Freelance

Posted on: 2007-07-06

Tracy Riggin [email protected] 816.377.5364 SKILLS Graphic Design Graphic Production Light Typing Inventory Text Manipulation General Archiving Restaurant Promotion Retail Postage/Mailings Concepting Photography Web Asset Design Display Graphics Computer Soft/Hardware Accounts Receivable/Deposit SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE: Adobe Creative Suite 2 - Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop / ImageReady, some InDesign & Acrobat QuarkExpress, Dream Weaver, Microsoft Office Products Cross-Platform: Mac and PC EDUCATION: Johnson County Community College Overland Park, Kansas Associates of Applied Science in Communication Design Specialized in Digital Design / Interactive Media, Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society: Graduated with honors 1997 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Bachelors of Fine Arts – Painting 1993 Brighton University Brighton, England Painting; Study Abroad Program 1991/92 Area Vocational Technical School Kansas City, Kansas Commercial Art Certificate 1984 EXPERIENCE: 08/01 – Present Self Employed Freelance Designer Kansas City, Missouri Composed a business ensemble for a massage therapy center, Implemented the layout and upload of an online news letter & various other small projects. Working, at present, on continuing projects for an ad agency that specializes in working with organizations 04/05-12/06 24 Hour Business Card Production Artist-Typesetter Kansas City, Kansas Responsible for Troubleshooting internet files, and preparing them for output to plate. Responsible for answering the phone, and for contacting clientele to ensure that they understand how to send their files for output. Responsible for product delivery 06/03 – 03/04 Harvesters Administrative Assistant Kansas City, Missouri Responsible for answering the phone and receiving guests, agencies, volunteers and community service workers, inventory and distribution of supplies, copier paper distribution, creation various documents using the Microsoft Office suite, Audio/Visual support, installing hardware/ software, preparing for posting and distribution of mail, signage design, faxing, scanning, creation and implementation of color-coded filing system, lamination of documents, setting up conference rooms 08/02 – 08/03 Discovery Publications, Inc. Web Production Artist Kansas City, Missouri Responsible for the development and maintenance of three web sites 09/99 – 08/01 Reproduction Systems, Inc Multimedia Design Kansas City, Missouri Convention/Trial Display – Prepared large scale graphics for Duratrans and Gatorboard displays CD Printing/Archiving – Prepared CDs for digital imaging, Burned files to CD for storage and retrieval Video Dubbing – Produced multiple copies of videos for clients Presentation – Prepared interactive presentations for litigation 10/98 – 07/99 Pepper & Associates Ad Design Overland Park, Kansas Handled concept design as part of a design team; developed creative concepting and layout for in-house promotional pieces, Created credit card designs for four universities 03/98 – 08/98 Corona Litho Lithography Lab Technician Kansas City, Missouri Print – Lithography Lab Technician; Prepared incoming files for output to film, reviewed film to assure plate readiness 10/97 – 10/98 Midland Display Products Graphic Designer – Internship Olathe, Kansas Designed and converted publication size graphics to a larger scale for use in tradeshow displays 06/97 – 09/97 Education Technology Center Web Development Training – Internship Overland Park, Kansas Provided assistance to the trainers in educating faculty in web development References Available Upon Request