Freelance Graphic Designer
Self-employed, Las Vegas
September 2000 to present
Create logos, newsletters, brochures, mailers, posters, and art for websites, silk- screening. wraps and embroidery. Design, write, layout and edit training courses, quarterly trade magazines, and a charity cookbook.

Typographer/Designer (Corporate Graphics)
Hampton Products International
August 1999 to September 2000
One-man department responsible for all aspects of corporate graphics from concept and design through final execution and inventory control for five brand lines encompassing over 400 products per line

Pre-Press Mac Operator
Production Manager
October 1991 to January 1999
Working production manager responsible for up to 22 employees and all work flow for pre-press house/ service bureau. Negotiated hardware and software acquisitions including contracts and maintenance schedules. Prepared and defended business plan to purchase multi-million dollar printing plant. Computerized and traditional pre-press for full-color offset-printing. (both digital and blue lines)

President
5-Sigma, LLC, Las Vegas
February 1997 to April 1998
Produced and broadcast news page and advertisements via facsimile using 16 modems and two PCs. Responsible for all hardware and software installation and operation

Marketing & Sales Research/Support
Various companies, Dallas
June 1988 to October 1991
Created boilerplate sales proposals for $1 million banking OCR systems. Researched, built, and maintained client database. Established telemarketing procedures and trained marketing support personnel. Sold add-on hardware and software products to existing client base. Produced customized proposals and forms for five sales reps

Administrative Assistant/Support - to the VP of Operations
Secondary Classroom Teacher - grades 6-12
Area Supervisor - Dillard's Stores
June 1981 to May 1988
All general administrative duties including typing, filing, transcription, ordering, inventory, telephone, and travel arrangements. Full classroom teacher duties Biology, Math, Science, Economics, Physical Science and Remedial Algebra. Responsible for all inventories, sales and staffing for five departments and 20 employees

EDUCATION:
Master of Science Education, University of Texas at Dallas, Dean's List, 1986
Bachelor of Science, Education, Texas Tech University, 1980, Dean's List
Graduate, Plano Senior High School, Plano, TX,

OTHER:
Management Skills and Communication Skills, 1999-2000
Dale Carnegie Personal Development Course, 1995-1996
Scitex Graphic Arts File Troubleshooting, 1994-1996
Printing Profits Business Management Seminar, 1994
Office Customer Service, Southwestern Bell Telephone, 1982

COMPUTER SKILLS:
20+ years Macintosh and PC Computer experience
Proficient in QuarkXPress, InDesign, PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator
Freehand, Streamline, CorelDraw, Scitex Brisque and Dolev RIPs, VIP, Remake
Trapping, and Smart Scanner (original and LS), Harlequin RIP, Color
Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer
WordPerfect, Lotus, Full Auto Frame and DOS.
Experienced in software and hardware troubleshooting and repairs (great mechanical skills).