Christopher Cyrus Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Responsibilities include digital production file creation, graphics editing and manipulation, custom design, and interpretation. Create digital graphic files according to design concepts as conveyed by customers. Check customer provided files for print-readiness and advise on file prep. Identify potential file issues and installation concerns, to assure ease of installation and make appropriate recommendations for panel layout and labeling, need for excess overage or bleed, seams in film panels, and other potential challenges to achieving the end-customer’s vision. Creation of digital mockups and layered art files to be passed on to File Technicians for final production. Communicate design concerns and issues to account managers, provide appealing alternative solutions to secure project for distribution. Communicate with File Technicians on special project needs, deadlines, and specifications. Assist Customer Service team in meeting or exceeding established lead times for mockup turnarounds. Manage digital assets, maintaining organized server files for production projects for ease of understanding by management and production team. Collaborate and advise design team on growth in design theme requests, ease of working with production files, and potential issues in requests for customization of design concepts – to promote sales, reduce overhead costs in design file prep, and avoid potential reprints due to file flaws. Ensure file prep and design work fits within the estimated design budget or communicate excesses to Account Managers.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Pre-press responsibilities included preparing files for the Digital Press, 5 color press and 2 color press. Ensuring all incoming digital art received from the design department met our print qualifications, which include proper PMS colors, resolution and all fonts and links for jobs were embedded in the art file, proper bleeds and spacing from all edges. Corrected art with minor errors. Once art was ready for print, the files were sent to press via production software which allowed for another review of the art before the production ready PDF and TIF files were sent to the digital press or plated for the 5 and 2 color press. Performed press checks on printed samples prior to printing. Design responsibilities included layout and design of cardboard virtual reality viewers. Based on customer needs I would design to specs, based on provided art or have creative freedom to design viewer from scratch. Working at Tap Packaging required me to work in a fast paced environment and consistently meet deadlines.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Responsibilities included ensuring all incoming digital art met our print qualifications, which include proper PMS colors, resolution and all fonts and links for jobs are present. Correct art with minor errors, in the event that there are major errors I contact the customer to inform them of the problems, if needed assist them in providing us with properly formatted files. Contact customers if orders have been received and are awaiting art. Assist Pre-press Department with any technical questions and offer solutions for production of problematic files. Called upon to do design work for customers as well as for the company, including business card layout, logo design, marketing material, proofs for pending orders. Part of the team spearheading the training of our local and corporate office Customer Support Staff. As one of the team leaders I organized the meetings, assisted with the creation of the testing material to evaluate the staff for each training session. Designed all presentations and teaching material for each session. Working at Identity Group required me to work in a fast paced environment, meet consumer needs and consistently meet deadlines.