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education
  • 1996 BFA Studio Art (Photography)
    State University of New York at Buffalo

experience

Associate Art Director
Mix Magazine
Emeryville, CA 		December 2000 - Present

  • Design and lay out pages for pro audio magazine; providing illustrations,
    digital photography, and photo manipulation for stories
  • Provide art direction for various magazine supplements
  • Collaborate with the marketing department to produce collateral material
  • Work closely with editorial and production teams to ensure each magazine is produced efficiently and on time.
  • HTML coding, proofing and distribution of weekly e-newsletters

Print Production Coordinator
SelfCare
Emeryville, CA 		June 2000 - December 2000

  • Served as a member of a three person team responsible for the design,
    production and printing of a health care retail catalog
  • Coordinated product from buyers through photography and color correction
  • Responsible for maintaining prepress and printing schedules
  • Confirmed layouts met merchandising and design standards
  • Acted as a liaison between in-house buyers, designers and print production team

Production Coordinator
Prepress Assembly, Inc.
San Francisco, CA 		March 1999 - June 2000

  • Oversaw film production and color proofing of magazines and catalogs at a digital prepress under tight deadlines
  • Tracked jobs through all stages of production: from receipt of files through shipment
  • Scheduled and prioritized shop workflow
  • Served as a liaison between client and production from quote to billing
  • Prepped in-house scans and client's files for output, typesetting and design
  • Managed output devices including Kodak Approval, Heidelberg 40-inch Imagesetter and Splash output

computer skills
  • Macintosh and Windows Operating Systems
  • Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Type Manager
  • Quark Xpress
  • Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Fetch
  • Outlook
  • HTML

awards
  • American Society of Business Publication Editors - 2005 National Competition Bronze Award for Overall Typography