Provided direct leadership to all production department managers, including Scheduling, Customer Service, PrePress, Press Room (Litho), Digital Press, Bindery, Receiving, Shipping, and Warehouse. Strong emphasis on developing department leaders, operational standards, and continuous improvement.• On-boarded the company’s newly acquired ERP system (AvantiSystems.com)• Reduced labor force by 15% while maintaining optimal support for existing sales volume• Elevated on-time deliveries to 98% (8 point gain over a 12 month period)• $100,000 annual reduction of error-induced reworks, resulting from improved processes andemployee development

[ Now Curtis1000 • www.curtis1000.com/products-services/commercial-print/ ]Served in various roles over a 10 year period, including PrePress Consultant, Sales, Customer Service Manager, Production Manager, Process Improvement Manager, Quality Control Manager• Designed and implemented a standardized workflow for Digital PrePress department and staff• Developed an array of production and metrics-tracking reports linked to the company’s ERP (www.efi.com/monarch)• Directly scheduled and managed day-to-day operation of multiple departments for optimal efficiency• Hired, trained, and mentored team members in numerous production and leadership roles• Integrated new value streams into existing production environments, in response to multiple business acquisitions

Provided leadership to GCC during a time of significant development, when annual sales grew from $3M to over $18M.• Directed day-to-day PrePress Operations - 24/5• Provided direction in the physical relocation of the organization, in response to growth in sales/production volume• Provided technical oversight in the acquisition and on-boarding of Electronic (Digital) PrePress Services• Established Preflight Services, aimed at reducing waste (lost time), resulting from errant file prep by customer