Graphic Designer, Desktop Publishing

RHIANA B. BALDWIN ***** *st Street East, # ***, North Redington Beach, Florida , 33708 •

OBJECTIVE

Transition and pursue a career as a virtual assistant so I can utilize my time management and computer skills to assist others. Working from home will allow me to attend school again in my personal time, so I can further my education.

WORK HISTORY

Estimator / Graphic Design Javian Graphics, Inc. Largo, Florida Apr 2006 to May 2008

Play a major role in assisting various departments with daily duties. Multi-tasked and handled a high volume of requests to maintain customer satisfaction.· Estimated a wide variety of signage projects. · Researched fabrication materials and prices. · Advised customers on materials, efficient methods of production and time frames. · Assisted previous owner of the company in many areas. · Created artwork and converted to CAD files for production on CNC machines, vinyl plotters and some laser tables. · Coordinated production schedules. · Proficient in Adobe Illustrator CS II, Cyrious and EnRoute 3. · Some experience with Adobe Photoshop CS II, Freehand 10 and Corel Draw 11.

Lab Specimen Processor MSA Laboratories, Inc. Clearwater, Florida Dec 2000 to Dec 2001

Collected and processed human specimens for testing in a laboratory.· Collected and organized all specimens when received. · Ordered testing for each specimen through data entry. · Separated blood specimens with a centrifuge, and carefully poured off serum to be tested. · Executed time sensitive tests in a timely fashion. · Ensured that doctors received there time sensitive results as quickly as possible.

Administrative Assistant, Host and Cook Bennigan's St. Pete Beach and St. Petersburg, Florida Jul 1997 to Dec 2000

Began tenure at St. Pete Beach as a hostess and administrative assistant. Cooked at the Tyrone Mall location in St. Petersburg.· As a hostess, sat guests according to specified seating chart for servers. · Delivered food to tables and ensured guests were satisfied with their food and drinks. · As administrative assistant, relieved management of some duties. · Collected information for payroll, handled accounts payable and invoicing. · As a cook, performed duties at all stations, including preparing the line for rushes and prepping food items for use during the day, evening and night.

EDUCATION

State of Florida Department of Education Certification in Desktop Publishing Spring Hill, Florida Mar 2003 to Jun 2003

St. Petersburg College Associates in Arts Graphic Design St. Petersburg, Florida Aug 1997 to Oct 2001

Completed a majority of general education requirements for graduation. Returning to continue working toward a degree in graphic design.

Seminole High School Diploma Seminole, Florida Aug 1993 to Jun 1997

Attended honors classes throughout, and elected to enroll in Humanities for two semesters and AP Art throughout.· 1996: Chosen to have an abstract painting displayed in the Salvador Dali Museum in Downtown St. Petersburg · Graduated with a 3.3 GPA

SOFTWARE/SYSTEM SKILLS

· Adobe Illustrator CS II · Cyrious · Microsoft Office: including PowerPoint, Word and Excel · Adobe Pagemaker · EnRoute 3 · Some Adobe PhotoShop CS II · Some Corel Draw 11 · Some Freehand 10

REFERENCES

Steven NordquistViscom Graphics, Inc.Largo, Florida 727-538-8806James NordquistViscom Graphics, Inc.Largo, Florida 727-538-8806Joshua ButtitaOakhurst MarketingClearwater, Florida727-532-8255