Manager Sales

J ohn Mikelenas **** Ludington, Romeoville, Illinois 60446

Phone: 815-***-****

Email: ****.*********@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS

Over the course of my 19-year career, printing has evolved at a rapid pace from a conventional to a digital

environment. I have been lucky enough to work at both ends of the spectrum, from stripping on a table to working

on a Mac. Being involved as a prepress Manager at nights I bring to a company a well round of skills on all

Aspects of prepress function and duty’s. Also I bring a personality that is able to communicate and work in

harmony with coworkers on a friendly but professional level. My desire and ambition of bringing excellent and

perfection to a company that I can utilize all my talents but yet be open to growing and learning new things to better

my self and the company.

EDUCATION: Moraine Valley, Associates Degree in Computer Science, 1994

ONLINE TRAINING: All Facets Of Prepress Programs From Creo

Conventional Experience

Table stripping

Plate making

Proofing

PC/Mac Computer Based Programs

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Acrobat

Quark

ABS Graphics (2006 – 2010)

Second Shift prepress Manager

Responsible for scheduling production of prepress work and going over jobs with operators.

Troubleshooting of pressroom issues.

Utilized all Adobe CS2, CS3, CS4 software as well as installing of software for the computers.

Preflight and prepared complex projects for Prinergy operators.

Managed and maintained Epson calibration as well as putting together and checking final proofs.

Communicated with customers and sales staff on job specifications.

Performed complex Preflight for CDW, Sears, Hewitt, Loyola and Northwestern College.

Fixed and redesigned of logos and documents for some of the clients.

Utilized a Kodak Magnus 800 plate setter and output final plates for pressroom.

Hillside Printing (2003 – 2005)

Desktop Operator

Managed many aspects of prepress functions including Preflighting.

Set up and finalized documents for preparation for trapping and platting for press.

Worked with light color correcting of CT images.

The Graphics Group/Agency Graphics (1991 – 2002)

4c/stripper/Mac Operator

Stripped and platted film for 2/C and 6/C, 26” and 40” Heidelberg.

Worked on the Brisque 4 for ripping and trapping and outputting of digital files sent from the Mac.

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