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Experience: * Extensive background in photography, graphic design & management and productio n * Industrial photographer * Production Manager for

two presentation graphics companies over a nine year pe riod * Content Manager for American Airlines Vacation Books saving client $50,000 per year * Proven leadership that helped turn around an inefficient team and resulted in doubling output for three consecutive years * Held various leadership roles including Production Manager, Project Manager, a nd Marketing Team Leader System Expertise: * Microsoft Project, Project Enterprise, Publisher, PowerPoint, Word, Excel * Adobe In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Professional * Macromedia Freehand * Quark X-Press * Pro-Show Presenter * HTML work with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Work History: Seeking Employment Self Employed Kingwood, Texas June 2, 2010 - present Free-lance graphic designer and photographer * Design and produce multi-page brochures * Principle photographer for Absolute Pipeline * Design ads for industry magazines * Design graphics and photo manipulation for web sites * Design trade show banners Imedia.it, Inc. Houston, Texas April 2, 2002 - June 2, 2010 Core business was writing and producing custom training products for internet de livery to clients' worldwide workforces. Marketing Team Leader: November 2009 - June 2010 * Coordinate digital marketing efforts for web site and e-mail * In-house photographer? * Basic website design and functionality - Website portfolio and gallery content - Script and storyboard video components - Design banner graphics for e-mail push projects * Coordinate design and production of Trade Show support materials - Booth Banners - Handouts - Newsletter * Coordinate design and production of direct mail materials - Promotional mailers - Newsletters - POP correspondence Project Manager: November 2007 - 2009 * Report status of projects to CEO * Coordinate with Contract Manager, Production Manager, Instructional Designers and Subject Matter Experts * Schedule and track projects for internal and external clients * Identify and allocate resources to ensure projects are completed on time/withi n budget * Generate reports for teams to monitor progress * Address issues and ensure project remains on target Production Manager and Production Coordinator: November 2002 - 2007 * Report status of projects to CEO

* Monitor production task assignments to maintain timely completion of projects * Acquire assets as needed to complete tasks * Produce graphic assets in coordination with project needs Data Entry Specialist: August 2002 - November 2002 * Input content to data base that populates an interactive game-like scenario fo r learning * Coordinate with programming department to develop more effective data input sy stems * Improve look and feel of GUI - Improve target learner's experience with the game-like learning scenario * Create custom graphics for Computer Based Training (CBT) projects AdPlex, Inc. Houston, Texas (formerly Characters) April 15, 1991 - January 7, 20 02 Core business is Pre-press preparation of files for Grocery Industry newspaper a dvertisements Graphic Designer: 2 years - American Airlines Vacations Book Team * Design and produce American Airlines eight yearly, 4-color vacation books for travel agents * Implemented a streamlined data-based system for magazine partners to upload da ta to production team On-Site Production Support: 2 years - Compaq Computers HQ * Produced highly graphical internal reports with Customer Satisfaction Group an alysts * Produced presentations for break -out sessions with their traveling convention s group * Redesigned presenters' PowerPoint presentations to follow corporate style guid e lines * Upgraded presentations with professional graphics (illustrations, charts and g raphs) * Traveled to trade shows with clients to produce last minute updates to the pre sentations Lead Media Support: 3 years - AdPlex New Media Group * Design, create, repurpose and arrange for graphics and other media in support of web and CD based CBT modules Group Leader Presentation Graphics Department: 4 years * Responsible for the overall operation of the presentation graphics department * Scheduling associate's hours, work flow, periodic reviews, and training * Institute new procedures and new product lines * Insure proper inventory of slide departments perishables; slide mounts, film, chemicals, etc * Maintain inventory of photographic chemicals in compliance with city codes Genigraphics Corporation Houston, Texas January 1982 - April 1991 Core business was the creation and production of custom computer generated 35mm slides; pre-Mac and PC days Production Manager Presentation Graphics Department: 4 years * Managed a staff of nine artists working three shifts, often seven days a week depending upon the demands of the client's project * Responsible for leading team from producing $1.5m/year to $2.4m/year in 35mm p resentations * Kept the center on time and within budget during a 3 month hostile work action by hourly staff in 1986 * Earned the Top Producing Center Award for 1987 out of 24 satellite offices in the United States * Coordinated timely deliveries in city and out of state utilizing local and nat ional/international courier services as well as booking last minute delivery pac kages on national air couriers

Fort Wayne Museum of Art Fort Wayne, Indiana October 1976-April 1979 Art Museum serving a community of 250,000 residents Public Relations coordinator * Staff photographer, graphic designer, media liaison Education 1980: MS Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indi ana 1976: AB Independent Learning Program: Film Animation, Indiana University, Bloom ington, Indiana

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