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Oak Brook, Il

• Continuously represents and promotes the OEC image at the consumer products company (CPC) client and proactively provides solutions. • Develops and manages vendor and printer relationships. Seeks opportunities to identify sales between OEC, the customer and the customer's customer (vendor). • Identified potential prepress problems and offered timely solutions, bringing added value to the business.• Helps to proactively identify and resolve customer’s needs; recommend solutions within established guidelines, or escalates customer’s needs to management as appropriate. • Managed and provided assistance in maintaining all aspects of the account and built relationships with the client to encourage new and repeat business opportunities. • Managed projects for Private label brands such as Trader Joes, Target, Walmart and Meijer.• Managed three flexo plate technicians as well as trouble shoot and resolve equipment problems.

Hanover Park, Il

• Managed color on gravure press checks with clients from Nestle, Bumble Bee, Patagonia, Campbells and Tyson. • Utilized an X-rite densitometer along with X-rite software to manage and improve color on press. • Worked with marketing to help design packaging for the sales team to be utilized as a way to promote the Ampac brand. • Assisted clients in pre-production meetings to plan the most cost efficient and effective way to print packaging artwork.• Adheres to all pertinent quality standards, checks, and procedures of both Ampac and the client; works to enhance quality assurance programs as necessary.• Pre-processed all new artwork and rebuilt client’s designs if necessary while working closely with prepress technicians and engineers to insure designs were processed correctly.

Dixon, Il

Contributed to the development of the department and the training of employees andcustomers Developed desktop training and production procedures Created and imposedprojects for high quality fragrance ads and pro cards Specialized in photo retouching,image manipulation, color correction, and document problem solving Communicated withcustomers and sales staff on job concerns and color issues Performed complex Photoshopassembly for

Trained in Vancouver on Kodak, Prinergy 4.0. Utilized Prinergy for the past three years Involved with the organization and planning of projects from preflight to final plateoutput Responsible for color markup, analyzing color and image manipulation Utilizeddesktop software including Preps, Pitstop, Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat. Trained prepress production technicians and created photoshop procedures Managed colorprint profiles on Epson 9800 and Kodak Approval proofing devices Responsible for solvingwork flow issues and management of print projects Analyzed and prioritized print projectsfor sales staff, including variable data projects Maintained constant communication withcustomers and managed projects during press checks Maintained color management on high-end output devices utilizing ICC profiles Balanced colors and performed complex Photoshopassembley for Sears, Spiegal, Home Depot and The Chicago Bears

Responsible for communication between the Macintosh and Unix workstations Utilized theKodak Approval Proofing system and Scitex trapping software Communicated with sales staffon technical aspects of jobs and scheduling Hand picked all desktop hardware and softwarefor production work as well as trained workers and clients on desktop production Managed and maintained the desktop publishing department Responsible for complex colorcorrection and assembly for Victoria’s Secret, Chicago Tribune, Eddie Bauer and MarshallFields

Responsible for the development of the department and the training of employees andcustomers Developed desktop training and production procedures Created and output offsetfilm as well as gravure data for high-quality, high-volume printing Specialized incomplex photo retouching, image manipulation, color correction, and document problemsolving Communicated with customers and sales staff on job concerns and layout proceduresProduced quality work for Sears, Lands End, Parade Magazine, Food & Wine magazine andTravel & Leisure magazine

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial

Web Design/Maintenance

This time enrolled in a Web Design/Maintenance program at Harper

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