CAREER OBJECTIVE

Highly diverse professional seeking a position that will utilize existing and develop new skills necessary to develop into a valuable design professional.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Anticipated graduation December 2005

Related course work:
Designing Manuals and Handbooks, Graphic Design, Typography 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.

Major: Individual Studies— Information Design
GPA in Major: 4.0/4.0
Major: Art: Studio Emphasis
GPA in Major: 3.5/4.0
Minor : Creative Writing
GPA in Minor: 3.95/4.0
Minor : Professional/Technical Writing
GPA in Minor: 4.0/4.0 Overall GPA: 3.66/4.0

Associate in Applied Arts, May 2000
Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Iowa

Related course work:
Emphasis on photo journalism with a broad background in general photographic methods.

Major: Professional Photography
GPA in Major: 3.33/4.0 Overall GPA: 3.458/4.0

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
and EXPERIENCE

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

Served as co-editor of Inner Weather 2004 and was responsible for the project management and implementation of schedules, quality assurance, and production of a student literary journal.

Working as co-layout editor for Inner Weather 2003 edited and corrected manuscripts along with the design and layout of a student literary journal.

SOFTWARE and COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe PageMaker
QuarkXpress
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX

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

AWARDS

• Published photographs in Inner Weather 2003 & 2004, a publication of the UNI English Department

• Published Creative 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