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United States

Freehold, New Jersey, United States

• Create elevation layout for graphic template positioning from blue prints.
• Reviewed design book and produced print ready files to meet clients intent.
• Oversaw proofing for PMS color matching and final print approval.
• Color corrected images to match design color shift on latex or UV printers.
• Managed and oversaw multiple projects to achieve timely delivery dates.
• Direct vendor manufacturing to architectural and code specifications.

New Jersey, United States

• Maintenance, repair and operation of shop equipment.
• Daily production of jobs from website orders or major projects.
• Processed files for print, gang and cut using Adobe Creative Suite.
• Achieved on time customer satisfaction, quality control and budget.
• Ordered inventory and controlled waste to reduce overall spending by 40%.
• Generated daily reports on usage, shipments and productivity.

New Jersey, United States

• Operated & maintained the following printers: EFI Vutek GS3250 LX Pro, EFI Vutek GS5500LXr Pro, EFI HS125 Pro, Océ Arizona 550XT, HP L28500, HP L25500, HP Z6200 and HP Z6100.
• Handled finishing and finalized all printed materials using: Zund G3 3XL-3200, Futoba XL 320, Colex Sharp Cut, Mimaki CG 130 FX, Summa S160T, Seal 62 Pro and AGL 64i laminator.
• Processed PDF for printing on Fiery proServer, Caldera and Onyx.
• Troubleshoot creative files for color, bleeds, trap or cut file.
• Organized prep and print areas for each shift.
• Utilized PSI for order completion and material usage tracking.

New Jersey, United States

• Daily production and creation of banners, inserts, decals and POP signage for Subway’s, Auntie Anne’s, Taco Del Mar, Rita’s Ice, Sam’s Club, Mama DeLuca’s, Pizza Equipment Company, Checkers and Twin Towers Trading.
• Assisted owners on future development and planning for business growth and strategies.
• Maintained, operated and supported Onyx, EnRoute5, Cyrious, Océ Arizona 350 XT, Mutoh 1604/1614/1624, HP FB750, Summa S160T, Seal 62, MultiCam 3000 and Vision 2550 router.
• Controlled inventory and cost savings thru production stages.
• Managed work force for production improvements and quality control.
• Maximized floor space and stock planning for equipment and future upgrades.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Maintained and troubleshoot network, servers and workstations for daily publication workload.
• Managed color and profiles for consistence output on digital proofers.
• Supported and assisted management on software upgrades and technologies.
• Installed remote servers and workstations for three locations.
• Website administrator including design, layout and marketing for web media group publications with e-commerce.

New Jersey, United States

• Maintained and supported all prepress equipment for daily production workload.
• Created files for clients according to supplied specifications and design concept.
• Organized, troubleshoot and setup client files for digital or press output.
• Designed templates for client future print needs.(Masthead, brochures, booklets and company branding)
• Produced or edited finalized PDF for output to Nexus work-flow RIP.
• Operated and maintained OCE, XEROX, CANON and other digital printing press.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Organized and managed client print projects thru production, scheduling and printing.
• Managed prepress department for daily jobs in preflight, filming, plating and proofing.
• Guided prep department for plates, color keys, match prints and overview press errors.
• Assisted owners to achieve workforce harmony between management and union representatives.
• Maintained and ordered prepress equipment and new software upgrades in prepress and prep department.
• Instructed and calculated trapping for Heidelberg press and imposition layouts for bindery.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Created and produced working dummies for approval.
• Responsible for scanning, color proofing, digital photo retouching and page building by using the latest desktop publishing software.
• Operated Xerox DocuColor 5252 Digital Color Press with Fiery Rip for proofs and small print run.
• Assisted manager in scheduling projects and verifying finalized marketing materials for approval.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Daily systems support for Modern Bride, Modern Connection, The New Yorker, Soap Opera Digest, Chicago, Teen Beat, Motor Trend and Super Teen magazines totaling 500 users in the metro New York area plus 25 off-site.
• Managed application support for QPS, Photoshop, Illustrator and any other DTP or financial programs users may use for production.
• Assembled new hardware and software row-outs for new publications.
• Troubleshoot network printers and peripherals for PCs and Macs.
• Maintained daily DLT servers for east coast publications.
• Documented and logged daily work orders for billing.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Constructed production templates for printing improvements that helped create a 50% volume increase in a three-year period by changing work-flow and creating gang print run for web press.
• Organized and scheduled pending work orders to graphic department and printing plant.
• Ordered and maintained prepress equipment and supplies for monthly budget approval.
• Trained new employees to use prepress equipment, work-flow and production policies.
• Assisted and prepared monthly meetings with owner for company improvements and budgeting.
• Prepared approved files for ripping, filming, stripping and gang run plates for press.