Managed the graphics department of five designers in primarily - digital large format printing and pad printingResponsible for communication between sales/graphics and graphics/ productionAssigned jobs and projects to appropriate designer Worked on converting monthly inventories to a consignment inventoryWorked on creating SOP's for Graphics, Production, & SalesCame up with concepts for POP displays

High volume glass container screen-printing. Oversee the pre-press area to ensure high quality screens maintain customer satisfaction.Responsible for prioritizing tasks, ensuring a positive and well organized working department, and creating a target deadline schedule.Customer contact on a daily basis, working on projects from conception to final production. Provided daily - weekly customer/project progress reports Monitored individual and team performances to ensure high quality Developed business from the European market and established it in the United StatesFluent in PC (Microsoft Office) and Macintosh (Illustrator CS, Photo Shop CS, Page Maker 6.5, Free Hand 8.0, and Quark Express 6.5) formats

Supervised a team of 5 to 8 graphic technicians - Assigned special projects, observed and assisted with direction. Performed yearly evaluations individually and as a group Worked to continue healthy client relationships, including entertaining visiting customers above and beyond normal business hoursBlue Print Reading - Through a series of formulas taken from the bottle dimensions I would figure the total live area that could be used in production.Color Separations (stripping) and incorporating manufacturing tolerances: breaking down each color on the art and separating it for each plate or screen to be produced.Color Matching: customizing colors per customer requests, using Pantone, Munsell, and Toyo systems. I am experienced in using U.V. curable inks and prefer to use only three-color combinations plus the base for my formulas.High volume plastic container screen-printing - oversaw the pre-press area to support three screen-printing facilities that produce hundreds of thousands of bottles each day.President of the Safety Committee - oversaw monthly safety audits and conduct safety team meetings - created ideas to ensure plant-wide safety - supervised maintenance of safety regulationsFluent in PC and Macintosh programs for over twelve years: Adobe CS3, Microsoft Publisher & Microsoft Office on both Mac & PC platforms - Illustrator CS, Photo Shop CS, Page Maker 6.5, Free Hand 8.0, and Quark Express 6.5