1. KATELYN S. SMITH
1960 Stonehenge Ave. Apt 7 • Bowling Green, KY 42101 • Cell: 615.856.1675 •
katelynsmith31@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Western Kentucky University
2013 Master of Arts in English • GPA 3.54
Nyack College
2009 Bachelor of Arts • English • Minor in Communications • Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.78
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
Alpha Chi Honor Society
Dean’s List
SKILLS
• PC and Mac-based computer operating systems
• In-depth knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, Enfocus PitStop Pro, Microsoft Word,
Excel, Powerpoint, and Publisher, as well as Quark, Fiery, Command Workstation, Printsmith, Metadimension
Prinect Cockpit and Signa, Heidelberg software, Top Producer 8i, Multiple Listing Services, Roxio Creator 2010,
Adobe Premiere Elements.
• Multiple-line phone systems, fax machines, copiers, and computers. As well as Kodak Digimaster E125,
Xerox 5000, 250, 260, 4112, 700i, Canon Varioprint 110, HP Designjet Z2100; Heidelberg Prosetter and plate
processors; Rhin-o-tuff Bindery, stitchers, and spiral binding equipment; Mail inserter; Shrink wrapper;
hand finishing, etc.
• Ability to prioritize and keep multiple projects on schedule while maintaining high-quality output
• Goal oriented, quality driven, organized, punctual, and successful in both team and individual environments
EXPERIENCE
• Graphics Specialist / Prepress Operator • Gerald Printing • Bowling Green, KY • July 2011 – Present
Design, typeset, prepare and/or produce customer files for digital or offset printing, signs, apparel,
promotional products or outsourced production; read and interpret work orders; troubleshoot and repair files;
consult with customers and coworkers; produce jobs with high quality to meet deadlines; maintain various
equipment, including cleaning Heidelberg plate processor; keep all jobs properly documented and organized
for archiving; process and enter all departmental files into company archive.
• SEEK & AARC Graduate Assistant • WKU • Bowling Green, KY • Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
Prepare graphs and statistics as they pertain to new students and declared/undeclared majors; prepare
newsletters and brochures; attend and plan extracurricular events for learning community; attend classes and
host study sessions.
• Assistant • Vince Pace, Realtor at RE/MAX Real Estate • Columbia, SC • Summer 2009 – Summer 2010
Assist mortgage lenders; filling out and turning in paperwork; keeping track of all documents needed for
files; attending, hosting, and organizing open houses; purchasing office supplies; taking pictures of houses;
putting on and taking off lockboxes; calling to schedule showings; editing video and processing photos,
creating visual tours and video tours of homes, updating and maintaining all websites; calculate sales
commission and office and/or referral fees etc.
• English Departmental Assistant • Nyack College • Nyack, NY • 2009
Grading and proctoring exams, doing research, requesting books for the campus librarian to order, grading
various papers and homework assignments, making copies and assembling packets, performing additional
tasks requested by the English Department’s faculty.
2. • Writing and Research Consultant • Academic Success Center • Nyack College • Nyack, NY • 2008 – 2009
Assisting students with any/all stages of the writing process for papers and other assignments especially
proofreading; assisting students with computer and printer problem; assisting students with research and
questions concerning the library and online databases; answering the telephone and speaking to students who
entered the center; writing reports for every session conducted with students; created a survey for students to
evaluate the writing and research consultants and the Academic Success Center.
CONFERENCES & PUBLICATIONS
• “Peripatetic Poem.” The Worlds Within. Ed. Eva Laszlo-Herbert and Jo Parfitt. 1st ed., London, Summertime
Publishing, 2014. Print and E-book.
• Conference Presentation of paper at Kentucky Philological Association
“Indolence and Laziness: The Neglected Odes of John Keats and Pablo Neruda.”
Centre College, Danville, KY • Spring 2013
• Conference Presentation and Presentation of paper at Inter-disciplinary: A Global Network for Dynamic
Research and Publishing
“Struggling for Equilibrium: Poets Prevailing Over Pain.”
Prague, Czech Republic • Summer 2012
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Emily Simon Co-Worker 847.894.0220
Nancy Jenkins Designer, Former Supervisor 270.991.0434
PERSONAL REFERENCES
Jenna Jonker GIS Specialist 856.266.5084