Computer Knowledge
Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe InDesign CS3,
Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Acrobat,
Macintosh OS X 10.5

Kansas City Star Awards
Stars On Grand Customer Service Award (5 times),
William Nelson Customer Service Award (3 times),
Employee of the Month Finalist (Twice)
Ad Services Creative Portfolio of the Quarter - (4 times)
Second Place, Best Advertising Sales Tool (2008 Missouri
Press Association MAMA Awards)

Work Experience
Recycler Classifieds -
Production Assistant:
Designing paper and independent ads,
preparing paper for printing, and paginating

The Kansas City Star -
Production Artist :
Producing ads for all sections of the paper,
black & white and color designs on tight deadlines
Showlayout Artist :
Working closely with clients to create new advertising, designing inserts, special projects and new ads for publication

Education
The Colorado Institute of Art,
Denver, CO. - Associate of Applied
Science Degree, Visual Communications, (graduated with cumulative 3.7 G.P.A.)