PROFILE
• College-degreed creative professional currently a Visual Information Specialist at Fort Sill, OK
• Experienced in Mac-based Adobe Creative Cloud 2019 and QuarkXPress
• Experienced in Windows-based preflight, prepress and RIP software and Microsoft Office
• Art direction for commercial photography shoots
• Sales representation, media purchasing, department budgeting and vendor negotiation
• Trained in Web Design (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Google Analytics, UX design, Wordpress, etc.)
EDUCATION
• Certificate in Audio Engineering from The Recording Workshop, Chillicothe, Ohio
• BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Visual Communications from the University of Oklahoma
• Certificate in Web Design from Francis Tuttle Technology Center of Oklahoma City
EXPERIENCE
2018-2019: Visual Information Specialist, SNAP Inc. Fort Sill, OK
Filming and live streaming of graduation ceremonies, town hall meetings and open house events. Editing with Adobe Premiere. Graphic design and art direction support to the CPG (Commander's Planning Group.)
2016-2017: Prepress Technician, Hobby Lobby Corporate, Oklahoma City, OKShort notice seasonal/temporary position filling in for an employee on medical leave. Preflight, prepress and production work mainly in Adobe Illustrator for FTP to overseas vendors.
2015-2016: Creative Director/Advertising Manager, Vahseer Meadworks, Altavista, VA
Created the identity and branding of a new meadery in the town of Altavista, including logo, stationery, labels, signage, t-shirts, postcards and website (using Softpress Freeway) plus interior design and staging. Booked and produced newspaper and magazine advertising; created monthly email newsletters via MailChimp; wrote weekly Facebook posts and worked with local media including radio, television and newspaper placement and scheduling.
2014-2015: Prepress Technician, The Norman Transcript, Norman, OK
Nightshift prepress technician responsible for the daily newspaper, including page creation (classifieds, comics, puzzles, etc.) image editing and direct-to-plate production, plus final press checks for The Norman Transcript and the 20-or-so regional newspapers the company printed onsite. Most page layout created with QuarkXPress and image editing with Adobe Photoshop.
2003-2009: Creative Director, Personalized Marketing Communications, Inc., Lynchburg, VA
In-house graphic designer/prepress operator, responsible for all company marketing (brochures, stationery, signage, trade show display, etc.) and plate production for two presses. Conducted in-person and telephone meetings with clients and vendors; developed original art and performed file troubleshooting and proofing on client-created art; and pre-flighted all files through a Harlequin RIP to a Dimension 400 direct-to-plate system for delivery to press.
2002: Prepress Manager, Crounse, Malchow, Schlackman & Hoppey, Washington, DC
A three-month temporary position during the 2002 political season managing a four-person production team using FlightCheck software and scheduling all in-house art files for delivery to off-site vendors as managed and scheduled with the individual sales representatives and the VP of production.