Experience

TradeNet Publishing, Inc.

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress Specialist

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Imposition of jobs for digital press as well as custom gangs traditional presses, maintaining equipment, managing work load for presses.

• Production Artist

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  Creation of production ready files from customer supplied artwork. This includes preflight of files, cleanup of artwork, proofreading, color correction and any other adjustments necessary to ensure customer satisfaction.Design of dies for custom shaped products, based on customer artwork and specifications. Design on spec for customers, in advance of future orders.Filling in at Prepress (Imposition/Plate making) when needed. This included imposition of jobs for digital press as well as custom gangs for web press, maintaining the plate maker, managing work load for presses.Filling in at various areas of production/bindery when needed.



Universal Engraving

• Digital Artist

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  Preflight of customer submitted art files. Cleanup and adjustment of files for production, based on type of die, material and process used. Creation of production files for the manufacture of custom embossing dies to spec based on material, type of die and process. Preflight of customer submitted art files. Cleanup and adjustment of files for production, based on type of die, material and process used. Creation of production files for the manufacture of custom embossing dies to spec based on material, type of die and process.



Barton Nelson Inc now known as Bebco

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress/Production Artist

  • Feb 1999 - Aug 2012

  Preflight Supervisor- responsible for preflight of customer art files, noting any adjustments, cleanup, or other production issues and any charges to correct. Trained other employees on preflight procedures and addressed any concerns/issues by management or customer during the preflight process. Prepress/production- preparing customer art files for production, including typesetting, cleanup and making any necessary adjustments for the target product, as well as any special considerations for production such as color or trapping issues. Production- responsible for color correction for traditional 4 color as well as digital. Troubleshooting of various production issues such as trapping, and Esko Nexus rip workflow issues. Design of dies for custom shaped products such as adhesive pads and lasercut plastic notepad holders. Design of spec files for potential customers, including creation of virtual proofs and physical mockups. Responsible for Variable Data products, using Hewlet Packard’s Yours Truly software to customize various products with customer specified information and graphics. IT- responsible for maintaining and upgrading Art Department computers. Filling in at various areas of production as needed.