Experience

Yurchak Printing, Inc.

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pre-Print Lead

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Develop digital print flow processes to improve productivity, accuracy, and quality of print products using the latest in graphic automation and graphics software. Develop digital print flow processes to improve productivity, accuracy, and quality of print products using the latest in graphic automation and graphics software.



Godfrey

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Print Production Designer

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

  Work closely with Creative Groups and traffic managers, while also coordinating with other production designers, illustrators, and proofer when necessary to produce high quality work including brochures, ads, signs, direct mail, graphics. Work closely with Creative Groups and traffic managers, while also coordinating with other production designers, illustrators, and proofer when necessary to produce high quality work including brochures, ads, signs, direct mail, graphics.



Triangle Printing & Packaging

• Graphics Department Team Leader

  • 2014 - Feb 2019

  • Daily managerial tasks include attending production meetings, organizing and distributing daily workload, and solving problems with procedural processes, file, and printing issues. • Prepress responsibilities include preflighting and imposing client’s files for packaging commercial press and digital printing using the latest professional design, graphic, RIP, and layout applications. These applications include Adobe Creative Cloud, Quark XPress 10, Rampage RIP systems, and Kodak Preps imposition. • Prepress work for print that includes high end packaging, books, brochures, magazines, variable data work, and other advertising media. • Operation and file setup for digital printers including FUJI SelectSet Advanced flatbed UV printer and Xerox iGen and Epson and Fufifilm digital proofers. • Operation and file setup for Esko Kongsberg XP and Gerber Datatech DT100 digital cutter/router/plotter. • Maintaining file archive on a daily basis. • Helping with company promotions and advertising using learned design skills.



Tex Visions

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Department Developer / Supervisor

  • 2012 - 2014

  • Daily responsibilities include artwork file editing and manipulation within required company design specifications using the Adobe design suite. • Managing of prepress department while developing production and quality improvements. • Working hand-in-hand with IT department to develop automated online file processing. • Recognizing job processing problems and communicating resolutions to all departments involved. • Hands on operation, training, and basic maintenance of digital wide format printers including UV, dye sublimation, and solvent based printers as well as well as Zund automated cutting system. • Color calibration and ICC profiling of all digital printing substrates. • Creating, updating, and maintaining databases using Microsoft Excel tied to company SQL Server database. • Hands-on operational experience with printing equipment including Durst Rho P10 250, Mimaki JV-5 and JV-33, dgen Teleios Grande, Epson 4000, and Zund G3 Cutter.



Dering Direct

• Graphics Department Supervisor

  • 2003 - 2012

  • Directly responsible for improving company profile and implementing print and online advertising. • Worked hand-in-hand with clients to meet all of their design and promotional needs while using the latest graphics and layout applications. • Improved manufacturing work-flow and implemented a reliable customer approval process to help reduce printing errors and prevent waste. • Created calibration and proofing standards that lead to significant improvements in color accuracy, product quality and customer satisfaction. • Managed job flow and scheduling in order to meet specific deadlines and time restraints. • Troubleshooting and maintaining company



Lancaster Ultragraphics

• Design and Prepress Technician

  • 1998 - 2003

  • Prepared customer files for commercial print through the use of professional graphic applications, page imposition, PDF work-flow, and RIP applications. • Prepared customer artwork for large format and digital printers. • Worked with technical illustrations and file manipulation for TYCO corporation. • Assisted in scanning and photo manipulation including airbrushing, color correction, and cloning. • Responsible for company file management and file backup. • Prepared customer files for commercial print through the use of professional graphic applications, page imposition, PDF work-flow, and RIP applications. • Prepared customer artwork for large format and digital printers. • Worked with technical illustrations and file manipulation for TYCO corporation. • Assisted in scanning and photo manipulation including airbrushing, color correction, and cloning. • Responsible for company file management and file backup.



GGS Information Services

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Desktop Publishing Technician

  • 1994 - 1998

  Worked with magazine publications, commercial advertising, and SCHOLASTIC school book publishers to layout and prepare designs for print. Worked with magazine publications, commercial advertising, and SCHOLASTIC school book publishers to layout and prepare designs for print.