Jennifer Harris
Ottawa, Ontario
jen_l_harris[at]yahoo[dot]com
Areas of Expertise
Writing, Proofreading and Editing, Prepress and Desktop Publishing.
Summary of Skills
Software:
- MS Office Suite 97 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access)
- MS FrontPage
- Corel WordPerfect
- Quark Xpress
- Framemaker
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe PhotoShop
- Quark Xpress
- Adobe Acrobat with Quite Imposing
- Preps
- Xerox ADMS (Advanced Document Management System)
Operation of:
- Flatbed Scanners
- Xerox / Canon colour copiers (Xerox DC12, DC40, DC2060; Canon CLC800)
- IPS 950 Instant Publisher System
- Rimage Disk Duplication Equipment
Additional Skills:
- Familiar with Canadian Press style and standard English
- Excellent proofreading and editing abilities
- Extensive and intensive Desktop Publishing experience
Education
May 1999
Herzing Career College
Ottawa, Ontario
- Automated Office Management Diploma
- Courses included: All components of MS Office 97, Desktop Publishing and Web Page Design
April 1994
Algonquin College
Nepean, Ontario
- Courses included: Researching, English Writing, Desktop Publishing
June 1992
Woodroffe High School
Nepean, Ontario
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
- Grade 13 with all 3 English Ontario Academic Credits
Work History
May 1999 - Present
Synergy Print and Copy
A division of The Lowe-Martin Group
Ottawa, Ontario
Desktop Publisher
- Creating Postscript files for Xerox Docutech and Docuprint printers
- Typesetting, design and layout of files to customer specifications
- Troubleshooting and repairing files supplied by customers in many softwares, across
platforms
- Effectively multitasking with extremely tight deadlines
- Customers include: Canada Post, Nortel Networks, Alcatel, Cognos
September 1999 - Present
Uncle Pasha's Business Support and Facilitation Services
paulv@aha.ru
Online to Moscow
English Language Editor
- Rewriting and editing translated Russian-to-English texts
- Some technical writing
1995 - 1997
Le Print Express
Nepean, Ontario
Desktop Publisher
- Typesetting, proofreading and editing copy
- Design, layout and printing of newsletters, brochures, résumés
- Production of full-colour calendars
1994
Prosar Canada Inc.
Nepean, Ontario
Production Assistant
Pre-press production work
Writing, typesetting, proofreading and editing copy
Scanning and full-colour image manipulation
Design and layout of newsletters, brochures and posters
Customers include: Dy4 Corporation, Wedding Bells Magazine, Ottawa University's Tabaret
Magazine
Other Related Experience
1993 - 1994
Algonquin College
Nepean, Ontario
Algonquin Times Photo Editor
Writing and editing for all sections of award-winning bi-weekly college newspaper
Selecting and printing photos and PMTs (Photo-Mechanical Transfers) for publication
Desktop Publishing, layout and design