John Spaniol Email & Phone Number

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Engineer printing process for Flexo and Gravure printing. Processes include selection of anilox, gravure engraving and ink rotations.Quality Assurance responsibilities include proofreading and insuring the trapping of files meet printing specifications.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Huntley, Illinois

• Prepress Production Artist• Preflight client's files for fonts, links, and any printing issues that may cause delays in production.• Experience includes trapping files for flexo printing using Adobe Illustrator CC 2018, Adobe Photoshop CC 2018, ArtPro 12 and Esko Automation Engine. • Color correcting files for flexo printing.• Encourage Growth within the Department and Company's different organizations• Implemented new software and hardware to the art department making… Show more • Prepress Production Artist• Preflight client's files for fonts, links, and any printing issues that may cause delays in production.• Experience includes trapping files for flexo printing using Adobe Illustrator CC 2018, Adobe Photoshop CC 2018, ArtPro 12 and Esko Automation Engine. • Color correcting files for flexo printing.• Encourage Growth within the Department and Company's different organizations• Implemented new software and hardware to the art department making the department more competitive with the company's changing markets.• Trained operators with new software and hardware.• Extensive contact with clients and outside Prepress providers.• Team Leader in the research and implementation of the G7 Print Methodology.• Graphic Manager - Manage 4 Desktop Operators• Evaluate Employees Performances• Recommendation of purchasing new equipment for the Art Department. Equipment purchased: Esko Spark 4835 CDI Dupont CyrelFast Thermal Developer Guardian OLP Proofilier i1iO Table with Spectrophotometer Nexus Software: Esko Automation Engine DotSpy Show less

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

• Exceptionally well-trained in prepress techniques for the label and packaging industry. • Experience included trapping files for narrow and wide web flexo and offset printing using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.• Extensive contact with customers and outside printers. • Lead Presenter to Fort Dearborn's highest profile accounts regarding the work flow through the various departments at VirtualColor. This presentation introduced cost saving measures for the client.•… Show more • Exceptionally well-trained in prepress techniques for the label and packaging industry. • Experience included trapping files for narrow and wide web flexo and offset printing using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.• Extensive contact with customers and outside printers. • Lead Presenter to Fort Dearborn's highest profile accounts regarding the work flow through the various departments at VirtualColor. This presentation introduced cost saving measures for the client.• Hi-Colour (Hexachrome) professional responsible for the building and trapping of health and beauty, paint, and food files.• Proficient in Computer to Plate work flow using Creo Prinergy software.AWARDS: • Successfully introduced improvement ideas that resulted in lowering overhead costs. Participated in the VirtualColor Quality Council. This council helped reduced operating costs in all departments.• A member of the Prinergy Team, which were the 2003 Fort Dearborn Company National Improvement Champions that saved the Fort Dearborn Company one million dollars in production costs. Show less

Elk Grove Village, Il

• Managed 20 Desktop Operators• Implemented the standardization of digital work flows for Prep and Output and File Building. This included standardizing trapping procedures for food labels printed by the Fort Dearborn printing facilities.• Organizing consistencies in the File Building work flow which standardization resulted in reduction of errors from 9% to 3%. With the implementation of Prinergy, error rates continued to decrease to less than 2%.Responsible for scheduling and… Show more • Managed 20 Desktop Operators• Implemented the standardization of digital work flows for Prep and Output and File Building. This included standardizing trapping procedures for food labels printed by the Fort Dearborn printing facilities.• Organizing consistencies in the File Building work flow which standardization resulted in reduction of errors from 9% to 3%. With the implementation of Prinergy, error rates continued to decrease to less than 2%.Responsible for scheduling and balancing of workloads for the Desktop Department to insure on-time delivery. Show less

Elk Grove Village, Il

• Responsible for all prepress applications for the label packaging industry. Experienced in apply proper traps for paper labels, foil labels, and metal decorative printing.• Output of electronic files either to film or Computer to Plate.• Trained Desktop Operators in the Computer to Plate work flow. Training also included Quality Control electronic files using Agfa Preview Pilot software prior to output.• Recognized by Senior Management to be trained in Hi-Color (Hexachrome)… Show more • Responsible for all prepress applications for the label packaging industry. Experienced in apply proper traps for paper labels, foil labels, and metal decorative printing.• Output of electronic files either to film or Computer to Plate.• Trained Desktop Operators in the Computer to Plate work flow. Training also included Quality Control electronic files using Agfa Preview Pilot software prior to output.• Recognized by Senior Management to be trained in Hi-Color (Hexachrome) production. Show less

Streamwood, Illinois

B.S., Concentration In Visual Communications

Activities and Societies: Watterson Community Council President

A.A., Art