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 _KEVIN KERDASH, __BA_ 

 _2820 Park Meadow Drive, Valrico, FL 33594-4563 phone:813-684-3568, cell: 813-727-8744_ 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts - Radio, TV and Film, University of Maryland

COMPUTER SKILLS

InDesign, PageMaker, Quark, PowerPoint, Word, WordPerfect, bothMacintosh and PC

WORK EXPERIENCE

PHOTOGRAPHER - FLASH STUDIO, INC., OCTOBER 1980 TO PRESENT(CONCURRENT WITH OTHERS POSITIONS BELOW).

I provide a variety of photographic and video production servicesto individuals, corporate clients, and theaters.

I regularly photograph portraits in the studio, on location, andoutdoors, for individuals and for publicity purposes.

My photography work ranges from events at the Kennedy Center to apress conference at the White House with President Ronald Reagan, byinvitation in 1981. For 10 years, I was the staff photographer forPort City Playhouse. My publicity photos of plays appeared regularlyin Washington Post and Journal newspapers, and in the theaterasbrochures. My work [photography] appears in several magazinesincluding the Washington Dossier and appears on many magazine coversas well.

a Create dynamic images for clients such as Hugo Boss and The AdCouncil. Subjects include a sitting U.S. President at the White Houseand many movie, Broadway, and political celebrities.

a Collaborate with clients to create original and unique imagesthat meet their individual needs.

a Produced video that is now part of Smithsonian Institutionaspermanent collection.

a Design brochures, ads, websites, and other marketing materialsusing InDesign, Photoshop, PageMaker, Go Live

SALESMAN - LUMENAIR, FEBRUARY 2006 TO DECEMBER 2008

I collaborated with clients to design high-end lighting, ceiling

fan and other lighting fixture schemes, from single room designs toentire homes.

a Sales in excess of $200,000 per year.

a Learned and used several specialized computer programs.

a Worked with more than 150 vendors to meet client designrequests and spatial needs.

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a Maintained catalog and price list inventories ensuring adequatestock at all times.

GRAPHICS SPECIALIST PROJECT LEADER - ASET INTERNATIONAL, OCTOBER2002 TO OCTOBER 2004

I recreated English documents and web sites into a variety offoreign languages using text from translators. This includedreformatting the translated documents to resemble the originals asaccurately as possible.

a Began as graphic artist, promoted to project leader withinthree months.

a Distributed workflow to a team of 4 graphic artists.

a Localized documents and web sites in more than 20 languages forclients such as Kohler, Ryobi, Toro, Craftsman, Ridgid, Philips,Bosch, Kyocera, Radio Shack, Global Santa Fe, Partylite, and others.

a As captain of the company morale team, I was instrumental inavoiding massive attrition of staff by solving a significantoperational problem.

PUBLICATIONS SPECIALIST - SALUT, AUGUST 1997 TO OCTOBER 2000

My role was to manage the delivery of stories and articles requiredby the Federal Highway Administrationas (FHWA) Office ofInfrastructure.

a Provided story leads for in-house publications.

a Wrote short items for in-house publications and coordinatedwith staff writers.

a Photographed events, laboratory experiments, meetings, andtours to ensure having strong visuals for publications.

a Designed and created brochures and summary reports in one, two,and four colors.

a Proofread submissions by staff to _Public Roads_ magazine andthe _Transporter_ newsletter, and many other FHWA officialpublications.

AVALON INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC., JANUARY 1995 THROUGH JULY 1997

I provided a variety of editorial and desktop publishing servicesfor the FHWAas Publicationas office. I was Associate Editor of afour-color, quarterly magazine, and Assistant Editor of a two-color

monthly newsletter. (This is a continuation of the same FHWA contractheld with the previous employer since 1988.)

a Elevated the quality of photographs and visuals in _PublicRoads _magazine.

a First to supplement in-house photos with those from outsidesources such as The Museum of Modern Art.

a Consulted on first video about FHWAas research facility.

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a Collaborated on Blue Pencil Award winning annual report.

a Laid out monthly newsletter in PageMaker and Quark XPress andchose photographs.

a Edited technical reports and articles in Government PrintingOffice and Associated Press styles.

a Proofread submissions by staff to _Public Roads_ magazine andthe _Transporter_ newsletter, and many other FHWA officialpublications.

WALCOFF AND ASSOCIATES, JUNE 1988 THROUGH DECEMBER 1994

My primary duty was to edit technical reports for the FHWA. Mycomputer technical, graphical and photographic skills developed to anexemplary level as I fulfilled this role. I was the sole onsiteemployee and representative of the company in this federal governmentoffice.

a Edited approximately 150 technical reports per year.

a Wrote editorial comments for each report indicating general

revisions.

a Achieved consistency of style and format for all reports.

a Proofread submissions by staff to _Public Roads_ magazine andthe _Transporter_ newsletter, and many other FHWA officialpublications.

a Developed skills in desktop publishing and PowerPoint.