Summary:
Multi-talented graphic designer and art director experienced with logo design, advertising, print collateral, web development and logo design.
Strong emphasis on client satisfaction with knowledge of the ins /outs of the service bureau world.

Computer skills:
Excellent skills in Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Adobe Acrobat, QuarkXPress, and Dreamweaver. Experienced with InDesignCS, Html, Flash,
Fireworks, and ImageReady, Salesforce, in both Mac and Pc platforms. I trained to use Scanmate drum scanner, Microstex transparency scanner, and the Panther Pro 36, Linotronic 500 and 300 imagesetters. Strong trouble shooting skills, attention to detail, customer focus, creativity, self-starting, high quality, and meeting deadlines actively participates in group critiques and deadline orientated.

Employment:

National Digital Medical Archive, Inc., 2006 – present
Marketing department, graphic designer
Creation of all marketing material
Photo retouching and montages for print or web
Creation and layout of print from concept, photo selection to the
final printed product
Creating new logos for products
Development and layout of posters for conventions and expos
Modify existing creative materials, brochures, inserts, folders and mailers
Creation of new proposals, promotional items
Creation of email campaigns through salesforce.com
Tracking the response of the email campaigns
Creation of PowerPoint presentations, and white papers for sales calls
Designs for banner ads and other web related items

Turk Inc., 1998 – present
Owner and operator
Logo design
Creation and layout of promotional materials
Design and development of websites and the creation of e-mail blasts
Photo retouching and montages for various clients
Design marketing material
Create brochures and mailers for sales calls
Create ad layouts for newspaper and magazines
Clients include:
Teen People Magazine, Acuity Pharmaceuticals, Preferred Real Estate, Philadelphia Young Republicans, Time Warner’s Book-of-the-Month Club, Clermont Nine Realtors, Clermont Commercial Storage, Alainn Images, Berkley Risk Management, Sybari Software, Questfinder, Fishing Physicians, SimonSaysSearch, Triod Inc., Creative Angle, Thacker and Frank

Riverside Imagesetters, 1994 – 2004
Designer/Production/Webmaster
Creation and layout of print ads and logos from concept, photo selection to the final printed product
Creation and layout of promotional items (i.e. hats, matchbooks, shirts)
Development and layout of posters for conventions and expos
Modify existing creative materials, brochures, inserts, folders and mailers
Development and maintaining of HTML pages for our online site
Creation of logos and other visual material used for print and on the web site
Photo retouching, color correcting, scanning, and production of match prints
Handling quotes for printing and for CD replications
Troubleshooting, upgrading systems managing client files and inventory
Design and produce materials using existing design templates and maintaining the client's style guidelines
Design and produce special projects requiring new concepts, methods and techniques for upscale projects
Handle project management through concept, changes, approvals and production

Freelance:
Thacker and Frank Communications
Creative Department
Designed marketing material following previous styles
Created mock-ups for sales calls
Created ad layouts for newspaper and magazines
Made type changes to previously existing files, color correcting
Created bus wraps

Preferred Real Estate Investments, Inc
Marketing Department
Designed marketing material
Created brochures and mailers for sales calls
Created ad layouts for newspaper and magazines
Color correcting, photo retouching, created map overlays
Created email blasts
Received price quotes for printing
Edited Auto-Cad drawings

Teen People Magazine
Creative Department
Design marketing material following previous styles
Create mock-ups for sales calls
Create layouts for marketing department.
Made type changes to previously existing files
Created ad layouts for there magazines

Time Warner
Book of the Month Club
Edit Department
Retouched photos and correct color product shots

Education:
Salve Regina University, May 1994
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Concentration in Painting and Graphic