|EDUCATION & TRAINING|2004-CURRENT|1998-2003|1987-1998|COMPUTER SKILLS|

Gabrielle Markus

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Education & Training

•  Adv. Diploma of IT – System Process and Improvement, NMIT, Melb 2008
•  Cert IV Information Technology – Programming, NMIT, Melb 2007
•  Cert IV Information Technology – Networking, NMIT, Melb 2007
•  Cert IV Information Technology – Website Design, NMIT, Melb 2005
•  Cert IV Information Technology – Website Administration, NMIT, Melb 2005
•  Cert III Information Technology – General, NMIT, Melb 2005
•  Advanced Flash, Melbourne School of Art, 2001
•  Web Design, Melbourne School of Art, 2000.
•  Typographic Design, St. Martins College, London, 1986.
•  Experimental Painting & Drawing, Camden Arts Centre, London, 1984 - 1985.
  
  

2004-current

In 2004 Language Australia Publications became CAE Press. Gabrielle’s role remained the same as it was for Language Australia (see 1998-2003 below). She provided most of CAE Press's desktop publishing (DTP) requirements as well as support for other departments within CAE i.e. OET - The Occupational English Test & CAE Book Group. Key projects from January 2004 to June 2005 included: designing and developing the CAE Press website; Designing and DTP the new quarterly journal Australian Language & Literacy Matters (ALLM) Designing, compiling and producing the 2004 CAE press publications catalogue; Desiging and DTP the books A Word on Words by Pam Peters and Spelling Well: How to improve your spelling by Bronwen Hickman; Redesigning and DTP Dialogue the CAE Book Group catalogue.

In June 2005 CAE press ceased operating and Gabrielle became a full time student. She continued providing services to the following clients during her Infomation Technology studies.

ACAL – Australian Council for Adult Literacy	Newsletter – Literacy Link (Oct 2005 – Apr 2009)
Beverly Rock – 2 you	Logo (2006)
CAE	Annual Book Group catalogue – Dialogue (issues 2005 –2009)
Dave Tout – 12th International Conference of Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM)	Logo, Connecting Voices conference brochure, program & registration form
Deli Baker – Psychologist, Melbourne	Logo and stationery design (2007)
Dennis Sango – That PC Guy – IT Network Consultant	Logo (2007)
field (formerly DISTSS) – Organisation supporting the Disability Sector	Leaflet – database.org.au, logo – Disability Consultants, and redesign/DTP 2nd Edition Ready4Work resource kit (Mar 2009)
NMIT – Corporate Communications	Redesign inside pages Short Course Guide (issue Jan-Mar 2009)
Steph Tout – Photographer, Melbourne	Website (2007)
Swinburne University of Technology – TAFE, Workplace Skills Access	DL Leaflets promoting resources developed by Swinburne (2005–2007) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Booklets – It's Not a Board Game: Safe Work Practices For Plasters and Working Words in Aged Care
Uschi Felix (PhD)	Books – Accelerative Learning (2006, B5, 236pp) & Zurück zur Natur (2007, A5, 176pp)
VALBEC – Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council	Book – Reading the Fine Print

Previous experience

1998-2003

Gabrielle was the Desktop Publisher and Designer for the Victorian office of Language Australia. She provided most of Language Australia's desktop publishing (DTP) requirements and assumed the responsibility for managing the company's website. Her role was to produce and publish materials, requiring editing, graphic design and text layout; organise printing of resources; liaise with representatives from the print and multi media industries; produce advertising flyers and display ads; produce the annual Language Australia publications catalogue; desktop publish promotional materials; manage the Language Australia website and develop Internet sites for other Language Australia projects, functions and services.

1987-1998

Freelance Desktop Publisher and Designer in London for a broad spectrum of clients including magazine publishers, designers, printers, charitable organisations and various small businesses designing and producing anything from stationery, press advertisements and leaflets to newsletters, brochures, books and magazines.

Publishing companies she worked for include LAM, a weekly, A4 magazine; Time Out, a fourcolour publication which is the largest weekly entertainment and lifestyle magazine in London; and The Builder Group which published a range of monthly and quarterly publications for the building related industry.

Computer Skills

Gabrielle has experience working in both the MAC and Windows environment using the following applications:
Adobe InDesign photoshop Illustrator Adobe Acrobat QuarkXpress PageMaker Freehand	Dreamweaver Flash Fireworks	MS Word MS Powerpoint MS Access MS Excel MS Visio MS Project MS Visual Studio 2005

Gabrielle also has experience working with the following scripting and programming languages:

SQL PHP ASP Java Visual Basic

HTML JavaScript XML CSS

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