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2000-Present GMP – Graphic Management Partners, Port Chester, N.Y. Graphic Design Specialist Responsibilities: Design print media, prep files for required prepress guidelines. Trouble shoot files, color correct images, create Corporate identity, work one-on-one with clients. Some of our clients: Pepsi, Scentisphere, BowTie Cinemas, PepperidgeFarm. 1994-2000 Wright Advertising Agency Inc., Harrison, N.Y. Art Director Responsibilities: Creativity spans from early stages of concept/design & layouts of 4-color brochures, ads, direct mail and spec sheets, etc. to the printed stage. Projects consisted of tight comps, scanned/retouching, creating images in photoshop, digital line drawings in Illustrator, to computer mechanicals. All jobs are created on Power Macintosh, transferred on to Zip drives or CD’s and then supplied to (separators/printers). Also Creative Director for in-house quarterly publication (Aviation Buyer’s Directory) that consists of over 300 advertiser’s. Macintosh Software used: QuarkXpress Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator U-Max Color Scanner 1993-1994 Gannett Suburban Newspapers, Harrison, N.Y. Ad Designer Responsibilities: To create fast and accurate ads on the Macintosh, to meet the high volume of advertisements under tight deadlines. Macintosh Software used: Multi-Ad Creator QuarkXpress MacImage scanner CD-ROM art library. 1986-1992 Sklar-Meshnick-Foran Advertising Inc., Armonk, N.Y. Art Director/Layout Designer Responsibilities: Projects from early stages of concept/design through production. Strong in layout design/graphics and comps. Computer mechanicals, graphics, line drawings, 4/C brochures/ads, direct mail, package, P.O.P., F.S.I. and header displays. Responsible for coordinating work flow with studio dept. Handle photoshoots-props and chrome/photo library. In contact on with clients, copywriters, photographers, illustrators, separators/retouchers and printers. Macintosh Software used: QuarkXpress Pagemaker Adobe Illustrator. 3/1994—7/1994 The Choices Center Computer Schl., Port Chester N.Y. Specialize in Business Applications, Computer Graphics, Desktop Publishing on Macintosh Platform. Curriculum includes courses on QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Layout/Design/Production. 1980-1984 Connecticut Institute of Art, Greenwich, CT. Nationally Credited: Diploma in Commercial and Graphic Arts. Curriculum included courses in graphic design, advertising and fine arts. Award: Certificate from Honor Society (Alpha Beta Kappa) for excellence, leadership and integrity. 2/1985—5/1985 Suny Purchase, Purchase, N.Y. Course: Paste-up Mechanicals and Color Separations. 1976-1980 Westchester County Center Art Workshop Course: Fine Art, Oil Painting/Acrylic/Watercolor/Drawing. W O R K E X P E R I E N C E E D U C A T I O N Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S DESKTOP PUBLISHING CREATIVE CONCEPT G RAPHIC SCANNING/RETOUCHING Corporate Identity 5 Crotona Ave. Harrison, N.Y. 914-835-3372 E-mail : [email protected] LAYOUT & DESIGN JOHN R. GREER FREELANCE PREPRESS / PREP Files l sheets, coupons, packaging & specialty dies. l e s , s d l o f - i r t , buckslips, s d a , s r e y l f , s r e d l o f t e k c o p , s e r u h c o r b n g i s e d vector files, Current Software: • Indesign • Photoshop Illustrator QuarkXpress Acrobat (pitstop) Powerpoint Mac OS X

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2000-PresentGMP – Graphic Management Partners, Port Chester, N.Y.Graphic Design SpecialistResponsibilities: Design print media, prep files for required prepress guidelines. Trouble shoot files, color correct images, create

Corporate identity, work one-on-one with clients. Some of our clients: Pepsi, Scentisphere, BowTie Cinemas, PepperidgeFarm.

1994-2000Wright Advertising Agency Inc., Harrison, N.Y.Art DirectorResponsibilities: Creativity spans from early stages of concept/design & layouts of 4-colorbrochures, ads, direct mail and spec sheets, etc. to the printed stage. Projects consisted of tightcomps, scanned/retouching, creating images in photoshop, digital line drawings in Illustrator, tocomputer mechanicals. All jobs are created on Power Macintosh, transferred on to Zip drives or

CD’s and then supplied to (separators/printers). Also Creative Director for in-house quarterly publication (Aviation Buyer’sDirectory) that consists of over 300 advertiser’s. Macintosh Software used: • QuarkXpress • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • U-Max Color Scanner

1993-1994Gannett Suburban Newspapers, Harrison, N.Y.Ad DesignerResponsibilities: To create fast and accurate ads on the Macintosh, to meet the high volume of advertisements under tightdeadlines. Macintosh Software used: • Multi-Ad Creator • QuarkXpress • MacImage scanner • CD-ROM art library.

1986-1992Sklar-Meshnick-Foran Advertising Inc., Armonk, N.Y.Art Director/Layout DesignerResponsibilities: Projects from early stages of concept/design through production. Strong in layout design/graphics and comps.Computer mechanicals, graphics, line drawings, 4/C brochures/ads, direct mail, package, P.O.P., F.S.I. and header displays.Responsible for coordinating work flow with studio dept. Handle photoshoots-props and chrome/photo library. In contacton with clients, copywriters, photographers, illustrators, separators/retouchers and printers.Macintosh Software used: • QuarkXpress • Pagemaker • Adobe Illustrator.

3/1994—7/1994The Choices Center Computer Schl., Port Chester N.Y.

Specialize in Business Applications, Computer Graphics, Desktop Publishing on Macintosh Platform. Curriculum includes courses on QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Layout/Design/Production.

1980-1984Connecticut Institute of Art, Greenwich, CT.Nationally Credited: Diploma in Commercial and Graphic Arts. Curriculum included courses in graphic design, advertising and fine arts. Award: Certificate from Honor Society (Alpha Beta Kappa) for excellence, leadership and integrity.

2/1985—5/1985 Suny Purchase, Purchase, N.Y. Course: Paste-up Mechanicals and Color Separations.

1976-1980Westchester County Center Art Workshop Course: Fine Art, Oil Painting/Acrylic/Watercolor/Drawing.

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Current Software: • Indesign • Photoshop • Illustrator • QuarkXpress • Acrobat (pitstop) • Powerpoint • Mac OS X