RESUME

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OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging, responsible position with room to grow as a manager, with a long term commitment while contributing to a positive and creative atmosphere.

EXPERIENCE
Multi-Media Graphic Design &Sustainable Print Services
Lake Tahoe Media, (2004-present):
Independent Graphic Artist and Sustainable Print Broker for marketing firms, environment agencies and retail service companies in the Reno-Tahoe area Responsibilities include: Graphic Design Services, Product Development and Project bids that suit company budgets & Printing needs, coordination of printing specifications & Bid comparisons while working with printing companies in both the U.S. and Canada to lock in buy-out rates, sustainable product and establish products allocation. • Project proposals and creative ad campaigns including multi-media design (websites, brochures, photography, new business package proposals, magazines & Periodicals). Create/Coordinate/Output camera ready art for multi-media (pre-press preparation, web, news print, film, billboards and TV Commercials). • Quality Control (press checks, comparing final bid to final invoice, final product to proposed bid-paper, coating, color, etc. Proof Sign-Off. Professional portrait/product photography • Photo Restoration & Retouch. • Preparation of quarterly profit/loss reports, business licenses & Quarterly/annual Taxes.

Non-Profit Media Design & Marketing Director
Nevada Day Inc. (2006-present):
Creative Director for special event promotion. Nevada Day, Inc. Marketing Director. Responsibilities include: Campaign Creative Design (sponsorship brochure, theme poster, website design and development, posters, invitations, online and print program design) Sponsorship Sales Coordination, Media Coordination, (Promotions via radio, television, newspaper) Sponsorship Contracts, Event Media Communications

Art Director / Asst. Production Director
Tahoe Carson Area Newspapers, Swift Corporation (2002-2004)
Responsibilities include: • Hiring & Training artists/designers. • Coordinate all special publications/inserts & New ad campaigns for 6 regional newspapers including Classifieds,Tahoe.com & Reno.com. • Bidding / Billing / Scheduling for all ancillary magazines & Special sections including development and management of the creative budget/staff for each project. Monthly & Year end profit/loss Statements. • Creative concept, design, & Proposals for all new ad campaigns. • Creative concept, design for Swift (Mother Company) corporate identity. • Consultation to major accounts. • Troubleshooting color & File management & Technical support for outside advertising agencies submitting art files. • Press Checks for all in-house magazine and commercial projects outsource to larger print facilities.

Production Manager/Creative Director
Tahoe Daily Tribune, Swift Corporation (2000-2002)
Responsibilities include: • Special Section Director/ Design. • Traffic /Production manager. • Budget management. • Hire/Fire/Reviews. • Software/Hardware management, trouble shooting, installation, upgrade. Training Quark/Photoshop/Illustrator. Consultant for use of spot to full color inks & Typography on
Newsprint & Offset press stock. Press Checks. Archiving Files. Procedures.

Production Manager/Graphic Designer
451, Inc., Advertising and Design. / Eclipse Advertising and Design (1996-2000)
Responsibilities include: Digital Photographer Graphic Illustrator Project Development Traffic /Production
Management

APPLIED APPLICATIONS
Adobe CS3 Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Adobe Forms)• Quark • Acrobat Distiller • Adobe PageMaker • Corel Draw • Microsoft Word • Digital Photography • Lotus 123 • Quicken • Microsoft Office

EDUCATION
1990-1992 VENTURA COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Business Management
1993-1995 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - AA Math & Science
1997-1999 LINDA.COM- Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop ,Adobe Pagemaker MX Studio
Quark Xpress 4.1-beginning through advanced courses 6.1 Quark in 2005
2000-2002 CORE MANAGEMENT SEMINARS - Management Workshops, ALS system management
2003-2005 WEBMASTER SEMINAR- Basic through complex animated web development Studio MX, Quark 6.1, Adobe CS Bundle,
All references, certificates, awards and sample pieces available upon request.
2007 - MS Office Fundamentals Certification
2008- American Continental University A.I.U.- Bachelor of Fine Arts BFA, concentration, Visual Communications, 4.0 GPA Honors

COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND AWARDS
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Your Town
“on behalf of the South Tahoe Middle School Yearbook class, we would like to express our thanks to Tara Pielaet for her generous
help and support. ...
www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20050627/COMMUNITY/106270002/-1/rss04
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Your Town
“We also thank the following sponsors for supporting our AYSO program and the kids:
Tara Pielaet, Barton Hospital, ...”
www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20051102/COMMUNITY/111020046
National Press Association Awards
...Third Place: Daily Newspapers -- Robert Woodward,
Reno Gazette-Journal: Honorable Mention: Daily Newspapers -- Chris Slabaugh and Tara Pielaet, Nevada Appeal. ...
www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Sep-21-Sun-2003/news/22183951.html
California Nevada Press Association
Tara Pielaet, First Place, Cover Photo Illustration and Design,
4th of July Fire 2002
First Place
Best Special Section, Ski Tahoe 2001
First Place
Best Full Color Ad, 2003
Many Honorable mentions on section advertising