Will Graham
Manager at Picasso Pawn- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
Topline Score
Bio
Richard Dobbs Jr.
I worked with Will Graham at the Godfrey Group for 5 years. Will was an excellent manager and graphic artist. The most professional team leader I've ever worked with. When everything blew up in the art department, which was quite frequent,....equipment failures, work overloads, hectic phone calls, internal or external, difficult artwork scenarios......Will was there everyday in a jiffy to save the day. Will can handle extreme pressure with ease. Will also is an extremely talented artist. Will also knows large scale printing machines inside and out....Mimaki, Roland, HP, Teleios etc... On numerous occasions Will saved the the Godfrey Group thousands of dollars by fixing broke machines himself rather than hiring expensive repairmen. Will also is very personable, very funny, and a great friend. Will always treats his fellow employees with respect. He knows how to manage a department well without micro-managing his subordinates. Will would be an awesome asset to any company.
Page Ballenger
I am glad to have worked with Will Graham in several capacities at The Godfrey Group over the course of my nearly seven years there. As the manager of the busiest and most deadline-driven department there, Will worked well under constant deadline pressure, coordinating staff, materials and other resources to meet client needs while protecting the interests and margins of the company. Will implemented numerous process improvements to better manage the production schedule and make the organization more efficient. He took on the responsibility of bringing online several new technologies and processes, such as dye sub fabric printing, that directly and positively impacted the company's bottom line. Will also managed the move of his department's equipment and systems to the new corporate headquarters in 2006 while still maintaining an aggressive print production schedule.
Richard Dobbs Jr.
I worked with Will Graham at the Godfrey Group for 5 years. Will was an excellent manager and graphic artist. The most professional team leader I've ever worked with. When everything blew up in the art department, which was quite frequent,....equipment failures, work overloads, hectic phone calls, internal or external, difficult artwork scenarios......Will was there everyday in a jiffy to save the day. Will can handle extreme pressure with ease. Will also is an extremely talented artist. Will also knows large scale printing machines inside and out....Mimaki, Roland, HP, Teleios etc... On numerous occasions Will saved the the Godfrey Group thousands of dollars by fixing broke machines himself rather than hiring expensive repairmen. Will also is very personable, very funny, and a great friend. Will always treats his fellow employees with respect. He knows how to manage a department well without micro-managing his subordinates. Will would be an awesome asset to any company.
Page Ballenger
I am glad to have worked with Will Graham in several capacities at The Godfrey Group over the course of my nearly seven years there. As the manager of the busiest and most deadline-driven department there, Will worked well under constant deadline pressure, coordinating staff, materials and other resources to meet client needs while protecting the interests and margins of the company. Will implemented numerous process improvements to better manage the production schedule and make the organization more efficient. He took on the responsibility of bringing online several new technologies and processes, such as dye sub fabric printing, that directly and positively impacted the company's bottom line. Will also managed the move of his department's equipment and systems to the new corporate headquarters in 2006 while still maintaining an aggressive print production schedule.
Richard Dobbs Jr.
I worked with Will Graham at the Godfrey Group for 5 years. Will was an excellent manager and graphic artist. The most professional team leader I've ever worked with. When everything blew up in the art department, which was quite frequent,....equipment failures, work overloads, hectic phone calls, internal or external, difficult artwork scenarios......Will was there everyday in a jiffy to save the day. Will can handle extreme pressure with ease. Will also is an extremely talented artist. Will also knows large scale printing machines inside and out....Mimaki, Roland, HP, Teleios etc... On numerous occasions Will saved the the Godfrey Group thousands of dollars by fixing broke machines himself rather than hiring expensive repairmen. Will also is very personable, very funny, and a great friend. Will always treats his fellow employees with respect. He knows how to manage a department well without micro-managing his subordinates. Will would be an awesome asset to any company.
