Mary Helen Rangel
210-633-6999
Professional Experience
MH Designs
March 07 - Present
Owner
• Run and operate the business
• Design, illustrate and produce all advertising media
• Acting photographer on most projects
• Supervise all outside printing, photography or contract labor
Alphagraphics
June 17 -February 19
Graphics Artist
• Design and produce new projects
• Perform quality control functions on digital files
• Communicate effectively to the clients to ensure customer satisfaction is met through changing deadlines.
• Perform all assigned work efficiently, accurately, and on schedule to ensure presses meet production schedule.
Lebco Graphics
September 15 - November 16
Graphics / Pre-press Manager
• Communicate effectively to the appropriate departments and clients to ensure customer satisfaction is met through changing deadlines.
• Responsible for the overall design, production and execution of all new projects
• Perform quality control functions on digital files then imposed in Screen Equios for plate-making.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems relative to the production process.
• Perform all assigned work efficiently, accurately, and on schedule to ensure presses meet production schedule.
Lotus Creations
March 15 - Present
Graphic Artist
• Illustrate and produce art for complex die embossing
Lopez Printing
January 10 - February 14
Graphics / Prepress Manager
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, and execution - including the design and production of all new
projects ensuring the clients needs are met and delivered to the highest quality
• Responsible for the overseeing of the everyday operation, training and the finished product off the Digital Presses and Wide Format
Printer
Croft Truck Accessory Distributor
October 07 - November 08
Graphic Designer
• Was in charged of vendor coordination
• Design and produced all in-house marketing material for the company
Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper Realtors
June 06 - March 07
Graphic Designer
• Designed and produced all new incoming projects for a new elegant look
• Designed and produced monthly, quarterly and bi-yearly real estate magazine publications
• Responsible for supervising magazine press checks for accuracy
PCI Educational Publishing
September 04 - June 06
Production Artist
• Produced all In-house Creative Material
Dreamland Creative Ideas
June 98 - March 07
Owner
• Ran and operated the business
• Design, illustrated and produced all advertising media
• Acting photographer on most projects
• Supervised all outside printing, photography or contract labor
Lancer Corporation
March 86 - June 98
Graphics Manager
• Supervised / Art Directed the graphics department
• Designed and managed the production of all forms of print and film media
• Responsible for training of new employees in graphics department
• Traffic print material through in-house print shop and silk screening departments as well as overseeing the quality of the finished project
• Responsible for the purchasing of outside printing
• Art Directed outside/contract labor photography
• Responsible for all in-house photography
• Maintained and Operated Dark-Room Equipment (Camera and Processor)
• Interact with the sales department to determine their advertising needs
San Antonio Monthly Magazine
June 85 - February 86
Assistant Art Director
• Responsible for the Design, Illustration and production of ads
• Monthly production of magazine
• Assisting supervision of photography and printing of magazine
KSAT-TV (ABC affiliate)
February 82 - June 85
Assistant Art Director
• Acting Art Director during Art Director’s absence
• Design and production of on air graphics
• Design and production of print materials
• Maintained and Operated Dark-Room Equipment (Camera and Processor)
• Assisting in set designs and dress
• Production of on air graphics with Weather/Graphics Computer
Education
San Antonio College–Associate in Applied Science - 1985
Advertising Art / Graphic Design
Deans Honor Roll-2 Semesters 84 - 85
Presidents Honor Roll-2 Semesters 84 - 85
President of the American Advertising Federation
College Chapter-San Antonio College 84 - 85
Houston Advertising Federation
1985 Student Competition
Second Place-Outdoor
Merit Certificate-Complete Campaign
Computer Experience
Full knowledge in Macintosh and PC Platforms
Program Experience
QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image-Ready, Acrobat,
Microsoft Office Softwares, Enfocus PitStop, Quite Imposing, Screen Equios and Printshop Mail Suite
Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=245187643
References and portfolio available upon request