or attending seminars.

MINUTEMAN NEWSPAPERS AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY PUBLICATIONS, Westport, CT:

June 2005 to Sept 2006

Graphic Designer, Production Dept.

• Design of retail and real estate ads, pagination, publication work, pre-press, PDF workflow

HOME DEPOT, Fairfield, CT:

March 2005 to March 2007 (Part-time)

Garden Dept Associate

• Sales for garden, lawn equipment, cleaning supplies and equipment

GRANITE STUDIOS, Westport, CT:

January 2005 to March 2005 (Freelancer 2005 -2007)

Studio Manager, Photography Studio (Part Time, Temporary)

• Responsible for public relations, writing press releases, producing brochures, administrative office tasks, and

PhotoShop imaging work for the web. Placed web files on line after imaging.

HOME DEPOT, Bridgeport, CT:

September 2004 to December 2004

Kitchen Designer

• Responsible for sales for kitchen cabinets, countertops and accessories, appliances, and bath ware.

ALPINE X PRESS, Norwalk, CT (parent company, Success Printing) • July 2004 to September 2004

Store Manager for Copy Shop, printing firm.

• Store Manger, inventory, customer service, taking passport photos, graphic designer

FREELANCER: Baker Graphics 2004, Greenwood Publishing Group 2004-2006, Granite Studios 2005-2007

GRAPHIC IMAGE INC., Milford, CT • May 1982 to December 1987

Graphic Artist for commercial typography and lithographic printing company.

• Performed general board work, layout, mechanicals, photo cropping/scaling and color separations.

• Accounts included: Stop and Shop, Subway, University of Bridgeport and Fairfield

NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Stratford, CT • June 1981 to June 1985

Graphic Artist/Typesetter for magazines and tabloids

• Designed and composed advertisements for Chemical Marketing Reporter, weekly tabloid

• Produced editorial and advertising materials, meeting tight national and international shipping deadlines.

• Checked press runs, supervised production, operated Autokon laser camera, and maintained files.

• Other accounts included Bronx Press Review, Squash News, On Cable Magazine, The Forward, Fairfield-County

Woman, New Haven-County Woman.

CALDOR, INC., Headquarters, Norwalk, CT • April 1979 - March 1981 • Sign Clerk/Print Shop Assistant.

PARKCITY HOSPITAL, Bridgeport, CT • June 1975 - March 1979 • Dietary Aide for Dietary department

THE EDWARD MALLEY COMPANY, New Haven, CT •October 1976 - January 1977 • Sales person

EDUCATION:

XINCON TECHNOLOGY, New York City, NY, - CAD classes for the Fashion Industry, 2003 - 2004

UNITED DIGITAL ARTIS, New York City, NY, - Certificate in Web Design and Web Tools, 2000

CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOP, New Haven, CT – Pottery classes, 1985

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, Fairfield, CT- Certificate in Graphic Design, 1978

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport, CT, - AA Degree Fashion Merchandising, June 1977, Deans List,

graduated cum laude

COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Macintosh and PC Windows computer skills, In Design, Quark, PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver,

Flash, Java script, Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint. • STAR Database, Compugraphic typesetting, Raycomp 100 and

Bedford 3000 system.

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