GRAPHIC DESIGN Lizette M. Arce 9 Winston Place Fredericksburg, VA 22405 lizettearce@mac.com 540.429.9291   objective   “I'm a Graphic designer that doesn't mind losing sleep. I like to submerge myself with logo development, print ads, posters, book-covers, environmental design, brochures, websites... just design in general, but enjoying my job”.   work experience   Graphic Design Profession Freelancer 05/2004 - Present SUMMER YOUTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM-VOTE Designer: Logo/Stationery design, brand identity development, displays and website. Creations using Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, etc. MARBLE SYSTEMS INC. Print Designer: In charge of design and creation of catalogs, postcards, advertisement inserts, and other print products for the company. FINE STATIONERY DESIGN Party & Wedding Invitations, menus, save the date, and more. ADAM C. ORTIZ Design of a Palm card – Created for Adam’s Mayor Campaign using Illustrator, Photoshop. FIFI’S ELEGANT FLORAL DESIGNS Logo and Stationery Design created on Illustrator and Photoshop. CENTRO MARIA RESIDENCE Newsletter for October 2004 & 2005 international distribution. Created using InDesign and Photoshop. and more...     Shift Supervisor 11/2005-11/2006 Paper-Source, Inc. I perform openings and closings, supervise the daily activities of the sales staff, report staff performance to the manager for weekly meetings, enforce company policies with sales staff, and refer to daily aim to ensure the completion by sales associates. Also, I assist in training new employees.     In House Graphic Designer   EXTRANETCAFE 02/02-06/02 Designer & Assistant Manager Graphic work, including banners, designs, advertisements, business cards and flyers using Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and others; Participate in all aspects managing the café. EP ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING 04/99 - 10/99 Computer Assistant Graphic Designer: Designing maps for the Rand McNally Graphic Design Company assisted by Illustrator and Quark.     OTHER... Aquent AQUENT – Washington, DC 06/2005-Present Administrative Assistant Responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical duties necessary in the assistance of run an organization efficiently. Plan and schedule meetings and appointments; organize and maintain paper and electronic files; conduct research or data entry; provide information by using the telephone, postal mail, and e-mail; responsible for processing mail (incoming and outgoing); set up and prepare reports, letters, mailing labels, and other textual material; plus other office assistance needed for each individual assignment.     HELP UNLIMITED - Washingt 03/2005 - Present VSA arts - Institute assistant In charge of creation of contracts for faculty and presenters; run all the travel arrangements, invoices and payments request; work with FileMaker Pro on the creation of documents for the VSA arts Institute registration; other various projects. Brookings Institution - Registrar Manager Learn and train the registrar manager and office administrator on Meeting Trak software as well as manage and execute day-to-day Brookings Center for Executive Education enrollment activities. These include the registration process, billing, invoicing, all BCEE accounts receivables and collections. Enter telephone, online and mail registrations, transfers, cancellations and participant substitutions into the registration software system. Learn and train the registrar manager and office administrator on Meeting Trak software.     Rep. Velázquez - US House 02/2003-02/2005 Executive Assistant •Scheduler: Principle point of contact in DC office for Member's daily scheduling, public activities and personal matters; responsible for managing and drafting office and personal correspondence; all travel arrangements; and accounting duties related to the member. •Office Operations: Manage all front office duties, including greeting visitors, answering phones, and monitoring pickup of delivery of materials; responsible for extensive mail system, drafting, proofreading, editing, and processing legislative correspondence, reports and statements, as well as constituent responses; arrange constituent services, Capitol and White House tours, and other specific requests; assist in events coordination; translations for special bilingual projects; coordinate the assembly of major reports; assist in bimonthly grants mailing; manage inventory of office supplies. •Systems Administrator: Responsible for office computer system, including equipment and software; coordinate trouble shooting between staff and technical support representative; work with vendors to ensure smooth running of office equipment and software, as well as system updating and maintenance; facilitated major computer upgrade for both the DC and New York offices. •Intern Coordinator: Oversee all recruiting, training, and scheduling; manage all evaluations and recommendations for interns.     Stafford Virginia School 01/2002-02/2003 Teacher Substituting all subjects and part of the FLEX Program (foreign language experience), focused on teaching Spanish, introducing students to a foreign language and culture, and motivating them to pursue further language study.     education   Universidad Interamericana del Norte - Chihuahua,Chih., Mexico        B. A. Graphic Design       Job Corps - Washington, DC        Culinary Arts Specialist/ESL       Sessions.edu - Online Course        Master's Graphic Design Certificate Program     skill   Bilingual, speaking fluently and writing in Spanish. Faculty to deal with changing priorities to complete tasks in a short period of time. Brand & Corporate identity, Web design, Publication design, Package design, logo design, magazines, ads, books, brochures, catalogs, postcards, menus, invitations, posters and all other print materials; Strong skills on all art mediums; Photography, etc. Proficient Knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, GoLive, InDesign), QuarkXPress, Corel Draw, Macromedia Freehand MX, Dreamweaver; IBM and Macintosh platforms. An extraordinary ability to learn new software. Detail oriented with exceptional organizational ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and time management skills.   references   Julie Okoniewski Community Outreach Coordinator Oakwood Friends School 22 Spackenkill Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 845.462.4200 ext. 445 jokoniewski@oakwoodfriends.org Oya N. Oliver Executive Director Fredericksburg Virginia Food Bank 540.371.7666/540.424.1730 Delair Allen Teacher Fairfax County 4600 Lux Berry Dr. Fairfax, VA 22032 703.409.9831/703.503.5504