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Jonathan Ray |
220 Cardinal Hill
Bardstown, KY 40004
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OBJECTIVE |
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To obtain a position in the field of printing, publishing or marketing where my abilities will be utilized and advanced. |
WORK EXPERIENCE |
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GBA Office Solutions |
Bardstown, KY |
2005 - Present |
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Graphics Design Manager / Technical Specialist |
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Perform all graphic design and prepress work for print jobs.
Printing types include: Digital b/w and color, full and spot color offset printing, wide format b/w and color.
Manage all equipment and network of 24+ users, printers, and storage devices.
Setup and maintain company website using Joomla CMS and VirtueMart product catalog with over 35,000 office products.
Shoot photography for artist reproduction work and product labels and advertising. |
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Kentucky Ink |
Kentucky |
2006 - Present |
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Graphic Designer |
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Produce layout for Kentucky Ink Magazine, including photo editing and advertising.
Initial setup of website with Joomla CMS, including graphics, programming, database management, and message boards. |
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Inside Kentucky |
Lexington, KY |
2004 - 2005 |
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Graphics Designer / Photographer |
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Performed all graphic design assignments for Inside Kentucky Magazine, website, and apparel.
Coordinated magazine design with Citadel Publishing and manage page layout with stories, photos, and advertisements.
Photographed sporting events for high school and college athletics with digital SLR cameras. |
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Nation Management Co., LLC |
Lexington, KY |
2002 - 2004 |
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Graphic Design Manager / Technical Specialist |
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Managed graphics, advertising and photos for Big Blue Nation and Buckeye Nation magazines, multimedia projects and websites.
Produced all graphical aspects of Big Blue Nation and Buckeye Nation magazines including cover, advertisements, and layout.
Created designs for five unique advertising billboards to be placed in the local area each month.
Operated Canon XL1 digital video camera for Big Blue Nation television show interviews and games.
Photographed sporting events for high school and college athletics with digital and film SLR cameras.
Edited digital video for use on www.bigbluenation.com and Big Blue Nation television show.
Constructed and maintained subscription database for Big Blue Nation Magazine.
Developed 3d graphics for Big Blue Nation television show commercial.
Installed and maintained computers and network in working condition. |
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Apollo Its Hot Ink |
Lexington, KY |
2002 - 2002 |
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Graphics Designer |
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Produced graphics for color separated silkscreen printing and vinyl-cut banners. |
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Hewlett-Packard |
Winchester, KY |
2001 - 2002 |
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Technical Support Specialist |
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Provide over-the-phone technical support for HP Pavilion in-warranty and out-of-warranty customers.
Troubleshooting of all hardware and bundled software, including Windows 9.x/ME/XP.
Document calls with accurate details of all troubleshooting and services. |
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U of K Student Computer Services |
Lexington, KY |
1998 - 2001 |
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Lab Consultant |
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Assisted students and faculty members with Macintosh, Windows NT, and UNIX problems.
Maintained computers in working condition. |
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iEntry Inc |
Lexington, KY |
2001 - 2001 |
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Web Developer |
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Produced HTML newsletters from text templates.
Updated newsletter templates in accordance with changing policies.
Designed graphics for advertisements and article titles.
Edited MacProNews and wrote material for DailyComix newsletters |
EDUCATION |
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University of Kentucky |
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1998 - 2001
Three semesters in Engineering
Two semesters in Business |
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS |
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PC hardware and software installation and maintenance.
Networking using Microsoft Windows and Mac OSX based operating systems.
Computer graphics and web development using the following programs:
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver), QuarkXPress, Corel Draw, Joomla CMS, VirtueMart Shopping Cart, Picasa, MS Office |
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