S. A. Wilson Kueker
34949 215th Street Hudson IA 50643
e-mail:
(319) 988-3109 or (319)290-2987
electronic portfolio: http://www.zanetadesign.com/portfolio-gallery/s-kueker

Professional Summary


Selected
Accomplishments
and Experience

Information designer/editor with experience in multiple professional contexts (literary publication, journalism, instructional, and office) and publication media (print, eBooks, digital, web, conventional and digital photography, and one-of-a-kind books).

Book Design

Created a compilation of McNair Scholar’s research papers to be distributed to all of the McNair programs throughout the U.S. Responsible for the creation and design of said publication. Recruited and supervised as many as ten copy editors while working with the authors and McNair program administrators.

Designed and typeset Fighting Kite, a book of poetry. Was responsible for book design and cover treatment. Publication commissioned by Pecan Grove Press.

Designed a book of poetry that was bound in vintage matchbook covers. Developed format and typeset entire book. Matchbook: Volume I was commissioned by Small Fires Press.

Production Coordinator

Organized work flow and ensured that all interns, coop workers, work study employees, and volunteers were trained in all facets of the process of prepress development as Production Coordinator. Responsible for managing the migration from QuarkXpress 4 to QuarkXpress 6 for the North American Review and the training of users in the new program. Produced advertising and supporting web pages for annual writing competitions.

As an editorial assistant processed manuscripts from initial readings through all stages of production including final layout in the North American Review.

Senior Editor

Senior editor of Inner Weather 2005, a student literary journal, took leadership role in redesign of journal to better highlight contributor’s work. Implemented a new blind selection process for greater judging objectivity. Responsible for project management and implementation of schedules, quality assurance, and production.

Editor of Inner Weather 2004 — was responsible for the project management — was responsible for the project management and implementation of schedules, quality assurance, and production of a student literary journal.

Web Design

Designed and implemented a web site documenting the history of Black Hawk County <http://www.cedarnet.org/tour/>. Site is comprised of 200 individual pages with links to an additional 200 maps, graphics, and photographs while serving on HTML Committee at CedarNet Inc., a local Internet Service Provider, also responsible for developing web pages and maintaining existing pages.

Advertising

Developed newspaper advertisements and posters promoting CedarNet Inc. while serving on Advertising Committee at the Internet Service Provider.

Technical
Knowledge

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe PageMaker
QuarkXpress
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX through 8
Macromedia Flash MX through 8

Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook
WordPerfect
Microsoft Windows
3.1 through XP
MAC OS 9 & 10.3

Education

 

Bachelor of Arts
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
2005 — Summa Cum Laude
Major: Individual Studies
            —Information Design
Major: Art: Studio
            Emphasis: Graphic Design
Minor: Professional/Technical Writing
Minor: Creative Writing
GPA: Information Design 3.98/4.0
GPA: Graphic Design 3.69/4.0
GPA: Overall 3.72/4.0

Associate in Applied Arts
Hawkeye Community College,
Waterloo, IA
2000
Major: Professional Photography
GPA: 3.458/4.0

Related course work:

Publication Design, Designing Manuals and Handbooks, Graphic Design, Typography, Designing Grants and Proposals, and Professional Editing. Designed and wrote a guide to scanning images for print and web design. Also, collaborated with a team to design and develop an interactive web page, directed toward educating users of the CHFA Tech audio/visual carts.

Related course work:

Emphasis on photo journalism with broad background in general photographic methods including darkroom techniques for both color and black & white.

Awards

Awards of Distinction for Literary Nonfiction & Professional Writing, 2005 English Department Celebrating Writing Contest, University of Northern Iowa (UNI).

Awarded Dr. Raymond J. Schlicher Memorial Fund Scholarship, College of Continuing Education Credit Programs, University of Northern Iowa, 2005.

Awarded English Department Scholarship, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Northern Iowa, two consecutive years, 2004 – 2005.

Dean’s List five consecutive semesters, Fall 2003 – Fall 2005.

Published two Fiction stories in Inner Weather 2005, a publication of the UNI English Department.

Award of Distinction for Professional Writing, 2004 English Department Celebrating Writing Contest, UNI.

Awarded UNIConnection Scholarship, University of Northern Iowa, 2004.

Awarded Class of 1951 Scholarship, University of Northern Iowa, 2004.

Published Literary Nonfiction story in Inner Weather 2003, a publication of the UNI English Department.

Awarded Certificate of Merit, Professional Photographers of America International Judging.

Awarded Seal of Approval, Heart of America Photographers Conference, Professional Photographers of America

Awarded ribbons for Distinguished Print and Honorable Mention, Professional Photographers of Iowa.

Inducted Beta Alpha Kappa Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa Society

Outstanding Writer Award, Hawkeye Community College

Second place winner Iowa Newspaper Association Competition for Transportation Advertisement

Published photo in KWWL Weather Calendar, Waterloo Iowa.

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