| Boston Imaging Specialist Good Day,
I am currently pursuing new opportunities. I am accustomed to an environment which is deadline oriented, fast paced, and constantly changing. I have excellent communication skills and work well both individually or as part of a team. Attached you will find my resume. Software Used
Both Mac and PC platforms, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2,
QuarkXpress 6.0, Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Acrobat 6.0, Acrobat Distiller 4.0, Preps,
Gigabyte Xpress, MonacoProof, and BestColorProof, Linocolor, Flight Check, Pitstop, Apogee,
ATM, Stuffit, Suitcase, Fetch, Mediabank, MonacoProof, PressWise, Rampage, and BestColorProof Equipment used
Heidelberg Topaz Flatbed Scanner, Lino-Hell drum
Scanner 3900, Iris Realist, Canon G2 Digital Camera, Kodak Approval Proofing System, Epson
Stylus 10600 Employment
Confidential 7/05-present
Prepress/Imaging Specilaist
Responsibilities include scanning, color mark-up, corrections, and output. All detailed photo-shop work such as silos, drop shadows, cloning, conversion, batching, archiving, and proofing. Management of in-house color workflow from capture through final output. Current projects include all color and image work for the Super Bowl program, Pro Bowl Program, as well as the U.S. Open and USTA programs. Maintain calibration of in-house proofing devices. Color shows with clients. Pre-flighting files. Process print ready PDF files. Maintain image/data archive. Troubleshooting, software updates as well as installations. 10/99 - 11/04 Reed Business Information (Formerly Cahner's Publishing)
Newton, Ma
Prepress Specialist
Responsible for image scanning of fourteen publications as well as their color management. Solely responsible for all special Photoshop work such as paths, silos, drop shadows, and the establishment of SOPs. Integral in the transition from film and DCS 2 files to the current PDF/X1-a workflow. Share responsibility for processing and inspecting all pages prior to shipping them to the printer electronically. Created press ready ads for a variety of clients. Solely responsible for the preflight of four publications, working directly with the advertiser in the troubleshooting of their ads. Nominated as employee of the quarter in 2002 for Customer Focus. 1997-1999 Quad Graphics
Quincy, Ma
Prepress Specialist
Responsibilities included scanning, postscripting of files through the RIP, color mark-up, color
correction, special Photoshop work, preflighting, archiving, digital transmitting and remotely troubleshooting of files on press while leading a four-person crew. Education
1994 - 1997 Umass at Lowell
Lowell, Ma
B.A. Graphic Design
1991 - 1993 Northern Essex C.C. Haverhill, Ma
A.A. Liberal Arts References Available on request |