Pre Press Coordinator

Posted on: 2011-12-01

Demonstrated ability to interact with Senior Management

Relevant Experience

            Supervision :

• Supervised team of 4 staff members.

Process Improvement

• Authored department ISO 9000 SOPs.
• Created new departmental workflow mapping processes.
• Assessed Departmental and organizational training needs.

Documentation

• Wrote and edited documents to keep staff informed of policies and procedures.

Computer Proficiency.

• Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking, shift change reports, and production reports.

Protective Services

• Applied Safety Procedures as outlined in the company safety policies.

Project Development

• Collaborated with a team of Pre-Press Personal, Customer Service Reps and Senior Management in the development of a film archiving system.

Production

• Performed Daily departmental tasks as needed, including maintenance, 1, 2 and 4 color film stripping, proofing of Quark files, and plate making( both conventional and digital).

Experience

            D.B. Hess Print Solutions                                                       February 1988-June 2008

            Prep Technician/Prep Coordinator

            DeKalb, IL

• Provided onsite training.
• Developed new process for employee evaluation, which resulted in marked performance.
• Planned and executed a successful key project which resulted in revenues from rent for storage of archived films, and the elimination of unwanted films.
• Attended daily production and monthly safety meetings.
• Participated in color corrections as part of routine or accompanied by clients.
•  Analyzed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.

Graftek                                                                        December 1983-February 1988

Quality Control/Plate Room Lead

Crystal Lake, IL

• Manage workflow and scheduling
• Maintain equipment
• Strip 1 – 4 color film for plating on Misomex or flat frames
• Ran Misomex step and repeat machine, plating for Web and Sheet Fed Presses
• Inspected plates for content and quality before they were hung on presses.

R.H. Donnelly

Dark Room Tech and Pasteup

Elgin, IL

• Paste up of camera ready art boards
• Shot art boards and halftones on horizontal cameras
• Duped page makeup film to 1 burn shots
• Maintained equipment

Education                                                                                                                  

            Waubonsee Community College                                                                  2009-present

            Sugar Grove, IL. U.S.A

            Associates of Applied Science

Website Design and Development May 2012

Certificate of Web Design in December 2011

Accomplishments:

• Member of Technical Honor Society
• Phi Theta Kappa
• Deans List – Spring 2011

Kishwaukee Community College                                                                1995

Job Related Course Work, including Mac OS X

Irving Crown                                                                                                 1975

Carpentersville, IL

Diploma

Affiliations

• Volunteer, Red Cross 2001-2008
• Member, ABATE of Illinois 1988 to present, 2007 – 2008 Secretary, 2008-2010 Independent Member Representative

Keywords

Creative Problem Solving, Computer Literate, Project Management, Inventory, Microsoft Excel. Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Word, Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dream Weaver, Web Design, Graphic Design, Copyrighting