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Denver, Co, Us

Colorado, United States

Superior, Colorado, Usa

Boulder, Co

• Responsible for all DTP phases to produce final deliverables of high quality localized documentation. Production tasks include analysis, prep, post-process formatting, QA, final PDF production and client delivery. • Coordinate with and assist global project team members to assure deadlines, quality and client requirements are met. Team members include Sales Representatives, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Language Leads, Linguists, Testers, Engineering and DTP teams.• Work effectively with and support global production team members helping with schedules, account and client requirement guidelines and QA checklists, documentation and training for applications and tools, knowledge sharing and troubleshooting.• Contribute to initiatives, improvements and innovative solutions; striving for better, faster or less costly processes and workflows. • Communicate and meet with clients to help establish delivery requirements, provide support and guidance.• Ability to work independently, take ownership and behave in a consistent and ethical manner.

Greater Denver Area

• Managed Denver DTP department which produced document translation for projects ranging from technical manuals to retail catalogs. • Scheduled and supervised two to seven DTP contractors• Coordinated and oversaw desktop publishing of projects for offices located in Boston, Oregon and the United Kingdom.• Managed workflow of desktop publishing projects to assure deadlines and client expectations were met• Assisted with various phases of DTP projects including analysis, prep, post-processing, QA and final delivery• Created instructional and troubleshooting guidelines for desktop publishing processes to assist with training of new contractors• Consulted and advised Project Managers, clients and print-houses to determine delivery requirements• Maintained department’s software and computers - nine Macs and six PCs• Troubleshot and resolved any technical problems related to files, applications, computers and file transfers

Boulder, Co

Temporary assignments for the above three employment agencies utilized PC and Mac computers and applications for various projects.

Ridgecrest, Ca

Responsible for all printed media produced by Marketing Department serving a membership base of 30,000 and eight branches. Duties included the design, layout, scheduling and printing of:• Ads – concept, copy, layout and scheduling for 6 area newspapers• Newsletters – two monthly (membership and staff)• Weekly rate sheets savings, consumer, auto and real estate products• Promotional direct mail pieces, posters and flyers• Certificates and awards for staff recognition• Brochures, promotional items, forms, annual reports, booklets, manuals, presentations and logosAdditional responsibilities:• Trained staff on Mac and PC platforms to assist them with their projects• Setup and organized booth for miscellaneous events• Tracked and graphed responses of member surveys, suggestions and loan response cards

Ridgecrest, Ca

Responsible for the design, copy, layout and final production of artwork. Produced all phases of the design process for logos, ads, brochures, newsletters, flyers, packaging, presentations, signage, business cards and specialty items. Oversaw quotations, commercial printing and client/vendor meetings. Researched and contracted outside vendors for special printing needs.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Graphic Design

High School