5430 South Nordica

Chicago, Illinois
60638

(630) 272-8476,
Cell

(773)
586-8476,  Home

Rob.burdi@robertburdi.com

Summary:

Highly experienced graphic arts and print production
professional with in-depth knowledge of major page layout, illustration, and
photo-retouching programs available for Mac and PC.  Special talent to direct all aspects of design and
production of multiple projects under tight deadlines while keeping a sharp eye
on expense controls and profitability.

Profile:

Production and design experience in:

*  Brochures            *  Catalogs            *  Logos            *  Manuals            *  Decals            *  Parking Permits

*  Business
Cards                        *  Photographer            *  Web Designer            *  Hangtags

Computer & Technology Skills:

*  MS Word &
Publisher                                    *  InDesign                        *  Illustrator CS

*  PageMaker                                                            *  FrameMaker            *  Quark

*  MS Excel                                                            *  PhotoShop CS            *  Image Ready

*  Dreamweaver
CS                                                *  Director                        *  Flash CS

*  HTML, DHTML,
XML                                    *  Cascading Style Sheets (CCS)

*  JavaScript                                                            *  Actionscript                        *  Nexus

*  Adobe
Illustrator CS3                                    *  EskoArtwork plug-in called DeskPack

Employment History:

3/2009 – Present            Rydin
Decal, Streamwood,
Illinois

                                    Print
Production Artist

·      Design
and manage creative projects, including parking permits, hangtags and decals
from concept to production.

2003 to 3/2009            Contract
work through various agencies. 

Positions varied from

                                    Graphic
Designer / Web Designer / Marketing Coordinator /

                                    Freelance
Deco Labels and Tags.  I was
responsible for creating

                                    restaurant
exhibits for upcoming trade shows, creating artwork for

                                    various
office supply companies, interactive lock forms, created

                                    graphics,
created illustrations, created strategy as a Web Designer,

                                    created
illustrations for educational workbooks and healthcare

                                    brochures,
created supply catalogs, direct mail design, created

                                    advertising
flyers for Jewel Foods and OSCO, created Flash

                                    animations
and Web banners for Jewel Foods, created Human

                                    Resource
Manuals, created music books, Product photographer

                                    for
online advertisements. 

Contract Companies:

*  McDonalds                        *  Award/Vision Graphics            *  Walgreens                        *Motorola

*  Grainger                        *  Ryan Partnership                        *  J. Brown            *
American Color

*  VideoJet                        *  Daniel Woodhead                        *General
Learning Communications

Robert Burdi

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2000 – 2003                        Cole
Parmer, Vernon
Hills, Illinois

                                    Design
Group Leader

·      Monitor
/ Record a group of four to ensure weekly production goals are met, using MS
Word/Excel

·      Maintained
and updated the ad and image database, including the HTML-based ad tracking
system

·      Trained
associates and implemented catalog asset management, workflow and processed
improvement software

·      Delegated
a designer for ad creation and photography

·      Wrote
and designed print and electronic publications, including MasterFlex.com and
FoodTechSource.com

1995 – 2000                        SciTech
International, Chicago,
Illinois

                                    Graphic
Designer/Desktop Publisher

·      Coordinated
and created catalogs, ads and media kits

·      Oversaw
quarterly press checks for design integrity

·      Fabricated
page layouts and web pages on Macs and PCs, using Quark, PageMaker and
Macromedia Flash

·      Strong
illustration and presentation skills using Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop,
CorelDraw and PowerPoint

Education and Certifications:

University of Illinois at Chicago                                                                                   

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

Keller Graduate School of Management

Master of Business Administration, Marketing

Sales Makers Training – Certification

American Council on Exercise – Certified

Personal Trainer – Certification

American Heart Association, BLS for Healthcare Providers
(CPR Certification)

GMP Fitness, Longevity Wellness Specialist

MRA, The Management Association, Leadership for Group
Leaders

Reference            available upon request