Project Coordinator

Graphic Layout Design, Production Artist, Desktop Publisher,

PowerPoint Specialist, Project Coordinator

LINDA BRISCOE

Cupertino, CA

E-mail: *****.*******@*********.***

Portfolio: www.lindabriscoe.com

EDUCATION

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Foothill Community College, Los Altos, CA

Classes in Graphic Design, Mechanical Drawing and UNIX

De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

Classes in Flash 8 Professional

Design, Editing and Pre-press Seminars, Santa Clara, CA

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

MACINTOSH, PC, UNIX

Publishing Software: Adobe CS5 (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop),

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word), QuarkXPress, Adobe

FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker, Visio and Interleaf, HTML, CSS.

Conversion Software: Adobe Acrobat, HTML, CSS, MIFmaker and WebWorks

Publisher.

File Management: FileMaker Pro and Documentum

SKILLS

Strong graphic layout, production and editing skills for both print and

web. In-depth knowledge of color, layout

and typography. Understanding of creative processes, marketing

communications, and mechanical drafting.

Creatively work within standardized layouts. Work efficiently on multiple

projects at once. Solid understanding of

client deliverables. Ability to deliver compelling and technically accurate

design and production files on schedule/budget. Flexibility to work well

independently or with a close-knit team in a high-volume, fast-paced

deadline-driven environments.

COMBINED EXPERIENCE

Publications experience including creation of corporate identity and

branding, direct marketing material, slide presentations, product and user

manuals, product catalogs, brochures, data sheets, white papers, medical

labeling, mailers, signs, packaging, logos, government proposals, data

sheets, tri-folds, advertisements, posters and flyers.

Graphic Layout Designer

Design of product catalogs, proposals, user and product manuals, brochures,

posters, web comps, signs, product sheets, templates and style guides.

Graphic Artist/Technical Illustrator

Creation of orthographic and isometric drawings, mechanical drafting,

product illustrations, package outline drawings, medical labels,

schematics, signs, tradeshow graphics, PowerPoint slides, campaign

graphics, box packaging, and graphic libraries.

Desktop Publisher/Production

Preparation of camera and Web ready documents. Layout, text formatting and

file converting. Generation of book files, indexes, table of contents, auto

numbering, auto referencing, tables, charts and equations. Document

conversion from French and Portuguese into English.

Presentation Specialist

Creation of PowerPoint presentations including layout design and

illustrations.

Project Coordinator

Organization between technical writers, editors, desktop publishers,

printers, account executives and on-site personnel. Budgetary guideline

administration. Printer/customer liaison including press check attendance.

Create and maintain online catalog of standard and sample marketing

collateral and products.

REFERENCES

Available upon request

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Freelance, Los Altos, CA

12/07 to Present- Graphic Layout Designer, Graphic Artist, Desktop

Publishing, PowerPoint Specialist

Multimedia Clients: Design and layout of promotional print material

including brochures, white papers, data sheets,

tri-folds, catalogs, and posters. Creation of advertisements for magazines

and flyers.

Yahoo!: Creation of PowerPoint slide templates and presentations.

Cibo Restaurant: Created website ads and menu.

Grosvenor: Creation of PowerPoint slide presentations.

Gary Nelson Associates: Creation of PowerPoint slide presentations.

Taylor Corporation: Creation of PowerPoint slide presentations.

M & K Publishers: Layout and production of monthly magazines for San Diego

events and advertisements.

SmartOrg Incorporated: Catalog template re-design, production of direct

marketing material and trade show banners.

GreenVolts Incorporated: Creations of brochures and a training manual.

Envision Technology Marketing Group: Creation of brochures, whitepapers and

data sheets for Cisco Systems.

CDI Corporation: Project Coordinator for Electrical Power Research

Institute (Stanford).

Software Applications: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Adobe Illustrator,

PhotoShop), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, QuarkXPress, PowerPoint and

Acrobat.

LWI.com, Santa Clara, CA

12/01 to 4/07 - Graphic Artist, Desktop Publisher, Project Coordinator

Graphic Artist: Creation of PowerPoint presentation illustrations for Cisco

Systems. Creation of orthographic and isometric product technical

illustrations for Linear Technology.

