Ashton Bancroft
is a graphic designer
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education
Millersville University
Millersville, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Art
Graphic Design Option
Graduation: May 2009, Cum Laude
experience
Patient Access Representative I Lancaster General Health
September 2011 Present : Lancaster, PA
Outpatient registration for bloodwork, x-rays, CT scans and ultrasounds.
Pre-Press Designer Keystone Printed Specialties
July 2010 July 2011 : Old Forge, PA
Managed the preparation of the Flexographic label department for press:
Worked in a Nexus workflow using ArtPro, Nexus Edit, Insight, DotSpy, Nexus Managers, and Power Layout.
Responsible for trapping files sent in to Keystone, laying files out to print specifications, creating digital Step and Repeat layout files for the plating department, working with customers to create flexo-friendly files
Other programs used: Adobe CS3, CS4 and CS5 (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Bridge, Acrobat), FindIt, Fetch, Mail, Microsoft Entourage,
Recreated old designs when plates were damaged or film was lost
Managed Epson proofing printer troubleshooting and maintenance, printed accurate proofs through an EFI Fiery system
Clients: Polar Beverages, Adirondack Beverages, A&W Root Beer, 7Up, Sunkist, Stop N Shop, Cott Beverages, Brooklyn Bottling, USA Speedzone, Shur Fine, Top Pop, Turkey Hill, Super Chill, Fox Ledge, Push Beverages, Clear N Natural, Food Club, Trader Joe s
Graphic Designer Creative Insight
May 2010 July 2010 : Newfoundland, PA
Design advertising for Creative Insight s various publications, including the Our Town franchise, Sportsman s Journal, Promised Land Village Newsletter, and local restaurant placemats, Design layouts for various Creative Insight projects, Contact clients with changes, Type up stories from older issues
Graphic Designer XtremeWear Screen Printing and Embroidery
Summer & Winter, 2006 2008; Freelance : March 2010 Present : DuBois, PA
Designed artwork from initial client concept to final production preparation for various screen printed materials, formatted client artwork for production, worked with clients to approve designs
Clients included: WalMart Transportation and Distribution, Lowes Transportation, Straub Brewery, DuBois Area High School Athletics, Penn State University, International Dance Challenge, DanceAmerica, Dance Olympus
Owner Jewel Designs on Zazzle.com and CafePress.com
June 2005 Present : Online Marketplace
Design and market custom tshirts and various other products on the online custom item marketplaces Zazzle.com and Cafepress.com
http://www.zazzle.com/jeweldesigns and http://www.cafepress.com/jeweldesigns
Advertising Designer The Bradford Era, Bradford Publishing
July 2009 March 2010 : Bradford, PA
Set newspaper ads in black & white and color, ensure compatibility with in-house printing press, design flyers and other promotional products for advertising sales representatives, design promotional materials for the newspaper s charitable organizations, receive and format ads from sister papers in other towns, basic shared server and computer maintenance
Art Lab Technician Millersville University Art Department
January 2007 May 2009 : Millersville, PA
Assisting students with computer and software issues, printing projects on large format printers, handling any other problems that might arise in the lab
Graphic Designer Amish Country News Summer Internship
June 2008 August 2008 : Bird-In-Hand, PA
Designed posters and tour itineraries for The Amish Experience, formatted client advertisements and mass mailings for use in the Amish Country News magazine
Student Photographer Millersville University Marketing
September 2007 December 2007 : Millersville, PA
Photographed various University events for use in future marketing materials and client needs, met client requests for specific photographs
Assistant Photography Editor The Snapper Campus Newspaper
September 2006 December 2007 : Millersville, PA
Photographed various events around campus, sorted photos from other student photographers, edited photographs for use in the newspaper (including color correction, level adjustment, cutout requests, etc), created graphics and icons for different sections of the paper