Michael Waszkowski Pmp Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

• Conduct pre project meetings with account managers, clients, and administration.• Understand the client expectations and inform design and production about the project details and requirements.• Assist the production team with defining scope, assigning resources and timelines and overseeing changes. • Manage quality control for all projects reviewing print and plans against project guidelines and client standards before and after each departments involvement and upon the projects completion. • Communicate with clients to obtain approvals at all necessary production points, reviewing details and questioning unforeseen issues.• Work with clients on install instructions and support on-site installations.

Lincolnwood, Illinois

• Coordinated graphic department employees to ensure on time completion of projects. • Effective interfacing with suppliers, distributors and clients maintaining the highest customer satisfaction. • Established in house dye sub printing department; running and maintaining two large format printers and a heat press. • Managed department inventory and maximized resources to ensure project remained profitable and within budget. • Conducted initial employee interviews and developed a new employee training program. • Assisted in company growth, of over $3.5 million in revenue, and facility expansion, of over 40,000 square feet. • Designed and implemented print check, art submission and reprint request programs that improved efficiency and communication between various departments and clients. • Interpreted shop drawings to determine necessary dimensions for product application. • Produced print files and layouts of fabric graphics for application to 3D structures and many systems including AGAM and Octanorm. • Managed quality control including accurate color matching utilizing the Pantone Matching System. • Produced fabric details that described and instructed fabric cover finishing and application for the sewing department. • Participated in daily production meetings that determined project details and deadlines.

• Created innovative copy for online media placements, email marketing campaigns, print pieces, and telemarketing scripts. • Built and maintained Black Tie Formalwear’s brand through design excellence and visual consistency. • Worked with the company President and Manager of Marketing to conceptualize marketing focused campaigns. • Worked on multiple concurrent projects, ensuring that projects are achieved on time while maintaining the highest standards of quality and creativity. • Designed and implemented advertising ads, postcards, brochures, newsletters, and promotional mailings. • Maintained lead database of over 300,000 leads. • Coordinated employee efforts, and communicated with mail and print houses on marketing campaigns. • Ensure excellence in customer service and resolve all problems at the store level. • Trained and supervised full and part time personnel. • Handle sales tracking and reporting, inventory control, and employee payroll. • Formulate daily and weekly sales and activities reports.

• Coordinated efforts between printing, sewing, and set-up departments to ensure proper finishing and placement of graphic elements within an exhibit. • Scheduled and lead put to work meetings with project managers and finishing so that all custom applications are understood and prepared correctly. • Managed several orders at a time maintaining proof ship dates, approvals, set up dates, shipping dates and modes. • Preflight and prepared client-supplied files, including resizing, formatting, enhancing and digital retouching for large format vinyl, inkjet, dyesub and direct to substrate printing. • Adjusted color values within files for CMYK output to match PMS colors on fabric, vinyl, inkjet and direct to substrate materials. • Organized and maintained hard copy proof archives in storage and file archives within the graphic server. • Inspected outgoing products and exhibits for quality and consistency concerning color, quantity, placement, and overall company excellence.

• Performed layout, and production functions using the Adobe Creative Suite on both the Mac and PC operating systems. • Preflighted all graphics, including resizing, formatting, enhancing and digital retouching. • Operated and maintained all Graphics Department printing equipment, including, large format (HP 5500), Inkjet and desktop printers, kept stock of ink and paper, placed orders as needed. • Worked on multiple projects, seeing all work orders from start to finish, meeting tight deadlines, under the guidance of Graphic Supervisors, Project, and Account Managers. • Printed all final panels, setting, matching, and correcting color. • Worked in the production area of the department when needed, to help facilitate the finishing of graphic signage, such as vinyl production, mounting and trimming of digital prints.