Sales Design

Kenneth Cole

Email: abp1ip@r.postjobfree.com

Address: *** **** ***.

City: New Castle

State: PA

Zip: 16101

Country: USA

Phone: 724-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $50,000

Willing to Relocate

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Professional Profile

Dedicated, driven. I have a diverse and people-oriented background, this combined with my 30 years of real-life experience in advertising printing and people management has lead me to apply for this position.

Areas of Expertise

Marketing graphic design focusing on printed materials

Recognizing and implementation of job priorities.

Proficient at Adobe Creative Suite

Portfolio & sales presentation

Developing total marketing and advertising campaigns

Digital printing equipment handling

High profile in the community

Team management

Experience graphics educator

28 years of theatre experience has left me with self-confidence and above average delivery skills.

Computer Skills

Firey Features, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5, versed in both PC and Apple platforms. MS Word.

Employment

Professional Development in Education

2004 to Present - Lawrence County Career and Technical Center

750 Phelps Way, New Castle, PA 16101 Phone: 724-***-****

I have brought the Commercial Art program at LCCTC to industry standards by using an original combination of technology in correlation with the discipline developed through mastering fine visual arts. Area of instruction: Commercial and Advertising Design.

Built the curriculum of the Commercial Art Department from scratch.

Implemented a 25 seat Mac lab loaded with Adobe Creative suite.

Developed school logo and electronic and printed promotional materials.

Redesigned the halls and library with motivational saying and murals.

Nocti scores- 98% of all students achieved -advanced- rating.

Well-developed task oriented work habits through using logical progression of project building.

Ability to multi-task in the midst of a dynamic and diverse of a shop setting.

Experienced with multiple printing techniques:

Vinyl sign making: Graphtec 6000.

Large format printing: banners, cicelies, signs ; HP800ps & Cannon ipf755

Laser Engraving: Rotary and flat image.

Sublimation Printing: Ricoh sheet/roll fed.

Digital Printing: Ricoh Afficio Pro CS2251.

Lamination & Binding systems.

Large format Scanning

1984 to present - Cole Graphics

Started as full time self-employed occupation for 16 years. Now retained for additional income and repeat customer base.

Developed promotional materials to satisfy a diverse customer base

Handled approximately $250K annually in printing projects.

Focused on the pricing and bidding of large run printing.

Design of Logos and business branding advertising materials.

Printed material handled: Labels, computer forms, signage, brochures, stationery.

2004-Present

Butler Community College Evening adult classes teaching beginning & advanced computer graphics.

2000 to 2003 - International Academy of Design and Technology

Visual Communications Instructor

Areas of instruction: Drawing 1, 2, 3 / 2 & 3D design / Print design. Computer Graphics/Art History/Photography/ Video Production / Portfolio Presentation

1979 to 1984 - Uarco Business Printing

Account Representative - Midwest Region

Responsible for design, competitive pricing printing estimates and inventory control.

Gross sales: approximately $290K annually.

Education, Honors, and Certifications

1975 - Edinboro University

Current educational technical courses achieved through the following colleges:

California University of Pennsylvania

Indiana Wesleyan

Southern New Hampshire University

Penn State University

Global Classroom

Midwestern Intermediate IV

Achieved Certificate of Competence in Commercial Art #2019

Professional Affiliations

New Castle Art Fest - President 2011 - 2013

New Visions of Lawrence County - Past President 2010

New Castle Playhouse - Director/Board Member Since 1987

New Castle Lyric Opera - Past President - 2010

Hoyt Center of the Arts - Instructor (current)

Endowment for the Arts Program - VP 2012

PA Dept. of Education CTC Compliance Team - 2009

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