Manager Sales

SENIOR PRINT PRODUCTION MANAGER

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EURO RSCG Life Catapult Princeton New Jersey, 02/2010 - Present

Pharmaceutical Advertising Agency 300-500 personnel

. Senior Print Production Manager-Freelance: Managed various production

actions, including estimating, writing collateral specs, providing

mechanical and die line instruction to in-house studio, delivering e-

specs, for Client production and marketing services Buyers.

Implementing regulatory changes to specifications, managing Pre-press,

Printing, and Fulfillment, instructions, and approvals.

. Managed ISI Updates for major Sanofi Aventis brand Lovenox,Novartis

Gleevec, Tasigna, Pfizer Prevnar 13 Pediatric

TARGETED MEDIA ONLINE Penny Wiser Magazine, Woodcliff Lakes, New Jersey

10/2008 -07/2009 Consumer Web Magazine 50 employee

Editorial Director - Lead Editorial staff for startup web publication

staffing selection, editorial review, content review, and selection. Manage

and oversee all company branded content/copy development. Manage all web

content and projects related to the website. Edit, and proofread new

content Lead and direct both staff and freelance writers. Assist in

developing brand tone and voice Insure all content in all media channels

meets brand tone and voice standards

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. . Danbury, Connecticut . 2008

Large pharmaceutical company of 10K employees Assignment/Artisan Talent NY

Strategic Sourcing-Print Production Consultant: Commanded high volume

strategic sourcing office handling collateral projects. Analyzed and

corrected specs, acted as liaison between vendors and product management,

estimated and scheduled projects, managed pre-press and press approvals,

and communicated shipping and delivery requirements. Conducted detailed

analysis of vendor costs, agency specs, and overall performance.

Produced collateral and trade convention materials for Micardis, Flomax,

Spriva, and Miripax

. Maintained difficult deadline schedules, performing rapid analysis and

corrections of incorrect or incomplete specs from multiple sources.

REGAN CAMPBELL WARD-MCCANN (RCW MCCANN) . New York, New York . 2007-2008

Premier pharmaceutical advertising agency with 120 employees Assignment

/Advertising Executives

Senior Print Production Consultant: Orchestrated successful production

output on extremely tight schedule in partnership with broad array of

personnel, including production, creative, and account team members,

requiring continual close communication and cooperative environment.

Conducted wide variety of hands-on, detailed production actions, such as

writing specs for in-house and client e-specs, producing estimates,

selecting vendors and approving pre-press and press deliveries, directing

graphic studio on retouch and digital pre-press requirements, and managing

vendors in appropriate digital art shipments, as well as schedules,

deadlines, and proofing and printing approvals.

. Led successful launch of Allergan's Lap Band weight loss system,

. Oversaw numerous projects of 3 major clients-Novartis and Johnson &

Johnson and Merk-from startup to delivery.

EURO RSCG LIFE . New York, New York . 2007

Pharmaceutical agency employing between 100-500 personnel.

Assignment/Update Graphics

Print Production Consultant: Handled various production actions, including

estimating, writing collateral specs, providing retouching instruction to

in-house studio, delivering pre-press instructions, and managing approvals

from outside vendors.

. Managed effective launch of major Pfizer brand, Lyrica.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE-Permanent

THE UNIWORLD GROUP/WPP . New York, New York . 2005-2006

Largest minority advertising agency in the US, developing numerous high

impact brands, such as:

Alberto Culver, Reebok, Colgate Palmolive, Gillette Pepsi, Gatorade,

Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ford

Motor Company, US Marine Corps, HSBC Bank, Lincoln Mercury, Con Edison,

Burger King, and Home Depot.

Executive Producer-Art and Print Services: Directed and organized efforts

of multiple teams, including production, traffic, graphic studio, and

departments. Provided precise schedules, spearheaded efficiency measures,

conducted hiring and terminations of all personnel, authorized budgets and

overtime, and contributed critical creative input. Facilitated productive

competitive bidding, art buying, vendor selection, and all estimating.

Provided in-house Studio and external vendors with retouching, pre-press

and printing instructions. Managed all vendors, approved printing specs,

proofs, press runs, bought and directed digital product shots, and handled

final approvals.

IMTECH GRAPHICS . Carlstadt, New Jersey . 1990-2005

Pre-Press and Printing Co.150 personnel- Accounts include: L'Oreal, Alberto

Culver, Avon, Reebok, Barney's NY, Macys, Lord &Taylor, Bear Fashions,

Essence Magazine, Fashion Fair Cosmetics, Pepsi Gatorade, Seagram's Gin

and Wines, HSBC Bank, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Prudential

Insurance, Ford /Lincoln Mercury, Lexus Toyota, Saatchi & Saatchi, Y&R

Wunderman, TBWA, Saatchi and Saatchi, The Uniworld Group, Burrell

Advertising

Senior Account Executive: Procured new business sales, providing expert

service and consultation to varied client groups, requiring continual

production communication with team that included creative, account, and

print production directors. In concert with clients, handled electronic

image manipulation-including 4/color separations and press runs (sheet fed,

web, outdoor, and pop). Generated innovative creative solutions marked up

artwork and proofs, and controlled pre-press and printing instructions and

schedules. Collaborated with talented team-including plant manager,

production manager, technicians, pressmen, estimators, electronic

retouchers, and artists-maintaining close contact regarding creative and

production specifications on a project basis to achieve high quality

finished product. Controlled proofing and press approvals, as well as

estimates and billing, logistics and provided highly detailed and accurate

project schedules.

CLARITY GRAPHICS, INC. . Montclair, New Jersey . 1994-2005

Founder & Managing Director: Spearheaded ground-up creation and rapid

development of business, creating and delivering effective sales

presentations, offering sales and servicing of large format, outdoor

printing, including digital offset, silkscreen, and digital vinyl (flex

logy). Vendor selection, and approvals, while maintaining productive client

relations

EDUCATION: BFA-Temple University, Tyler School of Art . Rome, Italy

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS APC (NY Advertising Production Club),

SOFTWARE

Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Suite . Quark Xpress . In Design . EAS .

Tempo . Lotus Notes .

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