Experience

JB Typesetting & Graphics

• United States
• Graphic Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Packaging Graphics Specialist / Owner

  • Nov 2004 - Present

  JB Typesetting & Graphics is a specialized graphic production studio serving pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device companies in the highly regulated area of drug / device packaging graphics. JB Typesetting & Graphics offers the benefits of 25 years experience working as a graphic designer "in-house" for pharmaceutical contract packagers. JB Typesetting & Graphics is a specialized graphic production studio serving pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device companies in the highly regulated area of drug / device packaging graphics. JB Typesetting & Graphics offers the benefits of 25 years experience working as a graphic designer "in-house" for pharmaceutical contract packagers.



Cardinal Health (formerly TriMaras Printing)

• Design Services Manager

  • 1996 - 2004

  Designed and formatted patient labeling. Sole customer service provider for over 25 Design Service clients. Oversaw Prepress department’s daily priorities and workflow requirements, supporting a Didde Web & two Gallus Label presses. Performed preflighting/troubleshooting for majority of incoming files from clients. • Coordinated/performed graphic production work for 25+ companies. • Key member of management team with $3 million annual budget. • Proofread - high attention to detail means projects proceed through the clients’ approval process quickly with fewer revision cycles and therefore saved time and money. • Worked well under pressure, product launches, FDA submissions. • Managed major pharmaceutical account for single product. Annual average production 6 million units worth over $1 million. Performed changes to art, project managed printing and distribution for product nationally. Show less



Syntex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

• Production Manager, Creative Services

  • 1982 - 1995

  • Coordinated graphic art production projects for an in-house Creative Service department with seven employees. • Effective communicator interacting daily with all levels within company (e.g., corporate, public affairs, marketing, research, package engineering). • Installed accounting software and handled all monthly department billing, annual volume was approximately 12,000 jobs/year and $240,000/year billings. • Proofread and approved projects, ensured FDA, corporate, and trademark regulations followed for internal clients. • Designed and maintained electronic filing system for 800+ packaging components, ensuring that the correct revision of each component was retained for future changes. Show less