Christian Andersen

Background

About Christian Andersen

Talented Production Specialist with over twelve years experience in the design, development, and quality control of printed materials, including sales collateral, direct mail, and in-store signage. Known as a creative thinker, with the ability to learn quickly and think “outside the box”, to deliver creative solutions. Proven track record in complex project management, highly skilled at working under high pressure and tight deadlines. Develop creative designs from concept ideation to completion. Areas of expertise include: • quality control and final file preparation for printing, separations, and internal use • design and create magazine ads, newspaper, corporate brochures, internal and external forms • source, illustrate and retouch images for layouts and corporate designs • attend color reviews for ads, multi-page booklets and other printed materials • manage and develop employees in fast paced graphics and printing environments • create and organize templates, image libraries, job servers, and filing archives Specialties: Platforms: Macintosh • Windows Software: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, ImageReady, Acrobat Pro), Quark XPress, Enfocus PitStop Pro, Markzware FlightCheck, Font Book, Lotus Notes, Extensis FileMaker Pro, Suitcase, Font Reserve, Portfolio, Transmit, Cyberduck, Fetch, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Creo Preps, XMPie uDirect VDP, Artwork Systems: Nexus Rip and Workflow, Xerox Docucolor EFI Fiery EXP Rip