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· Develops and maintains different clients by providing a wide range of photo services using Photoshop CS5, including retouching personal and professional photography, building original digital media, and restoring scanned photos· Assignments have included small projects such as retouching headshots and professional images, as well as large projects such as retouching wedding photography, professional photoshoots for a marketing campaign, and restoring the photos in a fifty-year-old photo album, as well as historical images damaged by a tsunami · Professionally integrates specific requests with utilizing new ideas and approaches that 15 years of experience have afforded the artist, resulting in a finished product that exceeds client expectations

Burbank, Ca

Photo retouching across different media's, from Episodic, Behind-The-Scenes photos to building gallery shots for upcoming ABC shows, pilots and publicity stills. Attends award events to provide on-site photo-retouching for images going out globally.

Southern California

· Responsible for retouching and categorizing on-figure and pin-up images for e-commerce marketing· Increases efficiency by introducing and integrating numerous actions to streamline the process such as Saving, Placing, Cropping and Tonal adjustments so there is 100% consistency across hundreds of images· Successfully processes large amounts of images within short amounts of time while maintaining a consistently high quality through attention, focus, and drive· Lead photo retoucher for high-end fashion brands such as Vince, Rebecca Taylor and Mason & Belle

Marina Del Rey, California

· Updated website galleries, billboards and all other photo media with up-to-the-minute content in a fast-paced news media environment · Reviewed, selected, obtained, and edited images from wire services such as Getty, AP, Action Images and USA Today for photos to be used on site· Responsible for retouching, sizing and overall editing of photos, while maintaining metadata within the Content Management System (CMS)· Introduced techniques to automate redundant tasks, increasing efficiency and consistency across all images

· Retouched a wide range of photos, including on-figure products, high-end jewelry, tabletops, food, and more using Photoshop CS4· Responsible for entire retouching process for the all in-house studio, from sorting raw images to determining final design layout for printing, along with conceptual development· Worked on accounts such as National Geographic, Chiasso and At Home America

Chicago, Illinois

· Responsible for retouching and building backgrounds for images of jewelry, home goods, and room scenes for use in print ad campaigns· Elevated the images of the products by removing or building new backgrounds, as well as color-matching to ensure it remains true to the product

· Retouched color and black and white photos using Photoshop 7· Monitored APS outputters and redirected files as necessary· Output pages electronically on CCI systems direct to plate· Built page-plans, created runsheets and coordinated nightly with the editors on any page-flow issues

· Led project planning from start to finish pre-press and production · Responsible for creative development of graphic projects

· Trained new employees, restocked, counted-out and filled special orders for customers

Associate Degree, Communication

Social Media And Marketing

Social Media

Education record

Desktop Publishing using QuarkXPress, Photoshop and Illustrator