Technician Company
Resume:
THERESA MARIE CALLUORI
Miami, FL *****
**********@**********.***
www.linkedin.com/in/theresacalluori
SUMMARY
Experienced graphic arts professional in the graphic communications and printing industry. Extremely creative and
able to effectively meet customers needs and deadlines. Technically savvy with excellent problem solving and critical
thinking skills. Possess excellent English language written and oral communication; drawing; and presentation skills.
Computer skills:MacIntosh and PC platforms; Adobe CS4 –Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat; QuarkXpress
7.5; Microsoft Office Suite– Word, Power Point, Excel. Knowledge of DreamWeaver, Flash, XHTML, CSS. Kintera -
non-profit software.
Printing equipment:Kodak Nextpress; Xerox high speed copiers; Hewlett-Packard, Cannon, Epson, and Mimaki
plotters; Heidelberg die cutter; Mergenthaler / Linotronic typesetting and image setting equipment; Duplo folder; cutter;
GBC binding equipment; computerized platemaker; collator; drill press, laminator, large format scanners.
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCING and UPGRADING SKILLS at Miami-Dade College 2009 - present
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Inc.– FPL, Miami, FL 2003 – 2009
Investor-owned utility company providing electric power throughout Florida.
Corporate Communications and Reproduction Services Departments
G raphic Designer, Desktop Publishing, Printshop Technician
• Designed diverse graphics ( presentations, brochures, recruitment items, inhouse graphics) and layouts for all
subsidiaries of FPL Group, Inc., while ensuring corporate branding, integrity, and printed quality.
• Performed pre-press duties including design, typesetting, photo retouching, troubleshooting, preflighting, mock-ups.
* Performed post-press duties including die cutting, trimming, folding, and stapling.
* Printed posters, banners, and performed all finishing work which included lamination, mounting, and grommets.
* Operated all in-house printshop equipment including computers, plotters, digital press, copy machines, bindery
equipment, platemaker, and laminators to transform jobs from design concept to finished product.
Accomplishments
- Standardized all signage for the annual meeting, bank meeting, and the Hamilton Cup.
METROMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.- MMT, Miami, FL 1996 - 2002
MMT is a visual communications company.
Pre-Production Department
T raining Coordinator, Pre- production Technician
*Evaluated and trained new Mac operators domestically and internationally.
* Created mechanicals and color corrected digital files for production.
*Troubleshot software applications, clientʼs computer files, and printing problems.
Accomplishments
- Decreased man-hours and expenses, and increased productivity by restructuring pre-production work flow with new
processes, efficient use of existing software, and changes in hardware.
- Originated written procedures and flow chart for entire work flow from point of sale through delivery of finished
product. This document was adapted by all domestic offices.
- Recognized by senior management for creating and presenting a color and in-house digital specs seminar for South
American sales force.
- Billboard I designed was chosen for display in Cleveland, Ohio to thank company ʼs partnership with a nationwide
advertising agency.
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Inc.- FPL, Miami, FL 1987 – 1996
Investor-owned utility company providing electric power throughout Florida.
Forms Design and Control Department Forms Designer, G raphic Designer, Desktop Publishing, Pre-press,
Trainer
* Designed forms, stationery, presentations, brochures, signage and other in-house corporate collateral utilized
throughout the company.
* Created mechanicals for in-house printshop.
* Created finished art works such as displays for seminars, trade shows and court cases.
* Documented step-by-step all in-house procedures for training purposes.
* Trained employees on typesetting and image setting equipment.
Accomplishments
- Educated fellow employees by developing and teaching an in-house typesetting and typography class.
- Reduced both mail costs and mail return time by standardizing business reply mail - BRM templates to meet United
States Postal Service optical character recognition - OCR and BRM regulations.
-Recognized by United States Postal Service for fully implementing their new OCR and BRM regulations.
- Achieved better accuracy for standardized information, press registration, and increased turn around time for
repetitive typesetting jobs by creating templates and macros.
General Engineering – Graphic Design Group - Contract employee, Miami, FL 1984 – 1986
Graphic Designer, Typesetter, Pre-press, Desktop Publishing
* Designed training materials, forms, letterheads, envelopes, displays, signs, brochures, books, maps, t-shirts,
presentations, posters and banners.
* Created mechanicals for printing
* Created finished art works for displays and training purposes.
Accomplishments
- Received letter of commendation from Vice President of FPL for participating in special FPL community project
involving the local science museum.
–Instrumental in organizing an employee art show in 1984 and 1985.
EDUCATION
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY of New Jersey
Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Newark, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts - B.A. –fine arts
PRATT GRAPHICS CENTER
Extension of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
New York City, New York
2 years studying fine art printmaking etching, silkscreen, lithography
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE
Miami, FL upgraded computer graphics skills 1996, 2010
presently studying web management
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