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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

The ARPAC GROUP

Schiller Park, IL

Marketing Specialist

(8/02 – Present)

Video and Photography	Photograph machines, new applications, products, events for various media output: - marketing/training materials and website - Maintain and backup photo archive - collect and update media in PowerPoints - videotape and photograph demo runs for customer checkouts
Marketing Collateral	- maintain inventory of brochures - keep all brochures updated and work with sales and engineering to develop design and content for new brochures, flyers and advertising - Implement changes to company website information - create powerpoint presentations for sales group, for training presentations - create posters, flyers, powerpoints and banners for distributors - maintain backup database for marketing department - create 2D and 3D graphics for company brochures, advertisement, mailers, tradeshows, etc. - prepare content for various power points, brochures, mailers, etc.
Training Collateral	- maintain and update library of training courses - work with sales and engineering to create new training courses
Literature Fulfillment	- handle all incoming requests for literature and video fulfillment: including brochures, videos, photographs, logos, and promotional items - assist with large maiilngs - preparing and shipping out various brochure and CD mailings for training, meetings, etc requested by customers, distributors and salesmen
Website	- update all content and images on website - design and update company internal website - create banner adverts for search engines - create and maintain websites for joint ventures - create small website projects like video libraries or website look for speciffic customers
Event Support	- help photograph events - create awards for events: supplier conferences, sales meetings - create artwork for trade shows
Sales/Documentation & Engineering Support	- create 3D illustrations and animations for sales proposal presentations - creating 2D and 3D animations and visual aids of machine prototypes, control panels, for training and proposals

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, Google SketchUp.

· Document Layout Programs: Quark Xpress

· Computer-Aided Drafting: AutoCAD.

· Microsoft Products: Microsoft Word, Excel.

· PC and MAC experience