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Frederick, Md, Us

Gettysburg, Pa, Us

The PM works tightly with the sales and graphics department to analyze and parse projects to create price estimates for the clients' review.A deep knowledge of sign design and manufacturing is required to breakdown projects to component pieces and assign a time and material costs and to propose the best value for the client and the company.Graphcom has a mature price estimating system and we're able to provide very competitive pricing for products made and installed in-house and on-time that wow the customer every single time.

• Designed sign proofs and technical drawings for production of sign products.• Reviewed Work Order Instructions and parsed information to materialize customer concepts.• Created technical drawings with materials and construction specifications for manufacturing.• Documented modifications and additions to drawings for future use.• Maintained Software and Hardware on legacy systems• Created an online marketing plan that involves improvements in the areas of: o Online content creation revolving around SEO o Updating of Website Content using WordPress o Creation of a content-posting schedule for social media o Customer outreach once projects are finished to procure positive reviews o Lead creation and tracking

Frederick, Maryland, Us

• Designed and implemented a sign shop system for a new business.• Designed and implemented Quality Control checklists to check outputs from one department as inputs to the next one.• Co-wrote an operations manual to include all the processes in a sign shop business cycle including the Lead processing, Design dept., Production dept. and Installations Dept.• Designed and implemented a project management board in Trello

Rockville, Maryland, Us

• Collaborated with the Sales and Graphics department to issue Estimates and to design products that were cost effective, durable and efficient to make/install.• Procured materials, participated in production and scheduled installations.

Billund, South Denmark, Dk

In charge of overseeing production processes mainly in the interior signage realm.Responsibilities include:- Parsing and making work order copies for the various departments such as routing, lasering, painting, digital print and vinyl application departments.- Receiving and accounting for components made in the metal fabrication shop or outsourced to vendors.- Components and products were inspected to check quality and to verify specifications including but not limited to dimensions, material type, finish, color, etc.- Read and understand work order and proof details. Review and proceed or flag any conflict or potential problems.- Produce a requisition list of materials and supplies as needed but before the lack or supplies become an emergency.- Installation of sign products in-house as needed before completed products go out the door such as pin mounted dimensional letters to monument signs, large format graphics to substrates, acrylic sign faces to light boxes, etc.- Prep of 28x48 and 30x96 paint trays with sign components for wet spray painting. Each batch needs to be prepared, protective masks removed, edges sanded, washed and information clearly written on each tray.- Assembly and QC of interior ADA signs. Processes involved include: application of 3M 467 full coverage tape, registration and assembly of tracking components, raised tactile character application, braille bead inserting and double sided tape for final mounting to various surfaces.- QC and wrapping of work order packages for shipping or installation.Besides being a production supervisor my skill set has been utilized in the following departments:- CNC/Laser Department. Routing mostly acrylic and photopolymer materials. Drilling holes for braille. Lasering dimensional letters and components for signs.- Graphic Design Department. Making proofs in CorelDraw.- Installations Department. I was sometimes scheduled to go out on installation of interior signage and window film graphics.

• In charge of overseeing all processes and collaborated with all departments with the purpose of maximizing operations and productivity.• Implemented a new file system to unify a previously fragmented system in which each department had their own ad hoc ways of saving files.• Implemented a cloud solution for administrative paperwork (Google apps for business)• Implemented an instant messaging system to improve interdepartmental communications• Upgraded substantial parts of the network, mainly cabling and underperforming NICs• Implemented a Synology NAS to store files in a central location and to provide speed, disk redundancy, remote access and to facilitate remote backups.• Created a taxonomy of products to improve the user experience on the website but was also used across all business systems including accounting, project management and marketing.• Design and Developed the company showcase website from scratch using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL.• Managed the company’s AdWords account.

• Managed a crew of 4 construction workers• Issued contract estimates in collaboration with the owner, after surveying sites from potential customers• In charge of planning, purchasing and scheduling of most construction work• Contributed to a project as a tile mechanic as needed

West Palm Beach, Fl, Us

• Executed a job from beginning to end. The process included calling the customer, estimating, graphic design, manufacturing and installation of small to medium size sign products.

Software Engineer, Information Technology

High School, Accounting