FRANK EMGE 4111 Clinton Avenue Stickney, Illinois 60402 www.FrankEmge.com 708-715-4720 frank@frankemge.com GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRODUCTION Graphic Design Production Technical Illustration Photography Client-focused design and production with versatility in all aspects of high-end design and production. Skilled in commercial and technical art techniques. Extensive experience with project management for corporations and small companies. A topnotch illustrator and graphic designer with over thirty-five years of experience in the planning, design, and production of graphic arts. Meticulous, adaptable, and driven. Consistently, meet deadlines, manage multiple projects, and continually advance skill in new technology. Innovative and enthusiastic. An excellent communicator and hands-on leader. Recipient of numerous awards for design and production, from such esteemed organizations as The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and The Society for Technical Communication (STC). Additional capabilities in: * Presentations * Logos & Stationary * Pre-press * Full Color Brochures * Purchase Printing * Literature & Ads * Digital & Conventional Design * Technical Manuals * Production Art SELECT AWARDS & CERTIFICATES * STC Excellence Award for Online Technical Communications, 2004 * STC Excellence Award for Interpretive Illustration, 2004 * AIGA Certificate of Excellence for Computer Illustration, 1991 * AIGA Certificate of Excellence for Exhibition Communication Graphics, 1991 * AIGA Certificate of Recognition for Design of Customer Service Brochure, 1991 * STC Achievement for Technical Brochures, 1990 * Pacific Northwest Technical Communication Competition, 1988 * Creative Team Award for Design & Production of 737-300 Product Brochures, 1988 * STC Achievement Award for Technical Brochure, 1988 * Bronze Award for Production of Boeing 777 Brochure, 1987 * Gold Award for Excellence in Design, Boeing Services, 1987 * Excellent Production of Commercial Airplane Product Folders, Boeing, 1987 SELECTED SOFTWARE: Dreamweaver Trapwise Director Quark Presswise Go Live Adobe Illustrator Pre-print Pro Excel Photoshop Scitex PS/M 6.1 Flight Check Freehand FAF 2.1.4 Access PageMaker Pitstop Preflight Pro InDesign Distiller Postscripting PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE VISOGRAPHIC, INC., Addison, Illinois, 2003 - Current Graphic Design & Production * Performed all necessary operations for graphic design and production in a PDF workflow. Design and maintenance of Visographic?s web site. Branding Digital Storefronts, Online Publishing, 3D modeling, Animations, Illustration, Retouching, Photography, Video Tutorials and Marketing FREELANCE, Chicago, Illinois, 2001 - 2003 Graphic Design, Production, & Technical Illustration * Contract at Argonne National Laboratory providing graphic design, illustration, and production. COMPTON PRESENTATION SYSTEMS, Roselle, Illinois, 2000 - 2001 Digital Prepress * Design and production. * Photography and video for web and marketing use. * Performed all necessary operations for digital prepress, including outputting digital files as Final Film on a Scitex Dolev 4 Press Imagesetter, scanning files, color correcting, and retouching. * Reworked and trapped customer files in native applications and utilized Scitex PS7M 6.1 and FAF 2.1.4 for four color process and custom color silkscreen and offset printing. KELLER CRESCENT CO., Evansville, Indiana, 1994 - 2000 Digital Prepress * Performed digital prepress for full service advertising and packaging agency. * Output digital files as imposed Final Film on AGFA 44 Imagesetter. * Scanned files using Screen Sg-8060P Drum Scanner and handled color correcting and retouching projects and procedures. * Reworked customer files for four color process and custom color offset and flexo printing. FREELANCE, Evansville, Indiana, 1993 - 1994 Contract Position: Graphics Designer & Technical Illustrator * Provided design and production for various commercial and technical art projects. BOEING, Seattle, Washington, 1987 - 1993 Graphic Designer, Technical Illustrator, and Photo Retoucher * Responsible for all phases of developing and creating printed materials, utilized conventional and digital technology. * Designed, illustrated, and distributed a large digital technical art library by network. FREELANCE, Seattle, Washington, 1984 - 1987 Contract Position: Graphic Designer & Technical Illustrator * Provided conventional and digital graphic art services, for various marketing, technical, and manufacturing firms. LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING, Seattle, Washington, 1981 - 1984 Graphic Designer & Technical Illustrator * Developed and created proposal art, production art, and manufacturing plan illustrations. * Served as liaison between graphic and engineering departments. EDUCATION INDIANA VOCATIONAL COLLEGE, Evansville, Indiana Certificate in Commercial Art, 1976 Associates Degree in Manufacturing Design Technology, 1975 3.835 G.P.A.