Brian P. Murphy Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

West Chester, Us

Making, checking and organizing plates for digital and flex presses.Seeming and rewinding various types of sleeves for custom packaging applications.

• Make flexographic/litho plates/Make Rotary Screens• Responsible for the critical evaluation of all plates/screens made andcompletes appropriate QA check lists• Responsible for maintaining Plate and Screen Tracking Logs• Verifies information on Plate Envelope is correct• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining platemaking room/screen room andequipment• Responsible for completing preventive maintenance in accordance to set scheduleand need• Coordinates plate priorities with Scheduling, Graphics Coordinator, or GraphicsSupervisor• Maintains PSA schedules to understand priorities and mark completion of jobsor flags

◆ Prepared files for Client presentations and prepress setups. Using the latest Creative Cloud software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Acrobat with Pitstop.◆ Printing Plate Preparation included: profiling and checking pdf work flows through Agfa Apogee prepress software. Creating impositions for Komori and Ryobi presses, as well as ABDick and Quick Master presses.◆ Worked with Smartstream Designer Software for creating imposition layouts for HP-indigo 10000 Digital press.◆ Prepared high quality color proofs on an Epson Stylus Pro 8000. Also running large format press ready backed up signatures on a Canon ImagPrograf printer.

◆ Prepared files for Client presentations and prepress as I did when I was first employed at Crest Graphics. (See below entries for details)

Crestview Hills, Ky, Us

• Prepared files for press and digital copiers. Software used included: QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustator, Indesign. Worked mostly in QuarkXPress to format insert printing for pharmaceutical products, including a variety of folded projects, miniature catalogs, instruction sheets.• Sent press ready artwork through Agfa Apogee Digital Workflow System for Print. Utilized PREPS Imposition Software for various layouts. Made and checked plates for Press.• Produced color proofs on an Epson 9800 and ran backed up proofs on a large format inkjet printer. • Operated a Konica Minolta C8000 Bizhub Press. Running everything from business cards to multi‐page personalized newsletters. • Checked printed jobs on Colortrac SmartLF Scan Large Format Scanner

◆ Prepared files for Client presentations and prepress setups on a iMac. Using the latest Creative Suites software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat. Occasionally working with Quark, Microsoft Word and Excell files.◆ Operated Client workstations: prepared high quality color proofs and large format press ready backed up signatures on Epson Stylus Pro 9880. ◆ Printing Plate Preparation including: profiling pdf/eps work flows through Rampage trapping software, press layouts in Dynastrip imposition program and ripping document signatures to Heidelberg Creo Computer plate imaging system. ◆ Responsible for the transfer, preparation of variable data and imposition of files going to Creo Workstation, running Xerox 700 Digital Color Press as well as Xerox WorkCentre 7300 Series.◆ Designed a promotional pocket folder that won a print excellence award at PIAKO (Printing Industries of Ohio, N. Kentucky)◆ Working with Color Logic® design software dedicated to a specialized metallic ink process that enhances selective, or complete areas of artwork. Also using PrintDevizor2 software to prepare quicktime movie monitor proofs that simulates this specialized metallic inc process before going to press.◆ Utilized Silverfast Application software for the scanning of photographs, documents, prints, as well as films for copydot applications on an Epson Expression 10000Xl.

◆ Operated Mac and Window systems to prepare files for press and digital copiers. Software used included: Photoshop, Illustator, Indesign, Acrobat, Quark, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Publisher. ◆ Responsible for all prepress operations using Presstek Dimension 400 Computer to plate system, as well as Fiery command workstation for imposition of files to Docucolor digital color copier. ◆ Prepared layouts for Business documents, flyers, brochures, posters, doorhangers, banners, etc. ◆ Other responsibilities included customer relations, email transactions for file transfer and proofing, as well as the outsourcing of files for labels, dies,embossing and gold stamping.◆ Occasionally designing layouts for brochures, newsletters, posters, etc. Other responsibilities include customer relations, working directly withpressmen to provide precise plates for various press sizes and formats, computer maintenance and final press proofing.

◆ Worked almost exclusively for Hasbro Corporation designing, preparing and creating full scale toy display dioramas and customized acrylic stands. ◆ Created rough black and white scaled perspective drawings relating to new or updated toy product lines. ◆ Prepared marker renderings and/or computer layouts for final display approval. ◆ Produced three dimensional environments built from various materials following the layout requirements. ◆ Utilized Macintosh computer graphics to prepare diorama backgrounds, logos, animated characters and other graphics that were sent out for large format printing and lamination. ◆ Provided new concept design layouts for GIJoe packages, POP displays and banners. ◆ Provided full scale graphics for display boards, posters and other in-house sign applications. ◆ Designed a company brochure and electronic Acrobat display file for the Global Learning Center, used as part of P&G’s intranet

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Graphic Design Major

Computer Graphics