OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a position where my design skills will be utilized in a creative environment.

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Adobe Acrobat, Apple Works, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, InDesign, Illustrator, Microsoft Office Suite, Photoshop and QuarkXpress.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Dark Autumn Graphics -- Self Employment 2001- Present
Freelance Graphic Design, Web Development, Print Communications and Computer Consulting:

• Chester Lion’s Club
• CTS Global Advantage, Union, NJ
• Old Fashioned Girl, Oldwick, NJ
• The Bridgeport Depot, Belvidere, NJ
• The Corner Deli, Belvidere, NJ

InfoTech, Parsippany, NJ 1997- 2001
:: Web Manager :: (1998-2001)

• Updated and refreshed content daily
• Designed new pages/sites as needed
• Established internal process and scheduled to secure updates from responsible Subject Matter Experts
• Monitored and reported web site performance
• Identified and refreshed search engine links
• Communicated Web improvement ideas and examples of good sites to Marketing Manager
• Expedited web site fix if failure occurs.
  

:: Marketing Production :: (1998-2001)

• Produced brochures, ads, letters and collateral according to requirements defined by Marketing Manager for Conferences, Consulting, Training and Sales teams
• Produced quarterly InfoTrack® reports and updates for paper, CD, and web formats
• Recommended and monitored printer and marketing material vendors and agreements based on best cost and performance
• Maintained contact lists and budget matrix.
  

EDUCATION:

Anthem Institute (formerly Chubb Institute), Parsippany, NJ -- 2009
Graphic Design (GPA = 3.9)

Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, NJ (2007)
Visual Communication ( GPA = 4.0)

Katherine Gibbs, Boston, MA (1987 - 1988)
Certification in Information Processing