Manager Quality Control

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August 11, 2011

Alyssa Dolman *** **th Street, #*C Brooklyn, NY **215 201-***-****

************@*****.***

Professional Experience

DDB New York, New York, NY, August ’05 – Present

Print Producer –United Technologies, Georgia Pacific (Brawny, Quilted Northern), H&R Block, CIBA,

Unilever (Breyers, Klondike, Popsicle), Eli Lily, Merck (Zostavax), DDB Corporate/Omnicom, Hiscox

(Magazine, Newspaper, OOH, Direct Mail)

Create production schedules once print project work scope has been established. Manage

studio process for print jobs from retouching, to mechanical development. Oversee color

correcting, and proof approval along with retouchers and creative directors. Work closely with

publications and vendors, to assure color quality control on various substrates being printed on.

Attend press okays with vendors for all OOH and collateral projects. Create estimates for jobs,

including all internal studio costs, as well as outside vendor costs. Coordinate with client hired

cost consultant to ensure guidelines are followed. Work closely with account management and

financial coordinator to process all invoices, and deal with any other financial issues.

Earth Color, New York, NY, August ’96 – July ’05

Pre-Press Production Manager

Workflow manager for pre-press shop. Logged in all jobs to database. Generated job tickets

directing each department of their responsibilities. Pre-flighted discs to insure that all necessary

files had been supplied in order to complete jobs to clients expectations. Communicated with

client production managers to coordinate approvals, material releases, printing, etc. Quality

controlled all proofs before released to clients for approval. Generated estimates and invoices

for jobs. Assisted in managing digital archive of client’s photography.

Ammirati Puris Lintas, New York, NY, March ’96 – August ’96

Traffic Manager – Compaq Direct, United Parcel Service, Johnson & Johnson

Managed all print projects from primary creative stages through completed advertisement.

Produced four-color and one-color print ads, collateral and direct mail packages. Prepared

schedules, taking into consideration all departments involved. Worked with production manager

and vendors in color correcting all proofs and releasing approved materials to printers and

publications. Organized production/traffic weekly status report for all clients. Gathered all costs

involved in projects in order to prepare estimates. Generated insertion orders and coordinated

material extensions with publications.

Deutsch, Inc., New York, NY, August ’94 – March ’96

Traffic Manager – IKEA West, IKEA Seattle, Prudential Securities

Education

Bachelor of Science Business Management, July 1991, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

References available upon request.