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Curriculum Vitae

 

Donna Proper, principal

Experience


Freelance Graphic Designer • PZitive Advertising • 2000 to present
Provide graphic design, logo design, multimedia graphics and print coordination services. Typical projects include brochures, business proposals, newsletters, menus, invitations, display advertising, letterhead, business cards, forms design, etc. Multimedia capabilities include web page design, slide presentations and animations.


Software expertise: expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS, Flash.


Art Director • The Merchant and Hometown Newspapers • 2000 – Present
Designed and produced ads for weekly and monthly publications. Coordinated all typesetting, layout and design, pre-press camera work and production tasks. Created related promotional materials, reports and manuals, business forms and stationary, business cards and newsletters. Directed freelance illustrators and photographers, including the staging of photographic projects.

 

Asst Professor • Farmingdale State College • 2001– present

classes taught:

  • Web Design (incorporating XHTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop)
  • Advanced Web Design (incorporating CSS, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop and Flash)
  • Digital Illustration (incorporating Adobe Illustrator)
  • Desktop Publishing (incorporating QuarkXpress)
  • Digital Image I & II (incorporating Adobe Photoshop)
  • Typography II (incorporating Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop &InDesign)
  • Career and Portfolio (lecture class incorporating interview techniques, preparing a portfolio, negotiation and running a free-lance business)
  • Digital Media ((incorporating Introduction to the Mac and all programs

Graphic Designer • 1995–2000
• Systemax Corporation, Port Washington, NY • 1998–2000

• Lanco Corporation, Hauppauge, NY • 1997-1998

• Michael Tedesco Studio, Roslyn, NY • 1996–1997

• Nassau Newspaper Group, Mineola, NY • 1995–1997

 

Education:

• Juris Doctorate • University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL 1992
• Bachelor of Arts • Pace University, Pleasantville, NY Magna Cum Laude 1989


Professional Licenses/Certificates:
• Federal and New York State Bar: Member 1993 - Present
• Notary 1993 - Present

 

Non-Matriculated Coursework
• Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY 2006-2008

• FIT, Manhattan, NY 2007
• Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY 1996 - 2000
• Internship Erin Edwards Advertising Agency, Glen Head, NY Spring 1996