Quality Control Manager
Resume:
GUY M. TRETTEL
Natrona Heights, PA 15065
abiz7m@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2007 to April 2008:
PRINTING QUALITY CONTROL
Today's Graphics Inc, 4848 Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153
-- Quality Control duties were to proof-read all copy including electronic PDF files of client
material, verify proper type-set fonts, check press impositions, approve printing press work for
fit, color and content, plus inspect all finished work before shipment.
-- Printing formats utilized at this location included: commercial offset, sheet-fed produced
on two Heidelberg 29" six-color presses; digital color quick-print produced on two HP Indigo
presses; and digital color poster/banner work produced on HP Wide-Format equipment.
Feb. 2005 to Nov. 2006
STAHL FOLDER OPERATOR + PRINTING QC & PLATESETTER OPERATOR
Apple Press, 307 Commerce Drive, Exton, PA 19341
-- Operated 30" Stahl folder for my first 9-months, then I was promoted to QC duties, assembled
customer proofs, plus operated a Digital SCREEN Rite 8000 Platesetter.
Jan. 1997 to Feb. 2005
PRINTING QC/QA + STAHL FOLDERS & POLAR CUTTER OPERATOR
Tursack Printing, 701 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA 19543
-- Quality Control duties performed were to proof-read all copy, assembled customer proofs,
checked press impositions, and approved printing press work for fit, color and content.
-- Tursack was the largest commercial printer in the Delaware Valley with a 3-shift schedule,
operating six Heidelberg six-color offset, sheet-fed printing presses, plus Bindery & Fulfillment.
-- Tursack was acquired by Consolidated Graphics of Houston, TX in 12/1999, and I was
transferred to the Bindery Department to be trained and operate 26" and 30" Stahl folders,
producing 16-pagers, 8-pagers, 4-pagers [including Gate-Folds], plus perform fill-in/OT
work on 20" MBO folders and Polar cutters, for my last 72 months.
Jan. 1996 to July 1996
SOLDERING, ASSEMBLY & PACKAGING TECHNICIAN
Lake Region Medical Inc., 620 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
-- Soldered and Assembled medical devices, then Packaged them in a clean-room environment,
for medical procedures such as Angioplasty, …….
April 1995 to Nov. 1995
JOURNEYMAN PRINTING PRESSMAN
Olman's Quick Impression, Ltd., 16 Archer Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
-- Operated a 23”x29" Heidelberg and a 5-color 23”x30” Komori printing presses.
Sept. 1993 to Sept. 1994
COMMERCIAL PRINTING SHIFT SUPERVISOR
Interform Corporation, 1901 Mayview & Scott Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017
-- This Pittsburgh company was a $22M Forms and Commercial Offset, Sheet-Fed Printer.
-- In their Commercial Printing Division, I managed 24 union personnel operating the following
equipment: Heidelberg SORKZ 19”x25” two-color, a Heidelberg GTO 14”x20” and a
28”x40" six-color Miller 104 w/aqueous coater, plus full Bindery and Finishing Departments.
Nov. 1992 to Sept. 1993
BUSINESS OWNER [PRINTING]
Trettel Graphic Services, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
-- Owned and operated this business to generate computerized film copy, logo & design art,
to transform into hard-copy artwork for printers and pharmaceutical clients.
Nov. 1982 to Dec. 1992
PHARMACEUTICAL PRINTING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Financial Press Division of R.R Donnelley & Sons Co., 600 River Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212
-- Financial Press manufactured [S10's, 10K’s, IPO's, Stock Offerings documents, briefs,
and filings, printed and forwarded to the Securities & Exchange Commission [SEC].
-- Financial Press was acquired by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. [the world’s largest printer]
in 9/1987, primarily because we monopolized 90% of Pittsburgh’s financial printing market.
-- I initiated and launched this "new project" to produce multi-color prescription drug labels,
PI's & packaging artwork, product catalog and annual-reports for Mylan Pharmaceuticals.
-- My management duties included: personnel training, production control, quality control,
instructed typesetting, in-house/outside sales, set-up the pricing structure, wrote the SOP
-- This account exceeded our expectations with gross revenues of $350,000 in the first full year,
and reached $810,000 by the fourth year.
June 1981 to Nov. 1982
PRINTING PRESS CONSULTANT
Trettel Graphics Services, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
-- Self owned and operated company executing contracted printing press consulting, coast-to-
coast. A client would hire me when their new printing press warranty was about to expire and
this equipment was not performing as promised by the manufacturer. I would observe and report
whether the problems were with the equipment or the operators. For example, I traveled to
Pacific Rotoprint Co., 2832 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA to advise them on their new
six-color 28”x40” Omsaha offset, sheet-fed printing press, and I performed similar duties for
Virginia Lithograph, 932 N. Kenmore Street, Arlington, VA on their new six-color 22”x28"
Miehle-Man-Roland sheet-fed equipment.
