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Addison, Illinois, United States

Partner with sales and customer service team for national fabrication and thermoforming company (formerly Transparent Container Corp) providing estimates for plain and printed cartons. Work with art and design files utilizing Artios to generate CAD layouts for die production and press layouts while coordinating digital prototypes.• Demonstrated expertise and understanding in printing plastic materials while contributing to testing and performance of PCR and RPET. • Located new suppliers to resolve supply chain issues for ordering materials, improving delivery times and reducing costs.• Collaborated with the Quality and Safety Manager performing audits to ensure ISO compliance was maintained in preparation for annual meetings.• Partnered with IT and the author of estimating program on enhancing the usage of the estimating system. • Worked with marketing department in creating samples and writing detailed manufacturing descriptions.

Broadview, Illinois, United States

Selected to estimate costs interfacing with sales and customer bidding process. Handled research, development and investigated alternatives to offer recommendations and produce. Partnered with sub-contractors, defined equipment requirements through reverse engineering, and leading a production team. Mapped out and produced comprehensive instructions for project development through collaboration with multidisciplinary manufacturing team. o Compiled specifications and limitations for all printing press and finishing equipment for CAD department employees, Estimators and CSR's, ensuring projects were completed properly.o Remained consistent with estimating department procedures and position duties to supply sales with alternative customer pricing, through printing processes, and provided different options utilizing alternative papers and supplied paper dummies. o Managed department work load, helping out all estimators and CSR's, producing metric layouts, and estimates, ensuring everything remained on-time with the order entry and estimating requests.o Upheld paper swatch books by ensuring the library was up-to-date with the help of Paper Reps to ensure adequate selections/inventory.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Appointed to develop photography business in multi-state territory, involving greater Chicagoland area for directories’ market. Utilized expertise in digital photography, computer photo management software programs, creative studio lighting techniques, through camera and lighting equipment operations to build rapport and develop naturally created posing scenarios. Created photography for organizations, groups, and clubs involving sweeps for portraiture and urban style photography. Performed weekly studio equipment set ups, organized images shot daily on laptop into DVD’s with the orders, per the organization’s instructions.o Top team sales generator in the US through creative photography, and received multiple customer service awards. o Maintained long run photography business managed through contract sales—Chicago corporate accounts, conventions, events market, and the pet grooming industry specializing in studio, public events, and environmental portraiture, managing 650 events in my lifetime.

Tinley Park, Illinois, United States

Retained after a merger to work out of the Chicago office. Toggled duties between Alpha Beta Press Tinley Park was both a litho sheet fed and digital printing printer and Award Chicago was both small digital and large scale digital printer. Significant contributor in bringing both the Tinley office with three estimators together with the Chicago office, while working concurrently with several sales associates and many CSR’s in the Chicago office that knew little about litho and needed to be educated and trained. Instrumental in deploying a new structure which required relocating to Tinley location to help office handle massive influx of demands from Chicago group, involving more complex projects. o Trained CSR’s and Sales Representatives by teaching industry best practices.

Cicero, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Carbondale/Springfield Illinois

Comprehensive Internship In Biomedical Communications, Medical And Forensic Photography

Clinical, Surgical, Endoscopic, Macrophotography, and Photomicrography

Photographic Production Technology Degree

Photographic Laboratory Facilities Management, Processing, Automation, and Chemistry