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RssDesign & prepress

I am hoping to find a home for my skills as a creative designer with good problem solving skills and a lot of energy.

Graphic Designer

Longmont, CO

About Me

Industry:

Arts, Entertainment & Gaming

Occupation:

Graphic Designer

Ideal Companies:

printshops, publishers
 

Education level:

Associate

Will Relocate:

No

Location:

Longmont, CO

Work Experiences

9/2006 - 10/2008

Paladin Press

Individual Contributor

  • Design covers for perfect bound books. Layout book body including photos and illustrations. Design DVD case covers and DVD silks. Scan, repair, and correct photos and illustrations for digital printing. Update old files to new print specs. Track jobs. Assist the printshop and art/editorial departments in communication. Creating spread sheets for better communication. Help in printshop by cutting down stacks, running binder, trimming books, filling printers, loading jobs. Helping shipping by pulling orders, packaging and shipping orders, and helping DVD duplication by sending jobs, unfaulting duplicator, stuffing DVDs. All jobs require purchase order comprehension and time planning.

4/2004 - 1/2006

Unicover Corporation

Individual Contributor

  • Preflight customer and inhouse designs in native application, through pdf and problem RIP to film and plate. Organizational skills. Assist other team members in trouble shooting. Create visual training materials and implement. Problem solve from preflight to film. Some studio photography. Blueline and plate production. Fill in for department supervisor for three months including meetings and interviews. Marketing coordinator consultation, Customer consultation and service (email, phone, in person), Multi-task and switch directions consistently and with confidence.


4/2003 - 4/2004

Sheridan Printing Inc.

Individual Contributor

  • All design and prepress operations. Work without supervision. Customer consultation. Manage time and tasks. Scan and color correct photos and art. Design brochures, business cards, logos, newsletter layout, data sheets, ballots. Preflight customer design work and export to Agfa image setter, develop film using automatic equipment, Strip up and plate for press. Train replacement.

7/2002 - 4/2003

Quick Printing Co.

Entry Level

  • Design brochures, business cards, data sheets, logos, illustration, digital manipulation of graphic files, typography, teach techniques and software, problem solving, customer consultation, trouble shooting computer problems.

Education

2002

Associate Degree

Northwest College

  • Graphic Design

Skills

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