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PANAJOTA GJOLIKU
EDUCATION
**** – 1988 University of Tirana - Albania
Bachelor Degree in Engineering Textile
1997 – 1999 Computer Processing Institute, Cambridge MA Graphic Designer – Diploma
WORK EXPERIENCE
2/28/1999 – 3/3/2014 Silk Screen Printing Co., Boston MA Senior Graphic Designer
15 years experience as a Graphic Designer in a full service, high volume print shop include:
Screen Printing (design Red Sox for the back T-shirts players, Boston Fire department T- shirts, WOW, Disney films, Boston Police T-shirts...etc) Digital color and black & white printing, Scan, Logo Design from scratch or recreation, design T-Shirt, Hats, Hooded, Sweatshirts etc. Design all stationary from start to finish. 4/8/2015 – 5/22/2018 Goodwin Graphics, Cohasset MA Art Director
5/28/2018 - 3/14/2020 College Hype Weymouth, MA
Graphic Artist
RESPONSIBILITIES & SKILLS:
• Expert in vectorizing raster files, recreate bad resolution logos or images.
• Communicating with customers to understand their needs and how we can meet them.
• Working with Production to troubleshoot and prepare electronic files for output.
• Prepare designs and send it for approval electronically to the customers, color separate the multicolor files, run jobs and perform quality control.
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Illustrator CC and Photoshop CC, Adobe Acrobat Professional, InDesign CS6, Power Point, and Microsoft Office application for both Mac and PC.
• Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality.
• Expert in color separation (trapping and chocking), expert in CMYK color separation or spot color separation.
• Strong knowledge of desktop publishing applications, offset printing processes, digital graphic and screen printing file types.
• Great customer service skills.