JERRILYNN LILYBLADE email: [email protected] • http://www.lilyblade.com

Background: • Localization Specialist - 8/01 to present Document Media Specialist. Current clients include localization and publishing companies. • Metropolitan State College of Denver - 1/03 to present Part-time adjunct professor in the Technical Communication department instructing layout and design using QuarkXPress, , Photoshop and InDesign. • Lionbridge Technologies - 9/00 - 8/01 Document localization specialist. Familiar with all intricacies of working with translation software (TRADOS), language formatting issues and DTP software. Heavy use of Adobe products, (including FrameMaker 5.5 and 6.0), QuarkXPress, CorelDraw, Word, various HTML editors and multimedia programs. Held training sessions for QuarkXPress for basic and intermediate skills. • Art Institute of Colorado - 9/00 to 6/02 Part-time instructor in and Center Professional Development Deptartments. Classes included Computer Applications (introduction to software and computers for new students) and Electronic Design (layout and design primarily using QuarkXPress). • Quark Inc - 11/97 - 9/00 Technical support for QuarkXPress for and Windows. Heavy troubleshooting for both platforms in all related hardware and software issues. Team player involved training (also as mentor), QA and software testing, and writing training documents. Additional projects in XML, Fundamentals of Software Testing, HTML, JavaScript and other related to desktop and web publishing. • Trench Shoring Services - 1/96 to 11/97 Media Specialist/Macintosh technical support. One person in-house production and copywriting of print advertising, multimedia video, marketing media, training brochures, newsletters, and other media for nationwide construction equipment rental company. Macintosh technical support for all offices across country. Archived collateral to CD-ROM, recommended and purchased computers and related equipment, bought and scheduled advertising space, coordinated design and of all office media and collateral. Maintained accounting database. Use of all software listed below. • Hoflin Publishing, Inc. - 11/94 to 12/95 Specialty magazine layout artist. Completed design and layout for several publications, primarily using QuarkXPress on Macintosh. Also performed editing, proofing and copywriting, electronic , database management, trade show booths (included travel) and marketing duties. • MacTemps - 9/93 to 11/94 Worked with various companies in publications, desktop publishing, editing, proofing and copywriting. • Rocky Mountain Health Care Corporation (Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Colorado) - 5/91 to 9/93 Completed internship in marketing and public relations for the health care corporation. Design and copywriting marketing and promotional documents using QuarkXPress and WordPerfect. Published informative health-related articles for newspapers in three states. Design, layout and copywriting for customer newsletters, annual reports, brochures and additional marketing media. • University of Colorado - 8/88 to 12/92 Program Council: Co-directed and assisted Trivia Bowl 1989 to 1991. Organized, promoted and facilitated the week-long event. Design, layout and copywriting for 4-color magazine and promotional materials. Also design, layout and copywriting promotional documents for additional events throughout the school year. Technical • Hardware & Operating Systems: Macintosh experience since mid 1980s. Windows experience since the mid 1990s. Troubleshooting for equipment and software on both platforms. Skills: • Software: Not limited to: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, , Adobe PageMaker, Adobe FrameMaker , Adobe InDesign, CorelDraw, Ventura, Microsoft Office, QuarkXPress, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Trados. Additional Paste-up, typography, layout, design, brainstorming, proofreading, media buying, copyediting and writing. Knowledge of Associated Press stylebook, grammar and spelling. Work well under deadlines and in crisis Skills: situations. Organized, precise and efficient. Quick learner. Intermediate in French. Translation/edit from UK English to US English. Education: • Triple Certificate in Localization, California State University-Chico, The Localization Institute, and GALA • Web publishing, Community College of Denver, Spring 2000 • Associate Degree in Communication Technology, Colorado Institute of Art, Dec. 1994 • Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University of Colorado-Boulder, May 1993 References available on request.