Ralph Williams Jr.

*** ********* **. • Fayetteville,GA. 30215 • abnnfq@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 770-***-**** • Cell:770-***-****

Career Objective

To be associated with a growing company that will utilize my talent and allow for personal growth. Providing the resources

enabling me to develop new skills and learn new technologies in order to gain knowledge in various areas to increase my value

to the company.

Summary of Qualifications

Worked in print graphics for over twenty five years as a desktop production artist, developing layouts from customer

supplied files, generating them into printable proofs and press ready PDF files. Ability to create ads and files for news-

papers, magazines, catalogs, brochures as well as billboards and other types of media. Efficient in data backup and file

retrieval. Knowledge in various types of proofing machines from Kodak Matchprint to Epson glossy proofs. Familiar

with all aspects of Mac computers.

Proficient in:

•Adobe InDesign CS3 •Adobe Illustrator CS3 •Adobe Photoshop CS3

•Adobe Acrobat CS3 •Quark X Press •FlightCheck

•Freehand • Windows 95/98 NT • Nexus

Work Experience

Beck- Atlanta,GA 6/2006 - 1/2009

Production Artist

Worked as a desktop operator on a Mac format with some color retouch work also as needed. Collected final files for cd

and dvd transfer for customer and other printers. Clients included Coca-Cola, Turner Broadcasting, Georgia Pacific, J

Walter Thompson and other various area companies.

Geographics -Atlanta, GA 5/2000 - 6/2006

Desktop Operator

Preflighted and constructed customer ads for output on press. Files were ripped and trapped on a rampage system to a

CTP ( computer to plate) process. Clients included Sea Ray, Toto, High Museum and AT&T.

Treasure Chest Adv / Laser Tech Color -Atlanta, GA 3/1981 - 12/1999

Desktop Operator in graphics

Employed in 1981 as a paste up artist. Headed the Opti-Copy Department for 2 years before the development of the

electronic pre press department. Worked in the pre press department as a desktop operator on Macintosh computers.

After 16 years with Treasure Chest I transferred to Laser Tech Color, a sister company, to improve my skill level in other

areas of software applications including using the SGI-Barco system for trapping files.

Education

Advertising Columbia College-Chicago, IL

Courses taken:

Advertising Concepts, Marketing, Copywriting, Commercial Illustration, Ethics in Advertising.

2 yrs GPA: 4.0

References

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