_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, both Macintosh 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 services to individuals, corporate clients, and theaters. I regularly photograph portraits in the studio, on location, and outdoors, for individuals and for publicity purposes. My photography work ranges from events at the Kennedy Center to a press conference at the White House with President Ronald Reagan, by invitation in 1981. For 10 years, I was the staff photographer for Port City Playhouse. My publicity photos of plays appeared regularly in Washington Post and Journal newspapers, and in the theateras brochures. My work [photography] appears in several magazines including the Washington Dossier and appears on many magazine covers as well. a Create dynamic images for clients such as Hugo Boss and The Ad Council. Subjects include a sitting U.S. President at the White House and many movie, Broadway, and political celebrities. a Collaborate with clients to create original and unique images that meet their individual needs. a Produced video that is now part of Smithsonian Institutionas permanent collection. a Design brochures, ads, websites, and other marketing materials using 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 to entire 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 design requests and spatial needs.

a Maintained catalog and price list inventories ensuring adequate stock at all times. GRAPHICS SPECIALIST PROJECT LEADER - ASET INTERNATIONAL, OCTOBER 2002 TO OCTOBER 2004 I recreated English documents and web sites into a variety of foreign languages using text from translators. This included reformatting the translated documents to resemble the originals as accurately as possible. a Began as graphic artist, promoted to project leader within three months. a Distributed workflow to a team of 4 graphic artists. a Localized documents and web sites in more than 20 languages for clients 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 in avoiding massive attrition of staff by solving a significant operational problem. PUBLICATIONS SPECIALIST - SALUT, AUGUST 1997 TO OCTOBER 2000 My role was to manage the delivery of stories and articles required by the Federal Highway Administrationas (FHWA) Office of Infrastructure. a Provided story leads for in-house publications. a Wrote short items for in-house publications and coordinated with staff writers. a Photographed events, laboratory experiments, meetings, and tours 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 and the _Transporter_ newsletter, and many other FHWA official publications. AVALON INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC., JANUARY 1995 THROUGH JULY 1997 I provided a variety of editorial and desktop publishing services for the FHWAas Publicationas office. I was Associate Editor of a four-color, quarterly magazine, and Assistant Editor of a two-color monthly newsletter. (This is a continuation of the same FHWA contract held with the previous employer since 1988.) a Elevated the quality of photographs and visuals in _Public Roads _magazine. a First to supplement in-house photos with those from outside sources such as The Museum of Modern Art. a Consulted on first video about FHWAas research facility.

a Collaborated on Blue Pencil Award winning annual report. a Laid out monthly newsletter in PageMaker and Quark XPress and chose photographs. a Edited technical reports and articles in Government Printing Office and Associated Press styles. a Proofread submissions by staff to _Public Roads_ magazine and the _Transporter_ newsletter, and many other FHWA official publications. WALCOFF AND ASSOCIATES, JUNE 1988 THROUGH DECEMBER 1994 My primary duty was to edit technical reports for the FHWA. My computer technical, graphical and photographic skills developed to an exemplary level as I fulfilled this role. I was the sole onsite employee and representative of the company in this federal government office. 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 and the _Transporter_ newsletter, and many other FHWA official publications. a Developed skills in desktop publishing and PowerPoint.