Sumiko Yamamoto
501 Taylor Street #315
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 928-6261
Cellular: (415) 260-2819
E-mail: catnetdtp@comcast.net

Technical Skills

• DTP programs: Illustrator, InDesign, FrameMaker, Photoshop and QuarkXPress
• Other programs: Acrobat Pro, Flash, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office and Trados
• Platform: Macintosh and Windows
• Knowledge of troubleshooting process and 2-byte fonts

Employment History

DTP Contractor
ENLASO | San Francisco, CA | 2003 - Present
Designing, localizing, FQA and quality control for localized projects.

DTP Contractor
LionBridge, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | 2005 - 2007
Analyzing, quote preparation, quality control and outsourcing localized projects.

DTP Manager
Excel Translations, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | 2000 - 2002
Supervising DTP department, managing all publishing projects, engineering Macintosh operating system and DTP applications; responsible for project cost analysis, quote preparation, troubleshooting, quality control and training other graphic designers. Major accounts: Hewlett-Packard, Epson, IMP and Guidant

Senior Graphic Designer
Aizawa & Furuta advertising | San Francisco, CA | 2000 - 2000
Designing and localizing; catalogues, packages and brochures in multiple languages. Major account: Patagonia.

Publishing & Design Specialist
LionBridge, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | 1997 - 2000
Designing and localizing; catalogues, packages, brochures, user guides, corporate newsletters and Website in multiple languages. Major accounts: Apple, Adobe, Hewlett-Packard, Hanna Anderson, L.L.Bean, Bose, 3dfx, Target, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Levi's and Victoria's Secret.

Marketing Design Manager
American Star Distributors, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | 1995 - 1997
T-shirt and package design; responsible for new merchandise, production and promotional materials including localized catalogues.

Sales Manager
Matsuzakaya America, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | 1991 - 1995
Managed major designer brand department include Salvatore Ferragamo, Alfred Dunhill, Gucci, Gianni Versace, PRADA, Cartier, Celine and Hermes; responsible for $120,000 budgets.

Supervisor of Cosmetologist
Revlon, Inc. | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 - 1988
Supervised cosmetics department; responsible for $20,000 budget.

Designer
Bee House, Inc. | Tokyo, Japan | 1983 - 1986
Designed ceramics and elegant housewares.

Educational

Computer Arts Institute
San Francisco, CA | 1997 - 1998
Illustrator, PageMaker, Photoshop, QuarkXPress and Flash.

Tama Art University
Tokyo, Japan | 1979 - 1983
Bachelor of Japanese Fine Arts.

Bilingual: English - Japanese

Current Status: Permanent Resident Card I-551