Project Manager Management

Eric Zygowicz

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An advertising / marketing professional with 19 years of experience in the

following areas:

Production Management

Project Management

Client Services

Creative Services

Staff and Resource Management

Team Leadership

Process Analysis and Development

Workflow Solutions

Art Direction

EXPERIENCE:

Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL

Marketing Project Manager

(Freelance) May 2010

. Managed project updates, timelines and data entry via marketing

project management program

RGV Inc., Oak Park, IL

Promotions Coordinator (Freelance)

January 2010- April 2010

. Handled design and production of an independent recording artist CD

package and promotional material

Maurice Sporting Goods, Northbrook, IL

Operations Manager-Marketing and Creative Services

April 2008- August 2009

. Managed Marketing and Creative Services projects from inception

through completion

. Established and updated project plans and timelines, facilitated

project status meetings, monitored progress and allocated resources

so that projects remained on schedule and within budget

. Established and maintained project reporting, provided regular updates

to respective stakeholders regarding progress and alerted them of

potential cost/time overruns

. Partnered with Marketing Director and Creative Director to identify

internal project assignments, production schedules, workflow and

resource allocation.

. Prepared project completion reports, as well as, collected and

archived corresponding records and materials for future reference

. Planned, orchestrated and executed a range of company and industry

events including trade shows, sales meetings and vendor conferences

. Partnered with Executive Leadership, Sales & Marketing Management,

Category Management and Product Development to identify project

requirements, address logistical, operational and staffing needs to

ensure business strategies/ objectives were met

. Partnered with sales/account management and creative staff to develop

customer communications materials including newsletters briefs and

presentations that advanced Maurice's position in the marketplace

. Engaged external vendors for estimates and outside services that

include: print services, ad space, fixture and display manufacturing,

product packaging, signage/graphics and design/production staff

support

AMBROSI / Schawk, Chicago, IL

Production Director 2003-

August 2007

. Managed all aspects of advertising print production for the agency's

largest account

. Responsible for up to 60 employees: 10-18 direct reports and 42

indirectly, covering three shifts

. Provided leadership for the department and ensured efficient day to

day operation

. Partnered with VPs, Creative Directors and Account Directors to

identify and accomplish client

and agency objectives

. Interfaced with clients and external vendors

. Developed production processes and workflows

. Oversaw schedules and assignments for Production Supervisors,

Production Coordinators

and Production Artists

. Orchestrated the implementation of new initiatives, procedures and

system rollouts

. Performed key role transitioning pre press production and staff from

Crystal Lake facility to Chicago

. Coordinated floor plans and office moves

. Responsible for staff hiring, utilization, performance reviews, and

development

. Responsible for department project performance reports and

measurements

. Managed department guidelines, standards and compliance

Production Manager 2000-

2003

. Supervised Project Managers, Traffic Coordinators and Production

Artists

. Managed production staff, systems and processes to ensure project

deadlines met accurately

and on time

. Handled staff requirements including hiring, reviews, training and

development

. Managed the implementation and training rollout of TeamBase: a page

production database

. Contributed to various process improvement initiatives: Digital image

and file release workflow, merchandise sample inventory process and

production schedule reduction

. Partnered with client to address and resolve production related

problems

. Responsible for the overall quality and accuracy of work produced by

production team

Image Manager 1998-2000

. Supervised 8 Image Coordinators and digital image department

. Responsible for the digital image workflow and on time release of

files for print advertising projects

. Established procedures and standards for image naming conventions,

image workflow

and asset management and archiving

. Worked closely with internal and external resources, identified

requirements and developed

system solutions

. Oversaw and implemented image workflow initiatives: WamBase and

ImageNet

Project Manager 1996-

1998

. Supervised creative and production teams assigned to various project

assignments:

weekly newspaper inserts, ROPs, mailers and direct mail brochures

. Direct reports included Production Artists, Production Assistants and

Proofreaders

. Worked closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriters,

Image Coordinators and

Account Executives to meet project deadlines

. Responsible for tracking all phases of projects, ensuring processes

and procedures are followed

and project deliverables completed accurately and on time

. Point person for troubleshooting production related problems

Leo Graphic, Inc., Chicago, IL

Production Manager/Art Director

1990-1996

. Managed team of graphic artists

. Coordinated all phases of project production

. Primary liaison between clients and production team

. Responsible for negotiating project estimates

. Handled purchasing of outside services: photography, illustration,

and printing

. Provided art direction, page layout and design

EDUCATION:

BDG Educational Innovation, Chicago, IL

2000

Leadership Development Series

Mac University, Chicago, IL

1993

Quark Xpress and Mac Operating Systems Training

American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL

1987-1990

Associate's Degree: Graphic Art/Illustration

Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN

1986

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