OBJECTIVE

 To attain a challenging new position where my background in graphic arts, web design and management will significantly contribute to a team oriented workplace.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

· Management: My five years of restaurant management experience and over ten years of working as volunteer coordinator for Sena Foundation’s annual Pear Blossom Festival have given me excellent communication and people skills.

· Graphic Arts: My current position at The Caroline Progress is as it’s sole Graphic Artist.  It has given me the opportunity to work on numerous aspects of graphic arts including designing ads, tab covers, flexi covers and special section covers.  My participation in the process of fully paginating the paper provided me a working knowledge of newspaper layout.  I also spent four years as the Graphic Artist for Sena Foundation’s quarterly magazine, "Sharing the Seasons".  These jobs have laid a solid foundation for my graphics skills and I am looking forward to new and challenging goals.  Samples of my work can be seen here.

· Web Design:  I have been active in Web Design for over five years and have developed many websites for a variety of clients.  I currently maintain my own site, Blue’s Art  & Graphics Site, am also a member of the team that maintains the site for Sena Foundation and am currently developing a site for The Caroline Progress.  I have also developed sites for Suntech and Alightweigh.

· Writing Experience: I have been writing for as long as I can remember and believe that this experience has helped me tremendously in designing ads, creating brochures, etc.  I have had several articles published in The Caroline Progress.  Samples of my writing can be seen on the Words page of this site.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Proficient in:
 · Adobe PhotoShop 5.5
 · Quark Express 4.1
 · PaintShop Pro
 · Multi-Ad Creator 4.0.3
 · Multi-Ad Creator2 1.6.2
 · Texture Creator
 · Netscape Composer
 · Gif Construction Set

Some Working Knowledge of:
 · Microsoft Word
 · Adobe Illustrator 9.0
 · Html Code
 · Flash 4 & 5 (for sample of  my Flash 4 work, click here )
 · Dreamweaver 4
 · Fireworks 4
 

AWARDS EARNED

Virginia Press Association 2002
Advertising Contest (Click below to view image - Use 'back' button to return)
1st Place Entertainment & Lifestyle (Special Section)
2nd Place Fashion - Special Section
2nd Place Political, Churches, Education, Recruitment (B&W)
3rd Place Auto (B&W)
3rd Place Real Estate (Color)
3rd Place Home & Garden (Special Section)
3rd Place Events & Multiple Advertisers (Special Section)

Virginia Press Association 2001
Advertising Contest (Click below to view image - Use 'back' button to return)
BEST IN SHOW  -  Non-daily
1st Place Real Estate (color)
1st Place Home Furnishings (spot color)
1st Place Multiple Advertisers
2nd Place Art  - Illustration
2nd Place Automotive (B&W)
2nd Place In-House Promotion

Chesapeake Publishing
"Best of Chesapeake"
Imaging/Graphics
Contest 2000 (Click below to view image - Use 'back' button to return)
1st Place - Best Spot Color Less than Full Page
1st Place - Best Front Page Tabloid or Flexi Non-Newsprint
2nd Place - "Good Neighbor Award" (award for public service)
2nd Place Best In-House Promotion Design
2nd Place - Best Black & White Ad Less Than Full Page
 
 

WORK HISTORY

Jan. ’00 - Present
The Caroline Progress
Bowling Green, VA

Graphic Artist
Responsibilities include:
· Design all retail and classified display ads
· Design all spec ads for use as tools for advertising reps to use to create new accounts
· Design all tab, flexi and special section covers
· Layout and cover design of weekly TMC (circulation 4,500), The Caroline Express
· Place ads in paper using Quark Express 4.1

Supervisor: Kevin Goyette, Editor   Phone: (804) 633-7321*
* Please do not contact my current employer.
 

March ’91 - Present
Sena Foundation (non-profit)
Bowling Green, VA

Asst. Webmaster
Jan. ’96 - Present
Responsibilities include:
· Maintain and update website on a weekly basis
· Brainstorm new ideas for website design and content
· Respond to appropriate emails

Pyrotechnician
April ’00 - Present
Responsibilities include:
· Shooter for professional fireworks displays
· Training of new shooters
· Choreography of new fireworks displays

Entertainment and Volunteer Coordinator for the Annual Pear Blossom Festival
April ’91 - April ’00
Responsibilities included:
· Recruiting, booking and scheduling of entertainers
· Managing stage schedules on days of festival
· Recruiting, managing and scheduling of festival volunteers

Asst. Editor and Graphic Artist for the "Sharing the Seasons" quarterly magazine
Jan. ’91 - June ’95
Responsibilities included:
· Decisions involving content
· Layout and pasting of magazine

Asst. to the Director of the "Sharing the Seasons" television talk show
Feb. & March ’92 and Feb. & March ’93
Responsibilities included:
· Transportation of guests to and from set
· General errands

Supervisor: Mischelle Messenger, Director  Phone: (804) 633-7321
 

March ’98 - Jan. ’00
Attended Germanna Community College full-time
 

April ’97 - March ’98
Econo Lodge, Fredericksburg, VA

Desk Clerk/Night Auditor
Responsibilities included:
· Registering guests
· Taking reservations
· All paper work two nights a week

Supervisor: Thomas Corvetti, General Manager  Phone: (540) 898-5440
 

April ’95 - April ’97
Flying J’s Travel Plaza, Carmel Church, VA

General Manager of Fast Food (Magic Dragon Chinese Eatery, Pepperoni’s Pizzeria)
Responsibilities included:
· Hiring and scheduling of employees ( 1 Asst. Manager & 12 employees)
· Training of employees
· Ordering of all food products
· Keeping track of food cost (avg. 16.5% ) and labor cost (avg. 13%)
· Keeping track of all moneys
· All paperwork

Supervisor: Jim Watson, General Manager for Restaurant  Phone: (804) 448-9716
 

Feb. ’92 - April ’95
Rally’s Hamburgers, Fredericksburg, VA

Asst. Manager
Responsibilities included:
· Hiring and scheduling of employees ( 36 - 45 employees)
· Training of employees
· Keeping track of food cost (avg. 14% )
· Keeping track of moneys for my shift
· Paperwork for my shift

Supervisor: Randy Roarback, Operations Manager  Phone: (540) 899-2712
 

Jan. ’89 - Feb. ’92
Shoney’s Restaurant

Head Line Cook
Responsibilities included:
· Supervising of cooks on my shift
· Supervising of prep cooks
· Training of new cooks
· Supervising of the close of cook line

Supervisor: Cathy Blankenship, General Manager  Phone: (540) 371-5400
 

Will provide additional work history upon request.