• Managed the prepress department: design and layout, supervised designers and work flows, problem solving under tight schedules• High production accuracy and strong sense in tracking down missing information; drastically increased production rate and prevented damages; in short time fortified the prepress department ­­— the major link between sales and the final product• Quick turnarounds include reviewing files, layouts, outputting plates, and creating dummies (color-matched proofs… Show more • Managed the prepress department: design and layout, supervised designers and work flows, problem solving under tight schedules• High production accuracy and strong sense in tracking down missing information; drastically increased production rate and prevented damages; in short time fortified the prepress department ­­— the major link between sales and the final product• Quick turnarounds include reviewing files, layouts, outputting plates, and creating dummies (color-matched proofs, folds and books, etc.)• Exceptional photo retouching, typesetting and PDF bug-fixing skills; capable of recreating print graphics from scratch or low quality scans, damaged photographs, and buggy PDF’s• Extensive fluency on CMYK/RGB and spot manipulations, monitor-print assimilation, trapping, overprint, solids and gradients• Proficient knowledge on natures and limits of different machines including digital and traditional press, die-cutters, large formats, etc• Extensive knowledge with different paper and envelop stocks• Strong perception of clients’ needs in order to create designs and printing solutions spanning variety of industries• Strong layout skills accommodating intricate finishes (e.g., coatings, diecuts, scores, folds, gluing, hole-punching, embossing, thermo, foil stamp, numbering, letter press, direct mail, saddle, perfect, Wire-O, and spiral binds, etc)• Lucid communications across departments on deadlines, clients’ anticipations, and intricate finishes• Proficient in variable data merge and digital press command work station• Regularly maintain CTP, processor, chemicals and supplies; strategic troubleshoot hardware and software issues Show less

• Sketched, measured and recorded measurements and details on site for drafting purposes• Drafted 2D floor plans, site plans, elevations, sections, street views, details, etc, using Vectorworks• Captured and edited photos into blueprints

• Developed all marketing initiatives to drive new business and maintain revenue• Created company catalog, brochures and website• Refined engineered drawings