Susan E.

EXPERIENCE Champion Sports, Marlboro, NJ ART DIRECTOR – Independent Contract 2004-Present As a certified proofreader, I am responsible for all copy and copyediting. Manage and coordinate all aspects of product catalog. Approximately 2,000 products go into our annual catalog. Design and implement our Early Buy Program catalog supplement. Design and layout many of our private label packaging. Hire freelance artists and photographers, develop and maintain outside vendor support and negotiate bids. Maintain image database. Bristol-Myers Squibb, Plainsboro, NJ LABELING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT/PROOFREADER October 1992 to June 2001 Proofread copy sent by the Regulatory Department to FDA for changes and submissions. Prepared electronic labeling using Quark Xpress for submission to FDA. Created chemical structures and templates using Quark Xpress and Chemdraw. Assisted in Drug Listing preparation. Maintained labeling database, file room and proof files for all Apothecon labeling. Assisted department personnel with annual report submissions and ANDA preparations. Lippincott Healthcare Publications, NY, NY ART DIRECTOR “Oncology Times” July 1991 to August 1994 Responsible for Layout and Design for “Oncology Times.” Created special art for inclusion in the publication. Reported directly to managing editor and directed each monthly issue from start to completion. Responsible for the conversion from traditional paste-up method to desktop publishing using Quark Xpress. ART DIRECTOR “Orthopedic Product News” December 1990 to July 1991 Layout and Design for “Orthopedic Product News.” Reported directly to managing editor and directed each monthly issue from start to completion. Produced art by traditional paste-up methods. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, NY ART DIRECTOR April 1986 to May 1990 Supervised staff of five and scheduled workflow. Hired freelance artists developed and maintained outside vendor support and negotiated bids. Reorganized production department into an effective creative services area which designed special projects including all upper management presentation material, posters, manuals, brochures, and logos. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, NY, NY GRAPHIC DESIGNER March 1981 to April 1986 Produced and designed promotional graphics for internal and external visual communications. Regularly met with upper management suggesting and preparing effective communication projects, including newsletters, brochures, manuals, posters, corporate logos and 35 mm slide presentations. Part of a team of three proofreaders for the department. Principal liaison with type houses and printers. EDUCATION SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE Graphic Design Student: Parsons School of Design, NY, NY Graphic Design Student: Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY A.S. Fine Arts: Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY 1997: American Management Association Certificate - Proofreader Macintosh: Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, PDF Microsoft Word, Excel, Filemaker Pro, WordPerfect