OBJECTIVE
To gain a position as a Prepress Operator, that utilizes
industry experience, application troubleshooting, and
management skills while providing quality production
and customer service to internal and external clients in
various work environments.
Qualifications
- Proficient in: Adobe Creative Design Suite, ApogeeX,
Pitstop, Preps, QuarkXPress, Print Drive, and Rampage
on both Mac and PC's
- Confident and comfortable in various environments
- A motivated self-starter who is able to work
independently without supervision as well as collaborate
in group projects
- Background in management
- Responsible for quickly diagnosing and resolving
prepress issues for Operators, CSRs, and Customers
Volunteer TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Conversational English Group Leader
August 2005-December 2008
Fox Valley Church - West Dundee, Illinois, USA
- Taught English that included the capability to
understand, speak, read, and write
- Utilized different methods to reach students of all
language levels and learning backgrounds
- Prepared how-to lessons on student selected topics
- Included all participants in conversation and
activities
- Self-guided research on new curriculum for students
- Aware of students' needs and communicated these to
co-coordinators
- Greeted and built a rapport with participants
EDUCATION
B.A. Degree, May 2004 Judson University, Elgin, Illinois
Double Major in Visual Communications and General Art
Division of Art, Design & Architecture
References provided upon request
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prepress Training Manager
July 2008-May 2010
New Life Literature, Katunayake, Sri Lanka
- Created and implemented a new workflow and department
quality control
- Prepared lessons and trained employees in Adobe Creative Suite
and printing processes
- Worked with IT to restructure server and archiving method
- Directed prepress with the tools to complete complicated projects
Senior Trainer
September 2007-July 2008
AGFA, Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA
- Serviced prepress operators via phone technical support, email
support, and on-site consultation
- Traveled to customer's place of business, assessed prepress needs,
and configured workflow program accordingly
- Classroom and on-site trained ApogeeX RIP software
- Part of a team who created verbatim and imagery for an online
program training manual
Lead Operator
October 2003-August 2007
Hagg Press, Elgin, Illinois, USA
- Responsibilities included: preflight, ripping, design, typeset,
imposition, and color correcting
- Trained new employees on prepress and ApogeeX workflow
- Utilized ApogeeX PDF workflow in daily job trapping
and rendering
- Maintained equipment including daily calibration and general
upkeep of two GrandSherpa50s and two GrandSherpamatics
- Managed prepress workflow in absence of the
department supervisor
- Processed customer design files from start to finish
- Orientated new employees on prepress workflow
- Focused on quality control of copy, design, and layout
- Maintained file management system
Computer Lab Manager
January 2002-May 2004
Judson University, Elgin, Illinois, USA
- Assisted students with application troubleshooting
- Maintained total operation of the lab
- Coordinated work schedules, managed, and assigned
tasks to staff
- Repaired minor computer malfunctions
Jennifer S Rose
**********@*****.*** . 847-***-**** . 177 South English St., Braidwood, IL
60408