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Elizabeth Anne Elsberg

liz@lawnchairdoily.com

Education:

2008 Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX,

Graduate Studies in Fine Arts (non-degree)

2007 Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX, Magna Cum Laude,
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree: Major - Sculpture, Minor - Art Direction

2003 Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas,

Associate in Arts Degree

Skills / Qualifications:

Proficient with the following in both Windows and Macintosh operating systems:

  1. Design Programs: Adobe Acrobat Pro CS6, Adobe Fireworks CS6, Adobe Flash CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Quark Express 9
  2. Web Design: HTML and CSS coding, experienced with Adobe Muse CS6 and Adobe Dreamweaver CS6
  3. Office Suites: Apple I-Work, Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Office Professional, Open Office, Google Docs
  4. Video: Adobe Media Encoder CS6, Adobe Premier Pro CS6, Final Cut Pro, I-DVD, I-Movie HD, QuickTime Pro

Typography:

  1. Hand draft point size, line length, leading, tracking, and kerning
  2. Organize and manage a font library using Apple FontBook, Linotype FontExplorer, or Suitcase Fusion programs

Photography:

  1. Full understanding of aperture, shutter speed, and focal length to achieve correct exposure of imagery in film and digital formats
  2. Experienced with black and white film development and darkroom silver gelatin printing techniques

Video:

  1. Familiar with Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, and Sony camera systems in digital formats such as; Mini-DV, DVD and Hard Disk
  2. Conceptualize and plan storyboard sketches for filming and editing

Digital Printing:

  1. Ability to calibrate the color engine for the Canon Image-Runner Advance C5045 laser printer
  2. Proficient in creating specialized color profiles for accurate digital printouts using the calibration software, Fiery Command Workstation 5
  3. Excellent hand/eye coordination to engineer and construct two-dimensional and three-dimensional design comprehensive layouts

Work Experience:

Mar. 2012 – Present

Volunteer Photo Restoration Artist

Operation Photo Rescue, A Non-Profit Organization

  1. Digitally restores photographs damaged by natural disasters with the aid of Adobe Photoshop CS6
  2. Registered member within a network of about 1,982 volunteers worldwide

Aug. 2010 – Present

Digital Archivist / Graphic Designer / Board Member

The Ghost Town Arts Collective, A Non-Profit Organization

Sherman-Desnison, Texas

  1. Performs photo and video documentation services for all gallery exhibitions and collaborative performances
  2. Gather all media documentation of events and organize into a cohesive catalog based on the timeline of exhibitions
  3. Edit photos and videos to create DVD movies of events
  4. Coordinates with other board members to write and design press release announcements

Jun. 2009 – Present

Graphic Designer / Production Artist

Globe Marketing and Advertising Distributors

McKinney, Texas

  1. Responsible for the art direction, design, and print production of 1.2 billion pieces of marketing material per year for the Globe Life And Accident Insurance Company, First United American Insurance Company, and other Torchmark affiliates
  2. Organize copy to meet individual state legal requirements for marketing of life insurance
  3. Organize the FIM, barcode, and return address copy to satisfy postal regulations of domestic letter and card mail for automated processing
  4. Successfully designed the mechanical dimensions for 10+ advertising formats currently used in circulation; accurate hand skills with drawing / cutting / scoring / folding blank paper composition layouts in the development of these formats
  5. Communicate with vendors to setup files in four-color CMYK PDFs for the pre-press production of offset printing
  6. Responsible for the organization and archival preservation of all graphic art imagery and files

Sep. 2008 – 2009

Shift leader / Barista

Starbucks Coffee Company

Dallas, Texas

  1. Train others on coffee service according to Starbucks standards
  2. Responsible for inventory / stocking and shipping / receiving of all products

Jan. 2008 - May 2008

Lab Assistant, Visual Stroke/Verbal Expression Course  

Department of Art Texas A&M University-Commerce

Commerce, Texas

  1. Provide instructional assistance for in-class assignments
  2. Substitute for the instructor upon request and initiate group critique discussions

Aug. 2007 - May 2008

Graduate Assistant, Video Lab

Department of Art Texas A&M University-Commerce

Commerce, Texas

  1. Responsible for inventory of video cameras, digital cameras, tripods, microphones
  2. Tutor students in the video medium from planning to filming and editing

Aug. 2007 - Dec 2007

Graduate Assistant, Sculpture Lab

Department of Art Texas A&M University

Commerce, Texas

  1. Maintain, clean, and organize lab equipment and materials
  2. Instruct students on use of shop equipment and safety procedures

Jun. 2006 - 2008

Custom Framing Manager  

Art USA Custom Picture Framing

Mesquite, Texas

  1. Execute framing designs from start to finish according to customers specific needs
  2. Work with various retailers to supply high quality custom frames