Downloadable Resume

Objective:
Highly motivated Graphic and Web Designer with over 30 years experience in print and marketing design, ad and publication production for newspapers, trade publications, retail/professional service businesses and the design and development of a number of web sites on the World Wide Web.

Summary:
Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills, self-starter and dynamic team player with well developed written and communication abilities. Skilled in client relations and a talent for building and maintaining “win-win” partnerships.

Expert at design, layout, type specification, copy fitting, procurement of photographs/artwork and supervision of final printing. Detail-oriented and accustomed to performing in a deadline-driven environment while keeping a great sense of humor and positive attitude under pressure.

Accomplishments:

• Conceptualized, Developed and Established web sites for profit and non-profit organizations.
• Efficiently managed and coordinated design and production of all Advertorial Special Sections for the Marin Independent Journal from concept to completion.
• Successfully translated subject matter into award-winning design and layout for the Sausalito, San Rafael, Novato, Corte Madera and San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce newsletters.
• Supervised and coordinated freelance writers and photographers to meet all project requirements and consistently met deadlines and goals.
• Created spec and live advertisements for new and existing clients; ability to achieve client’s desired image resulting in a measurable increase in sales.
• Paginated daily editorial pages for the Napa Valley Register under extremely tight deadlines.
• Created design theme, graphics and layout for the Napa Valley Register’s Arts & Entertainment page.
• Collaborated with the Special Section Editor at the Napa Valley Register to design and produce the monthly Inside Napa Valley tabloid.
• Managed production and production growth of Wine Business Monthly; began in 1994 with 48 pages and grew to 80 pages by 1996; consistently met deadlines and continued to turn out a superior quality publication.
• Developed computerized page layout and client ad retrieval system for the Wine Business Monthly, resulting in a significant decrease in page composition and layout time.
• Assisted with development of artwork, financial charts and managed layout for Smart Wine (a wine business trade magazine) prospectus.

Technical Skills

Platforms:	Mac OS and Windows XP
Software:	InDesign CC, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash CS5.5, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Office: Mac
Web:	XHTML and CSS coding

Professional Experience

Freelance/Independent Contractor

Senior Graphic Designer Pacific Sun, (Marin County weekly newspaper), San Rafael, CA

Freelance/Independent Contractor

Advertising Artist/Special Section Coordinator Marin Independent Journal, Novato, CA

Layout Artist/Page Pagination Napa Valley Register, Napa, CA

Production Manager Wine Business Monthly, Sonoma, CA

Production Artist Novato Advance, Novato, CA

Education

Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA Course work leading to a Web Designer Certificate (Completion Summer 2011)

California College of Art, Oakland, CA BFA in Environmental Design

College of Marin, Kentfield, CA Field of Study – Graphic Design

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