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I am retired but open to part-time work.
I live in a Southwest corner
of Pasadena, three miles from the Rose Bowl.
I am a published poet. I also
enjoy photograph and bicycling.
References are available upon request.
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Over 32 years experience managing and producing publications – from traditional cut-and-paste through desktop publishing to electronic publishing on the internet. Implemented numerous creative designs and concepts. Very hands-on and very computer literate.
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS,
Leo A Daly, 2002 – 2004
Write, edit, create/modify graphics and desktop publish proposals,
publications, and PowerPoint presentations to bring new business into the company.
Research, track and develop potential marketing opportunities.
With Senior Management, write and create new business plans including the budget.
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER,
Independent Contractor, 2001– 2002
Managed the production of publications - writing, graphics, layout, desktop publishing and litho printing for various clients.
Projects included: Print Production Manager for an advertising firm who clients included major cable TV networks and major nationwide retailers and PowerPoint production for a Construction Management firm.
MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER,
Peck/Jones Construction, 1995 – 2001
Marketing Communications:
- Improved the look of printed corporate publications while reducing print expenditures by 20%
- Scheduled, initiated, created, and managed all print production including:
- Produced from scratch all PowerPoint presentations for interviews for new construction jobs.
- Updated and upgraded the Marketing photographs. Reduced cost and increased quality.
- Hired and managed Graphic Artists and Photographers.
Internet Access:
- Managed implementation and installation twice (one died, found another) of a company-wide DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) line running at 1.1 Megabits per second. Managed transition to new provider with no downtime.
- Implemented company-wide Internet e-mail.
- Managed implementation twice of DNS e-mail server. (again, one died, found another) Also, managed transition to new provider with no downtime.
- Ensured Internet connection and Internet e-mail is up and running properly.
Company Website:
- Produced company website within 3 day of assignment from a blank page and no prior knowledge of HTML. Learned to upload to the web server within the same 3 days.
- Managed implementation twice of remote web site host, then managed the transition with no downtime.
- Designed the company website. Manage website as Webmaster at www.peckjones.com
- Increased traffic (hits or visits) to web site by 325%.
Novell Network:
- Managed the Peck/Jones local Novell network.
- Oversaw server system maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Installed and troubleshot on user’s computers: the Novell client, the Groupwise email client and the anti-virus client. Updated anti-virus client on server and user’s workstation as necessary.
- Computer Workstations:
- Researched, ordered, and purchased company computers.
- Installed all company-utilized software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and so forth.
- Installed additional hardware as needed including RAM, hard drives, CD-ROM’s, Zip drives, faxmodems, and so forth.
- Troubleshot and remedied user’s computer hardware problems
Computer Workstations:
- Researched, ordered, and purchased company computers.
- Installed all company-utilized software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and so forth.
- Installed additional hardware as needed including RAM, hard drives, CD-ROM’s, Zip drives, faxmodems, and so forth.
- Troubleshot and remedied user’s computer hardware problems
- Resolved any user application (software) problems. Found solutions to user’s application questions.
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER,
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., 1989 - 1995
- Managed a Service Division
Communications Department that produced Technical
Publications and Instructional/Dealer Operations Videotapes.
- Managed the income from my
department which subsidized 70% of the department's expenditures.
- Reduced video production expenses
by 300%. Reduced print expenditures by 25%.
- Implemented state-of-the-art
desktop publishing and computer animation.
- Evaluated in-house clients’
needs. Negotiated deadlines.
- Controlled multiple production
schedules on multiple projects.
- Directed each publication through
a six-person department from conception through "camera-ready
art" to the finished publication.
- Negotiated with printers and
other vendors to meet deadlines – while maintaining the
high quality of the finished product. Managed the printing from
start to finish.
MANAGER,
Impact Graphics, 1988 - 1989
- Managed a Graphic Arts Design
Studio to produce publications for
outside clients.
- Controlled schedules on multiple
projects to meet clients' deadlines.
- Directed the duties of graphic
artists and typesetters.
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION SPECIALIST,
May Company (presently Robinsons-May) Corporate Headquarters,
1982 - 1988
- Master of Arts, Instructional
Media (Secondary Education), California State University, Los
Angeles
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology,
University of Southern California
- Taught myself HTML coding. Created my own resume website from scratch using ASCII characters keystroked in the Windows Notepad text editor.
- Taught myself to use the web page creation program called Microsoft FrontPage, then these more advanced web page creation programs: Adobe PageMill, Adobe GoLive and finally Macromedia Dreamweaver.
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