Looking for a position in the graphic design field where I can use the skills I have learned as production and systems manager and graphic designer.

Tri-State Pennysaver, Bennington, September 2000 to January 2 2001
Graphilc Designer: Responsible for Editoral content, ads

Staples, Pittsfield, MA January 2001 to August 2001
Sales Associate in the Computer Department

North Adams Transcript, North Adams, MA July 1997 to December 1999
Computer Graphic Designer, Systems Manager, Production Manager

Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA September 1970 to September 1995
Computer Graphic Designer, Page Makeup Artist

EXPERIENCE: Systems Management: Maintain computer systems for ad, production, newsroom and circulation depts. Responsible for budget.

Production Manager: Responsible for ads and pages making deadline along with designing tab covers. Also responsible for all proccess color separations. Maintain
budget and payroll along with ordering equiptment & supplies.

Computer Graphics: Design and produce logos and ads using Multi Ad Creator 3.8 
 4.0,  Adobe Photo Workshop 5.0 and Quark Xpress 3.2 - 4.0 on 7200 & G3 Mac's  Developed techniques and trained new personnel in use of the computer graphic systems.

Computer Designer: Translateing concepts and information into appealing graphic text and images for advertisers. Worked closely with sales representatives and advertisers.
 
  Page Makeup Artist Used Quark-Xpress and Dewars System for pagination. Created pages for daily and weekly magazine. Responsible for creating templates used in production of these pages. Set up training program for new personnel in use of these pagination systems.

LEADERSHIP: Supervisor of weekend shift and asst. supervisor of 2nd shift during week. Responsibilities included keeping time records of all personnel, making paper deadline, and checking all pages for errors. Also member of apprentice training committee.

PROFICIENT: Autokon Camera, some darkroom experience, and stripping film negatives.

 Mass. Certified Vocational Instructor Commercial Design

Commander Naval Forces Japan             Yokouska Japan                        July 1969 to August 1970
River Division 531                                   South Vietnam                          July 1968 to July 1970
Naval Station Adak                                 Alaska                                      December 1966 to December 1967

Mildred Elley Business School January 1996 to September 1996
Computer Software Course: Lotus 1-2-3-, Ms Office, PageMaker 5.0, dBase IV, Word Perfect 6.0

Pittsfield Vocational High Printing Course September 1963 to June 1966