Prepress/Customer Service

Posted on: 2008-03-08

Carole Chavez 2533 Tahoe Ave Hayward CA 94545 510 887-4868 Summary: I have over 25 years experience in prepress and thrive on the daily challenges that prepress has to offer. I would like to obtain employment in the printing industry or related advertising field where my overall knowledge, communication and technical skills will benefit prospective clients and promote growth for my employer. I am a loyal employee, with high work ethic skills and known for my perfect attendance throughout my career. Work Experience: My over all experience - all areas of Desktop and conventional prepress 4 color stripping, layout, plate making, proof reading. My early years, 1977-1994 career started International Paper Label Division formerly Stecher Traung Schmidt where I served my apprenticeship as Film Stripper. In between International Paper, Pacific Litho and Waller Press, worked as a Stripper/Proofreader/Prep Helper. 1994 - 1996 • PrepSat: Proofreader. 1996 - 1997 • Fricke Parks Press: Desktop. 1997 - 2006 • AdMail Direct Mail: Prepress Department Technical/Desktop 2006 - 2008 • Folger Graphics: Data Entry /Customer Service for Print Jobs Duties @Admail: Stripping for 5 different Presses, Proofreader, Plating, Proofing Color Art, Bluelines, Rule out Press sheets, Ordering supplies from vendors, keeping tight Inventory for Prepress and maintaining our filing system for film and job jackets. Desktop: Familiar with QuarkXpress, Indesign, Pagemaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Imposition Preps, Preflight jobs,Typesetting small jobs such as letters, tickets, envelopes, business cards, surveys, flyers and brochures. Output direct to plate for our MVP Press. At present, majority of our jobs goes to film with some conventional stripping required. Office: Throughout my years with Admail they have given me the opportunity to work in many other capacities such as the Scheduler, Payroll back-up person, the Quality Control, Project Manager and Receptionist/Phone back person. This has given me opportunity to learn many office programs such as Printstream, Word, Excel, Data Entry. Payroll software. My desire to learn along with my attitude, attendance and loyalty have given me high marks with Admail making me a team player and a valuable employee. I fill in the gaps where needed. Also I have been a member of our Safety committee for the last six years and design our evacuation layout, made numerous Safety suggestions, design forklift certificate, and various other programs for the company. Education Chabot College: AA Degree Liberal Art focus on Photograph and Computers Masters Institute San Jose: QuarkXpress, Illustrator, Photoshop Certificate Programs Graphic Arts School: Advance QuarkXpress. Advance Illustrator, Imposition Certificates. Earlier years served apprenticeship programs for 4 color Litho Stripper H & R Tax Prepare School: Worked one season with H &r Block part Time Personal Note: I have a IMac OS X and a Dell P.C. at home with some of the programs mention above. My motivation to help others keeps me busy doing church and family invitations, tickets and flyers from my home computers. In 2001 I also taught at SOMARTS in San Francisco a Basic QuarkXpress class.