Desktop Publisher: Catalog template re-design and production and file

conversions. Creation of brochures, direct marketing material, data sheets,

PowerPoint slide presentations and white papers for Cisco Systems. Creation

of a

ten volume Data Book set, monthly Newslines, bi-annual Selection Guides and

data sheets for Linear Technology.

Project Coordinator: Coordination and production of the Silicon Graphics

Fast Facts catalog and Linear projects including Data Books, Product

Selection Guides and Newlines.

Software Applications: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator,

Photoshop), Excel, Microsoft Word, QuarkXPress, PowerPoint and Acrobat.

Contract with EPRI, Palo Alto, CA

9/01 to 12/01 and 9/07 to 12/07 - Project Coordinator

Organization of outside vendors included technical writers, editors,

desktop publishers and printers for EPRI's annual reports, budgetary

guidelines and web site administration.

Contract with DIONEX CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA

9/00 to 9/01 - Graphic Layout Designer, Desktop Publisher, PowerPoint

Specialist, Project Coordinator

Graphic Designer, Desktop Publisher: Coordination, design and production of

user manuals for the

Training Department.

PowerPoint Specialist, Graphic Artist: Creation of PowerPoint slide

presentations for the Marketing department.

Creation of orthographic and isometric illustrations used in training

manuals.

Project Coordinator: Coordinate tutorial manuals with writers and

production.

Software Applications: FrameMaker, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe

Illustrator, PhotoShop and PowerPoint.

Contract with PDI CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA

9/98 to 9/00 - Graphic Artist, Desktop Publisher, Project Coordinator

Graphic Artist/Technical Illustrator: Creation of orthographic and

isometric illustrations used in training manuals and proposals. Creation of

slide presentations for the Marketing department.

Desktop Publisher: Creation of proposals, data sheets, training manuals,

white papers, brochures, signs and PowerPoint slide presentations for

various clients. File conversions from Microsoft Word into FrameMaker+SGML.

Project Coordinator: Coordination of Silicon Graphics FastFacts catalog and

Cisco data sheets.

Software Applications: FrameMaker, Interleaf, MicroSoft Word and PageMaker.

Conversion from UNIX FrameMaker

to FrameMaker+ SGML on a PC, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop and PowerPoint.

CONTRACT LISTING

Medical Firms

ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS, Santa Clara, CA Graphic Artist, Labeling

Specialist

DIONEX CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA Graphic Designer,

PowerPoint Specialist

DYSIS CORPORATION, Palo Alto, CA Mechanical Designer, Drafter

Design Firms

LANIG & ASSOCIATES, Palo Alto, CA Graphic Artist

PDI CORPORATION, San Jose, CA Graphic Artist, DTP, Project Coordinator

Publishing Firms

ADDISON WESLEY, Palo Alto, CA Graphic Artist

BARCLAY'S LAW PUBLISHERS, San Francisco, CA Desktop Publisher

MACUser MAGAZINE (Ziff Davis), Foster City, CA Graphic Artist

High Tech Firms

3COM CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA Technical Illustrator, Publications

Specialist

ACER/ALTOS, Santa Clara, CA Technical Illustrator, Desktop Publisher

AMDAHL, Sunnyvale, CA Technical Illustrator

APPLIED MATERIAL, Santa Clara, CA Technical Illustrator

B. T. NORTH AMERICA, San Jose, CA Technical Illustrator, Desktop Publisher

CISCO SYSTEMS, Santa Clara, CA Desktop Publisher, PowerPoint Specialist

HEWLETT PACKARD, Santa Clara, CA Desktop Publisher

INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA Desktop Publisher

ORACLE, Redwood city, CA Desktop Publisher

PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS, Sunnyvale, CA Technical Illustrator, Desktop

Publisher

PYRAMID, San Jose, CA Desktop Publisher

SILICON GRAPHICS, Mt. View, CA Graphic Artist

SILICON GAMING, Palo Alto, CA Desktop Publisher

SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL, Palo Alto, CA Technical Illustrator, Desktop

Publisher

SUN MICROSYSTEMS, Mt. View, CA Graphic Designer

TANDEM COMPUTERS, Cupertino, CA Graphic Designer, Desktop Publisher

Corporate Sales Firms

COST PLUS, Oakland, CA Graphic Artist

SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY, San Francisco, CA Graphic Artist

Research Firms

EPRI, Palo Alto, CA Project Coordinator

SRI, Menlo Park, CA Technical Illustrator

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