Experience

Imagine

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  I represent our clients with an impeccable attention to detail, and wealth of knowledge. As the client’s voice, I shepherd projects through production assuring premium quality, consistent timeliness, and client satisfaction. I represent our clients with an impeccable attention to detail, and wealth of knowledge. As the client’s voice, I shepherd projects through production assuring premium quality, consistent timeliness, and client satisfaction.



Stage Stores

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Digital/Color

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2020

  Managing all aspects of pre-press & color management for busy national retail marketing department, including attending press checks and final press signoff. My team was responsible for all file preflight, file troubleshooting, file correction, internal proofing (soft and hard copy), packaging/releasing of final print-ready files, & attending press checks to sign off on final color. In addition to my core role, I assisted with color correction & image editing for the in-house photo studio. I was also involved in preparing files for many digital uses such as email, Pandora, digital web marketing, & social media marketing.



Houston Chronicle

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Commercial Outsourced Print

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2017

  Managed team of (4) Print Coordinators while maintaining responsibilities of the previously held estimating role. Verified and approved vendor invoices for the Accounts Payable team. Coached and mentored my print coordinators. Defined, and redefined production processes regularly to maximize efficiency and profit margins.

• Project Estimator

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2015

  Estimation of commercial print and direct mail projects.

• Print Coordinator

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  Coordination of commercial print and mail projects.



Classic Graphics / Opus Direct (now Imagine)

• Direct Mail Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2009 - May 2010

  Estimating, planning, and coordination of commercial direct mail print projects. Estimating, planning, and coordination of commercial direct mail print projects.



Finishing and Mailing Center, LLC

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Jun 2009

  All aspects of prepress - file preflight, file troubleshooting, file correction, proofing, platemaking, RIP and Platesetter operations, maintenance, and management. All aspects of prepress - file preflight, file troubleshooting, file correction, proofing, platemaking, RIP and Platesetter operations, maintenance, and management.