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West Chester, Ohio

- Conduct daily, monthly, & yearly maintenance on a Mark Andy 2200.- Closely examine job orders to gather materials, inks, plates & prepare press.- Mount plates correctly for printing.- Mix & match inks based on the Pantone Matching System or customer samples.- Efficiently operate press to achieve high quality print & minimal waste.- Troubleshoot any issues that may arise due to material, ink, or press defects.- Clearly mark completed rolls and relay any notes to rewinders to finish job orders.

West Chester, Ohio, United States

- Acted as first contact for customers during entire ordering and printing process.- Responsible for quoting various print jobs.- Generated purchase orders, daily invoicing, and solved any pricing issues that arose.- Ensured production and digital teams had correct information to start and complete job orders.- Communicated between various carriers to schedule shipments, track shipments, and deliver completed orders to customers.- Effectively communicated job specifications to pressmen and answer questions pertaining artwork and requirements to accurately complete jobs.- Troubleshot any issues that arose with orders and help efficiently find solutions.- Constructed, organized, and continually updated product data internally to print job orders, core labels, and carton labels to help with accuracy and efficiency.

West Chester, Ohio, United States

Specialty Printing:- Used various methods of digital printing to complete job orders.- Strong knowledge of thermal imprinting and various printing software, including BarTender and EasyLabel.- Worked closely with sales, customers, and team members to provide timely and high quality prints for each job order.- Performed periodic maintenance and operated all thermal printers and digital inkjet presses.- Troubleshot printing and/or program malfunctions, and completed repairs if possible.- Efficiently ran job orders to make strict timelines while keeping waste to a minimum.- Created and maintained a large database of print data, sequential numbers, and files to reduce any errors during the thermal printing process.Prepress Graphic Design:- Responsible for proofing, digital printing, and making plates for the flexographic presses.- High proficiency of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Microsoft Office Programs.- Helped implement and maintained a file management system for artwork and printing.- Applied graphic design skills to create, manage, and manipulate artwork for customers and to complete printing projects.- Preformed color correction based on the Pantone Matching System as needed.

As a Resident Photographer I am responsible for working with BGR's marketing team to create compelling and visually stimulating images for marketing material. Each photograph is focused upon what is needed for the marketing project. Some projects include production photography where I focus and shoot various people using machinery for their intended purposes, product photography for BGR's annual catalogue, and professional portraits.- Work closely with BGR's marketing team.- Create visually stimulating compositions.- Production, Product, and Portrait Photography.- Work with lights and various lighting conditions.- Edit photographs for various media, including web and print.- Understand and execute photoshoots, while working with multiple timelines.

As a freelance graphic designer I create and maintain a close relationship with my clients to provide graphic design services to match my client's needs.Responsibilities:- Create advertisements and marketing materials.- Design templates for clients to use when they are needed.- Develop interesting compositions and communicate information effectively to the selected audience.- Provide clear and consistent designs based on current branding guidelines.Selected Clients: Phi Delta Theta, Test Strip Photography Gallery, and Ohio University's Western Equestrian Team.

Being a freelance photographer I photograph based on my client's needs. I have photographed organizations to be used as composites, I also have shot weddings, engagements, events, and portraits. I normally am in charge of handling all work from photographing to distribution. Once I photograph the event or person for my client I will take the photographs and edit them to their needs. When asked I will send them to be printed and over look that process. I also frame or create materials for the photographs to be presented. Selected Clients: Phi Delta Theta: Ohio Gamma Chapter, Ohio University's Division of Student Affairs and Department of Residential Housing.

Athens, Ohio

As a Graphic Design Coordinator for Ohio University's Residential Housing I worked closely with people inside my department, as well as others around OHIO, to provide designs for multiple projects. Each project differed based on the use of the design. I have created banners and magazine based brochures for recruitment purposes, posters and flyers for event advertising, layouts for different forms to be used within the university, and posters for educational purposes. Other responsibilities:- Photograph events when needed.- Provide photography and videography when needed.- Upload and manage slides for a cable television channel as a service for students.- Work closely with Ohio University's Printing Services to print different materials like T-Shirts, advertisements, and marketing material.

Designed a wide range of projects for different divisions of Ohio UniversityMade and kept close contact with clients to provide them with the bestservice and design possible.In charge of revitalizing old designs as well as creating new designs tomeet the needs of the client.

Provided paraprofessional advising to undergraduate students.Designed programs to tailor for students on diversity, responsible living, andacademic skills.Managed various administrative duties including maintenance requests,incidence reports, and community reports.Attended leadership and diversity in-services.Enforced university policy.

Created photographs for various educational posters that included underage drinking,medical emergencies, and substance abuse.Created interesting compositions.Directed and managed actors to create the photographs.Edited and formatted photographs for posters.

Athens, Ohio

Scheduled and led executive meetings.Enforced fraternal policies.Attended multiple leadership conferences.