~ Photoshop CS6
~ Illustrator CS5.5
~ InDesign CS6
~ Dreamweaver CS6
~ Flash CS6
~ QuarkXPress 4.0
~ HTML/XML
~ CSS
~ PHP
~ jQuery

~ Creating magazine content and advertisement layouts (Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress)
~ Designing business identity, signage and stationery (Illustrator & InDesign, QuarkXPress)
~ Image manipulation, clean-up and retouching; adopting images for print or web(Photoshop)
~ Utilizing Illustrator and InDesign to work with existing typefaces or creating new ones if needed
~ Creating HTML or PHP based websites in Dreamweaver
~ Using HTML5 and CSS3 as needed
~ Creating Flash or GIF based advertisement graphics for web-based banners
~ Updating, maintaining and redesigning websites
~ Working knowledge of jQuery and PHP

~ Scheduling and budgeting publication, coordinating all editorial activities, negotiating and enforcing deadlines
~ Soliciting authors and photographers for materials
~ Editing and art directing submitted materials
~ Soliciting possible advertisers and negotiating terms with authors and advertisers
~ Evaluating and responding to all incoming submissions and inquiries
~ Marketing an upcoming publication as well as creating new promotional materials

~ Illustrating children’s books and magazines
~ Creating editorial illustrations and cartoons (in color or b/w pen & ink)
~ Creating fine art and poster illustration (watercolor, pen & ink, lead or color pencils)
~ Developing storyboards and characters
~ Creating backgrounds
~ Working as an animator; creating clean-ups and in-betweens

~ Operating letterpress sheet-fed and jobbing printing equipment
~ Operating offset web and sheet-fed printing press up to 6 colors
~ Setting up and matching colors; setting up the register
~ Replacing and striping rollers; minor maintenance

~ Russian (native)
~ Assisted in tour and training of printing and graphic design business executives from Russian Federation (2007)