Page Ballenger
I am glad to have worked with Will Graham in several capacities at The Godfrey Group over the course of my nearly seven years there. As the manager of the busiest and most deadline-driven department there, Will worked well under constant deadline pressure, coordinating staff, materials and other resources to meet client needs while protecting the interests and margins of the company. Will implemented numerous process improvements to better manage the production schedule and make the organization more efficient. He took on the responsibility of bringing online several new technologies and processes, such as dye sub fabric printing, that directly and positively impacted the company's bottom line. Will also managed the move of his department's equipment and systems to the new corporate headquarters in 2006 while still maintaining an aggressive print production schedule.
Richard Dobbs Jr.
I worked with Will Graham at the Godfrey Group for 5 years. Will was an excellent manager and graphic artist. The most professional team leader I've ever worked with. When everything blew up in the art department, which was quite frequent,....equipment failures, work overloads, hectic phone calls, internal or external, difficult artwork scenarios......Will was there everyday in a jiffy to save the day. Will can handle extreme pressure with ease. Will also is an extremely talented artist. Will also knows large scale printing machines inside and out....Mimaki, Roland, HP, Teleios etc... On numerous occasions Will saved the the Godfrey Group thousands of dollars by fixing broke machines himself rather than hiring expensive repairmen. Will also is very personable, very funny, and a great friend. Will always treats his fellow employees with respect. He knows how to manage a department well without micro-managing his subordinates. Will would be an awesome asset to any company.
Page Ballenger
I am glad to have worked with Will Graham in several capacities at The Godfrey Group over the course of my nearly seven years there. As the manager of the busiest and most deadline-driven department there, Will worked well under constant deadline pressure, coordinating staff, materials and other resources to meet client needs while protecting the interests and margins of the company. Will implemented numerous process improvements to better manage the production schedule and make the organization more efficient. He took on the responsibility of bringing online several new technologies and processes, such as dye sub fabric printing, that directly and positively impacted the company's bottom line. Will also managed the move of his department's equipment and systems to the new corporate headquarters in 2006 while still maintaining an aggressive print production schedule.
Experience
-
Picasso Pawn
-
United States
-
Retail
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Manager
-
2009 - Present
-
-
-
The Godfrey Group
-
United States
-
Advertising Services
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Graphics Dept. Manger
-
1999 - 2009
• Responsible for day-to-day operation of multi-million dollar graphics department with six graphic artists. • Average dept. workload of 200-300 graphic projects per month with long and rush turnarounds. • Coordination with Clients, Project Managers, Engineers and Construction Foremen through all phases of projects. • Supervise and quality control composition and printing of large format graphics for tradeshow structures, POP applications, outdoor banners, museum exhibits, etc. • Distribution of workload, overall work-flow structure for department and assuring projects are completed on time and within budget. • Handle overflow of design and layout projects during busy seasons. • Designer for special projects or difficult customer service situations. • Trouble shooting problem files. • Maintain and troubleshoot HP, Mimaki and Roland large-format printers including repair, calibration and creation of ICC profiles. • Ordering and inventory of all department consumables. • Vendor relations. • Research and development of new processes, services and materials. • Creation and maintenance of graphic project archive system. Show less
-
-
-
Image Associates Inc.
-
United States
-
Staffing and Recruiting
-
Graphic Artist
-
1996 - 1998
• Worked with three other designers doing large-format printing and creation of graphics for local clients including NIEHS and Glaxo-Wellcome. • Worked frequently with scientists in converting their data into a more coherent and appealing visual format. • On-call designer for on-site work at Glaxo Wellcome and GE campuses. • Graphic support for large award ceremony’s and conventions throughout the country for clients such as Glaxo Wellcome and GE National Mortgage. • Darkroom processing of 35mm slide film from film recorders. Show less
-
-
-
Spectrum Multimedia
-
Ghana
-
Graphic Design
-
Production Artist
-
1995 - 1996
• Provided graphic support to pharmaceutical companies in the process of getting new drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration. • Standard bureau services such as logo creation, layout, photo retouching and digital output. • Provided graphic support to pharmaceutical companies in the process of getting new drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration. • Standard bureau services such as logo creation, layout, photo retouching and digital output.
-
-
Education
-
Self Educated
No Degree, Graphic Design and Marketing
Community
