Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Two decades plus in the graphics industry. May 2022 graduate in Graphic Design and 20 years in pre-press. I can create the magic, and make it work.
Graphic design and IT consulting for small businesses, home users, and 501c3 charitable organizations. Flexibility for whatever graphic or technological need is expressed by client.
Recognized by management for excellence in customer service and team building.
• Consult print production, mailroom and printer fleet professionals in technical matters, and planning. • In one year, achieved approximately $90K in company sponsored asset recovery. • Changed roles for benefit of the team due to specialization in technical and data analysis process. • Developed meaningful metrics on quality and delivery for internal management and our customer. • Assisting in liaison with maintenance, IT, and contractor needs due to relationships.
Business Closed Responsible for preparation of graphics from creative staff for output by screen print, wide format inkjet, digital transfer, high capacity color printer output and pad printing production departments. Created page layouts. Worked as part of team. Met project deadlines. Determined size and arrangement of designs. Used Mac operating systems. Worked with multiple file types. Manipulated images. Color corrected images. Maintained archive of digital assets. Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, QuarkXpress, Freehand. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio). CPanel, Wordpress, HTML, and FTP. Windows and Mac servers, workstations, and operating systems. Provided tech support to computer system users. Answered user questions. Resolved computer problems. In person Provided assistance with computer hardware, software, printing, program installation, operating systems. Set up equipment for others to use. Correctly installed operating systems, software, applications. Performed minor repairs on peripheral equipment, hardware, software. Determined requirements for new systems Used backup and archival software. Enforced safety and health rules. Inspected materials and products. Inspected equipment. Demonstrated equipment use to employees. Observed work of operators. Resolved worker problems, complaints. Oversaw manufacturing operations including Safety, Product, Quality Assurance. Communicated changes in policies, procedures, and strategies. Coordinated with other departments. Skills Administration Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Backup, Computer Hardware, Continuous Improvement, Delivery, Dreamweaver, Email, Freehand, Freelance Graphics, Ftp, G7 Color Correction, Leadership, Logo Design, MAC, Management, Mentoring, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Printers, Quality, Quality Control, Safety, Scheduling, Servers, Supervisory Skills, Team Building, Technical Support, Training,