Project Center
Atlanta, Georgia
September 2009 - Present

I was brought to Project Center as a contractor to help assist in an overflow of workload, but ended up staying for quite a while longer after I proved my capabilities to adapt and proficiency in which I worked. Project Center is an RR Donnelly creative studio, that handles some pretty major clientele.

The print studio was where I was designated, and I was given control over a few accounts, and I was capable of getting my feet wet and contributing heavily to other major accounts. To this day, I remain as one of their frequent on-call contractors when things get overwhelming and they need the plug-in help.

Duties:

• Designated the Avaya account, and produced a variety of advertisements that were prominently displayed and viewed by millions in publications all around the world. A few notable publications were the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. These ads were translated and also published in various other countries, including China, India, and Mexico.
• Undertook the task of converting The Home Depot files from an obsolete Quark format to InDesign; and this was well after Quark files could no longer be drag-and-drop quick-converted into InDesign.
• Created signs and PoP materials for Chic Fil-A restaurants as well as their subsidary ventures, such as Dwarf Houses and Truett's Grill.
• Contributed to the production of various other Project Center clients, whenever necessary. Heavy print-production work to all other accounts when not working on primary accounts.
• Demonstrated excellent mock-up skills and visual aides when explanation wasn't enough.
• Proved pre-press versatility, at being capable of providing whatever any printer or publication requested, from mechanical specification, to precise and concise Distiller options prior to final PDF generation.

Major accounts handled:

• Avaya
• Morgan Stanley
• Chic Fil-A
• The Home Depot
• BrightHouse Networks

Computers and software:

• Mac G5 Snow Leopard
• ADOBE (CS3, upgraded to CS4) - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat/Distiller
• QuarkXPress (6.2.2)
• Microsoft Office 2008 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Lotus Notes
• Fetch