Summary
Expert in use of Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, with ability to teach and support other users. Projects include presentation design, graphic art, digital retouching, image conversion, document editing and formatting, ensuring Mac/PC cross-compatibility, photo and slide scanning for printing and on-screen display, and database management. Also expert in event planning with remarkable attention to detail. Experienced writer and technical trainer. Able to juggle multiple projects and turn out high quality, creative materials on schedule, exceeding customer and client expectations.
Software
Equally
expert in Mac and PC Versions
PowerPoint | Quark | Photoshop | Illustrator |
Word | Word Perfect | Dreamweaver | Freelance Graphics |
Excel (incl. pivot tables) | PageMaker | Acrobat | Various proprietary databases |
InDesign | ImageReady | All Windows Versions | All Mac Platforms |
Relevant Skills
Professional Writing | File Conversion | Image Scanning | Proofreading |
Promotional Writing | Graphic Design | Creative Brainstorming | Digital Retouching |
Public Relations | Web Research | Web Graphics | Basic HTML |
Event Production | Public Speaking | Multitasking | Technical Instruction |
Reproducing graphics created with different applications. | Creating original templates for use in PowerPoint. | Developing and interpreting databases. | Printing and taming rampant mail merges. |
Specific Skills
Photoshop: Clipping paths, scanning/merging oversized images, color correcting, actions/batching, original image design, multiple file re-naming (using Adobe Bridge)
Illustrator: Logo re-creation, original image design, file conversion
PowerPoint: Animation, links, graphics original templates, charts and graphs, backgrounds, audio/video
Business Experience
Technical Training, Writing and Consulting
Online Portfolio
http://www.finepointproductions.com/portfolio
Job Experience
Aug. 2000 to present | Freelance Presentation/Document Specialist, creating presentations, graphics, charts, spreadsheets, and documents of all kinds using Word, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark and PowerPoint, working independently and through agents including Aquent Inc., Artisan, Sun Consultants, and The Creative Group. |
Sample Freelance Work
IPP Lithograph | PowerPoint Specialist |
Chicago Humanities Festival | PowerPoint Animation |
KPMG | Document Design, Printing |
WNEP Theater | Graphic design |
Jerk Alert Productions | Graphic design |
Rand McNally | Database queries, graphic design |
Jenner & Block | Desktop publisher, ad designer (ongoing) |
Edelman Public Relations | Presentation/Quark specialist |
Lipson Alport Glass & Associates (LAGA) | Presentation specialist |
Quaker Oats | Presentation specialist |
Goble & Associates | PowerPoint production artist |
McDougal Littell | Document specialist, Project coordinator |
The Marketing Store | Document specialist |
Equity Office Properties | PowerPoint production artist |
Context Magazine (Diamondcluster Int'l) | Production associate |
Deloitte & Touche Document Processing Center | Document Specialist |
DDB Chicago, Beyond DDB | Presentation Specialist |
Feb. '98 to Aug. 2000 | Frankel, Document Production Admin. Coordinator, Document Specialist, produced promotional and marketing materials for many corporate customers on tight deadlines. |
1997 to present | Fine Point Productions, children's entertainment, body painting, event planning and production. |
1995 to 1997 | Stellar Business/Marketing Masters, Internet marketing assistant. |
1989 to 1996 | KDKA Radio, Pittsburgh, Pa., Producer for news and programming. Also news writer, copywriter and assistant to Programming Director. Duties included creating original art and documents for the promotions department, database management for Storm Center. |
1990 to 1991 | Gateway Publications/Woodland Area Progress, Staff Reporter. |
Educational Background
B.A. in Creative/Professional Writing, Carnegie Mellon, 1989
Special Skills and Projects
Document Specialist
Wide range of documents includes newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, slide
presentations, pamphlets, direct mail letters, name tags, posters, handbooks,
cookbooks, interactive tables of contents, phone directories, print advertising,
mail merges, direct mail, charts and tables, online forms, templates and
original graphics.
Freelance Writer
Wrote features, previews and news for many newspapers, including: In Pittsburgh,
Woodland Area Progress (staff), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Chicago Tribune, Milwaukee Shepherd Express,
Philadelphia Daily News, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Scene, and Just For Laughs (comedy trade paper). Currently write sketches, lyrics and scripts for local theater productions.
Event Producer/Promoter
Organized three successful celebrity fan conventions. Event grosses ranged between $10,000 and $20,000 and raised money for several charities. Involved web design, graphic design, public relations, merchandise design and sales, video production, staffing, and regional and international media interviews. Produced Improv-a-Thon charity events in 1994 and 1995, coordinating entertainers and soliciting business sponsors and donors. Also produced competitive comedy show, The Improv Challenge, 2000-2003.