OBJECTIVE

* Production Artist,
Graphic Designer,
Technical Artist,
Digital Illustrator,
Desktop Publisher,
Web Master

* Mechanical Designer,
Drafter

* Technical Writer,
Editor,
Proofreader

QUALIFICATIONS

Over 29 years design experience, from 1979 to present, specializing in:

• Design and production of medical device product labeling and packaging

• Technical illustration and digital imagery -- both vector and raster formats

• Mechanical design and drafting of precision, injection molded plastic parts for medical devices

• Technical writing, editing, and proofreading

• Internet and intranet website design and production

SKILLS

Operating Systems

• Apple Macintosh OS ... v 7-10

• Microsoft Windows ... v 9x-XP

Applications

• Adobe Acrobat ... v 3-7

• Adobe Illustrator ... v 4.x-CS2

• Adobe InDesign ... v CS2-CS3

• Adobe Photoshop ... v 3-CS2

• Borland Paradox ... DOS v 2.x-4.x ... Windows v 5.x

• Computervision Personal Designer ... v 4-6

• Lotus Notes ... v 5.x-6.x

• Macromedia Dreamweaver ... v 4

• Macromedia Fireworks ... v 4

• Micrografx Designer ... v 3.x-4.x

• Microsoft Excel ... v 95-2003

• Microsoft Word ... v 5-2003

• Parametric Technology Corporation PRO/Engineer ... v 2001/Wildfire 1/Wildfire 2

• Quark XPress ... v 3.x/4.x/6.x

Networking

• Internet, Intranet

• Microsoft Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Medication Delivery Division
Irvine, California

Design Drafter Specialist

Employed from 03/1986 through 02/1990 as an independent consultant, and from 02/1990 to present as an employee of Baxter Healthcare Corporation

RESPONSIBILITIES AT BAXTER

Responsible for production of all printed product labeling and packaging design and label copy content, including development of multilingual labeling (23 languages -- English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Portuguese, Greek, Croatian, Slovenian, Czech, Slovakian, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean) in conformance with all applicable ISO standards for application of CE mark to medical device labeling

Responsible for the following types of printed product labeling and packaging materials:

• Directions for Use Sheets (Folded)

• Directions for Use Booklets (Folded, Bound)

• Corrugate Shipping Cartons

• Chipboard Cartons

• Peel Pouches (Tyvek, Foil)

• Printing Plates (Hardened Steel)

• Card-Stock Shipping Inserts

• Self-Adhesive Labels

• Computer-Generated Text/Images for Online Manufacturing Printing Equipment

ROLES AND TASKS PERFORMED AT BAXTER

• Technical Approver for all product labeling design and layout

• Product labeling design and production

• Packaging design and production

• Technical illustration (creating/editing vector line art and raster images)

• Digital image creation, editing, scanning

• Typesetting, proofreading, word processing

• Form design and publishing

• Primary, key design interface with all external suppliers of printed product labeling materials

• Setup, installation, configuration, upgrade, troubleshooting, and maintenance of all computer operating systems and software programs employed in job performance, including all design, illustration, imaging, and CAD; also relational database setup, maintenance, and data entry

• Web Master for facility website on corporate intranet including complete site and page design, setup, installation, and maintenance since 1999; personally trained inhouse support team of more than seven (7) individuals since 1999

• Coordinate high-resolution output for use by external suppliers to produce Baxter product labeling materials

• Train all new designers in the use of all applicable Baxter systems, and disciplines listed above

• Design Department Supervisor (staff of four persons); reported directly to plant Quality Manager

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT BAXTER

• Production design for all product labeling and packaging used in the introduction of over 70 products to market

• Developed new product labeling in 23 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Portuguese, Greek, Croatian, Slovenian, Czech, Slovakian, Hungarian, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.

• Designed and implemented Phase 1 Irvine facility web site on Baxter intranet

• Redesigned Phase 2 Irvine facility web site on Baxter intranet employing new "folder-tab" navigational graphical interface design concept created using Macromedia Fireworks and Dreamweaver

• Application of CE Mark to over 70 product codes, all in conformance with applicable ISO standards

• Designed award-winning sixty-page document for Irvine plant submission to annual Baxter Quality Award

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BEFORE BAXTER

Employment references from 03/1979 through 03/1986 are available in both plain ASCII text (TXT) format and Adobe PDF format. During this period I primarily worked as a temporary design drafter employed by two different agencies, Martec and Timesavers.

FORMAL TRAINING

1. Parametric Technology Corporation
Newport Beach, California

• Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER 2000 i

2. New Horizons Learning Center
Anaheim, California

• Adobe Illustrator, Levels 1-2
• Adobe InDesign, Levels 1-2
• Borland Paradox, Levels 1-3
• Macromedia Dreamweaver, Levels 1-2
• Macromedia Fireworks, Levels 1-2
• Microsoft Excel, Levels 1-2

FORMAL EDUCATION

1. California State University
Fullerton, California

• 08/2004 to 10/2004
• Solid Modeling Using Pro/ENGINEER 2001

2. Rancho Santiago College
Santa Ana, California

• 09/1988 to 12/1988
• Introduction to Personal Designer (CAD software)

3. Orange Coast Community College
Costa Mesa, California

• 09/1977 to 06/1979
• Drafting Technology, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, Algebra, and Metallurgy

4. Spring Branch High School
Houston, Texas

• 1977 Graduate
• Vocational Drafting, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, and Algebra