Experience

Color House Graphics, Inc.

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress & Workflow Specialist

  • Aug 2011 - Present

  Small book manufacturer position is a combination of prepress production work and project-based workflow automation tasks. Duties include preflighting customer-supplied files, adjusting customer files, creating layouts, developing streamlined workflow systems, developing customer education tools, and helping to implement an online ordering system. Small book manufacturer position is a combination of prepress production work and project-based workflow automation tasks. Duties include preflighting customer-supplied files, adjusting customer files, creating layouts, developing streamlined workflow systems, developing customer education tools, and helping to implement an online ordering system.



AGI Media

• United Kingdom
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Manager

  • Aug 2009 - Mar 2011

  Packaging prepress, production and QC for AGI Media for their gaming client Electronic Arts. Began as a production artist and moved into prepress after 3 months. 9 months later I managed the workers schedules and workload. Coordinated with clients marketing team, designers and print facilities. Involved in streamlining the prepress/production workflow using Xinet and Dalim software applications. Other duties included graphic design, photo retouching/color correction and technical trouble shooting.



Atinta

• Prepress/Production

  • Nov 2008 - Aug 2009

  Worked within the prepress/production area of a small print shop. Prepared digital print files and output to film, plate, large format and digital printers. Products worked on ranged from packaging to books. Involved customer service for proofs, time deadlines and billing. Other duties included graphic design, photo retouching/color correction and technical trouble shooting. Worked within the prepress/production area of a small print shop. Prepared digital print files and output to film, plate, large format and digital printers. Products worked on ranged from packaging to books. Involved customer service for proofs, time deadlines and billing. Other duties included graphic design, photo retouching/color correction and technical trouble shooting.



RR Donnelley

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Prepress Page Assembler

  • May 2007 - Oct 2008

  Worked on site for large retail client Mervyns preparing circular layouts for print. Closely coordinated with production, color retouchers and clients creative team to assemble pages. Made end stage changes, proofread and prepared Epson color proofs for rounds of color analysis. Created and pre-flighted PDF files for printer. Responsible for pages reaching printer exactly as needed without error. Prepared print assets for web based use. Worked on site for large retail client Mervyns preparing circular layouts for print. Closely coordinated with production, color retouchers and clients creative team to assemble pages. Made end stage changes, proofread and prepared Epson color proofs for rounds of color analysis. Created and pre-flighted PDF files for printer. Responsible for pages reaching printer exactly as needed without error. Prepared print assets for web based use.



Atinta

• Digital Prepress/Production

  • Aug 2004 - May 2007

  Managed all prepress and production workflow of a large real estate account for a small print shop. Dealt with customer from creation of product to delivery. Included preparing proofs, making requested changes and sending digital files to film, plate, large format and digital printers through RIP systems. Involved customer service for proofs, time deadlines and billing. Other duties included graphic design, photo retouching/color correction and technical trouble shooting. Managed all prepress and production workflow of a large real estate account for a small print shop. Dealt with customer from creation of product to delivery. Included preparing proofs, making requested changes and sending digital files to film, plate, large format and digital printers through RIP systems. Involved customer service for proofs, time deadlines and billing. Other duties included graphic design, photo retouching/color correction and technical trouble shooting.



MediaNews Group

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lead Desktop Publisher/Digital Imaging

  • Dec 1999 - Aug 2004

  Lead of the digital imaging and ad creation area within the prepress department. Managed trouble-shooting procedures of outside jobs received. Managed ad creation procedures and artist training. Other duties included graphic design, photo retouching/color correction and technical trouble-shooting. Lead of the digital imaging and ad creation area within the prepress department. Managed trouble-shooting procedures of outside jobs received. Managed ad creation procedures and artist training. Other duties included graphic design, photo retouching/color correction and technical trouble-shooting.



Pioneer Group

• Assistant Production/Prepress Supervisor

  • Aug 1998 - Sep 1999

  Worked within a small production department doing everything from composition of ads to outputting of pages to film. Concentrated on learning digital output, ripping and trouble-shooting. Promoted to assistant supervisor after 3 months. Other duties included technical trouble-shooting. Worked within a small production department doing everything from composition of ads to outputting of pages to film. Concentrated on learning digital output, ripping and trouble-shooting. Promoted to assistant supervisor after 3 months. Other duties included technical trouble-shooting.