Experience

The Standard Group

• Printing Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Digital Solution Architect

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  • Work collaboratively with high-profile clients on multi-channel promotional campaigns and management systems for e-commerce/marketing collateral. • Versed in creative workflows including website wireframes, prototypes and deployments of mobile-responsive sites and marketing campaigns. • Use Pageflex Studio, Acrobat and InDesign to design and develop variable data templates for clients to ensure consistency and branding standards. • Constructed an in-house photo studio where I take photographs of fulfillment products for e-commerce sites. • Partner with the VP of Marketing on award-winning campaigns. My role includes web development and deployment, HTML email design, scheduling email blasts, variable data integration and campaign analytics. • Work closely with internal teams and clients to successfully develop and launch integrated marketing campaigns using MailChimp and MindFire.



Whitmore Printing

• Lancaster, PA

• PREPRESS TEAM LEADER

  • Apr 2005 - Jan 2011

  • Coordinated and scheduled all prepress activities. • Maintained quality assurance by preflighting electronic files. • Set up variable data printing projects. • Set up personal URL campaigns via MindFire and EasyPurl. • Maintained Mac OS X systems platform and software. • Coordinated and scheduled all prepress activities. • Maintained quality assurance by preflighting electronic files. • Set up variable data printing projects. • Set up personal URL campaigns via MindFire and EasyPurl. • Maintained Mac OS X systems platform and software.



Pennsylvania Equestrian Newspaper

• Lancaster, PA

• LAYOUT DESIGNER

  • Feb 2005 - Apr 2005

  • Designed news pages and ads. • Maintained quality assurance while preparing all files to go to the printer. • Designed news pages and ads. • Maintained quality assurance while preparing all files to go to the printer.



Star Printing Inc.

• West Chester, PA

• PREPRESS MANAGER

  • Jul 2004 - Jan 2005

  • Coordinated and scheduled all prepress activities. • Tracked time and materials factoring in author adjustments vs. printer errors. • Monitored quality assurance by preflighting and proofreading electronic files. • Improved output by checking plates for trapping issues, color breakdown and imperfections. • Maintained Mac OS X systems and would troubleshoot tech issues and software. • Coordinated and scheduled all prepress activities. • Tracked time and materials factoring in author adjustments vs. printer errors. • Monitored quality assurance by preflighting and proofreading electronic files. • Improved output by checking plates for trapping issues, color breakdown and imperfections. • Maintained Mac OS X systems and would troubleshoot tech issues and software.



Brenneman Printing Inc.

• Lancaster, PA

• PREPRESS OPERATOR

  • Oct 1999 - Jul 2004

  • Operated and maintained computer-to-plate workflow. • Assisted with layout, design and creating PDFs. • Implemented an internal automated system to track forms and workflow. • Assisted with troubleshooting the network and server. • Operated and maintained computer-to-plate workflow. • Assisted with layout, design and creating PDFs. • Implemented an internal automated system to track forms and workflow. • Assisted with troubleshooting the network and server.



Clair Brothers

• Lititz, PA

• ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 1998

  • Coordinated and inventoried all equipment entering and exiting the facility. • Tested and repaired cables and audio equipment. • Assisted in loading and unloading trailers. • Coordinated and inventoried all equipment entering and exiting the facility. • Tested and repaired cables and audio equipment. • Assisted in loading and unloading trailers.