Will Kneisel Email & Phone Number

Wilmington Delaware

Responsible for managing production for all out of scope projects on all lines of business as well as national sponsorship efforts and specific Merrill Lynch projects from the Bank's regional headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.

During my tenure as head of production at Dorland Global Healthcare my responsibilities included:— Competitive bidding and purchasing of assorted printed communications including: collateral materials of all genres (brochures, slim jims, pocket folders, clinical monographs, etc.), trade show displays, mailings, sales aids and kits, publication advertisements, ad inserts and premiums from a myriad of suppliers, located locally, nationally, and worldwide. Clients included Wyeth, Baxter, Roche, Novartis, Proctor & Gamble, and Johnson & Johnson.— Project management of all outsourced production material.— Education of designers, production staff, and account personnel in the preparation of material for printing in the digital domain.— Management of the Studio, Traffic, and Production departments.

As head of production for this business-to-business marketing agency, located in Philadelphia since 1928 and servicing such accounts as Rohm and Haas, Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Tyco Corporation, Mack Truck Corporation, and Mitsubishi Truck, my responsibilities included:— Procuring competitive print bids, producing print estimates, and purchasing print services and materials.— Critiquing proofs and viewing print jobs on press.— Validating invoices.— Evaluating and selecting suppliers/vendors. — Interfacing with clients, art directors, and vendors. — Managing a department composed of traffic managers, proofreaders, production buyers, Mac retouching artists, desk-top production specialists, and archivists.— Researching and specifying purchases of all Mac-related equipment.My department was also responsible for the production of all new business presentations, file archiving, and maintenance/upgrades on the Mac computer platform throughout the agency. I was an integral member of the technical team involved in the research, selection, and implementation of the following equipment and systems: the Mac LAN, the electronic presentation system, the video conferencing system, the digital archive system, the NT-Server, and the email system.I was featured, with large portrait photo, in the January 5, 1998 issue of MacWEEK magazine, in an article detailing national business managers who had managed to incorporate Mac computers into an NT Server network in their businesses, a feat that was difficult to accomplish at that time.

Freelance graphic design and production for clients such as Sun Oil Company, Abbot Industries, and Kraft Dairy Group, as well as marketing agencies and art studios located throughout Philadelphia and its environs.