Experience

VALTIM MARKETING SOLUTIONS

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress Data Coordinator

  • Nov 2017 - Present



Freelance / Graphic Design Services

• Graphic Designer

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  I freelance custom designs for mailers, brochures, flyers, newsletters, catalogs, business cards, letterheads and so much more. Applications I use include InDesign CS6, Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark. I freelance custom designs for mailers, brochures, flyers, newsletters, catalogs, business cards, letterheads and so much more. Applications I use include InDesign CS6, Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark.



LSC Communications

• United States
• Printing Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Prelim/Prepress operator

  • Nov 2013 - Jul 2017

  • Preflight VPS proofs (generated from Prinergy workflow) • Maintain and troubleshoot equipment for plating • Email communications for issues or updates on jobs and equipment • Assemble and file color guides for press operators • Place service calls and order parts for prepress equipment • Select samples for clients and report printing defects found • Preflight VPS proofs (generated from Prinergy workflow) • Maintain and troubleshoot equipment for plating • Email communications for issues or updates on jobs and equipment • Assemble and file color guides for press operators • Place service calls and order parts for prepress equipment • Select samples for clients and report printing defects found



Bison Printing

• Pre-press technician

  • Oct 2003 - Sep 2012

  •Preflight digital files for offset printing •Impose Press Layouts •Output files to plate for offset printing •Custom designed digital files at client’s request for printing •Emailed PDF proofs to clients •Produced press match color proofs for clients •Cataloged and burned DVD/BD of jobs for future reprints •Preflight digital files for offset printing •Impose Press Layouts •Output files to plate for offset printing •Custom designed digital files at client’s request for printing •Emailed PDF proofs to clients •Produced press match color proofs for clients •Cataloged and burned DVD/BD of jobs for future reprints



Print World

• Lynchburg, Virginia Area

• Pre-press/Graphics Designer

  • Aug 1996 - Oct 2003

  •Output composite, press ready films from Mac to image-setter. •Created original designs for newsletters, postcards, brochures, etc. •Color correcting, cutouts and editing traps in Photoshop. •Scanning operations- four color, duo-tone and halftones. •Negative stripping- four color process composite films and multi-page layouts. •Positive stripping- for silkscreen printing. •Output composite, press ready films from Mac to image-setter. •Created original designs for newsletters, postcards, brochures, etc. •Color correcting, cutouts and editing traps in Photoshop. •Scanning operations- four color, duo-tone and halftones. •Negative stripping- four color process composite films and multi-page layouts. •Positive stripping- for silkscreen printing.