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Laura Tandy

Professional Summary

An established graphic designer and desktop publisher, has previous experience working in an office environment, performing administrative duties and providing support to management. Helped with answering phone calls, managing correspondence and accounts, scheduling appointments, making travel arrangements. Has a long successful history; developing and utilizing skills to create an effective and attractive product, improving the overall appearance to a diverse array of materials, delivers winning graphics, meeting strict deadlines and attention to compliance quality standards and detailed requirements. Possesses solid interpretation and brainstorming skills and has many years of working with customers to provide for their graphic needs.

Technical Skills and Qualifications

The skills listed below were utilized and improved upon throughout her career, exhibiting:

• Extensive experience in Adobe Creative Cloud; Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign

• Expertise in Microsoft Office; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook

• Skilled word processing and document preparation services, proofs, print and final output, collate and bind

• Best practices in demonstrated dedication to creative conceptualization and design for customers, creating infographics, logos, icons, vector graphics, brochures, and PowerPoint presentations

• Self-sufficient and able to work independently

• Experience in assisting the proposal manager to coordinate and perform administrative tasks that maintain the integrity and security of proposal information, inputs, and outputs

• Monitored use of office space

Career History

Proposal Specialist/Graphic Artist

Turn2Partners Arlington, VA 06/2022 – 08/2022

• Creative conceptualization and design for customers, creating; infographics, logos, icons, vector graphics

Proposal Specialist/Graphic Artist

D&P Productions Incorporated Lorton, VA 12/2021 – 06/2022

• Skilled use of Microsoft Word for document preparation

• Creative conceptualization and design for customers, creating; infographics, logos, icons, vector graphics

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Independent Contractor – Infographic Specialist / Desktop Publisher Proposal Commando, LLC Remote Periodically / 2015 – Present

• Provided periodic support for conceptualization of graphics, produced proposal documents such as resumes and RFP outline breakdown.

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Temporary Employee

Georgetown University, Classroom Technology Services Washington, DC 08/2019 – 03/2020

• Document and dispose of retired technology. Prepare expense reports, greet guests, and answer phones when receptionist is out. Direct student workers to where the technology problems have occurred. Other duties as assigned.

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Independent Contractor – Infographic Specialist / Desktop Publisher Proposal Development Consultants Rockville, MD Periodically / 2019 – 2020

• Provided support, for conceptualization of graphics to produce proposal documents, on behalf of the customer

• Works closely with customers to conceptualize and produce graphics for proposal documentation

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Independent Contractor – Infographic Specialist

Shipley Associates Sandy, UT Periodically / 2019 – 2020

• Provided support, creative conceptualization of graphics to produce proposal documents, on behalf of the customer

• Works closely with customers to conceptualize and produce graphics for proposal documentation

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) 2 Page

Independent Contractor – Infographic Specialist

Riva Solutions / Information Sciences Consulting, Inc. / FM Talent Source, LLC 08/2018 – 09/2018

• Provided support, creative conceptualization of graphics to produce proposal documents, on behalf of the customer

• Works closely with customers to conceptualize and produce graphics for proposal documentation

• Formatted content to ensure consistent application of style, typography, and other design elements to document

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Layout Specialist

Invictus International Consulting, LLC Washington, DC 11/2016 –04/2017

• Provided support by formatting articles for the Defense Intelligence Digest (DID), a government magazine.

• Formatted content to ensure consistent application of style, typography, and other design elements to products

• Inserted photos and maps in article

• Combined articles and send DID to distribution list

• Managed time and deliverables within the scope of a production schedule

• Client satisfaction through tailored customer service, responsive communications, quick turn-around

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Graphics Editor

General Dynamics, IT McLean, VA 03/2016 – 10/2016

• Review Graphics to be published and distributed through the WIRe Magazine

• Reviewed classification

• Created thumbnail images for use on the WIRe web page

• Increased client satisfaction through tailored customer service, responsive communications, quick turn-around

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Independent Contractor – Infographic Specialist

ERP International, LLC Springfield, VA 09/2015 – 02/2016

• Provided support, creative conceptualization of graphics to produce proposal documents, on behalf of the customer

• Worked closely with customers to conceptualize and produce graphics for proposal documentation

• Developed and enforced standards for quality, professionalism, and creativity

• Increased client satisfaction through tailored customer service, responsive communications, quick turn-around

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Graphic Artist

RedHorse Corporation Arlington, VA 02/2015 – 08/2015

• Provided support, creative conceptualization, and design of graphics to produce roadmap documents, statement documents, and presentations, on behalf of the customer.

