OBJECTIVE: To be employed in a challenging and creative professional environment where my various art and graphic skills and over 29 years of experience in the field can be applied to result in punctual client satisfaction.

EXPERIENCE 
Packaging Production Artist, SGS (Southern Graphics Systems) 
04/2012  -  09/2015 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Layout design and final production art for the preparation of final pre-press output files. Experience includes packaging mainly for GlaxoSmithKline over-the-counter products such as: Aquafresh, Sensodyne, Polident, Poligrip, Biotene, Tums, Panadol and Nicorette/Nicoderm.  
  
Onsite Package Artist at GlaxoSmithKline, Schawk 
04/2007  -  04/2012 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Layout design and final production art for the preparation of final pre-press output files. Experience includes working with many GlaxoSmithKline over-the-counter products such as: Aquafresh, Sensodyne, Polident, Poligrip, Tums and Nicorette.  

Onsite Package Designer at H.J. Heinz, Prisma Inc. 
09/2003  -  04/2007 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Both layout design and final production art for many nationally recognized Heinz frozen food products such as: Weight Watchers Smart Ones, T.G.I.Friday's, Boston Market and many familiar Ore-Ida Items.  

Graphic Artist/Package Designer, Prisma Inc. 
09/1992  -  09/2003 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Package design for Weight Watchers Food Products, SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare pharmaceuticals and also ads, brochures, yearbooks and posters for Pittsburgh professional sports teams such as the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins.  

Package Designer, Pennex Products 
05/1985  -  06/1992 
Verona, PA 
Layout design for private label pharmaceutical packaging which includes carton, label and point of purchase items. All skills and responsibilities originally adapted from the drawing board to computer.  
  
EDUCATION
Art Institute of Pittsburgh 
09/1982  -  04/1985 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Post-secondary academic degree, Associate degree 
Major: Visual Communications 
  
SKILLS 
• Adobe Photoshop CS5 18 Years Used
• Adobe Illustrator CS6 22 Years Used
• Adobe Acrobat Professional 13 Years Use
• Freehand Illustration Drawing/Sketching

QUALIFICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Dean's List 
04/10/1985 
Dean's List 7 of 8 Quarters at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh 

Perfect Attendance 
04/10/1985 
Perfect Attendance 7 of 8 Quarters at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh 

REFERENCES
Name:
Dan Sommer
Reference Type:
Professional
Job Title:
Client Services Manager
Years Known: 2
Day Phone:
(412) 787-1283  Ext 307 
Night Phone:
(412) 398-6263  
Email:
dan.sommer@sgsintl.com

Name:
John Secreto
Reference Type:
Professional
Job Title:
Church Administrator
Years Known: 15
Day Phone:
(724) 478-1631  
Night Phone:
(724) 567-7669