Chris Kalama

Customer Service / Prepress at Edition One Books
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(386) 825-5501
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Experience

    • United States
    • Printing Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Customer Service / Prepress
      • May 2021 - Present

      ∙ Preflighting supplied files and communicating clearly with customers regarding edits ∙ Overseeing jobs internally from proofing and printing to invoicing and shipping ∙ Preflighting supplied files and communicating clearly with customers regarding edits ∙ Overseeing jobs internally from proofing and printing to invoicing and shipping

    • Freelance Graphic Designer
      • Jan 2012 - Present

      ∙ Branding, illustration, photography and design services ∙ Branding, illustration, photography and design services

    • United States
    • Printing Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Client Manager
      • May 2018 - Apr 2021

      ∙ Managing print and packaging projects for a diverse group of clients in a fast-paced environment ∙ Communicating effectively as the main point of contact from quoting to invoicing ∙ Working internally with a large team, including sales representatives, upper management, and production staff, to ensure that the quality of work produced is excellent ∙ Handling a high workload in a time-sensitive industry while maintaining precise attention to detail ∙ Managing print and packaging projects for a diverse group of clients in a fast-paced environment ∙ Communicating effectively as the main point of contact from quoting to invoicing ∙ Working internally with a large team, including sales representatives, upper management, and production staff, to ensure that the quality of work produced is excellent ∙ Handling a high workload in a time-sensitive industry while maintaining precise attention to detail

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Designer / Prepress
      • Aug 2016 - Sep 2017

      ∙ Branding, print design, and prepress production ∙ Design of printed materials from product labels to brochures and postcards for various local businesses as an in-house design service offered at the The UPS Store #4581 in San Luis Obispo ∙ Involved in all stages of production from prepress, printing and finishing designs or supplied files and communicating clearly with clients from start to delivery ∙ Branding, print design, and prepress production ∙ Design of printed materials from product labels to brochures and postcards for various local businesses as an in-house design service offered at the The UPS Store #4581 in San Luis Obispo ∙ Involved in all stages of production from prepress, printing and finishing designs or supplied files and communicating clearly with clients from start to delivery

    • United States
    • Printing Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Prepress Lead
      • Sep 2011 - Aug 2016

      ∙ Monitoring schedules, delegating tasks, and managing work-flow through the department ∙ Improving productivity by streamlining systems and implementing automation ∙ Imposing and outputting printing plates, troubleshooting issues at press, and managing color ∙ Working under demanding time-lines while the maintaining the highest level of accuracy possible ∙ Monitoring schedules, delegating tasks, and managing work-flow through the department ∙ Improving productivity by streamlining systems and implementing automation ∙ Imposing and outputting printing plates, troubleshooting issues at press, and managing color ∙ Working under demanding time-lines while the maintaining the highest level of accuracy possible

    • United States
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design Intern
      • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

      ∙ Designing labels and packaging for clients in the wine industry in a fast-paced startup environment (Formerly Sand & Snow Studios) ∙ Designing labels and packaging for clients in the wine industry in a fast-paced startup environment (Formerly Sand & Snow Studios)

Education

  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
    Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Department of Art & Design; Graphic Design Concentration
    2008 - 2013
  • Crescenta Valley High School
    High School Diploma
    2004 - 2008

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