professional experience
Various Clients - Freelance Designer (2004-Present)
Kathy has done a great job while working with me. Her desktop publishing and graphic art work is exceptional. She is very detailed oriented and has helped me out on several occasions with either formatting or graphics related issues. She is very friendly and outgoing and this makes it very easy to work with her. Her positive attitude is always present and it is infectious. ~ D. Ragan
Provides expertise on various short and long-term projects like designing print and online ads, PowerPoint slide show presentations and templates, Web site design, business form design, organizational charts, flow charts, flyers, menus, word documents and templates, training manuals and templates. Clients include:
- Turn Communications - Ken needed me to put together a PowerPoint template for his client Axcess-Tel. He gave me the background images for the Title and Slide Masters, font sizes, colors, etc.I had it ready for him in 1 hour. Then the client requested that I turn their presentation into the actual template, and that took me about 2 hours. They were very pleased with the quick turn-around time and the template. They have now asked that I show them how to use the template.
- Yum! Brands (Taco Bell Corporation) - Designed training manuals (including their templates) in Microsoft Word (content and graphics provided by client); re-designed Illustrator documents in Word
- Experian - Designed slides for PowerPoint presentation
- OCAutosites.com - Chief Website Architect for all shops' sites featured in www.ocautoservice.com. Redesigned web template, and apply to all new and old accounts
- Bright Now! Dental, Inc. - Design and maintain Visio organizational charts; design PowerPoint slides, and graphics for slides
- British Performance - Performed web design, blog setup, and maintenance of both
- Mike’s Automotive - Performed web design, blog setup, and maintenance of both
- Corporate Collision - Conducted web design and maintenance
- LSM Entertainment - Conducted web design and maintenance
- Cambro Manufacturing - Designed PowerPoint slide show presentations
- Toshiba Medical - Converted PowerPoint slide show presentation to Flash and HTML for viewing on a plasma screen at trade show
- Royce - Responsible for extensive PowerPoint presentation
- Tony Maietta (w/Organogenesis) - Responsible for extensive PowerPoint presentation for Tony’s client, Organogenesis
- Strottman International - Developed format and layout of PI Manual for client presentation in Word
- ACCESS DMS - Created numerous bid and proposal templates using Word
- AAA Convertible - Designed online ad and print ad for Porshe magazine
Pratt & Whitney - Executive Presentation Designer (2002-2004)
Crafted and designed various high quality presentations for President, COO, and Group Strategy and Development Department, and provided support required for graphics, layout, formatting, and streaming video for slides. Served as consultant for hardware, software, and technology-related issues. Advised group members on software usage and formatting principles with the goal of minimizing work stoppages, and increasing overall group knowledge of computer and network capabilities. Conducted training courses for SME Business Managers on how to master Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ensured the formatting, layout, and graphics of presentations complied with the Standard Presentation template; performed test runs for all offsite presentations to ensure visual clarity on large screen
- Provided technical support and quality assurance for presentations to guarantee flawless productions
- Re-designed GS&D, M&A intranet sites for ease of use; improved process flow for user friendliness; maintained up-to-date information for accuracy
- Managed LDAP groups for development and maintenance of intranet sites
- Provided technical support; troubleshot PCs, LCD, and printer problems
- Used ACE tools to manage and improve executive presentations, M&A Web site, and other GSD processes; created and formulated templates for standardization and automation of common functions
- Responsible for creating complex charts in Microsoft Visio; designed HTML emails
- Web site design and maintenance of RAVE & ME Finance Intranet sites
