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Whitsett, North Carolina

Responsible for on-boarding new business packaging projects for national personal care companies and seeing them through planning, implementation and validation. Work closely with clients to ensure packaging materials and production processes will meet their specifications and packaging will run properly on their lines. Responsible for qualifying new equipment and materials for use.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

During closure of Evansville facility was transferred to help oversee transition of jobs to the Charlotte facility. Given direct oversight of Structural Design, Production Planning, Estimating, and Prepress departments. Hired on new personnel to process influx of work from the old facility and oversaw all training. Developed new equipment plan to handle increased production volume. Restructured plant-wide process workflow to streamline production. Spearhead continuous improvement initiatives.

Evansville, Indiana Area

(Formerly Clondalkin and Keller Crescent) While retaining the role of Prepress Manager, began additional duties of production planning for printing and converting pharmaceutical cartons jobs from beginning carton design and artwork through prepress, printing, embossing, die-cutting, folding, gluing and shipping using the Radius system. Incorporated current Good Manufacturing Practices for PS9001:2011 and ISO:9001:2008 approved facility. Responsible for pressroom supervision, color approvals… Show more (Formerly Clondalkin and Keller Crescent) While retaining the role of Prepress Manager, began additional duties of production planning for printing and converting pharmaceutical cartons jobs from beginning carton design and artwork through prepress, printing, embossing, die-cutting, folding, gluing and shipping using the Radius system. Incorporated current Good Manufacturing Practices for PS9001:2011 and ISO:9001:2008 approved facility. Responsible for pressroom supervision, color approvals and press approvals. Show less

Evansville, Indiana

(Formerly Keller Crescent) Responsible for manning, equipment, software, supplies, production and all other issues regarding the Prepress department. Provided customer service and technical expertise to top international pharmaceutical companies. Oversaw implementation of covert security features for pharmaceutical anti-counterfeiting. Worked closely with pressroom management and personnel to create continuing improvements to production.

Evansville, Indiana Area

Oversaw daily production in department. Responsible for trouble-shooting technical issues and training other operators in use of all software and hardware. Oversaw implementation of Computer to Plate technology. Created digital workflows for streamlined pre-press processes. Assisted the Pre-press Manager in developing solutions for clients' increasingly complex printing needs. Worked with drum scanning, color correction, production, trapping and imposition of complex offset and die cut jobs… Show more Oversaw daily production in department. Responsible for trouble-shooting technical issues and training other operators in use of all software and hardware. Oversaw implementation of Computer to Plate technology. Created digital workflows for streamlined pre-press processes. Assisted the Pre-press Manager in developing solutions for clients' increasingly complex printing needs. Worked with drum scanning, color correction, production, trapping and imposition of complex offset and die cut jobs. Implemented digital full film imposition production for nested cartons and trained co-workers in its use. Streamlined digital trapping workflow to cut production times in half. Show less

Henderson, Ky

Oversaw design and production of commercial printing jobs from concept to press. Installed and managed ethernet network including PowerMacs, imagesetters, color printers and scanners.

Nashville, Tn

Managed digital prepress/typesetting department for the graphic house owned by the print shop formerly known as Copies Unlimited, now known as Midtown Printing. Responsible for care and upkeep of computers, imagers and network for Mac service bureau. Implemented expansion to process color scanning, design and film separation services.

Nashville, Tn

Illustration, design, typesetting, camera duties, and prepress using both digital and manual production techniques.

Nashville, Tn

Created computer generated slides on Slidetek and Management Graphics systems, as well as PC and Macintosh. Managed modem service, computers and film output devices.

Greater Nashville Area

Computer graphics, paste-up and stat camera duties.

Bowling Green, Ky

Managed sales staff, oversaw all ads, designed newspaper layout and aided in typesetting and pre-press production of paper.

Evansville, Indiana Area

Designed, wrote copy and assisted in production of print ads and radio and television spots.

Bowling Green, Ky

Managed sales staff, oversaw all ads, designed newspaper layout and aided in typesetting and pre-press production of paper.

Bowling Green, Ky

Responsible for sale, design, typesetting and paste-up of ads.

Evansville, Indiana Area

Designed, wrote copy and assisted in production of print ads and radio and television spots.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Advertising

Activities and Societies: College Heights Herald Newspaper, Advertising Club

Education record

Activities and Societies: Member of Student Council, National Honor Society, Thespian Society, German club, band and choir.