Barbara Lightner Email & Phone Number

Scottsdale, Az

Update look of training materials, PowerPoint files, white papers and support collateral.Produce/coordinate production of customized training materials for clients.Work with team members to deliver the products for training events around the world. Project manage electronic training tools such as LMS, Cameo and QMindshare. Manage outside vendors to output digital files such as brochures, conference signage, and training manuals.

Warrendale, Pa

Apply design principles that relate to direct mail, including correct mail panels, final project size to minimize mailing costs. Create design campaigns that include meeting with marketers to discuss and identify target markets, analyze supplied text files and demographic data, to create design solutions that meet project budgets. Apply correct production processes to all design projects by using programs such as Adobe CS5.5 software InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe InCopy, Acrobat, PitStop Professional, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Use Adobe Acrobat to create pdf for proofing and commercial printing within a digital workflow model.

Warrendale, Pa

Designed files that effectively communicate a specific message to a targeted audience and are within budget limitations.Used graphic elements in exhibit booths to form walls and barriers that gave clients more space on which to communicate to the audience.Instituted a training program based on each artists personal abilities, SAE cut outside training costs and decreased production time.Implemented and managed electronic data archive and backup system using Veritas as the backup software which decreased the amount of time artists spent finding jobs in the archive.Used Macintosh based diagnostic software such as Tech Tool Pro, the number of visits by an outside technical consultant were cut in half.

Warrendale, Pa

Ensured a smooth flow of work during the 2nd shift, increased department productivity without adding the cost of buying more workstationsDesign and production of multiple page meeting catalogs.Flight check jobs all jobs created during the day for accuracy before they went to print.Create layouts of the lower end jobs to be printed in house the day shift was able to concentrate on design.Maintain server for daily backup and data archive.

Warrendale, Pa

Worked on graphic layouts making changes to ads, programs, flyers, internal communications.Supported Graphic Artists and Designers.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Graphic Design

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