Debra Heist

Experience

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  Carson Industries

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2003

  GRAPHIC DESIGNER / MANAGER / SCULPTOR

  • Used CorelDRAW daily on PC platform• Created line art and designed a broad range of graphics for specialty and gift products• Designed logo product for name brands and top US colleges, familiar with licensing and restrictions• Layout and design of company newsletters, brochures, flyers, forms, and advertising• Assisted Sales with photography of product and marketing projects• Thorough experience and research, contributed and executed solutions for new product design challenges• Daily phone, e-mail, and fax communication with clients concerning details of their artwork and order• Managed department staff, responsible for scheduling, purchasing, and budget• Our team consistently met deadlines while creating attractive high quality product and client satisfaction• Maintained/updated computer and related equipment, researched new equipment purchases Show less

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  Eagle Printery

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2015

  Graphic Designer | Print Production | Prepress Technician

  • Design, layout and formatting of a variety of print projects (brochures, catalogs, newsletters, flyers, promotional products, business cards, and etc.), to be printed from one color to full color. • Responsible for accurate editing and layout of each project/organization of job files. • Image color correcting, retouching, manipulation, creation of clipping paths, bleed requirements, and proper file format usage. • Meet with clients to discuss their print projects and design ideas. • Direct-to-plate system; utilizing Rampage workflow/ripping system and Dynastrip impositioning tool. • Xerox Digital Press Operator. Show less

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  Standard Bent Glass

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2023

  Graphic Designer / Large Format Digital Print Technician / Deco Manager

  GRAPHIC DESIGNER• Design, layout and formatting of a variety of corporate print projects (brochures, catalogs, flyers, promotional products, business cards, and etc.), to be printed from one color to full color. • Responsible for accurate editing and layout of each project/organization of job files. • Image color correcting, retouching, manipulation, creation of clipping paths, bleed requirements, and proper file format usage.• Responsible for submitting final art files to commercial printerLARGE FORMAT DIGITAL PRINT TECHNICIAN• Prep art files for Decorative Glass printing using Adobe CC programs• Submit formatted art proof to client for final approval• Format files for large format digital inkjet printing utilizing Onyx workflow/ripping system• Digital Press Operator for Mutoh 1638X & Mimaki JV3-250SP Show less