Hello!

I am seeking a full time Clerical/Secretarial/Reception position, to include phones, filing, correspondence, layout, design, writing, typesetting, illustration and/or proofreading.
Or,
I am available to help you with your Art/Graphic/Advertising needs on a Freelance Basis.

INTERESTED IN:
Desk-top publishing, layout, computer graphics, illustration, typesetting & proofreading.

NOW DOING:
Reception, Word-processing, Clerical, Web site development, Graphic Arts, Office computer upgrading, troubleshooting and maintenance, Correspondence, Desk-top Publishing, Grant Writing, Mailing List Development, Fund-Raising, Volunteer Mangaement, Forms Development, Giving Children Hope.

FORMAL TRAINING:
Graphic Arts (ROP); AA in Advertising Design Fullerton College; Certificate in Computer Graphics (Fullerton College); On-the-Job Training with GAIN.

ON THE JOB TRAINING:
Desk-top publishing, clerical, phones, tech support for the handicapped on interactive learning games, data entry, file management.

PAST ACHIEVEMENTS:
Reception, Clerical, Home Inspections, Desk-top publishing, Foster Family Certification, Monitored Visits, "Foster Care Specialist" for an Orange and Los Angeles County Private Non Profit Foster Care Agency; Reception, Clerical, Correspondence, Production for an Environmental Control Agency; Secretary for an international cartoon and animation company; Freelance: Web Graphic Design, Logo Design, Set Design; Menu Design; Scanning; Production Art. Ad Make-up: Volt Information Sciences; Computer Graphics Lab Assistant: Fullerton College; Newsletter Editor/In-house graphic artist and tech support: non-profit agency assisting disabled children; Assistant Media Director: in-house agency; Assistant to the Art Director: in-house agency; Designer/Painter: custom needle-point business; Teacher: After-school Arts program for elementary children; Teacher, Curator and Marketing/Public Relations: Art center for children; DTP: office in abused mother and childrens' home; Data entry and organizational duties in Premium Control department of major marketing firm.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE:
IBM: Adobe Illustrator 8, PhotoShop 5.2, PaintShop Pro 5, Pagemaker 6, CorelDraw, RAD, (Volts' program written for ad development), FileMaker Pro, Word, Excel, Corel Draw 8 and WordPerfect 8. Mac: PageMaker 6, Quark 3.32, Illustrator 7, PhotoShop 5,, Super 3D, Macromedia Director, (some Freehand), Swivel 3D Pro, IntelliTalk, SoundEdit, WordPerfect, Word, MacDraw, FileMaker Pro. Traditional: Pen & ink, watercolor, pencil, airbrush, acrylic.

FUTURE GOALS:
Continued employment in Advertising/Marketing/PR; Producer and Designer for Children's learning materials; Illustration and production for environ mental or scientific publications; Advertisement and Publication for ethical, educational or benevolence programs. Thank you.