Manager Sales

P rofessional with years of experience in print services including press approvals, management of

creative staffing, all phases of project management, advertising design & placement, and all desktop

publishing Mac & PC based software.

SUMMARY OF QUALIF ICATIONS

Hands-on leadership of creative teams, with professional experience in: Budget planning, & management;

Advertising & Marketing; Digital reproduction; Scheduling press time; Press approvals; Planning of

manufacturing & fulfillment; Sales Staff & Customer support; Graphic design; High resolution digital capture;

Color correction; Wide-format digital printing; Database development; All aspects of desktop publishing; Web

design

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIG HTS

Marketing and sales of graphic arts services

Management of staffs of two to eleven people, from graphic designers & prepress technicians, to interns &

f reelancers

Approval of all concepts, designs, color reproduction and press proofs

Creative brainstorming with creative team

Overseeing and direction of all advertising and marketing materials, as well as targeting & placement

Creative planning; source vendors, compare quotes for most economical solution

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Started and currently running my own full graphic services business, IN8 Graphic Services

Saved $250,000 for Bruce McGaw Graphics, by developing a new production and manufacturing plan

Staffed, sourced, purchased and installed equipment for start up of Print- On-Demand department at McGaw

Played integral role in development of FileMaker Pro database which served as the McGaw’s infrastructure.

Successfully ran a print facility in Connecticut, and oversaw additional printing in Switzerland for New York

Graphic Society

SALES & CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Reviewed new projects with sales team to determine a production plan, assign project to graphic designers,

schedule press time, and estimate internal costs.

Strategize with sales team on new marketing plans, proposals to clients

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Owner/Designer I N8 Graphic Services, Newburgh NY (Full Service Graphics) - CURRENT

Director of Graphic Services B ruce McGaw Graphics, West Nyack, NY (Fine Art Publisher) - 1998-2009

Print Production Manager New York Graphic Society, Cos Cob, CT (Fine Art Publisher) - 1997-1998

Studio Manager Marketing Corporation of America, Westport, CT (Full Service Marketing) - 1995-1997

Production Manager i EPC, New York, NY (Full Service Desktop Publishing) - 1992-1995

Studio Manager AdTEAM, New York, NY (Retail Advertising Agency) - 1987-1992

Senior Mechanical Artist Nova Graphics & Offset, New York, NY (Full Service Print Facility) - 1985-1987

P repress Assistant Putnam Printing and Lithography, Mahopac, NY (Full Service Print Facility) - 1984-1985

EDUCATION & TRAINING

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY – BS Graphic Design

Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, NY – AS Commercial Art

NYS Arts Summit, Schenectady, NY – Marketing

Drupa, Dusseldorf, Germany

PaperWorld, Messe Frankfurt, Germany

Xplor Mid-Atlantic Region Conference “Maximizing Productivity- Customer Communications, Technology and the

Processes”

New Horizons Computer Training Centers, NY – Intermediate CS2 InDesign

ComputerTech, Norwalk, CT – Intermediate FileMaker Pro

COMMUNI TY INVOLVEMENT

Volunteer for Jewish Family Services, Friendly Visitor Program

Volunteer for Temple Beth Jacob - pro-bono graphic design

Member of the Temple Beth Jocab Choir

Volunteer for Hadassah, Chapter of Greater Orange County - pro-bono graphic design

References furnished upon request

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