Experience

Insite Solutions, LLC

• United States
• Business Supplies & Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Print Shop Manager/Graphic Designer

  • Apr 2015 - Present



Studio 929 Graphic Design

• Graphic Design

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2004 - Present

  Freelance graphic design agency providing Web sites, offset printing, digital printing, advertising design, E-mail newsletters, video graphics/editing, Internet marketing and media management.Clients: 5 Star Technologies, Inc., Deep Creek Camo, Davis Wood Flooring, America In Danger, WHIG-TV, HamRadioFun.com, ENCTA, Cub Scouts Pack 11 Freelance graphic design agency providing Web sites, offset printing, digital printing, advertising design, E-mail newsletters, video graphics/editing, Internet marketing and media management.Clients: 5 Star Technologies, Inc., Deep Creek Camo, Davis Wood Flooring, America In Danger, WHIG-TV, HamRadioFun.com, ENCTA, Cub Scouts Pack 11



Eagle Press, Inc.

• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphics Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Apr 2015

  • Manage the workflow and assignment of jobs to individual graphics personnel.• Design, preflight, edit and typeset marketing collateral for clients using the latest Adobe Creative Suite, while adhering to their branding standards.• Set up, testing and submission of new products to ensure they flow into automated system.• Manually plate files for 4 color/spot printing.• Set up of master/shell files for future imprints by creating styles through the Printra Style Editor.• Create,maintain automated ordering sites of stationery products through PageDNA.• Weekly maintenance of the Mitsubishi ECO Platemakers to ensure quality plates for production.• Determine, convert, and set up short-run print jobs to output on the Xante Illumina 502 GS Digital Press through iQueue RIP software. Many of the files produced on this machine were traditionally output on our large 4-color press. The addition of the Xante to our production capabilities has reduced the burden of smaller press runs on the larger press and increased profitability.• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair computers and installing hardware and software. Add users and computers to the Microsoft Exchange Server and network.Projects in motion:• The development and implementation of a marketing plan, beginning with email marketing to reach our current distributors and customers with offers and promotions. Within the initial months of implementation, our email marketing increased awareness with branches within one of our largest distributors.• Complete re-branding of the company's logo and web site and additional marketing materials. • A ticketing system streamlining the workflow of manual orders that flow through the graphics department, potentially reducing the amount of emails and keeping information organized about specific jobs and those involved throughout its production.



Cars Cars Cars

• South Africa
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

• Photographer

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  I photographed various automobiles, used and new, and recorded vehicle options at various dealerships, maintaining their web site's inventory listing. I photographed various automobiles, used and new, and recorded vehicle options at various dealerships, maintaining their web site's inventory listing.



Wilco-Hess

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • May 2010 - Jun 2012

  My duties were to assist the manager in daily operations, which included ordering new inventory, POS merchandising, cash control, customer service, maintenance, daily reports to station accounts, employee scheduling, staff supervision, and deposits. My duties were to assist the manager in daily operations, which included ordering new inventory, POS merchandising, cash control, customer service, maintenance, daily reports to station accounts, employee scheduling, staff supervision, and deposits.



Davis Wood Flooring

• United States
• Graphic Design

• Installer/Finisher

  • Jan 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Installation and/or repair of hardwood floors, shoe molding, and other trim work.• Sanding and finishing • Installation and/or repair of hardwood floors, shoe molding, and other trim work.• Sanding and finishing



Roanoke Technology

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Projects Manager

  • Jun 1999 - Jul 2003

  Designed and maintained internal and client Web sites and marketing collateral and mass mailings. Assisted a team of programmers on designing and testing web user interfaces for Business-To-Business/Business-To-Consumer, Request-For-Quote Systems and Web-Based Web Site Building and Maintenance System.Provided in-house support of Windows OS and networking throughout the company, including new computer set-ups, software/hardware installation and data management.Clients: Roanoke Energy, RFQHosting, small/medium web-based businesses



Atlantic Documentation Centers, Inc.

• Computer Graphics Specialist

  • Apr 1997 - Jun 1999

  Pre-flighted/designed and printed marketing collateral and internal documents for clients. Programmed variable data into documents used for trade shows and industry meetings. Integral in creating a departmental workflow removing communication errors and bottlenecks between departments and file storage.Worked with a variety of Xerox DocuColor systems, Indigo Digital printers and Xerox DocuTech systems.Provided departmental support of Windows OS/Mac systems, including new computer set-ups, software/hardware installation.Clients: GlaxoWellcome, IBM, PBM



Plain Paper Solutions, Inc.

• Computer Graphics Specialist

  • May 1996 - Apr 1997

  Pre-flighted/designed and printed marketing collateral and internal documents for clients. Assist in archiving of client files.Worked with a variety of Xerox DocuColor systems, Wide-format RasterGraphics Printer and Xerox DocuTech systems. Mounted printed graphics on foam core board and other presentation materials.Clients: GlaxoWellcome, IBM Pre-flighted/designed and printed marketing collateral and internal documents for clients. Assist in archiving of client files.Worked with a variety of Xerox DocuColor systems, Wide-format RasterGraphics Printer and Xerox DocuTech systems. Mounted printed graphics on foam core board and other presentation materials.Clients: GlaxoWellcome, IBM



Shamrock Productions, Inc.

• Prepress/Graphic Designer

  • Jan 1996 - May 1996

  Pre-flighted/designed artwork for use in screenprinting shirts and hats. Created color separations of artwork. Aligned and mounted separations on acetate to burn screens. Pre-flighted/designed artwork for use in screenprinting shirts and hats. Created color separations of artwork. Aligned and mounted separations on acetate to burn screens.