Al Ginsberg
** ******** ****** ***** *******, MA 01845
978-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***
Summary
Professional with broad-based experience. Excellent organizational,
scheduling and motivational expertise. Analytical thought processes. Result-
and detail-oriented. Strong customer service, communication and
presentation skills.
Computer-literate in DOS, Windows, and Microsoft Office. Familiar
with Project, QuickBooks, Lotus Notes, Lotus 1,2,3, QuarkXpress, PageMaker,
Acrobat, Job Manager and the Internet.
Professional Accomplishments
? Created in-house training proposal for incoming account service
representatives within the Strategic Communication Services division
of an international financial documentation management and printing
services company.
? Selected by department manager to quality control work for account
that
was dissatisfied with company's past performance.
? Initiated and implemented previously non-existent scheduling and
tracking procedure for high-quality typography shops.
? After the failure of an offset-printing company's in-house typography
department, due to weak sales, bought the equipment, leased space within
the company and operated a profitable composition/graphics company for five
years, until voluntarily leaving for a position within a corporate
environment.
Professional Experience
Billing Coordinator - Digital Publishing Solutions
Somerville, MA 2003-2008
Instrumental in developing, documenting and continually updating billing
guidelines for a financial typesetting company. Responsibilities included
creating invoices, daily activity list, aging list and work-in-process
lists. Involved in customer contact as needed and constant interfacing with
production staff to assure billing accuracy.
Account Services Representative - Merrill/Daniels
Woburn, MA 2000-2002
Processed financial documents within Strategic Communication Services
division of international company for EDGAR filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and/or for printing. Maintained continual phone
contact with clients, in-house departments and remote access intracompany
operating centers. Document content was extremely detail-oriented and time-
sensitive, calling for strict quality control. Software utilized was MS
Word, Excel, Acrobat, and Lotus Notes on a PC platform, as well as
proprietary software.
Created PDFs, using proprietary software, both for client approval
and subsequent delivery to print services department. Recruited by
department manager to create efficient training curriculum for new account
services employees. Representative of client base were The Hartford, Aetna,
Pioneer, Fleet/Liberty, MFS and State Street Research.
Customer Service Representative - Pure Imaging
Watertown, MA 1999-2000
Processed, coordinated and quality-controlled prepress work through various
workstations from its arrival to its completion. Demanded heavy client
contact, in person or by phone. Software utilized was primarily Photoshop
on the Mac platform, supported by drum scanners. Proofs took the form of
Dyluxes or Matchprints. Final products were either film or CDs.
Representative of client base were Sail magazine, New Age magazine and
independent design studios.
Computer Instructor - Salter School, Tewksbury, MA 2003-2005
Computer Instructor - CompUSA, Brighton, MA 1998-1999
Computer Instructor - MicroCenter, Cambridge, MA 1997-1998
Delivered training for various skill levels in Windows 95/98, the Microsoft
Office Professional Suite 95/97, Lotus 1,2,3, PageMaker, QuarkXpress, and
the Internet. Demanded excellent presentation skills and the ability to
create a comfortable learning environment across varied age and experience
levels. Received excellent evaluations.
Education
Boston University College of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts( Advertising Design
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Certificate of Completion in operating systems and applications.
References available upon request.