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Adding a New Post in WordPress
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Adding a New Post in WordPress
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Website Under Construction
Under Construction Sorry for the delay everyone. I am working on some new content and a new layout for… [more]
Latest Creations – Design
Adding a New Post in WordPress
Wordpress is by far one of the easiest website platforms I have ever used. Creating content is as simple as typing a word document. This tutorial will take you through the basics of creating a post like this one, using a few content images, the new WP3 “featured image”, categorizing, and tag settings for your post. This tutorial assumes that you have at least been introduced to the Wordpress Dashboard and will utilize the “visual” tab for content entry, assuming you have little or no HTML coding background.
Professional WordPress Site Customizations
I have been working in the graphics industry since November 1997 (that makes me feel old now) so it’s been 13 years. I didn’t start doing web design until 2006-7, why I waited 10 years I will never know. Since I have gotten into designing and customizing sites I have found a whole new world [...]
Latest Creations – Art
Trip to the Nashville Zoo
Today we decided to brave the 105˚ heat in Nashville and go to the Nashville Zoo for the “Ice Day”. I will admit that though I had a good time, I was slightly disappointed with the fact that some of the exhibits were closed, the Flamingo Lagoon (which was supposed to open in June is [...]
Charcoal Drawings
Why is it that the mediums of art that we hate are where we do our best work as an artist? I love to draw, that being said I’m an OK artist with a pencil, I just don’t get paint, but let me pick up charcoal and WOW! I can make anything POP! But why? [...]
Karen’s Resume
Resume
Karen L. Burton
Phone: (615) 692-9193 | Email: karensmacbook@comcast.net
Address: 6907 Riverwalk Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Summary of Qualifications
Creative and highly qualified professional, demonstrating over 12 years of combined graphic design, typsetting, marketing, and office administration experience. Adept at proofreading and typesetting print media, developing effective marketing campaigns, and completing complex graphic design projects. Currently seeking a position in Graphic Design, Typesetting, Marketing, or Office Administration which will effectively utilize all acquired skills, abilities, and areas of expertise as follows:
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Education and Training
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) • Media Design & Business Administration (2007-Present)
Received honors every semester since fall of 2007
Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) • Communication Arts (2003-2007)
Received honors every semester (2003-2007)
Microsoft • Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (Word 2003/2007 & Excel 2003)
**Attended educational seminars on grammar, proofreading, technical writing and project management
Professional Profile
The Center for the Arts | Jun. 2009 – Jan. 2010
Executive Assistant |
Communications Manager
- Accountable for the layout, design and content of all programs, booklets, posters, flyers and other print and website media.
- Conducted Social Media marketing through Facebook, MySpace and company website.
- Prepared budgets, oversaw expenses, maintained executive and public calendars, maintained mailing lists, databases and other administrative tasks as requested.
- Implemented a box-office ticketing system as well as online ticket orders (e-commerce).
American Bank Note Company | Sept. 2008 – Jan. 2009
Level 4 Prepress Technician
- Directly responsible for layout and design of high security documents (birth certificates, stocks and bonds).
- Film output using traditional image setter/rip, as well as CTP/DTP.
- Performed traditional hand stripping of film, plate burning and blue lines.
Business Cards Tomorrow (BCT Nashville) | Jul. 2007 – Sept. 2008
Typesetter
- Tasked with layout and design of business cards, letterhead, envelopes and announcements.
- Created polyester plates (for thermo graphic presses), performed color separations (using only CMYK), and edited/improved customer-supplied art, signatures and more.
- High resolution scanning/clean up of customer supplied originals.
Poodles Doodles | Jul. 2006 – Present
Freelance Graphic Artist
- Created various commercial and non-commercial designs to include paint labels, dental directories, election materials, business cards, corporate identity/branding, brochures and more.
Born Printing Co., Inc. | Nov. 1997 – Jul. 2006
Office Manager | Graphic Designer | Typesetter
- Assumed responsibility for proofreading, layout, designing, typesetting while managing the administrative offices.
- Maintained customer/internal product inventories, created advanced spreadsheets
- Processed new and shipped completed orders using LTL, UPS, FED-EX etc.
- AR and Light AP to include payroll
- Executive/administrative duties as assigned to include calendar management and travel accomodations.
Technical Skills
Operating Systems
Proficient in both MAC (OS8-OSX), and PC (Windows 3.1-7)
Software (titles cross platform unless otherwise specified)
Office/Administrative Software |
Creative Software |
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| Microsoft Office Suite | 1997-2007 | Adobe Creative Suite | CS-CS4 |
| MS Word (certified)
MS Access MS Excel (certified) MS Publisher MS Power Point MS Outlook |
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Acrobat Adobe Indesign Dreamweaver |
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| Peachtree Accounting | 1997-2006 | Quark Xpress | vs 4-8 |
| Quickbooks Accounting | 2003-2008 | PageMaker | vs 5-6.5 |
| Macromedia Freehand | MX | ||
| Harlequin RIP/Nexus RIP | |||
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| Quickkeys | |||
| Suitcase font manager | |||
Equipment
- AGFA Image Setters
- Ricoh Aficio 2500 Color Copier with saddle stitch option
- Canon Color Image Runner C3080 with saddle stitch option
- Plate processors
Affiliations and Memberships
- Printing & Graphic Arts of the Mid-Atlantic (PGAMA)
- Printing Industry Association of the South (PIAS)
- Printing Industries of America & the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF)
- Tennessee Notary Public (commission expires in 2013)
Community Service | Volunteer Efforts
The Center for the Arts | Jun.2009-Present
Production Photographer | Production Videographer | Box Office Attendant | Photoshop CS4 Instructor
Online Portfolio | Websites
Portfolio:
Websites:
Welcome to my site! KarenBurtonDesigns.com is an extention of my main website <a href="https://www.poodlesdoodles.com">Poodles Doodles</a>. You can find my resume and portfolio on this site as well as content I am testing with Wordpress. I am a 12 year veteran of the printing and graphic arts industry, with 5 years and growing in webdesign and online marketing.
