Design College
Resume:
D e lia Welch
SUMMARY: I have had several years experience working in the art department
designing ads. I would take the customers requests, lay it out and design it according
to specifications. This included typesetting, layout and design, scanning, loading, and
processing film, paste-up of pages and proofing comps.
In the recent years I have worked in the Chemical Dependency Field with a variety of
different clients with various needs.
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I am fluent in American Sign Language and have volunteered my services for the
Des Moines, Iowa 50317
Deaf.
Recently I graduated in Graphic Design with an AAS degree. I continue taking classes
or 515-***-**** part time to receive a Web Design Certificate or Web Design Diploma.
EXPERIENCE:
• Responsible for creating and producing ads on time for two newspapers, one a daily and the other a
weekly paper. I worked mainly on Macintosh platform. Knowledgeable with Adobe Creative Suite 6.0:
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver (HTML/CSS and JavaScript),
Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Corel Draw, Tips and some Freehand.
• I have interpreted for deaf people using American Sign Language. I speak it fluently.
• Solely responsible for posting payments, data entry, assisting residents, used breathalyzer on clients, and
doing incident reports. I also stocked shelves, monitored inventory, filing, creating new files and tearing
down old files, receptionist duties, taking urine samples and blood pressures, dispensing medication,
taking payments, recorded progress notes and incident reports, creating documents, making copings,
staffing and taking notes, bedroom and luggage checks, ordered food needed for 40+ people for a week,
and transporting clients.
MEMBERSHIPS AND HONORS:
• Received Presidential award Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 and made the Dean’s List as a Commecial Art
Student throughout my whole term at Metro Community College at Omaha, Nebraska and as a Visual
Communications Student and Graphic Design Student while at Des Moines Area Community College.
• College Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012.
• Active member of Phi Theta Kappa and have been a member since 10/2011
• Member of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) since 9/2012
EDUCATION:
Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, Iowa - Completed Certificate as an InDesign Specialist -
May 2013, Completed Visual Communications Diploma August 2013. May 2014 I received my Graphic
Design AAS Degree. I am taking one class this summer toward my Web Design Certificate. I will need one
more class this fall for my certificate in Web Design or two for a diploma. I will be going to school this
summer at night for E-Commerce on the Web and Photoshop for Photography.
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha and Elkhorn, Nebraska - Commercial Art AAS Degree
Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, Iowa - Fine Art AA Degree
Des Moines Area Community College, Des Moines, Iowa - Unit Clerk Course Certificate
Mercy Franklin, Court-Des Moines, Iowa, Medical Billing and Coding - Certificate
Iowa State Education Dept. - Oskaloosa, Iowa - Entrepreneur Training - Certificate
National Career Readiness Certificate - Silver Certificate 5/2010
Des Moines Area Community College, Medication Management 2005
Mecca, Des Moines, Iowa - Completion of Mandatory Reporting of Child and Adult Abuse
EMPLOYMENT:
Ad Designer/Typesetter/Layout/Proofer: The Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa Ad
Designer/ Layout/Proofer: The Shopper News Network, Iowa and Des Moines, Iowa Tutor and Lab Tech:
Des Moines Area Community CollegeNight Auditor/Desk Clerk: YMCA, Des Moines, Iowa Chemical
Dependency Technician: Mecca, Bernie Lorenz, The Beacon - Des Moines
Work Study - Graphic lab and Speech Lab. Assisting in printing, created logos, flyers and documents.
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