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Grayslake, Illinois

Res: 847-***-****

Cell: 224-***-****

acrs2n@r.postjobfree.com

www.krazzi57.com

Summary

Experienced graphic designer in all areas of print production.

Mantra

Where there is a will, there is always a way.

Computer Skills

Well-versed in the following programs: CS6, QuarkXPress, Design Expert, MS Office Suite, Corel Draw, Visio, Framemaker and Freehand. Strong troubleshooting skills, familiar with cross-platform issues. Comfortable with Mac or PC.

Talent

Design artwork for print production

Excellent layout skills

Exceptional illustrator

Technical and freestyle drawing skills

Well-organized

Proficient writing skills

Experience

2008 - 2015 TNS Employee Insights Graphic Designer/Illustrator

Designed surveys and marketing collateral for print production. Assisted Business Development in market research, planning and proposal writing. Designed, wrote and maintained company intranet site. Wrote blogs in Word Press, discussing critical issues in the workplace. Created numerous Power Point presentations geared toward clients and professional presentations by CEO for various trade show venues. Coordinated all yearly tradeshows and designed print materials for them. Developed a method to merge unlimited number of foreign language translations into survey templates at a fraction of the time it used to take. Awarded 5 spot bonuses for finding measurable solutions to improve work procedures. Illustrated cartoons for various occasions.

2008 - Current Moonlight Artist Graphic Designer

Create designs for print production. Work includes survey design, restaurant menus, direct mail for real estate agent, building signs, brochures and logos.

2007 - 2008 Abbott Labs Graphic Designer

Short-term, contract assignment through Manpower. Created Case Report Forms (CRFs) from templates in Framemaker. Abbott investigators use CRFs to record the data points for their clinical studies. Created multi-language CRFs and worked closely with overseas project managers.

2003 - 2007 FTS International Express Account Executive

Sold freight forwarding services for worldwide import and export markets. Developed and maintained good customer relationships. Emphasis on business strategies in freight forwarding.

2004 - 2006 Young Rembrandts Drawing Instructor

Part-time job teaching pre-school through elementary grades how to draw using the Young Rembrandt’s method. Proven ability to teach young children naturally and effectively. Suggested some teaching techniques to administrative staff that were well received and put into practice.

1997 - 1999 Ameritech Corporation Graphic Designer

Designed and maintained instructor and student guides for Customer Service Support Team. Maintained inventory of all technical training documents. Designed document covers for all instructional guides. Created database in Lotus Notes of Methods and Training Instruction Guides. Coordinated and designed large-scale projects requiring outside vendors and printers.

Education

1998 - 2002 National-Louis University, Evanston, IL

Bachelor of Arts – Applied Behavioral Science

2001 - 2002 Everett Community College, Everett, WA

HTML, JavaScript, Computer Graphic Design I & II,

Magazine Publishing I & II, Professional Projects I, Linguistics 283

1995 - 1996 Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL

Liberal Arts Degree

Portfolio www.krazzi57.com

References Professional and personal references available upon request.

Skill Levels

Photoshop

Advanced

8 Years

Illustrator

Expert

8 Years

In Design

Expert

8 Years

QuarkXPress

Advanced

5 Years

Design Expert

Expert

7 Years

Microsoft Word

Expert

16 Years

PowerPoint

Advanced

7 Years

Excel

Advanced

16 Years

Outlook

Advanced

16 Years

Publisher

Advanced

5 Years

Joomla

Intermediate

3 Years

Framemaker

Intermediate

7 Months

Freehand

Expert

6 Years

Corel Draw

Advanced

5 Years

Visio

Intermediate

5 Years

Hand Drawings

Expert

More than 20 Years

Proficient Writing Skills

Advanced

More than 20 Years

Keyboard Typing

59 WPM

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