Brian Harned Email & Phone Number

Lewisville, Tx

Manage all aspects of graphics production, including in-house printing and external vendors.I provide: • Timely and accurate production of prototype graphics. • Consultation for proper material usage and effective print methods. • Artwork and specifications for external vendors, and also approve proofs and final output.I also: • Design or modify existing art per project parameters. • Estimate, plan and manage in-house production jobs. • Train and manage production personnel. • Suggest and evaluate purchase of equipment to enhance in-house graphic production. • Suggest and evaluate print vendors.

Carrollton, Tx

• Project intake, strategy, delegation, management, quality control, to result in a timely delivery and a high degree of customer satisfaction. Assume direct accountability for customer retention and bottom line success. • Develop and implement operational best practices, naming conventions, and file hierarchy for production environment. Conduct proactive monitoring and analysis to maintain a well-tuned environment supporting preproduction departmental, executive, and operational objectives. • Integrate new software and hardware to current workflow - determine file/job preparation and equipment operation procedures. • Calibrate and ensure accurate and consistent color fidelity between all color devices to improve efficient, predictable output. Prioritization of increased throughput, reduction of costs, minimizing waste, and stringent quality assurance on color-critical jobs. • Provide leadership, mentorship, training, and empowerment of preproduction staff as well as interdepartmental cross training. • Automate preflight and production workflow• Directly collaborate with production management team to plan odd/special projects. Interact with clients to plan projects, lend strategic thinking, or solve technical issues. • Variable data printing - prepare data, develop Javascript and templates to achieve client's desired results. • Related departmental responsibilities include: postal presort and certification using MailManager 2010, create imposition templates for digital and offset printing, print/fold/bind press mock-ups, plate generation via Avalon CTP for 40" presses, maintenance on AGFA Azura Plate Processor.

Hired as a key team member to start-up business document services division. Manage department responsible for preparation of all digital production jobs and color output. • Regional technical resource assisting sales and production departments from other company divisions. Accompanied national accounts team as tech lead on proposals for companies such as Microsoft and GTE. • Assisted in configuration and roll out of company's proprietary server systems to create an international document production network. • Started legal document division's large format trial graphics department by acquiring necessary equipment, developing workflow and file preparation procedures. • Performed I/T support role troubleshooting PC and network problems• Assisted on technical sales meetings with clients to determine solutions for clients' needs. • Organized and operated digital prepress department. • Worked all shifts in whatever capacity needed including bindery and project delivery. • Xerox DocuTech operator and digital color operator.

Managed Xerox DocuTech and Kodak Lionheart print network. • Network technician involved in installing network infrastructure • Lead in desktop publishing department responsible for page layout, file processing, job archival and print submission.Managed day-to-day operations of disk duplication department. Handled customer service, production, delivery and billing.Operated Xerox DocuTech in production environment. Scan and print high quality digital documents.