My Resume
Qualifications
✧ Currently attending Middlesex Community College, part time, and working toward an Associates Degree in Fine Arts/Graphic Design. I have one class and an internship left to complete, to fulfill my degree requirements. I have a 3.81 grade point average, am a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and have made the Dean's List multiple times.
✧ Formal instruction in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and currently enrolled in a Web Design (Dreamweaver) class. I have also used QuarkXpress, MS Word, Excel, Acrobat, File Maker Pro, iPhoto, and Photofinish in various projects. I am comfortable on both Macintosh or Windows operating systems.
✧ Currently, working full time at Hospital for Special Care, in New Britain, CT, where my title is HIM Release of Information Coordinator. Employed at Hospital for Special Care for twenty three years (hired Sept. 1985).
✧ Scanner/retoucher for nearly four years, part-time, at Liturgical Publications, Inc., in Cromwell, Connecticut. Sadly, I had to resign from LPI in January of 2008 in order to proceed with my educational goals.
✧ Familiar with the internet and use it frequently as a resource for work, research, and personal enjoyment.
Relevant Experience
✧ Graphic Design Student at Middlesex Community College with coursework nearly completed. Graduation target: Spring of 2009.
✧ Scanner/Retoucher in the Production/Keyline Department at Liturgical Publications, Inc., Cromwell, CT. Duties: scanning church bulletins, retouching, and preparing them for press. I also did some proofreading and collating. Applications used: Photoshop (Elements); Microsoft Word; Adobe Acrobat; and Filemaker Pro.
Other Experience and Skills
✧ A music CD package design and insert. CD is currently being marketed in Central Vermont.
✧ Have published some of my concert photographs in The Moody Blues Companion, by Ed Wincensten; The Moody Blues Official Fan Club Newsletter; and in fan newsletter, Moodymania.