Senior Factory and Technical Manager with a progressive career with over twenty years experience working within commercial sheetfed and packaging print markets. Overseeing a workforce of over thirty running over multiple shifts in a high productivity UV packaging printing company using the latest in KBA and Komori printing presses, Bodoni Colour Management, Bobst Foil Blocker, Masterworks Block/Die Cut, Bobst Gluer/Folder, Highly driven and motivated individual with great attention to detail ensuring an exceptionally high quality of productivity is delivered. Working in different sectors of a complex business with full understanding the production process and raw materials from design to on time delivery. Including cost improvements, analysis and savings, increase productivity, extensive knowledge within ink technology, pre-press, printing related issues, press runnability, finishing, cutting, creasing, foil blocking and gluing. Managing key relationships and negotiations with customers and suppliers and working closely internally with production colleagues and externally with customers, brand owners and suppliers delivering results to meet demanding quality standards on time and on budget. Working as a Technical Specialist delivering KPI improvements, technical support and advice to the commercial sheetfed and UV packaging market in delivering effective solutions in everything from fount solution and blankets, to conventional, UV & LED inks, low migration food packaging and UV and water based coatings.