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Divisional Administrative Assistant
Denver, CO
Aug 2010 - Oct 2017 (7 years 2 months)
Design and maintain newsletters to assist in the communication between MDA offices as well as sponsors and clients.
Worked with fundraisers to develop signage, save the dates, invitations, and awards for many of their events.
Maintained visual standards while generating promotional materials to be used by the field to bring on new program sponsors and create new events.
Developed/updated PowerPoint presentation decks for division wide presentations.
Assist users throughout the Division with the use of Microsoft Office products.
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Artist in Residence
Thornton, CO
Nov 2012 - Jun 2016 (3 years 7 months)
Develop and facilitate graphic design lessons plans for teens and tweens to open their eyes to the amazing world of graphic design.
Instruct students on how to use both PC and Macintosh computer systems as well as Adobe and Microsoft applications to complete their projects.
Allow the learners to design and develop their own art pieces while providing instruction on how to complete their projects.
Maintain a fun and inviting atmosphere so everyone feels comfortable joining in on the classes.
Assist other library patrons on the use of the library computers and applications.
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Applications Instructor (Faculty)
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Englewood, CO
May 2008 - Apr 2010 (1 year 11 months)
Trained adult learners in the use of Microsoft Office Outlook to properly use calendars, tasks, meeting requests, voting buttons, etc. . Produced lesson plans & printed materials designed for adults to become more productive in an office environment. Increased office efficiency by instructing students on creating, editing, & working with PDFs in Adobe Acrobat. Educated adult pupils in the use of Microsoft Office products to increase their production the workplace. Maintained a 95% approval rating from students attending training courses.
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Art Instructor
Monart School of the Arts 2004/06
Evergreen, CO
Jun 2004 - May 2006 (1 year 11 months)
Assisted in the setup & coordination of student art shows to display the student's artistic progress. Developed Lesson Plans based on cultures from around the world which assisted in teaching pupils about a variety of art styles. Produced practice files, lesson examples, and final version of the lesson using different media types to assist the students in learning ways they can meet their creative goals.
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Cross-Platform Technician/Technical Support/Database Coordinator
Quark, Inc
Denver, CO
Sep 1999 - Dec 2002 (3 years 3 months)
1999/02 Answered phones & conversed with customers to resolve issues they experienced with QuarkXPress. Enhanced company proceeds by selling service plans & product. Generated faxes, e-mails, &/or mailed pertinent product information to assist customers in installations. Compiled reports on sales and commissions that contributed to the company's overall proceeds. Monitored the department time-clock punches to insure less department wide overtime. Maintained, Submitted and Approved time off requests for the entire department. Increased office efficiency by maintaining the supply of office materials.
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Graphic Designer/Layout Artist
Mountain Connection 2001/02
Conifer, CO
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
Implemented a template to be used in the creation of the newspaper. (This ended the company's reliance on paste-up.) Used my knowledge of layout to combine the elements of a newspaper to create a cohesive finished product. Utilized multiple graphic applications to generate advertisements for clients.
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Graphic Designer
Navajo Manufacturing
Denver, CO
Jan 1999 - Jun 1999 (5 months)
Designed product packaging to assist in the sale of product. Conceived product display & signage to enhance the merchandise being sold. Created sales sheets designed to assist in the sale of products