Print Operations Manager

• Jun 2023 - Present

Prepress Manager

• Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

Owner and operator

• Apr 2006 - Aug 2021

Graphic Design, Photography, Magazine layout, logos, and websites. At Elite Imaging we strive to market your company to the fullest potential! Graphic Design, Photography, Magazine layout, logos, and websites. At Elite Imaging we strive to market your company to the fullest potential!

Prepress Specialist

• Aug 2018 - Apr 2020

Preflighting customer artwork for production. Creating digital and physical proofs for client and product manager approval. Artwork separation to meet the specifications for equipment in the facility. File transfer throughout the companies other locations. Plate production. Preflighting customer artwork for production. Creating digital and physical proofs for client and product manager approval. Artwork separation to meet the specifications for equipment in the facility. File transfer throughout the companies other locations. Plate production.

Prepress Supervisor

• Jan 2014 - Aug 2018

Digital Designer

• Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

Mobile App Development and design. Creating buttons, hyperlinks, scrolling windows, and slideshows using Adobe software. Compiling folios for file upload to web-based mobile device conversion software. Quality control check on mobile device.

Prepress Operator

• Apr 2005 - Jan 2013

Accessing client files via ftp, cd/dvd, or email link. Administering a full preflight check on files(correct size, bleed, page count, overprint issues, and layout). Uploading files to the ripping system and doing an additional quality control check. Archiving client files. Creating ftp folders for clients on the local ftp server.

Print Designer

• Jan 2005 - Jun 2007

Built client publications using supplied and company acquired artwork and fonts. Advertisement construction and logo design via client instructions. Creating files to required specs in print ready format.

Plate-maker

• Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

Administering last quality control check before plating jobs for press. Refilling cassettes with plates for allotted presses(GOSS M2000, Hantcho, and Komori). Doing monthly maintenance on plate shooters.

Account Executive Manager

• Aug 2003 - Jan 2004

Customer service, cold-calls and person to person sales, scheduling meetings and press runs, estimating, billing, prepress editing, proof-reading, and collecting from customers. Customer service, cold-calls and person to person sales, scheduling meetings and press runs, estimating, billing, prepress editing, proof-reading, and collecting from customers.

Store Manager / Store Opener

• Dec 2001 - Jul 2003

Recruiting a 55 associate staff, including 2 assistant managers. Merchandising, inventory control, logistics, holding weekly recruitment meetings, hiring, scheduling, training, motivating, mentoring, customer service, loss prevention, prepping store for opening and closing, cash management, deposits, key holder, upholding high quality work standard, implementing company culture. Recruiting a 55 associate staff, including 2 assistant managers. Merchandising, inventory control, logistics, holding weekly recruitment meetings, hiring, scheduling, training, motivating, mentoring, customer service, loss prevention, prepping store for opening and closing, cash management, deposits, key holder, upholding high quality work standard, implementing company culture.

Manager in training / Assistant Manager

• Apr 2000 - Dec 2001

Recruiting, merchandising, inventory control, logistics, scheduling, training, motivating, customer service, loss prevention, prepping store for opening and closing, cash management, deposits, key holder, upholding high quality work standard, representing company brand. Recruiting, merchandising, inventory control, logistics, scheduling, training, motivating, customer service, loss prevention, prepping store for opening and closing, cash management, deposits, key holder, upholding high quality work standard, representing company brand.