Responsible for the operation, maintenance, and calibration of multiple Konica printers, as well as the creation of color proofs in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Created custom label templates for multiple customers using Bartender, LabelMatrix, and Zebra software.
• Operated, calibrated, and maintained color Konica printers, creating custom promotional cards for retail customers
• Operated, calibrated, and maintained black and white Konica and Ricoh printers, creating multiple size labels for both internal and shipping purposes.
• Analyzed and organized customer data, ensuring accuracy on all labels and variable print promotional cards.
• Used GrafTek Imaging software, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator to create data setups and sample proofs of customer gift cards.
• Refined and improved processes for creating sample proofs and increasing efficiency using existing technologies.

Responsible for the operation, maintenance, and calibration of multiple Pitney-Bowes model direct mail inserters.

• Operated Pitney-Bowes Series Eight and Flowmaster, allowing multiple companies to bill their customers, issue refund and payroll checks, and alert consumers of special offers in a timely and efficient manner.
• Organized and double-checked outgoing mail, avoiding costly errors for multiple customers.
• Re-calibrated inserters as necessary when faced with variations in paper stock, print quality, and/or envelope integrity, reducing waste and avoiding lost work hours.

Responsible for receiving and organizing new digital images and files from customers, creating detailed instructions for offshore facilities, sending and receiving files to offshore facilities in a timely manner, operating and maintaining multiple Kodak and Epson proofing printers, and scanning photographs and film for integration into digital databases.

• Received images and other files from multiple customers and kept them organized in shared MediaBank databases via Excel and Google Docs, insuring clear organization and reducing wasted hours.
• Provided clear and concise directions for offshore facilities using Adobe Acrobat and Production Controller 2.0  and managed workflow to and from said facility, thus reducing operating costs and meeting and exceeding customer-based deadlines.
• Operated, maintained, and calibrated multiple Kodak and Epson proofing printers simultaneously, reducing physical waste while meeting strict guidelines regarding color management and print quality.
• Scanned film images for receipt into digital image database while cleaning dust and scratches in scanned images using Photoshop, facilitating the transition to a fully searchable, digital MediaBank database of images for multiple customers.

Responsible for hosting Stage 773's weekly stand-up and improv comedy open mic SMUSH!, maintaining list of performers, introducing performers, promoting events via social media, and keeping crowds enthusiastic over the course of an evening.

• Hosted and organized list of performers, ensuring welcoming environment and equal stage time opportunities for all attendees.
• Promoted events online via social media, leading to increased attendance.
• Managed sign-up list online via email, venue website, and Excel, leading to increased attendance and easy sign-up for performers.
• Told jokes and stories between performers, maintaining crowd enthusiasm over the course of the event.

Responsible for creating overall layout for The Glacier, the college's award-winning, biweekly student newspaper; assigning stories to writers; composing news stories, features stories, entertainment articles, and editorials; selling and creating graphic advertisements; creating crossword puzzles; light proofreading; and drawing editorial cartoons.

• Laid out newspaper pages for printer using PageMaker and Quark, allowing easy readability of newspaper.
• Organized news, features, entertainment, sports, and editorial writing assignments, filling each issue with award-winning content.
• Composed award-winning articles for news, features, entertainment, and editorial sections of newspaper, leading to increased readership.
• Sold and placed graphic and classified ads, leading to increased advertising revenue.
• Created graphic ads using Adobe Illustrator, leading to increased advertising revenue.
• Cleaned up and adjusted images using Adobe Photoshop, leading to multiple awards.
• Drew editorial cartoons, increasing readership and winning multiple awards.

Responsible for creating layout of the features section for The Glacier, the college's award-winning, biweekly student newspaper; assigning features stories to writers; composing news stories, features stories, entertainment articles, and editorials; selling and creating graphic advertisements; creating crossword puzzles; light proofreading; and drawing editorial cartoons.

• Laid out features section for printer using PageMaker and Quark, allowing easy readability of newspaper.
• Organized features writing assignments, filling each issue with award-winning content. Composed award-winning articles for news, features, entertainment, and editorial sections of newspaper, leading to increased readership.
• Sold and placed graphic and classified ads, leading to increased advertising revenue.
• Created graphic ads using Adobe Illustrator, leading to increased advertising revenue.
• Cleaned up and adjusted images using Adobe Photoshop, leading to multiple awards.
• Drew editorial cartoons, increasing readership and winning multiple awards.

RResponsible for creating newspaper layout, composing and organizing Community Calendar and Obituary sections, placement of graphic advertisements, organization and sales of classified advertisements, and composing news and features articles.

• Laid out newspaper pages for printer using PageMaker and Quark, allowing easy readability of newspaper.
• Wrote and organized Community Calendar and Obituary sections of newspaper, allowing for it to remain the paper of record for the south suburban area.
• Wrote articles for news and features sections of newspaper, leading to increased readership.
• Sold and placed graphic and classified ads, leading to increased advertising revenue.