Graphic Designer Design

Terry Todoroff

Graphic designer, coordinator

Home phone 716-***-**** LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/terry-todoroff Cell phone 716-***-**** Email *******@*****.***

I am a graphic designer and coordinator with over two decades of experience in the communication and education fields. Work- ing regularly on a vast array of design products, I am highly imaginative, proficient, and flexible in all production areas. Looking to parlay proven design, administrative, and technical skills into a communication-design position. Experience

1992 – present Coordinator, designer, photographer, videographer, illustrator, technician Center for Development of Human Services, Research Foundation, Buffalo State College DESIGN TASKS:

• Design, paginate, format, and produce training and educational materials, e-learning graphics, package designs, newsletters, brochures, handouts, posters, certified certificates, multimedia, and other products using Macintosh and Windows computers and traditional graphics tools

• Enhance materials by creating custom digital illustrations via a digital Wacom Tablet, photography, and other images using traditional tools like paint, ink, pastels, and sculpture

• Art-direct photo and video shoots, create set design, photograph assignments, including products, conferences, and employee photos

ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS:

• Coordinate and continually update projects with other project coordinators, writers, editors, designers, printers, and distributors to maximize efficiency

• Organize and create clear spec sheets and retrieve and submit multiple bid quotes from printers and venders

• Assist with production-schedule adherence to assure critical shipments

• Consult with trainers and staff via pre- and post-conference meetings to maintain quality control

• Prioritize and manage multiple projects to meet challenging deadlines

• Make purchasing recommendations for software and hardware upgrades, stock photography, fonts, and graphics materials and minimize waste

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, TECHNICAL TASKS:

• Professionally operate audio-capture equipment

• Perform video post-production using video and audio hardware and Final Cut Pro and Logic software

• Carry out video pre-production, including equipment maintenance, research and purchase, video- camera operation, and experienced lighting-equipment operation

• Maintain Macintosh and Windows computers, software upgrades, hardware installation and auxilliary equipment

• Maintain and troubleshoot large-format, high-output Xerox and Canon color printers page 1

Art director, designer

Disseminators of Knowledge Publishers, United Educational Services

• Designed and produced educational books, catalogs, package designs, and flyers using Macintosh computers and traditional graphics tools

• Coordinated authors, editors, typesetters, artists, photographers, and printers

• Streamlined quote- and bid-gathering

Camera operator, mechanical artist

AM&A’s advertising department

Additional Activities

Solo exhibitions

• Photo exhibition, “Travel Inspired by the Movies.” Personal world journeys presented using original travel photos and personalized movie posters. Eighteen sets of images, many panoramic in size, from Tanzania to Transylvania. Market Arcade Building, Queen City Gallery, Buffalo, New York

• Video and photo presentation, “Knucklewalking.” Premiere of presentation featuring encounters with the great apes of the world. Record matinée attendance. Martin and Osa Safari Museum Film Festival, Chanute, Kansas

Education

Villa Maria College

Associate Degree in Applied Science

Graduated Cum Laude

Skills

• Proficiency in graphics applications such as PhotoshopCC, IllustratorCC, IndesignCC, Powerpoint, Quarkxpress, and Acrobat. Quick to learn supplemental digital tools for web and e-learning materials such as Articulate and Swish

• Design skills that draw from a vast pool of creative and extraordinary experiences

• Administrative skills that are time- and money-detailed

• Photographic, video, and technical operational skills that maximize limiting production time from conceptual setup, to computer-editing and formatting, to publishing page 2 • Terry Todoroff, graphic designer • Home 716-***-**** • Cell 716-***-**** • *******@*****.*** • www.linkedin.com/in/terry-todoroff Linkedin address

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