Administrative Assistant Design

Desktop Publisher Specialist Resume

Title

Desktop Publisher Specialist

Primary Skills

Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Acrobat

Location

US-NY-New York (will consider relocating)

Posted

Jun-08-12

RESUME DETAILS

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST/DESKTOP PUBLISHER

Self-motivated professional with 18 years' success driving all in-house graphic design and pre-press production functions for a financial services firm. Instrumental in cutting overhead costs, streamlining processes, standardizing templates, and boosting workflow productivity and efficiency. Adept at managing high-output operations while ensuring adherence to design quality principles. Dedicated to delivering vital projects on time and within budget. Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications, backed by Certificate in Web Design.

Areas of expertise:

Financial Documentation Design * Graphic Design * Desktop Publishing * Pre-Press Production

Press Checks * Digital Proof Approval * Spreadsheet & Template Creation * Graphs & Charts

Branding Integrity * Project Management * Financial Report Creation * Presentations

E-book Design * E-Magazine Design * Color Corrections * Photo Research

Contract Negotiations * Vendor Relations * Network & Desktop Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REICH & TANG ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC., New York, NY * 1991-2009

Offers small and mid-cap equity strategies, global yield-enhanced fixed income, and money market portfolios.

Financial Documentation Specialist/Desktop Publisher

Served as firm's sole onsite graphic designer. Prepared and gathered accounting financials, monthly, quarterly, and annual materials while ensuring all client branding remained consistent on in-house developed materials. Produced text-intensive documents using Adobe Creative Suite. Negotiated vendor contracts and liaised with press houses to oversee quality of printing jobs. Managed all pre-press processes; made color corrections, and approved digital proofs in PDF format. Purchased image story lines from stock photo sites to create story boards for PowerPoint presentations. Designed customized spreadsheets and templates for multiple departments. Met daily with firm's attorneys and department managers to discuss project progress. Led efforts to reduce overhead costs, boost productivity, and enhance departmental efficiency.

Key Contributions:

Cut departmental costs 50% by initiating creation of this in-house desktop publishing division to replace former 3rd-party services.

Re-designed and enhanced overall aesthetics of financial statements and assumed additional design work accountability as firm expanded from 12-fund to 55-fund product line.

Developed simplified, seamless approach to creating SEC boilerplate templates and style sheets while retaining SEC- required "plain English" design for audience.

Reduced print costs by redesigning with trim size in mind, color branding with PMS colors, and suggesting use of soy-based inks and recycled products.

Standardized cross-department templates created in MS Word, InDesign, and PowerPoint.

Translated international marketing materials from English to Spanish.

EARLY CAREER

Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC. ~ Technical Support Specialist

Provided firm-wide network and desktop support.

Maintained mainframe computer; purchased printers and peripherals; created templates for marketing department.

LISA MARIA ORTIZ PAGETWO

917-***-**** * *********@********.***

EARLY CAREER (CONTINUED)

Reich & Tang Asset Management, LLC. ~ Administrative Assistant/Financial Librarian Assistant

Provided administrative support to 6 equity fund traders.

Compiled financial data for capital management research analysts.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications/Minor Computer Science * 1985-1989

Hunter College, New York, NY

Visual Media Studies * 2003-2005

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

CORPORATE LEARNING CENTERS

QuarkXpress Intensive Program * 2004

Noble Desktop, New York, NY

ADOBE Master CS2 Photoshop Tour * 2006

KW Computer Training, New York, NY

Web Design Certificate CS5 (Flash, Dreamweaver, e Books/Magazines, Action Script) * 2010-2011

Noble Desktop, New York, NY

ADOBE InDesign CS5 * 2011

NetCom Learning, New York, NY

Digital Publishing Certificate CS5 (Completion date during 2012)

Noble Desktop, New York, NY

AFFILATION MEMBERSHIPS

Biltmore Who's Who Registry of Executives and Professionals

Team Captain, Reich and Tang American Heart Association fundraiser, 3 consecutive years

Member, National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Lupus Foundation Fundraiser

AWARDS RECOGNITION

Winner, Reich & Tang Funds Presidents Club Member Award for Outstanding Corporate Contribution

Semi-Finalist, Presidential Scholarship of the Arts awarded by President Ronald Reagan

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: PC platform, Intuos WACOM Tablet, Portaview Lightbox, Android Phone, ASUS Laptop, Notebook, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Motorola XOOM Tablet

Software: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Acrobat, InDesign

Certifications

See above

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