Qualifications

I have worked in the printing business since graduation from high school. While in school, I worked on my junior high and high school newspapers. I have worked in all fields of printing from job work to newspaper. My strong area is advertising layout and design.

Experience

November 2003 - October 2006 – Composing Manager, Douglas Daily News/Douglas Shopper, Douglas, Georgia

At this job, I was responsible for the layout and design of all publications. I was the paginator for the Douglas Daily News.

Before that, I worked with a group who designed and computer generated the advertising for the publications, as well as their layout.

2001 - November 2003 - Graphics Design/Advertising Composition,

 The Tri-County Shopper, Hazlehurst, Georgia

Here I was responsible for designing and computer generating all advertising for the Shopper, which usually averages 24 pages weekly. I deal with customers for proofing and designing their advertising. (1988-90 and 1996-1998)

1999 - 2001 - Graphics Design/Composition/Pagination, The Douglas Enterprise,

Douglas, Georgia

At this job, I was responsible for the weekly shopping guide, The Bonus. I built the ads for the paper within a group and did the pagination for the entire paper, which consisted of on average 24 pages. I was also responsible for the composition/pagination of The Douglas Enterprise, which prints two editions each week. I have done some reporting and writing. I have been trained with a digital camera. I am familiar with the entire printing process from reporting to the pressroom.

1998 - 1999 - Office Manager, The Print Shoppe

Douglas, Georgia

I was responsible for everything involved in running a print shop from dealing one on one with customers, designing the printing, to preparation for work to be put on the press. Duties included designing job work from business cards to forms to brochures to programs, computer generating this job work, using all the steps necessary to have the job put on the press and then delivered to customers, training new persons, ordering supplies, keeping up with the stock, using the darkroom for negative development and pmts, dealing with customers and salespersons.

Education

Honor Graduate, 1983, Lowndes High School, Valdosta, Georgia During my high school years, I worked on the school newspaper, The SAGA, as the Advertising/Business Manager. I also did some writing of feature articles. I spent two years on the school literary magazine staff. I received an award in Journalism my junior year. My senior year I was Business Student of the Year and received certificate recognition for First Year Accounting. I was the reporter for the LHS chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America and placed 5th in Accounting during a Region Mini Conference.

Certified Substitute, September 2002,

Coffee County School System,

Douglas, Georgia

 East Central Technical College, Fitzgerald, Georgia

CIS - Internet Specialist-Web Site Specialist Diploma, 2006

Skills

·         Computer experience: Primarily with Apple Computers and software. Program experience: Typestyler, Quark, Multi-Ad Creator2, Adobe PhotoShop, Acrobat - Reader & Distiller, and Microsoft Word for Macintosh.

·         PC experience with Windows programs: Microsoft Word - Works - Access - Excel - Power Point - FrontPage, CorelDraw, as well as print shop programs for Windows.

·         Computer/business machines: computers, printers, scanners, fax machines, calculators. Processing machines: plate burners, hydraulic cutting machines, cameras for negatives and pmt processing, book staplers, book binding equipment, laminating equipment, shrink wrapping equipment.

·         Digital cameras - from taking pictures to computer processing for use with Adobe PhotoShop and other picture software.

·         Excellent typing and spelling skills. I can type 80-100 words per minute.

·         Internet - I can use the Internet, send and receive email with Outlook Express or other such software, send pictures and documents, and locate information. I can also build and design web pages.

Professional Recognition

Activities

One of my advertising designs was used for the Multi-Ad AdBuilder Revenues newsletter, Winter 2002, Volume 9 No. 1, featured in the AdBuilder.com January 2003 edition display graphics publication, currently some of my advertising designs are being featured in Multi-Ad's AdBuilder Tips of the Week.

AdBuilder named one of my advertising designs "Best Half-Page Grocery Ad" for their 2003 Tear Sheet Contest.

In April 2005, my composition department received 2-first place and 3-second place awards for advertising at the Georgia Press Association banquet. An ad I designed received first place for Real Estate.

Besides regular religious involvement, I am very active in my children's education and their schools. I served as the Honor Roll Representative at Ambrose Elementary School for two years, PTO Treasurer for two years, and PTO President for two years. Our parent group was awarded a "Honorable Mention" in the 2003 PTOtoday Parent Group of the Year Contest. I believe that there is nothing more important for child's education than parental involvement. Because of that belief, I am a regular volunteer. I assist teachers and staff in making programs, flyers, signs and other print work for the school. I did the layout for the Ambrose Elementary "Eye of the Eagle" newsletter for four years. I have also volunteered at West Coffee Middle School on occasion as a speaker for the Career Connections classes and for field trips.