PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

The ARPAC GROUP

Schiller Park, IL

Marketing Specialist

(8/02 – Present)

·     Creating graphics for company brochures, advertisement, mailers, tradeshows, etc.

·      Preparing content for various power points, brochures, mailers, etc.

·     Creating 2D and 3D animations and visual aids of machine prototypes

·     Maintaining backup database for marketing department

·     Working as a photographer taking pictures of machines and other products for various media

·     Preparing and shipping out various brochure and CD mailings for training, meetings, etc requested by customers, distributors and salesmen

·     Updating company website database and internal company page, creating small website projects

Multimedia / Graphic Designer

(5/00 – 8/02)

·      Created and produced computer-based training CDs for shrink packaging and corrugated packaging systems by incorporating text, photos, videos, 3D graphics, and animations.

·      Created 2D and 3D illustrations and animations for sales, training and marketing.

·      Assisted engineering to create sub-assembly drawings as required.

·      Took machine photos for use in training and documentation manuals.

·      Maintained backup database for manuals and training.

·      Performed clerical duties such as: assemble training manuals, producing vendor information packages and copying documents.

CAD Operator

(6/98 –5/00)

·      Cleaned and created mechanical assembly drawings for manuals.

·      Prepared layout drawings.

·      Created 3D illustrations of packaging machines for training.

·      Created 3D schematic drawings of machine operation for sales and marketing.

Rubenstein & Associates, P.C.

Chicago, IL

Legal Secretary

(6/95 –6/98)

·      Coordinated computer purchase and maintenance.

·      Translated/interpreted for teleconferences, office meetings, depositions and arbitration hearings.

RACO

Chicago, IL

Answering Service Operator / Salesperson

(6/94 –6/95)

·      Operated telephone switchboard for professional answering service.

·      Collected advertisement for publication in community newspaper.

Ricchio & Ricchio Architects

Chicago, IL

Drafter / CAD Operator

(7/94 – 9/94)

·      Summer internship for talented High School students: developed skills in drafting and architecture.

·      Measured ground elevation for future building construction and reproduced data on the computer.

·      Checked architectural drawing plans, helped with interior design.

EDUCATION:

Triton College · Chicago, IL

·      Visual Communications

(Fall/02– 05)

Oakton Community College · Chicago, IL

·      Graphic Design & Multimedia

·      Drafting, architecture, AutoCAD

(Spring/00– Fall/02)

(Fall/96 – Spring/00)

Wilbur Wright College · Chicago, IL

·      Drafting, architecture, AutoCAD

(6/95 –8/96)

Steinmetz High School · Chicago, IL

(Graduated 6/95)

Technikum Budowlane · Gdansk, Poland

(9/90 –6/93)

SKILLS:

Languages

·      Fluent in English and Polish

Computer Languages and Software Skills

·     Animation, Multimedia and Graphics:  3D Studio Max, Poser, Macromedia Director, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Painter.

·      Document Layout Programs: Quark Xpress

·      Computer-Aided Drafting: AutoCAD.

·      Microsoft Products: Microsoft Word, Excel.

·      PC and MAC experience