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Senior QA Engineer
MorphoTrust USA
Billerica, MA
Present
(formerly L-1 Identity Solutions), Card Verification * Interfaced with Program Managers, Software * Created and executed test plans based on Interface Engineers, Security Engineers, Integration Control Documents, Data Dictionaries, Functional Engineers, Quality Assurance Team, and Design Specifications, and Design Documents. staff on a daily basis. * Scheduled and ordered samples from remote * Consulted with customers and communicated factories as needed for quality testing. project status with Program Managers throughout * Participated in high profile committees involved project life cycles. with solving critical company challenges across * Traveled on-site and meet with state motor vehicle groups. representatives and law enforcement. * Acted as a consultant for design, printing, and color * Verified subtle and covert security features on state to internal teams. credentials. * Leveraged knowledge of printing and color daily * Evaluated, analyzed, and performed troubleshooting as liaison between Program Managers and internal applications of digital watermarks. Manufacturing groups.
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Self Employment
Accomplishments * Designed the book Free To Move, by Scott Sonnon * Designed and illustrated The Amazing Adventures of Magnet Boy, by David Diamond * Designed and published SOIL, by Dan Woodman * Redesigned freelance website (www.wadeincreativity.com) * Created website for SOIL (www.soil-toons.com) (continued) (Wade Munson - Page 2)
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Graphic Designer
IDC (International Data Corporation)
Framingham, MA
Provided graphic design and production of branded marketing materials for IDC office worldwide including print production and software consultation. Set standards for more concise submissions to print vendors. Provided layout and production of industry white papers, case studies, and reports, and created templates for custom consulting projects. Responsible for print brokering of IDC materials. * Designed "40 Years of IT" special edition white * Acted as a resource for file troubleshooting, paper, one of the most read documents in particularly with print and Web-based graphics. IDC history. * Increased efficiency by educating teammates in areas * Created look and feel for vertical "Insights" of graphics and desktop publishing, improving peer companies launched by IDC. understanding of Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, * Instrumental in identifying new solutions to and Acrobat on an ongoing basis as processes were improve IDC's annual Fact Sheet processes. New updated and revised. in-house printing of Fact Sheets resulted in over * Standardized font usage and management within $25K savings to IDC over a two-year period. the publishing department's Graphics Services * Updated pages on IDC.com and IDC's Verticals Group. Insights company Websites, including creation * Received multiple Teamwork and Annual All Star of Web graphics. awards for various projects and initiatives.
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Electronic Prepress Specialist
IKON Document Services
Watertown, MA
Delivered products and solutions in the areas of desktop publishing, image enhancement, color correction and file preparation for output to various postscript printing devices, in a service bureau atmosphere. Used comprehensive electronic prepress knowledge, including electronic imposition and trapping, file troubleshooting, preflighting, film output and color proofing for one, two and four color printing.
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Graphic Designer/Finishing Artist
Sands Custom Graphics (now Sands Creative Group)
Boston, MA
Performed desktop publishing and design, preflighting and troubleshooting of client files, scanning and digital imaging. Maintained and calibrated large format digital printers, mounted and laminated, and kiosk/P.O.P. construction. Additional skills utilized include: large format digital printing, mounting and laminating, three dimensional problem solving, trade show booth and point of purchase construction. TECHNICAL SKILLS Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Acrobat) Microsoft Office applications, HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Familiarity with Adobe Flash, Fireworks, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Encore, and Media Encoder. Proficient on both Mac and PC platforms.