Gloria Cochran
**** ****** ****** *******, ** *5350 . Phone: 209-***-****
Fax: 209-***-**** E-mail: ***********@*****.***
Prepress Production Manager Creative
10+ years in the Printing Industry Organized
Certified as a Press Operator Problem solver
Certified as a Flexo Press Operator Quality-Oriented
Skills: Program Skills:
Knowledge working on Flexo Press Quark, PageMaker, Preps, MS
Word,
Knowledge working on Offset Presses Excel, Dreamweaver 8, Flash
Knowledge working on Specialty Presses InDesign, Illustrator,
Photoshop
Employment History:
Job Title: Print worker on call
Employer: Semper International LLC, San Francisco CA Dates: 2/10 to present
Duties: Temp worker at Staples in Pleasanton finishing department binding
books and QC. On call to work anywhere needed in the printing industry.
Job Title: Paper delivery person
Employer: Modesto Bee Dates: 9/07 to 5/08
Duties: Pick-up, collate and deliver papers to addresses on my continually
changing list.
Job Title: Art Director/Online Graphic Designer/Consultant
Employer: Litho Communications, Paramount CA Dates: 4/06 to 5/08
Duties: Update all files from PageMaker, and Quark to PDF files ready for
print. Work with customer's and Litho Communications tracking proof
approvals, due dates, and print dates to meet our deadlines along with
creating a comprehensive informative Excel spreadsheet, primary duty to
complete file transfer of Premium Calendars to new owner Promotional
Organizers in a very organized and understandable format.
Job Title: Film Assembler/ QC and Production Manager for Premium Calendars
Employer: John F. Turner & Co., Modesto, CA Dates: 3/02 to 2/06
Duties: Conventional Stripping and Film output for all calendars going to
press. Monitor jobs that came from calendar art department for accuracies
then gave final approval before plates went to the press. Maintain
equipment and ordered supplies that would be needed for the Pre-Press
department.
Job Title: Pre-Press Stripper
Employer: Artistic Printing, Modesto, CA Dates: 2/99 to 3/02
Duties: Design layout for best production run with the use of existing
film. Stripped and plated for five different presses also responsible for
maintenance of equipment and supplies.
Education:
Laney College: Certificate in Pressroom Techniques
Chabot Junior College: Computer Basics
Modesto Junior College: AA Degree Lithography and Presses 2009, AA Degree
Graphic Design 2009
Phi Theta Kappa - Officer of Communication 2008-2009
PGSF Scholarship Winner 2008-2009
First Place Gutenburg Award 2008 for Process Color Flexography Group
Project
Gold Award from Yosemite Area Graphics Association 2008 for Production of
Happy Face Labels
Silver Award 2008 Impression Awards from National Association of Litho
Clubs for Production Two Color Happy Face
Fifth Place Gutenburg Award 2008 for Process Color Lithography
Reference:
John Torres at Litho Communications 562-***-**** or ****@********.***
Lisa Arruabarena at Semper International, LLC 415-***-**** or
*****@*********.***