Customer Service Sales
Resume:
Sandra Davidson
Mesa AZ **210
**********@***.***
Qualifications Summary
- Thorough knowledge of sheet-fed and paperboard packaging
- Experience in purchasing of web offset and corrugated packaging
- Exceptional organization, coordination and communication skills
- Familiarity with local and non-local outsource vendors and a proven
ability to research new resources and establish vendor relationships
Industry Expertise
Estimator / Job Planner / Customer Service
My experience, primarily gained in award winning shops has allowed me to
amass a varied and highly skilled knowledge base in the printing and
paperboard packaging fields. My production experience in typesetting and
stripping give me added insights into the needs and limitations of the
production team and vendors and allows me to anticipate and eliminate
possible problems before they occur. Though no project is too small, my
talents shine in planning, estimating, organizing and overseeing the most
complex projects.
Buyer
Negotiating pricing with a variety of vendors and suppliers to outsource
paper, materials and finishing as needed is part of standard operating
procedure. I also have the ability to locate and establish working
relationships with new vendors as needed.
Packaging Design
While at Hogue, I devised and implemented a filing system, both physical
and digital, for the packaging design department. I maintained the system
and monitored design workflow while simultaneously estimating, planning and
orchestrating necessary outsourcing for the packaging division.
Computer Expertise
I have experience on a wide range of estimating programs, graphics
programs, office programs as well as the Artios box design and cad program
and have a proven track record for learning quickly and implementing the
knowledge effectively. Estimating Programs - PSI, Covalent, Franklin,
Sheetwise. Graphics Programs - Quark xPress, Photoshop, Illustrator.
PC/Windows Programs - Excel, Outlook, Word, Works. Packaging Design -
Artios box design and cad program.
Most Recent Employment
December 16, 2009 to February 6, 2010 - Temporary Assignment AiroGraphics,
Phoenix, AZ
Customer Service/ Press Scheduling - Responsibilities include writing job
tickets and scheduling one of Airo's presses. Providing liaison assistance
with Production, Management and Customers.
February 16, 2009 to October 30, 2009
Pride Printing, Scottsdale, AZ
Pride currently has 7 sales people on staff. Pride has established itself
in the commercial market in the Valley. They currently have a 40" 4 color
offset press, a 4 color 12 x 18 press, embossing, foiling and die cutting
capabilities and a full bindery.
Estimator / Job Planner / CSR -- Responsible for estimating and job
planning of all estimates. Planning production and writing job tickets for
the most efficient and cost effective manner for producing the job for my
assigned sales people.
March 31, 2003 - December 30, 2008
Hogue Printing Solutions, Mesa, AZ
Hogue currently has 13 sales people. Hogue presently has 2 40" offset
presses, a duplicator department, 2 40" die cutters, 2 packaging
folder/gluers, a cylinder die cutting press, a complete bindery and
miscellaneous additional equipment.
Estimator / Job Planner -- Responsible for estimating and job planning for
the Packaging Division. Estimate, plan production and write the job ticket
for the most efficient and cost effective manner for producing the job, and
purchase the specialty materials and services needed. Additionally
responsible for covering for Digital and Commercial Division Estimator/Job
Planners as needed.
Packaging Design Department -- Schedule and assist our packaging designer.
Create and maintain digital and physical filing system for packaging
design.
Additional Career Highlights
CSR/Estimator/Job Planner -- Pierce Arrow Lithographers
Assigned to assist Ned Pierce and usually up to two other sales people. All
encompassing position requiring hands on activity from estimating thru
delivery. Pierce Arrow had commercial and paperboard packaging
capabilities.
CSR / Estimator / Job Planner -- AZ Dryography
Assigned to assist Brian Fabiano, Angie Jestila and Pierre Chilea. AZ's top
three sales people. All encompassing position requiring hands on activity
from estimating thru delivery. AZ was known for being on the forefront of
waterless printing in Arizona.
Estimator - Preferred Printing -- Creative Litho
Duties were to plan and price all projects coming into the plant. At the
times indicated, primary customer base was printing brokers in both plants.
Manager - Kwik Copy Printing, Downtown Phoenix
Responsibilities included estimating, production planning, scheduling and
buying for all jobs coming into plant; outsourcing commercial offset print
jobs; and supervising 6 to 10 employees.
Production Typesetter and Stripper - Classic Printers, Prescott and
Progress Litho, Phoenix. Started career as a stripper and later as a
typesetter, both on staff and freelance.
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