To obtain a position in the field of printing, publishing or marketing where my abilities will be utilized and advanced.
GBA Office Solutions
Bardstown, KY
June 2005 – Present
• 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.
• Develop and manage GBA’s Marketing department.
• 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.
• Create new office products site (www.gbaofficesolutions.com) with over 25,000 products using Magento ecommerce software.
• Shoot photography for artist reproduction work, product labels and advertising.
Kentucky Ink
August 2006 – April 2010
• Produced 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.
Inside Kentucky
Lexington, KY
February 2004 – February 2005
• 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.
Nation Management Co., LLC
Lexington, KY
May 2002 – February 2004
• 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.
Apollo Its Hot Ink
Lexington, KY
June 2002 – August 2002
• Produced graphics for color separated silkscreen printing.
• Designed shirt designs for customers, including Central Kentucky Blood Center and local athletic teams.
EDS
Winchester, KY
October 2001 – June 2002
• 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.
Thomson Learning
Cincinnati, OH
August 2001 – September 2001
• Installed hardware components for W2K Active Directory domain controllers and Microsoft Exchange servers.
• Mounted servers and peripherals, including monitors, keyboards, SCSI tape drives, and storage units in racks and configured wiring.
• Installed IBM hardware and W2K Advanced Server.
• Managed schedule of work and invoices for 40 site deployment.
iEntry Inc.
Lexington, KY
May 2001 – August 2001
• 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
Ashford University
Clinton, IA
August 2009 – Present
• Major in Public Relations and Marketing
• Minor in Information Technology
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
August 1998 – May 2001
• Three semesters in Engineering
• Two semesters in Business
• PC hardware and software installation and maintenance.
• Networking using Microsoft Windows based operating systems.
• 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, WordPress, VirtueMart Shopping Cart, Picasa, MS Office.