SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION High performance standard: creative, attention to details, deadlines and quality Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Adeptness at working independently or harmoniously in a team Willing to take the initiative, industrious and dependable TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE Macintosh Apple/IBM (Well developed computer skills) Acrobat, Illustrator, ImageReady, GoLive, InDesign, LiveMotion Photoshop Director, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fontographer, HTML Painter QuarkXPress Microsoft Office/WordPerfect EDUCATION 1999-2000 Computer Graphics in Publishing & Printing-A.E.C. International Academy of Design 1994 Hard Disk Management Champlain College 1993 French Oral & Written McGill University Continuing Education 1990-1991 French Oral & Written Certificate George Vanier Adult Education Center 1989 Office System Technology Certificate MSA Education Centre WORK EXPERIENCE Graphic Artist Designed and produced CD cover, posters, invitation flyers, programme and tickets for Lorraine Klaasen; Montreal's South African entertainer, in accordance with needs and budget of client while respecting deadlines. Also shared in the design and production of her website. Designed and produced my own website. Produced an 8 page brochure for an international trade show according to company guidelines. Logos, business cards etc. Administrative Assistant Prepared and updated instruction manual for tailor-made software in IT Department. Organized and supervised temporary staff hired to meet deadline. Word Processor/Clerk Worked harmoniously in a team producing large documents for international CA firm. Successfully completed many challenging assignments. Implemented and executed a system whereby vendors were systematically contacted, informed of current changes being made, while logging their response in a database. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2000-2006 Freelance Graphic Artist 2000-2001 Novitek Distribution International - Graphic Artist 1985-2006 Supermarche Fletcher - Cashier, part-time 1998 CAE Electronics Ltd - Adminstrative Assistant/Clerk 1990-1998 Andersen Consulting, Bombardier, CAE Electronics, EPS/Canada Inc., Paramax, Xerox (Secretarial) 1994-1995 P.S.B.G.M - Administrative Assistant 1993-1994 Jewish General Hospital - Clerk 1992 Caron Belanger Ernst & Young - Word Processor 1985 McGill University - Research Assistant