Experience

Veritas Document Solutions - An RRD Company

• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Variable Data Prepress Operations

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States Utilizing Xmpie to implement variable data within print documents. Create or edit content objects using complex strategies to obtain desired results. Graphic design and layout production of various marketing and internal pieces



Carlson Print Design

• Owner

  • May 2008 - Present

  Arlington Heights, Illinois • Provide print media services through design, production and preflight of customer files. • Client Consultation, including layout design, formatting of text and software tutorials. • Generated additional service offerings to clients through print brokerage.



Research Solutions

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress | Production Artist | Graphic Design

  • Apr 2004 - May 2013

  Management of prepress and production operations from intake of customer files and/or design through to completion. Computer to plate (CTP) or traditional stripping and plating , which includes the initial customer contact, preflight of files and preparing them for proofing and production. Assisted customers with graphic design, production art and typesetting. Organize and Archive customer files. Prepare files for electronic distribution, CTP or digital press. Operation of CTP and Fiery driven… Show more Management of prepress and production operations from intake of customer files and/or design through to completion. Computer to plate (CTP) or traditional stripping and plating , which includes the initial customer contact, preflight of files and preparing them for proofing and production. Assisted customers with graphic design, production art and typesetting. Organize and Archive customer files. Prepare files for electronic distribution, CTP or digital press. Operation of CTP and Fiery driven Konica digital press. Conducted all press approvals. Show less



International Label and Printing Company, Inc.

• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Prepress | Graphic Design

  • Jun 2002 - Apr 2004

  Electronic pre-press operations, the intake of customer files and/or design. Preflight, resolve problems and prepare files for film output. Plating for offset and flexographic press. Operation of Ryobi single color press.



Behm Printing, Inc.

• Prepress | Production

  • Jul 1991 - Feb 2002

  In charge of all pre-press operations. Intake of customer files, pre-flight and film output. Stripping, proofing and plating. Responsible for all bindery duties including cutting, folding, collating/stitching and shipping preparation. Assistant on 4 color 40” Heidelberg press.