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DOUGLAS FLAUMENBAUM
2481 Haff Avenue 917-545-3408
Bellmore, NY 11710 ddouglasf@yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Graphic Artist/Print Production Specialist with over 10 years experience in design solutions.
Corporate Identity: conceptualize/design trademarks, logos, slogans.
Advertisement Design: ads for print or web, collateral pieces, brochures, mailers, business cards,
assorted promo items, logos, headlines, slogans.
Label and Package Design: conceptualize/design custom packaging/labeling based on customer
provided product specs.
Proven ability to act decisively under pressure and support multiple Account
Representatives/projects simultaneously.
Advanced skill level with industry standard page layout applications.
PowerPoint 2010 training
Recognized for exceptional analytical skills as well as excellent graphic design.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe InDesign (CS5), Adobe PhotoShop (CS5), PowerPoint 2010, Adobe Illustrator (CS5),
Adobe Acrobat (Pro), QuarkXpress (5.0), MutliAd Creator Pro (2.0), Teklynx Labelview 9
(PC and Mac on all software)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CITATION CLINICAL LABELING SYSTEMS, Hauppauge, NY 2010-2019

“Clinical Labeling is our middle name”
Computer Operator/Label Design, Plate making, Special Projects Coordinator (in house leaflets)
 Work closely with Project Management team to review and identify client needs based on
incoming emails.
 Design & produce labeling for pharmaceuticals in clinical trial phase using InDesign (CS5),
Photoshop (CS5), Teklynx Labelview 9, Microsoft Word & Excel.
 Deliver projects in a timely fashion to QA department for further scrutiny
 Maintain all asset management systems
 Always maintain integrity of sensitive Clinical Trial data.
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NEWSDAY LLC, Melville, NY 2006-2010

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Rated 11 largest daily newspaper in USA. Circulation: 377,500
Graphic Artist / Traffic Manager
 Expedited design and creation of several advertising products, promotional items and menus
using MultiAd Creator Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe PhotoShop.
 Oversaw transition from MultiAd Pro application to Adobe InDesign application.
 Was “point person” for conversion of advertisements (from MultiAd to InDesign)
 Oversaw processing of insertion orders (I.O.’s) through sales and order entry departments.
 Delegated completed I.O.’s to Graphic Artists based on priority and workload.
 Worked with sales representatives and clients on all aspects of the design process.
 Finalized advertisements by scheduled twice weekly deadlines.
 Created advertisement proofs for submission to clients. Made corrections as necessary.
Finalized advertisements: preflight, create PDF, dropped finished PDF on pagination server.
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AMBASSADOR YELLOW PAGES, New York, NY 2005 – 2006

3.5 million directories published NYCitywide annually, NYC’s first ever Spanish telephone
listing (Nuestra Guia).
Multimedia Designer (Freelance)
 Designed advertisements for local NYC businesses (all 5 boroughs). 4-color, spot color,
25% yellow, B&W, all sizes.
 All advertisements created for print and web.
 Created promotional material for sales representatives, information packages
color/size/pricing charts.

COURIER LIFE PUBLICATIONS, Brooklyn, NY 2002 – 2005

A division of Community Newspaper Group –A News Corporation Company;
Circulation: 166,866
Production Specialist
 Quality control on 15 weekly newspapers.
 Assembled Courier Life’s “Auto Guide”, NYC’s largest automotive section.
 Worked closely with Automotive Advertising and Classified departments in creation of
Auto Guide “dummy” layout.
 Designed/Created Auto Guide cover using Adobe Photoshop. Created document (pages) in
Adobe InDesign 2.0. Placed editorial/classified copy and advertisements as per “dummy”.
 Corresponded with outside agencies via email regarding advertisements slated for placement.
 Met scheduled deadlines for 5 weekly press days (15 papers)
 Pagination: Created flowing, easy to read pages using QuarkXpress 5.0 (placed copy,
captions, advertisements and images).
 Worked with Editorial departments on copy/caption/image issues (“jump pages”,
add/subtract copy/images, cropping images, house advertisement placement, correcting
typographical errors.
 Initiated analysis of production workflow. Set standards, created training methods and
materials based on my analysis. Responsible for training three Production department
employees.

EDUCATION

Certificate (Electronic Publishing), The New School, New York, NY

 Graphic Design
 Typography
 Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress

Commercial Art, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY

 Drawing (pencil, charcoal and marker rendering)
 Paste Up and Mechanical
 Package Design