Experience

Daily Printing, Inc.

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress Technician

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Currently employed in a small print firm specializing in offset and digital printing where I prepare graphic files for offset and digital print. Work daily with customer service personal and sales staff, providing proofs and as well as addressing any questions and concerns. Currently employed in a small print firm specializing in offset and digital printing where I prepare graphic files for offset and digital print. Work daily with customer service personal and sales staff, providing proofs and as well as addressing any questions and concerns.



The ADS Group

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress Technician

  • Feb 2018 - Oct 2019

  Worked in a large media firm specializing in production of audio and visual media where I prepare graphic files for offset, screen printing and digital print. Assembled files, did graphic design and production art and fixed and color-corrected images. Worked daily with customers, customer service and sales staff. Worked in a large media firm specializing in production of audio and visual media where I prepare graphic files for offset, screen printing and digital print. Assembled files, did graphic design and production art and fixed and color-corrected images. Worked daily with customers, customer service and sales staff.



SEACHANGE PRINTING & MARKETING SERVICES, LLC

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Desktop Publisher

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2017

  Currently employed with a large printing firm specializing in digital and offset printing. • Working with customer art, preparing files to create a final product to customer’s specifications and final approval. • .Full knowledge of layouts, impositions and trapping utilizing other graphics based programs such as Kodak Preps, Prinergy and Rampage. • Knowledge of dielines either supplied or created in house, fitting customer art to dielines. • Output proofs using HP and Gracol Proofing systems. Plated when needed using Kodak Javelin plating system. • Set up files for and run when needed, two digital color printers; the Xerox 800 and 1000. Also printed black only on Kodak Digimasters. Printed on several types of stock producing fine color prints as well as black and white and micr. Show less



Meyers

• United States
• Printing Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Desktop Publisher/Production Artist

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2012

  Worked for a large format printing firm specializing in large scale printing.• Worked customer files to create a final product to customer’s specifications and finalapproval.• Created customer art when necessary to customer’s specifications and final approval.• Worked with dielines either supplied or created in house, fitting customer art to dielines.• Completed alterations to customer art when necessary and with customer final approval usingAdobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, and Pitstop. Full knowledge of layouts, impositionsand trapping.• Output proofs using Kodak Approval and Gracol Proofing systems. Plated when neededusing Ultima plating system, handling plates up to eighty one inches.• Set up files for and ran when needed, two digital printers; the Durst and the Vutek andprinted on a variety of stocks. Show less

• Desktop Publisher/Production Artist

  • 2006 - 2012



Cenveo

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Desktop Operator/Proofer/Plater

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Worked for a national printing firm setting up files on desktop using Quark Xpress and Creative Suite programs, altering customer artwork when necessary to complete final product to customer’s specifications. • Proofed using Epson 3800 proofing system. Stripped all film for appropriate presses and made plates using Kodak Spectrum direct-to-plate plating system. Worked for a national printing firm setting up files on desktop using Quark Xpress and Creative Suite programs, altering customer artwork when necessary to complete final product to customer’s specifications. • Proofed using Epson 3800 proofing system. Stripped all film for appropriate presses and made plates using Kodak Spectrum direct-to-plate plating system.



Holden Graphic Services

• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plater/Docutech Operator

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Plated for various size presses, using light frame and stepping machine. Examined plates for defects, corrected when necessary. • Typeset various documents using Macintosh computer. • Operated a Xerox 7500 Docutech, printed images on assorted paper sizes as per customer specifications. Plated for various size presses, using light frame and stepping machine. Examined plates for defects, corrected when necessary. • Typeset various documents using Macintosh computer. • Operated a Xerox 7500 Docutech, printed images on assorted paper sizes as per customer specifications.



Banta Book Group

• Proofer/Plater/Desktop

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  Plated for various size web and sheet fed presses after careful examination of ticket, proofs and/or sample using direct-to-plate Creo operating system, light frames and stepping machine. • Produced and assembled proofs for final customer approval. • Worked in desktop, assembling pages into impositions and sent to proofer and/or platemaker. Plated for various size web and sheet fed presses after careful examination of ticket, proofs and/or sample using direct-to-plate Creo operating system, light frames and stepping machine. • Produced and assembled proofs for final customer approval. • Worked in desktop, assembling pages into impositions and sent to proofer and/or platemaker.



Printing Company

• Printing Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Co-Owner/Operator

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Built company from scratch which included writing business plan, securing an investor and eventually, finding financing to buy out the investor. • Developed pricing structure; conducted sales and customer service including working closely with customers to bring jobs from conception to final product. • Negotiated prices with outside vendors; stripped and burned plates; operated press; and delivered customer product. Built company from scratch which included writing business plan, securing an investor and eventually, finding financing to buy out the investor. • Developed pricing structure; conducted sales and customer service including working closely with customers to bring jobs from conception to final product. • Negotiated prices with outside vendors; stripped and burned plates; operated press; and delivered customer product.