Josh Stratton

Background

About Josh Stratton

Designed and produced graphics for trade show exhibits sold by firm • Translated customer needs and sales person orders into powerful graphic images • Actively troubleshoot rush jobs and "crisis" situations • Extensive color work, including retouching, correction, photo illustration and special effects • Management head of the Graphics/Production Department • Designed business cards and brochures • Responsible for 4-color separations for printed material • Pre-Flighted of all jobs entering office • Color matching and image manipulation to meet client needs • Maintained and up-kept all in-house output devices including Lasermaster Displaymaker; HP Plotter; E-Stat; and Die-Sub Printers • Produced all self-promotion items for company including identity, brochures and mailings • Created and manipulated images and illustrations to be output in-house on Lasermaster Displaymaker • Created extensive full-color renditions of clients exhibits in all aspects of pre-production • Personally responsible for up-keep of graphics department • Pioneered new services from earliest employment • Revamped focus and capabilities from design to design/production • Engineered ordering and quality controls to reorganize company attitude & procedures for in-house production • Mastery level of computer and software packages and hardware in a real world environment with tight deadlines • Sales volume increased company wide, due to my personal interaction with clients • Sales-minded, profit-oriented creative professional with a focus on customer service • Expressive people person with experience and aptitude in dealing with clients Specialties: • Cross platform Competent in both Mac and Windows Platforms • Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Strata 3D Pro, Final Cut Pro, KPT, KPT Bryce, Macromedia FreeHand, Quark Xpress, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Dimensions, Microsoft Word, Posterworks, and Lasermaster Displaymaker, Drum, Leaf, and Flatbed scanning • Illustration: Pencil, ink, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, oil, digital media • Typography: Comprehensive knowledge of typefaces and their correct usage and interaction