Mark E. Saetta

Graphic Design, Web Design, Prepress & Illustration

33 Glenthorne Road • Rochester, New York 14615

Phone: 585-865-3308 • Cell: 585-317-5496 • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://www.saettacreativemedia.com/

EXPERIENCE:

11/02-Present SCREAMEDIA DESIGN, Rochester, New York

Occupation: Freelance Graphic and Web Designer for Print and Web Media

Duties: Creation of logos, banners, vehicle wraps, signs, posters, t-shirts, catalogs, brochures, magazine and newspaper ads, business cards and stationary, and related print media for a wide variety of individuals, companies and organizations across the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia. Provided graphic and web design support for e-commerce websites including the editing and production of web video, MySpace and YouTube design, eBay Store setup and design, interface design, prepping and production of all product images for web presentation, prepping and production of files for print media, and related duties. Produced complete e-commerce, catalog and brochure websites, specializing in Joomla and VirtueMart based sites. Specialized in producing print and web media for powersports, motorsports and extreme sports companies. Specialized in large format graphics resulting in outdoor signs, banners, posters, vehicle wraps, window graphics and display tents.

01/07 - 08/08 WORLD KICKBOXING CENTER, Victor, New York

Occupation: In-House Graphic and Web Designer for Print and Web Media

Duties: Creation of all graphics, layouts, some copywriting, and typesetting for web-based DVD-Video Instructional Media company, including DVD Sleeves, Inserts, Catalogs, Disc Graphics, Web Graphics and Page Design including some Flash and Flash Video. Capture and edit Digital Video for Web. Some photography.

Hardware: Windows XP, Mac OS X, Nikon D200

01/06 - 01/07 ASSEENONTV.COM, Gates, New York

Occupation: In-House Graphic and Web Designer for Print and Web Media

Duties: Creation of all graphics, layouts, some copywriting, and typesetting for web-based specialty product, especially for the production of product pages for large e-commerce website including Flash Video. Capture and edit Digital Video for Web. Produced product photography when necessary.

Hardware: Windows XP Platform.

07/05 - 01/06 WORLD KICKBOXING CENTER, Victor, New York

Occupation: In-House Graphic and Web Designer for Print and Web Media

Duties: Create all graphics, layouts, some copywriting, and typesetting for web-based DVD-Video Instructional Media company, including DVD Sleeves, Inserts, Catalogs, Disc Graphics, Web Graphics and Page Design including some Flash and Flash Video. Capture and edit Digital Video for Web. Some photography.

Hardware: Windows XP, Mac OS X, Nikon D200

01/05 - 06/05 EXCELSUS SOLUTIONS LLC, Rochester, New York

Occupation: Digital Prepress, IT and Color Management for Large Format Digital UV Printing

Duties: Setup and maintenance of Mac OS X Server, Retrospect Backup, Wasatch RIP with Gretag Macbeth ProfileMaker 5 and EyeOne; digital file prep with limited design; RIP, impo, and output for Nur Tempo Digital UV Press; limited experience calibrating and running the Nur Tempo Digital UV Press.

Hardware: Mac OS X Server and Desktop, IBM-PC Windows XP, Nur Tempo Digital UV Press.

12/01 - 04/05 FLOWER CITY PRINTING, Rochester, New York

Occupation: Digital Prepress and Graphic Design for Commercial Offset Printing specializing in Large Format

Duties: Digital Prepress, Graphic Design and Typesetting on Mac; Barco Trapping and Impositioning on IBM-PC Platforms; 1-6 color layout and design; limited color correction, image editing and retouching; file conversion, preflight, output and transmittal; Digital output to Hewlett Packard 5000 plotters and Kodak Color Approval Proofing Systems.

Hardware: Kodak Approval; Hewlett Packard 5000 Series Plotter; Macintosh; IBM-PC; CD Burners.

9/97 - 12/01 DIGITAL COLOR IMAGING INC., Rochester, New York

Occupation: Digital Prepress and Graphic Design for Commercial Offset Printing

Duties: Digital Prepress and Graphic Design Mac, Scitex Brisque and IBM-PC Platforms

Hardware: Scitex Brisque; Kodak Approval; Hewlett Packard InkJet Plotter; Scitex 4Press; Macintosh; IBM-PC; HP, Canon and Epson Laser and InkJet output devicesand Flatbed Scanners; Wacom Tablets.

1/96 - 9/97 CORNERSTONE PRINTING, INC., Dallas, Texas

Occupation: Digital Prepress and Graphic Design for Commercial Offset Printing

Duties: Digital Prepress, Typesetting and Graphic Design on Mac and IBM-PC Platforms; 1-6 color layout and design; color correction, image editing and retouching; file platform conversion, preflight, output and transmittal; Scitex trapping, conversion and output. Limited scanning, pasteup and customer service.

SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE PROFICIENCY:

Software: Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows XP and Vista 64, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5, Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Adobe Acrobat 9, Quark XPress 8, Sony Vegas 9 Movie Studio Platinum Pro, Joomla!, Virtuemart, Wordpress, Adobe Dreamweaver 8, Adobe Fireworks 8, Adobe Flash 8 (no Actionscript), Scitex PressTouch, Scitex ReMake, Scitex Full Auto Frames, Scitex Brisque, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Sun Microsystems StarOffice /OpenOffice, Barco Systems PackEdge 3, Quickstep and Backstage, various Barcoding software.

Hardware: Microtek, Hewlett Packard, Agfa, Scitex, and Epson Flatbed Scanners; Agfa, Linotronic and Scitex Imagesetters and Processors; Mac & PC CD/DVD Duplication and Archiving; Macintosh, Intel and AMD Based Computer Systems including the building and maintenance of IBM-PC Systems; HP, Epson, Kodak, Xerox and Canon color proofers, copiers and laserjet printers; basic networking.

Special Skills: Excellent Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark Xpress and CorelDRAW Graphic Design, Typesetting and Illustration skills; Hard work ethic, a positive attitude and a strong desire to excel; Experienced freelance illustrator and graphic designer; Specialize in Joomla! CMS websites, growing XHTML and CSS skills, proficient in visual design with Dreamweaver and Photoshop, working experience in web hosting and maintenance; strong passion for vector graphics and illustration, especially for promotional and large format graphic design.

EDUCATION:

9/93 - 9/95 THE ART INSTITUTE OF DALLAS, Dallas, Texas Field of Study: Computer Animation and Multimedia GPA: 3.5 Associates Degree

Curriculum: 3D Modeling, Rendering and Animation; Raster & Vector Digital Paint and Illustration; Image Editing and Manipulation; Photo Retouching and Color Correction; Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing; Multimedia Production, Authoring, Scripting and Storyboards; Individual and Team Projects; Public Speaking; PC and MAC platforms with some limited SGI/Unix.

9/90 - 9/92 THE ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Field of Study: Visual Communications GPA: 2.96 Associates Degree

Curriculum: Traditional and Digital Illustration and Painting; Advertising, Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing; Photography; Storyboarding, Anatomy, Art History and Marketing.

9/88 - 3/90 ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, North Campus; Buffalo, New York Field of Study: Creative Writing/Liberal Arts and Humanities

Curriculum: Creative Writing, English, Biology, Anatomy and Nutrition.