marybrennan

62 Fox Run • Cranston, Rhode Island 02921

brennanmarym@gmail.com • h 401.751.3786 • c 401. 868.8240

GRAPHICS • WEB DESIGN • PHOTOGRAPHY • ANIMATION • FLEXOGRAPHY • OFFSET 

Profile

Effective Team Player –System Support Technician noted: “One of a kind, a true gem in the company. She has demonstrated true sportsmanship and leadership among her peers and other employers.”

Objective

Creative, prolific Graphic Communication specialist with expertise in graphics, web design, animation and publishing as well as strong computing/technical skills on MAC & PC platforms.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Graphics, Rhode Island College, 2006

Career Development

Graphic Artist / Prepress / Production Artist

A & H Manufacturing Company / September 2006 - Present  

Johnston, RI 

o       Original design work, design modifications, file conversions and reproduction of customer-provided files.

o       Set up file separations, step and distorts on positive and negative film for flexographic press. Making Chromaline proofs for customer approvals.

o       Develop color proofs of artwork for approvals on specified tool dies/specifications. Scan/vectorize logos, retrieve/import CAD designs, typeset, and build specific traps/bleeds.

Freelance Web / Graphic Designer 

Self – Employed / April – July 2006                          

Buddy G’s, Coventry, RI 

o       Planning, design and implementation of web site

o       Design with standards compliant with user compatability and user navigation friendly.

o       Design animations in Flash, color correcting in Photoshop, optimizing images for the web.

Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

·        Oversee and maintain the Lab Assistant’s Desk, and provide necessary support to users and staff

·        Strategically schedule and oversee workflow to ensure achievement of project specifications and timelines.

·        Train staff and maintain user facility regulations, policies and procedures.  

·        Resolved user questions as part of an IT help desk serving 8,000 students and assisted faculty and staff.

·        Designed and created publications, and assisted in updating information about the company’s website      

·        Experience with large scale rollouts and upgrades and attend scheduled staff meetings as necessary

·        Produced, and edited video training clips and materials for the company.

2005 Summer Internship                  

Publishing Services,                     

Rhode Island College, Providence, RI

·        Contributed in school catalog layout design, photography, printing Educational Brochures, pamphlets, process print job tickets.

Relevant Coursework

Electronic Publishing 

Offset Press I & II

Color Correction & Control                                                             

Color Reproduction

Digital Photographic Reproduction                                                   

Intro & Adv. Film and Video

Adobe Photoshop

Macromedia Flash      

Current Trends & Techniques in Communication Graphics                       

Presentation Techniques

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Creative Suite – Illustrator, Photoshop, Image Ready

Macromedia – Dream weaver, Flash

MAC OS 9, Windows XP

QuarkXpress

Final Cut Pro HD, QuickTime

Flatbed Scanning (OCR/Images/slides)                                             

Printer (Inkjet, LaserJet, transparencies)                                              

C++ / Visual Basic / Database Programming