John Block Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

8600 Wyoming Ave N, Brooklyn Park Mn 55445

- Used software knowledge and design experience in the production of consumer packaging and Point of Purchase displays for high-profile customers. Clients included Duracell, Pepsi, 3M, Target, Walgreens, Jack Links, and many others.- Used Esko Automation Engine to send digital files to Kongsberg XL Digital press and Heidelberg 6-color sheet-fed press.- Created imposition layouts using Plato.- Identified and corrected problems with customer-supplied artwork using Adobe Creative Suite.- Uploaded digital proofs using WebCenter for customer approval.- Output ORIS proofs and mylar proofs on Canon Prograf Pro-6000 printer.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

- Used Prinergy workflow to output plates on a Kodak Magnus 800 platesetter for three sheet-fed presses.- Created imposition layouts using Preps.- Used Adobe Creative Suite to output Prinergy-ready PDFs and troubleshoot files.- Created digital proofs on Insite for approval by customers.- Used Enfocus Pitstop to correct PDFs to prevent problems on press.- Worked with in-house clients to produce mockup proofs including saddle-stitched books on laser printer.- Worked with press operators to adjust layouts for optimal results (take-off bars, gripper space, etc.).

Brooklyn Park, Mn

- Used Creo Scitex workflow to output plates on a Kodak Magnus 800 platesetter.- Used Adobe Creative Suite to output and troubleshoot files.- Imposed layouts using Creo software.- Output large-format duplexed proofs on Agfa Sherpamatic.- Output Ryobi proofs for one-color jobs.- Preflighted files provided by customers.- Cleaned and maintained the Agfa, the Ryobi and the Fuji processor.

Bloomington, Mn

- Used Scitex/Brisque workflow to output plates and proofs.- Preflighted files using Flightcheck software.- Also used skills listed below.

Eagan, Mn

- Trained in PCC Pageflow.- Created PEARLrip digital matchprints.- Also used skills listed below.

Saint Paul, Mn

- Oversaw traffic of jobs in production.- Maintained inventory.- Supervised prepress employees in scanning, creating proofs and outputting plates.

Saint Paul, Mn

- Desktop publishing using the following software packages in an IBM and Macintosh operating environment: QuarkXPress, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop.- Customer service.- Scanning.- Created 3M Matchprint proofs.- Created Dylux proofs.- Performed cleaning and maintenance on equipment.

Saint Paul, Mn

- Designed financial statements, checks and invoices.