Daniel Hamilton Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Marylebone, Greater London, United Kingdom

• Budget Management• Team Management• Client account management• Quoting jobs• Print production• Team development• Supply chain logistics planning

Head of print for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), leading a team of printers and schedulers, managing ticket workflow and job production. Keeping in contact with vendors about new things to market such as new paper stocks etc, to be the first to market. Created a paper profile which I gave to Xerox to enable them to get black paper stocks running through 1000i press machines, to print gold or silver on black, created custom copper colour using 100% magenta with a shading of gold over the top to reflect branding. Identifying and sourcing machine needs to move business forward

Reproduction of catalogues, postcards etc detailing fine art pieces. Accurate colour and excellent image quality essential. Finishing of custom size documents and brochures. Also producing materials for New York and Hong Kong, as well as other international locations. Stock ordering, contract negotiation, SAP, design

Preparation of data prior to mailingChecking contents of mailingAssigning staff to complete job, organising more people if neededChecking final number prepared for mailing tallies with data figuresCompeting OBA Docket forms to send out mailingArranging overseas mailingMan management of staff, checking stock levelsInvoicing, quoting clients, relaying information on their jobs

Worked for DG3, running Print Rooms based at Cancer Research UK & Tubelines.My main duties included;Managing Printroom which involved maintaining supplies & stock levelStaff management, including holiday & overtime, appraisalsSourcing quotes, checking client artworkAdvising clients on best options for their requirementsMachine maintenance, service callouts if neededFinancial spreadsheets, quarterly reports & invoicingAdvising on possible machine upgrades to improve service levels, finding and installing new drivers to improve performance.Working with directors on SLA's and KPI'sGiving input to directors for tender processBuilding a successful relationship with the clientI worked for DG3 for over 4 years and gained valuable experience in various computer programmes, specifically Quark & Illustrator. Since the CRUK Design team was dissolved, I became the charities main designer, a task which was not actually in my remit as Print Room Manager, but one which I took on in order to help the charity & to provide the best possible service to them. In doing so, I was able to expand and improve the service we provided, and improve the quality of the work we were producing, whether it be by adding a finishing unit to the 5151 to produce saddle stitch documents, or by downloading new drivers to improve the efficiency of the Heidleberg machine to fully utilise it to it's full capacity. During this time I also increased my knowledge of litho print, looking at artwork and submitting for quotes and agreeing production timelines.

Duties included;Day to day running of site i.e inventory/ordering supplies, adminDaily customer contactRunning jobs: organising deliveries, scheduling jobsMaintaining machine quality through calibrationStaff meetings, scheduling holidays, calculating and signing off overtimeTraining of all staff on all machinesReason for leaving: Looking for a fresh challenge, better prospects

Main duties included. Managing print facilities for corporate and private clientsDaily customer contactCash handling/cashing up, balancing takingsSupervising production of jobs, ensuring smooth workflowInvoicing clientsSupervising co-workers' breaksPrinting and delivering jobsScheduling jobs to run

Main duties involved.Interviewing prospective clientsHandling phone callsSending clients to jobsCold callingGiving presentations to interested partiesReason for leaving

Main duties included. .Interviewing prospective clients/arranging interviewsSending clients to jobs/job searchesSigning people onReason for leaving; Machine Knowledge Docutech 6100 large volume black and whiteCannon 5151 and other modelsIRGP605Heidleberg Black and White pressHP5000/Xerox CalderaXerox 2060/6060Kip Black and White Large plan plotter and folderAlphaDoc binding systemLarge Format mounting and laminatingWire binding, comb binding, velo binding, coil binding, drilling etcAlso skilled at custom requests, i.e props for photo shoots at CRUK, or Oversize A1 colour flip charts.

G.C.S.E'S, English Literature; English Language, Science, Music, French, English Speaking And Listening, All A-C

Christ the King 6th Form College, Lewisham London. A levels: English Literature (C), Performing Arts (C)

2 A Levels