• Worked closely with customers to conceptualize and produce graphics

• Prepared layout for consistent visual appearance by reproducing graphics used in an extensive roadmap document

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Independent Contractor – Infographic Specialist

Shipley Associates Sandy, UT Periodically / 2014 – 2015 The Creative Group – A Robert Haft Company Washington, DC PW Communications, Inc. Rockville, MD

• Provide creative conceptualization and design of graphics to produce winning proposals and presentations

• Develop document outlines; coordinate efforts between capture managers, authors, editors, and proposal staff; develop document templates, covers and graphics; supervise production, binding, book check, and preparation of the final product for deliver

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Senior Graphic Artist

AECOM Government Services McLean, VA 09/2013 – 2/2014

• Prepare document layout and graphics for multiple projects

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) 3 Page

Senior Proposal Coordinator – Graphic Artist – Desktop Publisher General Dynamics, AIS Fair Oaks, VA 12/2008 – 2/2013 Coordinate efforts between capture managers, authors, editors, and proposal staff; develop document templates, covers, and graphics; perform desktop publishing, production, binding, and preparation of the final product for delivery

• Provide support through creative conceptualization and design for brochures, flyers, advertisements, and marketing displays

• Maintain real-time development status and version control of proposal text and graphics

• Worked closely with vendors for products needed for final delivery

• Conduct page review, print, bind and box documents to be delivered to final customer

• Created PowerPoint presentations, and any additional projects as needed, including logos and icons

• Maintained supplies

• Maintained/set-up new proposal facility

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Graphic Artist, Desktop Publisher – Proposal Coordinator Senior Graphic Artist – Proposal Facilitator

Lockheed Martin, IS&GS Herndon, VA 3/2005 – 11/2008

• Coordinate efforts between capture managers, authors, editors, and proposal staff; develop document templates, covers, and graphics; perform desktop publishing, production, binding, and preparation of the final product for delivery

• Provide support through creative conceptualization and design for brochures, flyers, advertisements, and marketing displays

• Maintain real-time development status and version control of proposal text and graphics

• Conduct page review, print, bind and box documents to be delivered to final customer

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Senior Graphic Artist – Proposal Facilitator

The CENTECH GROUP, Inc. Arlington, VA 7/2001 – 3/2005

• Coordinate efforts between capture managers, authors, editors, and proposal staff; develop document templates, covers, and graphics; perform desktop publishing, production, binding, and preparation of the final product for delivery

• Provide support through creative conceptualization and design for brochures, flyers, advertisements, and marketing displays

• Involved in researching and ordering new printer for office

• Assisted in setting up computers for use in a new distribution center of protective equipment for a neighborhood surrounding a chemical destruction facility

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Education and Certifications

• B.F.A., Communication Arts and Design Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 1996

• Certificate Washington School for Secretaries, Washington, DC 1985

• A.A., Fine Art BYU Idaho (Ricks College), Rexburg, ID 1984 Supplemental Training

• Federal Contractor Basics - AMA 2013

• Proposal Writing - General Dynamics University 2012

• Developing a Business Mindset - RSA 2011

• How to Communicate with Diplomacy, Tact and Credibility - AMA 2011

• PMP/CAPM Workshop - Training Camp 2010

• Adobe CS4 – Illustrator I & II – FMC 2009

• Proposal Management - General Dynamics University 2009

• Managing and Writing Winning Proposals - Shipley Associates 2004

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