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Acrobat
Adobe Photoshop
Illustrator
QuarkXpress
HTML
MS Word
Excel
Pages
iMovie
PowerPoint
Keynote
EXPERIENCE
Technical and Product Specialist - Apple Inc., New York City - May 3, 2015 to Present
Troubleshoot and provide hands on technical support to Apple customers with their mobile devices, including iPads, iPhones,
and iPods.
Provide educational workshop sessions on iOS and OSX usage and personal training on Mac software programs such as Photos,
Keynote, Numbers, Pages, iBooks and iBook Author.
Freelance Graphic Design and Production - June 2013 - Present
Graphic Designer - Weil, Gotshal Manges, LLP, New York City - July 2003 through June 2013
Identified and interpreted client’s communication needs by developing responsive graphic design concepts.
Created promotional collateral which included evites, brochures, pamphlets, flyers, invitations, journal ads, newsletters,
logos, web graphics, web banners, labels, coupons, binders and inserts.
Reorganized the firm’s Design server to expedite the daily job retrieval search.
Recommended and modernized the firm’s chart and graph library within the new branding system.
Produced urgent legislation news alerts and newsletters under tight deadlines for client mailings.
Supported creative team in corporate identity and branding standards roll out.
Communicated and worked closely with project managers, designers, photographers, vendors and art director
in generating new or existing print and/or web design concepts for promotional, recruitment and fundraising venues.
Organized and designed PowerPoint presentations for various firm events.
Photographed and retouched attorney and executive administrative portraits.
Edited photography for corporate communications.
Hand rendered, then digitally streamlined and illustrated logos.
Provided cost savings to the firm by creating custom illustrations or successfully locating low cost photography,
illustrations and artwork.
Regularly performed quality control throughout production process and preflighted final art files for the press stage.
Print Production Artist - Update Graphics, New York City - September, 1996 through July 2003
Coordinated materials and information in accordance with FDA guidelines with clients, designers, creative director
and product vendors to meet the new nutritional labeling regulations.
Streamlined, preflighted and prepared consumer packaging files.
Ensured the final files followed printer specifications to guarantee a timely production schedule.
Constructed and fashioned mock-ups for consumer club pack packaging, gravity feed trays and display stands.
Created packaging sketches and mock-ups for design review while working on-site with client.
Liaised several private label packaging programs.
EDUCATION
Bernard M. Baruch College: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management
New York City Technical College: Associate’s Degree in Art and Advertising Design
HONORS AND AWARDS
n Transfer Student Scholarship/Dean’s List
n Won water conservation art competition for the Department of Environmental Protection
n Nominated twice for Young Women in Art Advertising
Freelance Clients - Scholastic, Prudential Financial, Reliance National, Bristol-Myer Squibb, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Volunteer work - Translated eye-witness accounts of war crime victims in Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence.
Denise Diaz
71-19 60th Avenue, Maspeth, NY 11378
917 621 7204
d_diaz9@yahoo.com, online portfolio - http://be.net/diazd