Presentation Specialist

Amanda Cohen

Summary

Expert in PowerPoint, Word, and Adobe Creative Suite, with ability to teach and support other users. Experience includes presentation design, template design, graphic art, animation, document editing and formatting, form design and merges, and live graphics operations. Able to juggle multiple projects and produce high quality materials on schedule, exceeding customer and client expectations. Software Skills

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Publisher

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Acrobat Pro

TEXtract

Kindle Create

MixPad

VideoPad

Copy Editing

PowerPoint Training

Audio/Video Editing

Kindle Editing

508 Compliance

Live Event Production

Zoom Production

Voice Over/VOG

Specific Skills

PowerPoint: Animation, links, graphics, original templates, charts and graphs, infographics, visual design, audio/video linking and embedding, training, live show operation Photoshop: Image retouching, color correcting, actions/batching, original image design, digital and PowerPoint optimizing

Illustrator: Graphic design, file conversion, logo management, optimizing vector images for Word and PowerPoint

Acrobat Pro: Form design, interactive content editing, markup Word: Templates, forms, mail merges, style sheets

Excel: Database clean-up, merge files, pivot tables, custom charts, templates, forms Training: Teaching PowerPoint and Word to facilitate use of proper templates and style sheets, focusing on best practices for converting existing documents to match new templates. Zoom: Expert host, presenting video and audio, removing distractions. Live Event Experience (PowerPoint and Live Graphic Operations) Worked onsite at events for large clients (1,200+ attendees), editing with executive presenters, coordinating with directors to edit and operate PowerPoint for meetings and breakouts, maintaining and operating multiple sets of laptops and remotes, VOG, working with crew for event companies including: Brella Productions Abbott/AbbVie (Various Events onsite and offsite) Lakeshore AV Abbie/AbbVie (Various Events onsite)

Wilson Events Optum Forum 2014 (Chicago), 2015 (D.C.), and 2016 (Anaheim) Get Creative Healthbox Investor Day

ThomasWerks Case IH 2013 AG Connect (Kansas City and Indianapolis) Technical Training, Writing and Consulting

• Trained employees in all versions of PowerPoint, in person and online, and introduced best practices for PowerPoint templates and converting old files to new templates

• Designed training presentations to instruct employees in use of new corporate templates for MS Office, answered live Q&A and demonstrated usage via a series of live international webinars

• Created and used a presentation in classes on proper use of images in PowerPoint, used for group and one-on-one instruction

Business Experience

• Managed entertainment company as sole-proprietor, including booking, advertising, email marketing, web design, performance, and coordinating up to 16 sub-contractors for large and/or extended events

• Produced 3 fan conventions for 250-350 attendees

• Designed set of 300+ original templates for use by large multi-national corporation, using stringent corporate design guidelines, and co-wrote guidebook to educate users on proper use of templates

• Treasurer for condo association (2008-2016)

Downloadable Portfolio: http://www.amandacohen.com/portfolio Page 1 of 2 Amanda Cohen 773-***-**** ******@***********.*** Work Experience

2000 to present Freelance Presentation and Document Specialist, Trainer, Designer, Live Graphics Ops, working with independent clients and through agents including Aquent/Vitamin T, Artisan, Creative Circle, Full Deck, Creative Group, 24 Seven, and more. PowerPoint Specialist Presentation Specialist

3Plus

50,000 Feet

AbbVie

Allscripts

AMDI Labs

American Hydrotech

Art Institute of Chicago

Avenue Inc.

BCN Communications

Beam Global

BLNE

The Bond Group

Bolthouse Farms

Campbell Alliance

Chicago Humanities Festival

Chicago Tribune

CPE Communications

Create & Associates

CVS Health

Cushman & Wakefield

Deloitte

Design Army

EMCORE Inc.

Forsythe

Geletka+

Gray Matter Analytics

Hamilton Associates

Healthy Amplified

HCCI

Huron Consulting Group

Interface. Inc.

Laughlin Constable

Jones Lang LaSalle

Juniper Group

Kantorwssink

Kraft Foods

Krames Staywell

McDonald’s Corporate

McGuffin Creative

Mondoléz International

Movéo Integrated Branding

Mosbrook Design

Motorola

NORC

OfficeMax

The Options Clearing Corporation.

PivotPoint Academy

Privoro

Quaker Oats

RedBox

Ruffalo Noel Levitz

Seko International

Sonata Learning

Thompson Hine

VSA Partners

Wirestone

Change, Inc.

DDB Chicago

Dearborn National

Edelman Public Relations

Healthbox

McDonald’s

Quaker Oats

RCBC

PowerPoint Training

Aon

AT&T

Krames Staywell

Kaufman Hall

YMCA

Zoom Producer

CAPCON Events

Flappers Comedy Club

Nowhere Comedy

Graphic Design

Gauchos Comedy Lounge

Joe Dungan Productions

Nitro Comedy

Trustwave

Second City Theater

WNEP Theater

MS Office Template and Document Design

Aon (design and training)

Holt McDougal

Jenner & Block

Montesquieu Press

Mosbrook Design

Rand McNally

United Airlines

USFoods

YMCA

Additional Work Experience

Feb. 1998 to Aug. 2000 Frankel: Document Production Administrative Coordinator, Document Specialist, produced promotional and marketing materials for many corporate customers on tight deadlines as well as maintaining internal documents. 1996 to present Fine Point Productions, entertainment, event planning and production. Produced three fan conventions (350+ attendees) as well as improv and theater productions. Professional stand-up comedy since 2015.

1989 to 1996 KDKA Radio, Pittsburgh, PA, Producer for news and programming. News writer, copywriter, assistant to Programming Director. Booked guests, screened calls, technical operations, analog audio production.

Educational Background

B.A. in Creative/Professional Writing, Carnegie Mellon, 1989 Page 2 of 2

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