career objective                              

dynamic leader with expertise in managing pre-press operations eager to contribute technical knowledge as well as strong team building, production planning, and cost containment skills toward supporting the employer as a valued member of the management team

profile                                                

ø  offer numerous years of progressive pre-press operational management experience with expertise in conventional and digital technologies

ø  strategically plan and coordinate workflow and human resources for optimal efficiency while containing labor costs and  maintaining high quality standards

ø  provide knowledgeable, hands-on employee training regarding plate-setters, rips, networks, proofing devices, and scanners

ø  expertly oversee systems and equipment installations, debugging, color calibration, maintenance, and updates

ø  serve as critical link between pre-press department and senior management; identify potential problems and present recommendations to corporate executives

ø  collaborate with press and production departments on customer service, scheduling, job cost estimations, purchasing consumables, plate/proof deliveries, systems management, and client training

ø  consistently meet strict schedule and budget guidelines and achieve outstanding levels of client satisfaction

 

~ technical proficiencies ~

quarkxpress ~ adobe pagemaker ~ adobe photoshop ~ adobe indesign ~ adobe illustrator ~ adobe dreamweaver ~ dalim twist ~ dolev 800v ~ dolev 200 ~ dolev 4 ~ iris realist 5030 ~ iris 4012 ~ scitex brisque ~

scitex brisque impose ~ scitex blaze  ~ scitex prisma ~ scitex smart 340 scanner ~ scitex ps2 ~ scitex star ~ smart vip ~ psm ~ gerber autoprep

professional experience                

freelance photographer / graphic designer                                                                                     2000 c present

           

pre-press manager / system manager, reynolds dewalt printing, new bedford, ma                              1998 c 2000

 

pre-press manager, noonan press, rockland, ma                                                                                 1997 c 1998

 

electronic pre-press specialist / department manager, pseudon communications, gaithersburg, md    1993 c 1997

 

lithographic stripper / gerber auto-prep operator, stephenson incorporated, alexandria, va               1991 c 1993

 

lithographic stripper, peake printers, cheverly, md                                                                             1989 c 1991

 

lithographic stripper / second shift foreman, marktone, inc., brentwood, md                                     1985 c 1989

 

camera operator / lithographic stripper / prep dept. foreman, clb publishers, washington, dc         1980 c 1985

 

~ key achievements ~

• restructured prepress standard operating procedures and installed new system at reynolds dewalt that resulted in the company s ability to cut workforce from 13 to 6 employees while halving overtime and reducing waste and rework by 60%

 

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~key achievements continued ~

 

• introduced new preflight techniques that significantly decreased lead and production time by up to 80%;  converted reynolds dewalt operations to a purely digital to plate workflow with improved accuracy, quality, and pace
• effectively trained reynolds dewalt staff on all new procedures and systems to be fully operational within 30 days
• successfully steered installation and debugging of new dolev 800v imagesetter and iris realist 5030 printer for noonan press; managed staff, workflow and job scheduling , quality assurance, purchasing, and production for both conventional and electronic prepress
• applied sharp communication skills toward boosting pseudon communications employee performance by effectively training production staff in the preparation of page layout files for desktop to scitex workflow including imposition trapping and assembly as well as training desktop personnel in scitex workstations

education                                           

studies in printing management: design & electronic imaging, montgomery college, rockville, md    1993

 

insert type of degree, rhode island school of photography, providence, ri                                           1979

 

general studies, southeastern massachusetts university, dartmouth, ma                                               1975 c 1977

 

~ professional development ~

dalim twist training ~ scitex brisque impose training ~ scitex brisque training ~ scitex blaze training ~

scitex prisma training ~ management problems of the technical person in a leadership role ~

how to manage multiple projects & meet deadlines ~ understanding tcp/ip