Graphic Designer

QUALIFICATIONS:

Dynamically, skilled Production Artist With proven success, managing multiple Projects for both- advertising and printing Industries, Capabilities in Hi-end retouching, and Color correction skills. I have the ability to work under pressure in a fast paced, Deadline-driven environment. Experienced with large format digital Printing and production. Excellent leadership capabilities, managerial, organizational, and Communication

Application Knowledge

QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator,

Acrobat, Indesign, Painter, Flash and,

MS office suite.

Technical Expertise

Printing production, Color Correction,

and Retouching.

Professional Experience:

September 2006 -

Freelance Work

Happy Tails Kennel

Designed business card and logo for a dog kennel utilizing Photoshop and Illustrator,

Caribbean Flavor

I designed the Logo, signage and menu for a restaurant using Photoshop and Indesign. I used Photoshop to color correct, retouch and restore photos

Coldwell Banker

Freelance Designer

Solely redesigned and created Advertisements for real estate Brochures, reformatted text, and inserted photographs. Utilizing Adobe Photoshop, and QuarkXpress.

March 2006- Jul 2006

Bristol Myers Squibb, Plainsboro, NJ

Contract Comp Artist

I was responsible for mounting posters, comp- ping brochures, booklets, packaging, and presentation boards. Worked closely with Art Directors, Account Directors, and Traffic to ensure that all processes were covered from visual concepts through press checks

April 2005- September 2005

Spectrumhr Graphics LLC, Marlboro,

Contract Production Artist

Utilized Photoshop for all prep work, layout, trapping, and color correction, Paste-up, I created high end Photoshop templates, and followed the design format for laying-out pages for the design of Year Books. I cropped, scaled, and repositioned photographs to fit into the designed format.

June 1989 - November 2003

DLB Associates

Auto-Cad Operator

Working closely with the engineers, and designers to ensure that all processes were covered from visual concepts through working blueprints manually designed electrical units, used Auto-Cad for electrical Drafting and design for the placement of buildings electrical units.

Instant Business Cards

Paste-up Artist

Met with the clients to ensure, that all work met their’ expectations with regard to cost, and quality, from visual concepts through final output. I was responsible for the designs and laying-out the letter Heads, and Business Cards

TFH Publishing Co

Paste-up Artist

Worked closely with Art Director,

Account Directors, and Traffic to ensure that all processes were

Covered. I was responsible for the layout and design of Magazines, books, and manuals marketed for pet owners.

Education:

Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art

BFA in Pictorial and Line Illustration.

Brookdale Community College

Pursuing an Associates in Fine Art transfer

Programs

Lincoln Technical Institute, Union

Certification in Mechanical Drafting, and Design

DDP Training Center, Freehold

Certification in Electronic Publishing

WANDA BURNS

575 Park Avenue 1C.

Freehold, New Jersey 07728

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