TIMOTHY J. FINK
123 Hedman Lane
Monticello, MN 55362
763-295-8313
e-mail:tjsfink@charter.net
url: http://webpages.charter.net/tjsfink
monster.com resume id: 16733475
Professional Profile:
Digital Production Art Specialist and Graphic Designer. An energetic self-starter with follow-through, quick learning and faithfulness to execution expectations.
Skillset:
Typesetting; Graphic Layout and Design; 4-Color Prepress, color correction; expert in use of QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator; savvy in Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, ImageReady, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office; AppleScript work flow automation solutions; ColorSync and ICC profile-based color management, and a growing experience with Internet Graphics and Layout.
Experience:
7/18/05-Present
Infinity Direct
13220 Cty Rd 6, Plymouth, MN 55441, 763-559-1111
Production Specialist and Graphic Artist. Responsibilities in the design and production of print jobs, including variable data layout, preflight,
Spring 95-Present
Hennepin Technical College
9000 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Park, MN 55445, 763-488-2480
Adjunct Teacher of Electronic Publishing Department classes, including Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Production Art, etc.
12/23/04-7/15/05
Gopher Sport
7650 Edinborough Way, Suite 60, Edina, MN 55435, (952)841-9721
Graphic Designer. Responsible to Creative Director and Production Manager for design and production of catalog pages and collateral pieces; web site content production; press checks; hardware, software and workflow troubleshooting and solutions.
06/24/04-12/22/04
Freelance Graphic Production Art and Design
Various assignments and
clients, including Momentum(Minneapolis and St. Louis offices), Aquent and
some of its clients.
12/16/03-06/23/04
Momentum Worldwide – Minneapolis Office
110 Cheshire Lane, Ste. 110, Minnetonka, MN 55305, 952-249-8600
Graphics Production and Prepress Artist. Aided art directors and executed art production from approved layouts to prepress and internet-ready materials. Involved in decision making processes for Graphic Artist staff hardware and software needs. Participated in disscussion of job requirements and problem-solving issues between Account Exectutives, Production Managers, Creative Directors, Clients and Vendors.
01/27/02-12/13/02
Aquent
2850 Metro Drive, Ste. 800, Bloomington, MN 55425, 952-851-3160
Freelance Graphics Production and Prepress Artist. Various
assignments, clients including Wells Fargo, American Express
Financial Advisors and Mail-Well.
7/16/95-9/28/01
Campbell-Mithun Advertising
222 So. 9th St., Mpls., MN 55402, 612-347-1000
Digital Production Specialist. Aided Art Directors in design of layouts and
visuals; evaluated and executed production files from Comprehensive Studios
into vendor-ready prepress files; developed in-house color calibration of printers,
monitors and scanners; black and white press-ready scanning; developed AppleScript
solutions for productivity gains in Digital Resources studio.
4/14/94-7/14/95
Management Graphics, Inc.
1401 79th Street, Bloomington, MN 55425, 952-854-1220
Technical Support Specialist responsible for customer benchmarks, graphics
troubleshooting, research and color calibration. Photographic digital imaging to film recorders, large format plotters and four-color copiers, via proprietary and 3rd party RIP systems and software.
6/93-4/95
Electronic Easel Training Center
2124 University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55114, 651-659-2444
Taught Adobe Photoshop and Intro to Macintosh.
7/16/93-4/14/94
Atlas Loose Leaf, Inc.
2800 Niagara Lane N., Plymouth, MN 55447, 763-559-7714
Managed prepress department with the design and preparation of screen printing positives, typeset index tabs and output to Onyx plates. Managed files, archives, templates and fonts. Camera work on Agfa RPS 2024 Superautomatic. Maintained film and Onyx plate processors, supply inventories for department.
5/22/93-7/16/93
Type House-Duragraph
3030 N. 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN, 612-588-7511
Computer Prepress operations; film and IRIS proof output.
2/23/93-5/22/93
Graphics Unlimited (Technical Services Group)
3000 N. 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN, 612-588-7571
Produced bank Disclosure Statements, temporary project.
Education:
1991-1993
Hennepin Technical College (Brooklyn Park Campus)
Two year Diploma - Electronic Publishing/Information Specialist,
with Prepress Color, Graphic Design emphasis.
HTC Student of the Quarter for Fall 1992.
1981-1984
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Studio Arts, English, Hebrew
References:
Available Upon Request
Salary Requirements:
Negotiable
