HEATHER M. DUGHI
512-663-0827
hdughi@gmail.com
RELATED SKILLS
* Creating new content, such as logos and illustrations.
* Photographing and retouching images.
* Modifying existing graphics.
* Designing pages and publications.
* Flowing text and graphics into a publication.
* Converting print and digital content for display in other formats.
* Creating a suite of graphics and business materials based on a new design or existing brand identity.
  Having designed for diverse markets, I am able to quickly produce new products. I am comfortable with Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX operating systems, as well as most design software, including QuarkXPress, Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D Studio Max. I can sketch or adapt other designers’ sketches into printed products, motion graphics, or solid objects such as garments, furniture, or jewelry. 
WORK EXPERIENCE
2002-2010, LibreDigital, Austin, TX.
Production Engineer
Created digital editions of newspapers and magazines for customer download.
Worked with content partners, including Reason, Harvard Business Review, Nature, The New York Times, USA Today, and Barron’s, to provide a consistently high-quality user experience. 
Responsible for preparing new content partner accounts and creation of internal and customer-facing training materials.
As Night Shift Team Leader, managed employee shift calendar and weekly production schedule.
2002, Aquent, Austin, TX.
Production Artist (Freelance / Temporary Contracts)
Used QuarkXPress to produce full-color jewelry catalog for ArtCarved.
Created graphics, forms, and fliers for local businesses.
2001-2002, Steve Jackson Games, Inc., Austin, TX.
Production Manager
Produced artwork and layout for books, marketing materials, and game products.
Responsible for throughput of Production Department.
Worked with Project Administrator to schedule projects and production time.
Production Artist
Designed and published books, marketing materials, and game products, including the card game Munchkin, 
SJ Games’ 2001 top-selling product.
Scanned, colored, and assembled art to produce full-color games such as Hacker, Car Wars, Chez Dork, and other popular game products.
Worked with Editor and Production Manager to ensure accuracy and consistency of style.
Created maps, text, and illustrations for the Floor Plan series.
1999, M&M Engraving & Graphics, Winston Salem, NC.
Artist (Part-Time)
Responsible for designing and producing vinyl-lettered banners and signs, including reflective street signs.
Constructed pool tournament trophies and other products for major corporations such as R.J. Reynolds.
1998-1999, Knight-Ridder - Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, FL.
Ad Designer
Designed and output daily newspaper ads, special sections, and promotional materials.
Responsible for all advertising for $600,000 DeSears Appliance account.
Responsible for registration and color checking during full-color advertising press runs.
1997-1999, South Florida Museum, Bradenton, FL.
Museum and Planetarium Assistant (Part-Time)
Assisted in guest relations for and nightly operation of music-themed laser lightshows.
Designed and produced computer-based multimedia museum exhibit about the endangered Florida manatee.
Assisted in design, decoration, and renovation of exhibits and galleries.
EDUCATION
  3D Studio Max certificate, Austin Community College, Austin, TX.
  Graduate work in Stage Properties and Scenic Art at North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem NC.
  B.A. in Theatre and Environmental Studies, New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL.