Office manager / administrative

Posted on: 2009-08-28

Employment History: 2004 – 2009: The Graphics Factory Office Manager • Assisted the CEO in running the 18-employee company • Improved communications within customer service and all departments • Implemented procedures and policies for the accounts receivable & payables, collections, purchasing, customer service, and data entry 2000 – 2004: Garden State Newspaper Group (LA Daily News) Assistant Pre-Press/Ad Production/Quality Control Manager • Co-managed a 45-person department for a metropolitan daily newspaper (circulation 200,000) • Insured all pre-press departments ran efficiently and within budget by cutting costly errors • Developed and coordinated the addition of a new ad production department • Implemented procedures and policies to insure the productivity/quality/accountability, and integrity of all departments 1997–2000: Garden State Newspaper Group (LA Daily News and LB Press Telegram) Plateroom Production Manager • Managed an 8-person plateroom department for two metropolitan daily newspapers • Maintained department continuity during major equipment conversion • Administrated and balanced the departments annual budget 1979 – 1997: LA Daily News Camera Person – Production Artist – Color Separator Camera and platemaking, color separating, four-color stripping, paste-up, ad layout and ad building • Oversaw the transition to electric pagination