CHRISTINE D. FITZGERALD

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Cadiz Ohio

Phone: 330-***-****

Email: no45i9@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Commercial Art & Advertising: University of Akron

Graduated May, 1979

Business Management Degree: University of Akron

August, 1982

Additional areas of study:

Data Processing, completed 1 year of credits

University of Akron

COMPUTER AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Installation of memory (PC and MAC) and HP600C Printer

Cabling and set up of computers

Troubleshooting problems related to hardware

Changing disk drives

Running programs to correct fragmentation within systems and detect bad blocks

Setting up user addresses

File server and Windows NT 4.0 system

Administration of operating systems (PC and MAC)

Familiar with Plannograms, Blueprints and Specification Sheets

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE MAC and PC

Adobe Pagemaker 4.0-7.0 versions, Photoshop incl CS5

Publisher 6.0 version, Indesign CS5

Adobe Photostyler Quark up to including 7.5

Illustrator incl. CS5 Corel Draw 3.0-10.0 versions

Freehand up to include. 11.0 Corel Photo Paint 3.0-10.0 versions

Flash (and basic HTML) Publisher

Front Page 98, ` MAC OS-10 Pather, Snow Leopard CS5

Windows PowerPoint Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc)

Cybermation System FlexiEngrav

Sign Shop Jet Forms 4.2 & 5.01 versions

FlexiSign 4.1 and 4.5 versions Act (data base program)

HPCXII, HP5000 series and Cannon Scanners Xerox, HP and Lexmark Laser Printers

Windows 3.1, Windows 98, 2000, ME, Vista, etc Lotus Notes

Video/Vegas 9 Outlook

Mortgage Solutions and Dynatec Dreamweaver

GRAPHIC AND BUSINESS SKILLS

Marketing Coordinator / PC Specialist Creative Director/Sr. Designer

Computer Class Instructor - Audio Visual Presentations

(Graphics & office software at Consulting Co.) Graphics Manager / Assembly Manager

Cartooning, web design and web graphics Art Director

Sales and Marketing Marketing Director/Coordinator

Insurance Sales Rep - outside sales Computer Graphics and Design

Product Promotions / Demos Photography, stat camera

Photo Shoots email marketing, CRM

Sign making and Router operations Illustration, video,

Display and Merchandising Keyline, Paste-up, Layout

Customer Service / Inside sales General Admin. / Sec. Duties

** WORK HISTORY *** CHRISTINE D. FITZGERALD

07/04 – 01/06/2012

Ardex/W.W.Henry Co. Coroapolis, PA

Marketing Coordinator/Art Director/Brand Mgr. 2004-current

Responsible for all graphics, design and layouts of marketing materials from

concept to finish (includes multilingual), print quotes, budgeting, presentations, videos,

copy writing, press releases, product launches, Brand Management, inserts, photo shoots, ads, packaging design, mock-ups, tradeshows, P.O.P., label development (retail and Distribution channels), issuing P.O’s, web graphics, for our Corporate offices of Henry and Ardex as well as accts. such as Lowes, Armstrong, Home Depot, Mennards, Do It Best Hardware and Private Brand accounts.

Freelance/FT Contract Work

Responsible for creating all manuals for various product lines (such as Alert,

Car and Driver, Bulldog, Adhesives, cleaners, and others), logo design, product

launches, posters, sales/product PowerPoint presentations, packaging, all corporate and marketing materials, diagrams, photo shoots, working with vendors and clients, etc.(manufacturing/agency environments)

Alpha Security Products, North Canton, OH (9/05/01 – 11/04/02) Position eliminated –

Marketing Communications Mgr./Creative Services

Responsible for all graphics, design and layouts of marketing materials from concept to finish, print quotes, budgeting, presentations, videos, copy writing, press releases, product launches, inserts, photo shoots, advertisements, tradeshows, website, etc. for national and international offices (manufacturer of product security devices for accts. such as Best Buys, Rite Aid, Kohls, WalMart, etc).

Assured Mortgage Corporation Akron OH (3/8/99-02/01/01) (laid off-downsized)

Work for same Branch Mgr. that I had at Waterfield Mortgage

Marketing Director/Designer for Northeast Ohio (all Corporate marketing/design, data base, quotes, trade shows, advertisements, budgeting, presentations, web graphics, working with vendors, form design, loan officer graphic and marketing support as well as designing Realtor campaigns (concept to finish, incl 4Color), for Smythe, Cramer Company who we merged with in 11/99). Acted as systems administrator for Akron and Youngstown Br.

Waterfield Mortgage Financial Corp., Branch: Akron, OH (11/97 - 3/6/99) –

Branch phasing out.

Marketing Coordinator / PC Specialist responsible for:

Computer Graphic Design (Concept to finish including 4Color, web graphics, etc),

Promotions, Trade Shows, advertisements, budgeting

Monitoring and distributing leads off of web site / responding to web site e-mail

Design and Implementation of Marketing and Sales Materials including PowerPoint Presentations, Direct Mailings and the managing of databases

Maintenance of Computers, upgrades, etc., troubleshooting problems

Assisting co-workers and providing tech support as necessary / purchasing of equipment, supplies

Print Coordination with outside printers

Pulling required reports, and performing general duties to assist branch manager as required

Adam Sign Co., Massillon OH - (1 yr. - Slow down, Assist position eliminated)

Assist Art Director / Computer Graphic Artist responsible for:

Designing Sign, vinyl cutting and application

Creating and sending tooling paths to router via computer Router Operations

Quantum Manufacturers / Importers, Tallmadge OH -

Art Director / Designer responsible for:

Photography, Keyline, Layout and paste-up of promotional materials

Computer Graphics/Illustration

Sales and Marketing, trade shows

Designer of jewelry pieces, Print Coordination

Manager of Assembly on new jewelry designs

CHRISTINE D. FITZGERALD

Babcock & Wilcox, Barberton OH - (employed 2 years full time FREELANCE in-house until layoffs resulting in lack of hours to support full time in-house work.)

Full Time Self Employed Free Lance Artist responsible for:

Teaching software and the setup of software

Production of technical & non-technical pieces such as literature, packaging, decor

Displays and overhead presentations

Blue print work

Ink drawings for engineering presentations

PERSONAL

Self Employed Free Lance Artist: 1979 – Present, married, *REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Interests: Fishing, hiking, hunting, riding my horse and tending to my animals, bike riding and just enjoying life!

Salary open-more interested in the position.

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