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- Title:
- Digital Prepress Customer Service Technician
- Company:
- United Litho, Inc.
- Company Website:
- http://www.unitedlitho.com
- Media Type:
- Publishing
- Media Realm:
- Associations
- Home Region:
- Mid Atlantic
- I'm Looking For:
- Networking, Jobs, Inspiration
- Professional Background: (Resume)
- Margie C. Hunter
18530 Inula Square
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Home phone: (703) 771-8558
Email: margiehunter@gmail.com
Work Experience:
United Litho
Prepress Services Manager
Ashburn, Virginia
August 1997-Present
Developed the standards, best practices and job descriptions for managing and hiring of individuals in the Preflight, Archive, and Production Manager Departments. United Litho is a leading company in the production and printing of 4-color magazines. Responsibilities included: set up and manage the downloading, preflighting and file management of client’s files. Prepare files and address potential problems, according to internal guidelines. Responsible for training a staff of ten employees in all of United Litho’s software and procedures, on both PC and Mac platforms. Managed job planning according to internal guidelines, this included press and bindery planning of four-color magazines. Set up and managed personnel in the Archiving Department where we archive and maintain a database of all the customer’s supplied files.
Other projects included: developed and implemented a database inventory of all customer-supplied film, allowing United Litho to track and date all of the film being stored. Design of the “Living Color” brochure; design of the Prograph internal promotional pieces; design and layout of the Client Handbook; design client organizational envelopes; organize, schedule and conduct preflight seminars; and attend and represent the Digital Prepress Department in New Title Startup Meetings.
Mine By Design
Graphic Artist
Leesburg, Virginia
January 2005-Present
Owner/operator of web based design business. Creative designs include a wide variety of material including invitations, announcements, pencil sketches, album designs, as well as many other materials. Everything is custom designed depending on the client’s needs. All aspects of the design are offered from concept, mockup, design, printing, trimming and assembly.
Recent freelance commercial work: Department of Energy proposal for Colleague Consulting LLC which helped win a $25M contract. Plus, brochure and marketing material for IMOBIX Communications, Inc., CAPlus College Assistance Plus marketing material, and designed charts and graphs for the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy as well as assisted in training other freelance designers for the set up and design to meet printer’s specifications.
Accurate Printing
Print Production Manager
Woodbridge Virginia
April 1997-August 1997
Responsible for the scheduling and production of electronic prepress material. The position included design, layout, trapping, imposition, and run out to film to an Agfa Select 7000 imagesetter. Duties also include the interviewing and hiring of expanding electronic prepress department as well as cross-training of existing employees; meeting with customers to help determine their design and printing needs, as well as train them on programs supported by this company.
Letton Gooch Printers
Electronic Prepress Production Manager
Norfolk, Virginia
January 1996-April 1997
Responsible for the scheduling and production of electronic prepress material, while producing 80% of my previous workflow. This position included design, layout, trapping, imposition, and run out to film.
Hathway, Wheeler & Jordan
Production Manager
Virginia Beach, Virginia
October 1994-January 1996
Production Manager, service bureau environment. Responsible for meeting with various advertising agencies and art directors to organize and output their files per their printer’s specifications. My experience with working at many print companies was best utilized in this position as I was able to use my experience in trapping, screen angles and bindery specifications.
AmeriComm Direct Marketing
Prepress Production Manager
Norfolk, Virginia
February 1989-October 1994
Responsible for the design and layout of direct mail pieces, newspaper ads, brochures, newsletters, four-color magazines, maps, posters, catalogs and newspapers.
Assisted in customer service: met with clients to discuss layout and design – these skills were strengthened with the introduction of the Macintosh, as I am able to meet with the clients to review their pieces directly on the computer screen.
My strengths at AmeriComm included my willingness to learn and pick up quickly. This was best utilized with the introduction of the Macintosh. I assisted in the purchase of this equipment and was solely responsible for assuring a smooth transition from traditional typesetting to the Macintosh. I also advised in the purchase and upgrades to keep the system competitive.
Education:
Adobe Indesign CS2 Total Training Seminar Series, presented by Steve Holmes
August 2007
JDF Expert Certificate Training
IPA, The Association of Graphic Solutions Providers
March 2005
The Interpersonal Side of Leadership: Motivating Your Best & Brightest
ULI Seminar Series
March 2001
Creativity Day Camp
Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center, Inc.
November 2000
Excelling as a Manager Seminar
SkillPath Seminars
June 2000
Mastering Adobe Photoshop
CompuMaster Seminars
March 2000
Photo CD/Imagesetter Seminar
PIVA (Printing Industries of Virginia)
1994
DTI - Graphic Division
Orange, California
Graduated 1988
Goals
Through 20 years of experience in the graphic design and print industry I have gained the experience and expertise to become an asset in the positions I have assumed. My ability to learn quickly, and willingness to take on new challenges has given me the desire to have a job that requires both technical and creative responsibilities.
Skills
Proficiency in: QuarkXPress, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign), Freehand, Acrobat, set up and maintained automated (PDF) workflows with OneVision Speedcheck, OneVision Speedflow, – on both the Mac and PC Platform, and of course Microsoft’s Office Suite (Word, Excel and Powerpoint). With United Litho’s recent acquisition of a Xerox DocuColor Digital Press, I have a mastery of data merging between Indesign and Excel. I offer a strong ability of organization, having developed and lead the success of United Litho’s Preflight and Archive Department, I can be an asset to the company, bringing with me new skills and fresh ideas.
- Education:
- see resume
- Relationship Status:
- Married
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I found your page here while I was doing a Google search for information about the Compumaster Adobe Creative Suite Conference, which I assume showed up because you had it on your resume. I just wondered what you thought of it, if you learned a lot of new information that was helpful to you—basically, was it worth the price? I'd appreciate if you shared your thoughts on it with me. Thanks, Rachel