Expertise

Skills

Mac-based artworker, traditionally-trained typesetter and proof-reader (BS5261 and BS1219), paste-up and quality control, print production/project management.

Applications’ experience
QuarkXpress 8, Adobe CS3 (predominantly InDesign and Photoshop and Illustrator), MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Acrobat.

Recent projects
Recently, I have been working on the STEP Workbench copy management system feeding into InDesign CS3 template and styled page layout, setting up work flows and more recently producing templates for holiday brochures I had designed.
Prior to this I was Senior Quality Control and proofreader, predominantly overseeing quality control over the production of the Argos catalogue at its lead agency.

Career resumé
Designing and artworking holiday brochures (Saga Holidays) using STEP Workbench and InDesign; Senior quality control of the Argos catalogue at the company's lead agency; Report and Accounts (C&FD – Cordiant Communications Group) for clients such as the BBC and National Express, press ads, brochure and direct mail for a number of blue chip clients. Senior Mac Artworker, Ammirati Puris Lintas. Clients included Rover Cars, Walls/Lever/Unilever, Compaq Computers, Natwest Bank, Nestlé-Rowntree and P&O Cruises. Book production in design, artworking and proofreading roles.

Freelanced as a proofreader for the Ministry of Agriculture; engineering drawings and labelling/packaging work using Adobe Illustrator; layout/production of magazines, mail order catalogues, education course books, corporate ID; through-the-line advertising; pre-press book production and project management; training/lecturing – Mac applications on QuarkXpress.