Graphic Design Resume

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	Karl Janssen 8414 Carter St. Overland Park, KS 66212 (913) 322-1654 kjanssen@ku.edu
EDUCATION	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee BFA in Graphic Design, December 1991 Graduated with Honors - 3.8 Cumulative GPA
EXPERIENCE	University Press of Kansas Lawrence, KS Advertising Coordinator/ Marketing Designer August 1999 - Present	Planning, booking and designing of all advertisements. Design and production of book jackets, sales catalogs, miscellaneous promotional materials, and web site. Approval of jacket and cover proofs. Submission of data to online booksellers.
	HG Design Factory, Inc. Wichita, KS Graphic Designer February 1995 - February 1999	Design and production of printed promotional materials, publications, and advertisements, and web site design for a variety of commercial and nonprofit clients.
	Typed Letters Corporation Wichita, KS Supervisor - Pre-press department September 1994 - February 1995 Graphic Designer (Part Time) October 1997 - December 1998	Digital and conventional pre-press production for a large direct mail printing company. Design and production of printed promotional materials and web site for the Wichita Wings professional soccer team.
	John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan, WI Graphic Designer February 1994 - September 1994	Design and production of scholarly publications, printed promotional materials, indoor and outdoor signage, and graphic identity for museum exhibitions and performing arts events.
	Pace Publications and Enterprise Magazines, Inc. Milwaukee, WI Graphic Designer May 1993 - February 1994	Design and production of internationally distributed automobile buyers’ guides, business opportunity magazines, and various promotional materials.
	Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, WI Graphic Designer September 1991 - May 1993	Design and production of scholarly publications, printed promotional materials, indoor and outdoor signage, and graphic identity for museum exhibitions. Layout and supervision of exhibition installation.
SKILLS	Computer Experience Quark XPress, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMill, Macromedia DreamWeaver and others; attended seminars on Photoshop, PageMill, DreamWeaver, InDesign, and Mac Operating Systems troubleshooting/maintenance; attended 1997 AIGA Internet Design Conference; attended 2000 AAUP web marketing workshop Production Experience Four color desktop publishing; color scanning of slides, transparencies, and reflective art; digital color correction; digital photo retouching; stat camera operation; traditional keylining and mechanical work; Linotronic film output; pre-press stripping, bluelining, matchprinting, and platemaking; preparing graphics for trade-show booths; sign fabrication; supervision of museum exhibition installation Administrative Skills and Experience Requesting bids from printers, typesetters, and other graphic arts services; reviewing blueline and color proofs for accuracy; preparing cost estimates for clients; attending press checks Additional Skills Fine art (oil paintings and prints), illustration, Spanish language

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