Experience

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  HudsonYards Studios | A Division of LSC Communications

  • Prepress Color Technologies Specialist / Certified G7 Expert

    • Mar 2018 - Present

    • Certified G7 Expert• Qualified LSC Communications, Lebanon Junction print facility to achieve G7 Master Facility Colorspace.• Print Properties and Colorimetric Council member.

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  RR Donnelley

  • 216 Greenfield Road

  • Lead Operations and Color Management Specialist

    • Sep 2000 - Mar 2018
    • 216 Greenfield Road

    • Created the first SWOP Certified remote softproofing solution that was developed entirely in house for RR Donnelley.• Optimized prepress efficiency, cost effectiveness and workflow by transitioning RR Donnelley from a conventional CMYK to a fully color managed RGB workflow. Provided on site training at all major US and East Asia prepress and printing hubs.• Researched, tested and successfully implemented a complete automated image optimization and conversion workflow that generated over five million dollars in profits across two major premedia facilities.• Technical Sales consultant on new client prospects along with current client opportunities. • Customer onboarding specialist and project lead for new and existing customers.• Led a collaborative effort to create, evaluate and implement Standard Operating Procedures for color managed workflows throughout premedia.• Performed comprehensive cost analysis to justify capital investments and new equipment upgrades for Premedia Technologies.• Researched, tested and successfully implemented emerging technologies throughout Premedia.• Create, evaluate and share custom ICC profiles provided to customers, print divisions and used for our internal image conversion and proofing technologies.• Highly knowledgeable in the complete installation, calibration and creation of certified print standards utilizing Epson SureColor inkjet printers and Oris Color Tuner Web/Certified Proof.

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  Time Life Books

  • Alexandria, VA

  • Lead Imaging and Quality Control Specialist

    • Mar 1995 - 2000
    • Alexandria, VA

    • Founded in-house prepress capabilities at Time Life Books resulting in 18 million in outsource savings for Continuity Books and 8 million increase in gross annual revenues for Custom Publishing.• Managed personnel, schedules and project timelines to exceed production capacity requirements by more than three hundred percent by streamlining procedures and interdepartmental communications. Produced over 20,000 pages per year.

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  USA Today

  • Rosslyn, VA

  • Lead Scanner Operator, Retoucher

    • Aug 1987 - Mar 1995
    • Rosslyn, VA

    • Conducted comprehensive color theory and reproduction training for the photography and imaging departments.• Scanned, color corrected and retouched photographs for editorial and advertising pages.• Earned two prestigious Luminary awards for cost saving ideas. 1989-1990 Scitex Assembler/Prisma Operator 1988-1989 Four Color Conventional Stripper 1987-1988 Camera Operator 1987-1988 Compositor