OBJECTIVE To contribute to your design/creative organization's success through the use of my extensive hands-on production art, project management

and customer service ex perience. Following my resume are a few samples of my work. QUALIFICATIONS 12 years experience managing high-budget print production projects in the Financ ial, Food & Beverage, and Youth Education industries, including customer service , scheduling, budget management, production staff coordination, hands-on product ion art and press checks. 12 years extensive hands-on experience with production art in a high-pressure cr eative environment. Part of the team of award winning design projects (San Antonio Addy Awards) whil e employed at Toolbox Studios, Inc. Financial industry-specific: Design and production of print collateral for Banks and Credit Unions. Including custom check designs, catalogs, brochures, check p ackage inserts, etc. This also included maintaining an electronic product manual for Clarke American Check Printers and their largest client, Bank of America. T horoughly knowledgeable in all aspects of print requirements for financial institution checks. Responsibility for sign-off of critical on-site press checks including financial industry, sporting events (Cotton Bowl and Alamo Bowl), Client branding (stationery and brochures) and Youth Education (publications). PROJECT MANAGEMENT Customer Service and Sales Skills Interacted with clients and utilized excellent organizational skills to arrange and coordinate production work for clients' printing needs (catalogs, POS, check designs, etc.) Interpersonal and Teamwork Skills Experience with project teamwork for Financial, Food & Beverage, Youth Education and Sporting Event industries. Teaching Experience Trained coworkers on Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Also training on posting files to online softproofing sites for client review. For 15 years I have trained designers on how to design and prepare images for cu stom check backgrounds so they pass ANSI requirements (the ability to pass check imaging scans). QUANTITIVE SKILLS Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Quark Express Press Check experience Microsoft Word EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Toolbox Studios - 1997-2010 Senior Production Manager Contact - Robert Simons 210-225-8263 ext. 101 Clarke American - 1990-1997

Creative Department Designer/Production Artist Contact - Linda Roothame 210-697-8888 The Roberts Group - 1986-1990 Designer/Production Artist Contact - Claude Roberts 210-495-4332 The PairTree Group - 1983-1986 Production Artist Contact - Jed Miller Recorder Times - 1981-1983 Production Artist EDUCATION Introduction to Web Design, Online Course - Spring 2009 Web Design Introduction University of Texas, San Antonio - 1982-1983 Advertising and Marketing San Antonio College - 1981-1982 Advertising and Marketing Buffalo State University - 1979 - 1981 Advertising and Marketing PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Solid hands on production and press check experience. High-energy with a tenacious drive toward achieving project perfection. Ability to manage multiple tasks in a pressured environment.