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EDUCATION: |
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Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois.
Degree: Bachelor of Science / Art
Minor: Psychology
Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania.
Specific Emphasis: Graphic Design and Photography
Oakton Community College DesPlaines, Illinois.
Currently studying for Adobe certification in Photoshop CS3
Web Design: HTML, JavaScript, Dreamweaver and Flash
Multimedia: Premier, Carrara, Maya
Awards:
Phi Theta Kappa - International Honor Society
The National Dean's List
My Photography is available through Alamy.com stock photo and at the Hello Galena Art Gallery,
the Mount Carroll Art Gallery and the Heritage Market of Mount Carroll.
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QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Specialized and practical experience in the following
areas:
• Design Software - Photoshop, Illustrator, and In Design
• Prepress - Photo Retouching, Digital Illustration, and Scanning
• Web Design - Dreamweaver, HTML and Flash
• Product and Portrait Photography - 35mm digital and Medium Format Cameras
• Stat Camera / Prepress - Stripping Negatives and Shooting
Halftones
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EXPERIENCE: |
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Graphic
Designer Lawson Products, Des Plaines, Illinois.
February 1998 - Present.
• Design and produce four color brochures and catalogs for sales
promotions.
• Responsible for project development from initial concept through
coordinating schedules with
both the Photography and Production departments.
• Prepare/output film for prepress.
• Design and produce web pages and graphics for corporate web
sites.
Graphic Artist Graphic Phases Design
Studio, Palatine, Illinois.
September 1996 - February 1998.
• Designed and produced brochures, sell sheets, catalogs, packaging and point of purchase
materials for clients such as Canfields, Keebler, Orval Kent, Quaker, Riddell and Thorspring.
• Scanned and prepared photos for publication via color retouching and image manipulation.
• Designed and produced web pages and their graphics for various clients.
Graphic
Designer KAR Products, Des Plaines / Elk Grove, Illinois.
June 1992 -
May 1996.
• Designed and produced four color brochures for sales
promotions.
• Produced product photographs for catalogues and brochures.
• Performed portrait photography for sales reports and newsletters.
• Trained new designers in Photoshop, Quark, and digital photography.
Production Camera Technician / Graphic Artist / Photographer Culligan, Northbrook, Illinois.
November 1989 - May 1992.
• Developed
creative artwork for company publications, banners and posters.
• Illustrated
new products for marketing presentations.
• Prepared single and
multicolor image assembly including processing and stripping negatives.
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Produced product photographs for installation manuals and Marketing slide
show presentations.
• Performed portrait photography for personnel
newsletters and press releases.
• Implemented black and white processing
into the Graphics Department.
Freelance Photographer Drum Corps
World, Madison, Wisconsin.
June 1986 - August 2000
• Provide black
and white photography from miscellaneous drum corps shows for publication. |