Print Resume

Andrew Edwards

Graphic Designer

Jackson, WY, USA
612.802.4544 be.net/abedwards
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Work Experience

Jackson Hole News & Guide

Graphic Designer

Advertising design
October 2013 - Present Wyoming, United States

PhotoBook Press

Graphic Artist/Production Manager

Prepress Technician, Graphic Designer, Digital Imaging, Output, Process Developer, Customer Service. Small company, wore many hats.
March 2006 - May 2013 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

National Park Service

Volunteer - St Croix National Scenic Riverway

• Restore and retouch photos using Photoshop for Visitor Center & interpretive riverboat displays.
• Optimize digital image library for print & web using Photoshop for Visitor Center.
• Layout series of 46 riverway signs in InDesign adhering to NPS graphic standards.
• Layout and copy editing on St. Croix Riverway bird checklist.
January 2012 - Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Dunwoody College Print Services

Student Worker

• Lead worker at in-school Print Center. • Designed and printed advertising pieces, forms, and school related printed matter for faculty and administration.
• Designed logos, business cards and letterheads for private clients.
• Printed using Xerox DocuTech and DocuColor printers and Fiery RIPs.
• Printed and finished wide-format prints and signage using Epson Wide-format printers and ORIS Color Tuner RIP.
• Used EskoGraphics software for flexographic imposition and film output.
• Scanning, image correction and restoration.
December 2004 - January 2006 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Education

Dunwoody College

Graphics and Printing Technologies - AAS

Graphics & Printing Technologies - Prepress
Leading student in program.

Certified Level 1 flexographer from Minnesota Flexographic Technical Association.

Flexographic Technical Foundation Excellence in Flexography Award
1st Place - Graphic Design Category

Flexographic Technical Foundation Excellence in Flexography Award
2nd Place - Graphic Design Category

Flexographic Technical Foundation Excellence in Flexography Award
3rd Place - Tag and Label Category

Printing Industry of Minnesota
Student Print Day Display Competition
1st Place - Package Design Category

Printing Industry of Minnesota
Student Print Day Display Competition
3rd Place - Electronic Prepress

Printing Industry of Minnesota
Student Print Day Display Competition
3rd Place - Wide Format (Misc. Process Category)
August 2004 - June 2006 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Music Tech - Now McNally Smith

Music Performance - Guitar - AAS

Music Performance - Guitar
Studied Jazz & Classical.
August 1999 - January 2001 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Indiana University Eppley Institute For Parks & Public Lands

National Park Service Specific Courses

Foundations of Interpretation, 2012: 0.2 CEU Credit
Introduction to the National Park Service: The NPS and The Federal Government, 2012: 0.1 CEU Credit
Introduction to the National Park Service: The History of the NPS, 2012: 0.1 CEU Credit
January 2012 - November 2012 United States

Awards

Flexographic Technical Foundation Excellence In Flexography Award

1st Place - Graphic Design Category

2006

Flexographic Technical Foundation Excellence In Flexography Award

2nd Place - Graphic Design Category

200604

Flexographic Technical Foundation Excellence In Flexography Award

3rd Place - Graphic Design Category

200604

Printing Industry Of Minnesota

Student Print Day Display Competition 1st Place - 1st Place Package Design Category

2006

Printing Industry Of Minnesota

Student Print Day Display Competition
3rd Place - Electronic Prepress

200602

Printing Industry Of Minnesota

Student Print Day Display Competition 3rd Place - Wide Format (Misc. Process Category)

200602

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign,, Book Design, Graphic Design, Photo Retouching, Prepress, Publishing, Adobe Acrobat,, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop,, Color Management, Photobooks,