Linda Melhorn: Graphic Designer/Part Time in Milford, OH

Design ads for local paper plus create cartoons, graphics, and typeset the newspaper in Illustrator.

- 45246 I utilized my Graphic Design skills in trade shows, presentations, and art for brochures and mailers. I dealt with customers and clients world-wide, both internally and externally on a daily basis. Any call which I was not able to directly resolve I oversaw to its resolution. I arranged national and international trips, trade shows, and visits for both internal and external customers, organizing hotels, luncheons, flights, and presentations. With HR I coordinated the interview process from resume receipt and management, to initial contact, to interview, to relocation and office setup; handling virtually the entire transition of new-hires. Reason for leaving: Permanent layoff / company downsizing.

Graphic/Web Designer for Creative Profit Solutions, Milford, Ohio. Part-time student at Raymond Walters College for post-graduate refresher courses in Graphic Design BA degree (received Communication Design Certificate). Reason for leaving: Perm position with Nova Engineering.

At GE I supported a staff of 7 attorneys in the Legal Department in which I also maintained the web sites for three departments: Legal Operation, Supply Chain Division and Contracts. Additionally I designed dynamic PowerPoint presentations and graphics for the websites as well as designing and orchestrating out-of-house presentations. I am Six-Sigma Certified. Six-Sigma is a competency and efficiency certification. I personally completed twelve Six-Sigma projects and being instrumental in many others. At GE Engine Services, Marketing and Sales I updated the Component Repair Directories and re-designed engine parts drawings. I worked under Al Tarkenton, Global Regional Manager of Sales and Marketing and Randy Hobbs, Regional Marketing Manager. Reason for leaving: Company-wide permanent layoff.