I have more than 15 years of experience in graphic design, print production and pre-press, including 8 years at Metaphor, a NJ advertising agency.

I am extremely proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress, and I am highly motivated, creative and detail-oriented. My commitment to meeting tight deadlines at Metaphor earned me the nickname “the hammer,” and I was their “go to” person when a job had to be produced quickly and accurately.

I specialize in page layout and design, retouching final art, executing concepts for new product launches, maintaining consistent branding across product lines, production and pre-press.

Skills:
Graphic design, page layout, retouching high-res artwork, image selection and purchase, creating graphics and charts, production and pre-press.

InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator CS6, QuarkXPress 8, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Mac OSX

Experience:
Freelance Graphic Designer
Roseman Marketing
Delia Design
Asheville, North Carolina, 2009-present
Subcontracting for local design firms on various projects including brochures, direct mailers, magazine ads, display panels, web banner ads, logo design, book cover design and newsletters.

Associate Art Director
Metaphor, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, 2000-2008
Responsible for layout and design of marketing materials, created graphics and charts, purchased images for advertising campaigns, retouched high-res artwork, built comps for presentation, production and pre-press in a fast-paced advertising agency. 

Freelance Graphic Designer
Charlottesville, Virginia, 1998-2000
Beachway Press Publishing: Created trail maps, scanned and adjusted images, arranged content for mountain biking and hiking guide books.
Birch Studio Graphics: Assembled monthly newsletter and activity calendar for The Columns, an assisted living community.
Cheese Express, Superior Landscape Services: Designed logos and business cards.

Editorial Designer
Portico Publications (C-VILLE Weekly), Charlottesville, Virginia, 1998-2000
Arranged editorial content for news and arts weekly, scanned and enhanced images, created illustrations for columns.

Computer Graphics Lab Assistant
Tidewater Community College, Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
1997-1998
Installed software, maintained equipment, troubleshot conflicts, assisted students with graphics applications.

Education:
A.A.S., Graphic Communications
Tidewater Community College, Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
1998, 4.0 G.P.A.

Courses in Visual Art Foundation Program
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 1991, 4.0 G.P.A.

Commercial Art Certificate
Morris County Vocational-Technical School, Denville, New Jersey, 1986, 4.0 G.P.A.