1978 to 1980 [part-time]
VICE-PRESIDENT & MC
Alex Mellon Productions, Inc., New Kensington, PA 15068
-- This company financed and managed all promotions, staging, sound systems, lighting, for
Live Shows such as The Oak Ridge Boys and Blood, Sweat & Tears in the Pittsburgh area.
March 1979 to June 1981
JOURNEYMAN PRINTING PRESSMAN
Latmer & Mayer, Commerce Way, [East Liberty] Pittsburgh, PA
-- Operated a one-color 23”x29" Miehle offset, sheet-fed printing press, producing
non-reproducing ink printed Plastic Engineering Sheets and commercial 2 & 4-color printing.
April 1970 to April 1979
JOURNEYMAN PRINTING PRESSMAN
General Press Corporation, 110 Allegheny Dr., Natrona Heights, PA 15065
-- I served a 4-year Apprenticeship to become a Journeyman Printing Pressman operating:
one-color 23”x29", two-color 25”x38", and six-color 28”x40" Miehle offset, sheet-fed presses.
-- This Pittsburgh print-shop produced award-winning commercial and label printing for
J.M. Smuckers, H.J. Heinz, Marzetti, The Pittsburgh Brewing Co.
June 1966 to April 1970
NUCLEAR FUEL TECHNICIAN & REACTOR OPERATOR
Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation [N.U.M.E.C.], Apollo, PA
-- Technician and reactor operator working with low-enrichment and high-enrichment uranium
product, including the production of nuclear fuel pellets for the U.S. Navy.
-- This work required a SECRET U.S. Government Clearance.
Aug.1964 to June 1966
AUTO MECHANIC & GAS STATION ATTENDANT
Jim Millen's Texaco, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
-- Full time employment [ 55+ hrs. per week ], while I was a full time Tech School student.
EDUCATION:
1992 [10-Night Classes]
Penn State University, New Kensington, PA Campus
-- Introduction to IBM-PC.
1988 to 1992 [part-time]
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Pittsburgh, PA
-- Management and HR Training classes.
April 1970 to April 1974
General Press Corporation, Natrona Heights, PA
-- 4-year Apprenticeship training to become a Journeyman Printing Pressman:
[Commercial, Multi-Color, Offset, Sheet-Fed].
Oct. 1966 to March 1967
U.S. Army Aviation School, [Fort Rucker] Dothan, AL
-- Aviation Maintenance/Crew-Chief training on Single-Engine and Twin-Engine, Fixed-Wing
Aircraft including Twin Turbo-Prop Beechcraft [#1 ranking in this class of 35 students].
Sept. 1964 to June 1966
Forbes Trail Technical School, Monroeville, PA
-- Auto/Diesel, Hydraulics, Jet Engines, and Lubrication.
1960 to 1964
Har-Brack [Highlands] School District, Natrona Heights, PA
-- High School Diploma in College Prep.
MILITARY:
Aug. 1966 to Aug. 1969
U.S. ARMY Honorable Discharge
-- I was trained in Aviation Maintenance to work as a Crew-Chief on single and twin-engine,
fixed-wing aircraft, including turbo-prop twin-engine Beechcraft.
-- I served for 19 months in Vietnam as a Crew-Chief on single-engine [1 pilot + 1 observer]
reconnaissance aircraft. Our unit flew recon-missions in support of operations during the
63 day siege of Khe Sanh, 4 different operations in the A Shau Valley, the 1968 TET Offensive,
coordinated Naval fire for the battleship U.S.S. New Jersey, and targeted fire for U.S. Air Force
jet-fighters, while flying regular daily missions in I CORP [from Da Nang, north to the DMZ].
-- I received countless medals for service in Vietnam, but the one I was proudest of was my
AIR-MEDAL, for many hours of flight-time (accompanied by a pilot) over enemy territory,
and survived.
-- When I returned to the States, I was assigned to Stewart AFB outside of Newburgh, NY for
my last 9-months of service, and worked as a Crew-Chief on twin-engine passenger airplanes.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit:
issued by the Federal Communication Commission [FCC] in 1969.
-- This permit was required to operate the airplane radios, when I was training to earn my
Private Pilot License [single-engine aircraft].
-- In 1978, I needed this same permit, to work as a part-time AM/FM Radio Announcer.
Lift Truck Operators Permit:
issued by Compliance Management International in 2003.
REFERENCES:
1. Joe Costa: [ cell: 215-***-**** ], Plant Manager @ Today's Graphics.
2. Russell Wilhelm: [ home: 724-***-**** ], Plant Manager @ General Press.
3. Jenny Cosner: [ home: 304-***-**** ], Labeling Manager @ Mylan Labs.
4. Louis J. DeBone: [ work: 1-800-***-**** ], Vice President of Operations @ Mylan Labs.
5. Eugene Millen: [ cell: 412-***-**** ], Friend for over 45-years.
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