Michael Tung

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Work Experiences

Print Production Advertising

Primary Color Inc., Dallas, Texas

Apr 2008 - Mar 2009

. Interacted and communicated with clients to propose efficient and cost

effective advertising ideas ranging from brochures, catalog, billboards,

POP and much more

. Accounted and evaluated each print and media order specifications to

ensure optimal cost and profit targets were achieved

. Brainstormed and collaborated with the supervisor and production manager

on a monthly basis for every print production P&L, to propose methods to

reduce cost by an estimated 10% target

. Engaged with production managers on a weekly basis using my daily

formulated reports on inventory usage for all processed production runs

. Obtained usable visual content from various graphic vendors for client's

advertising projects and campaigns

. Brainstormed and collaborated with team members to create various

advertising project proposals, including variable data printing

possibilities

. Prioritized, scheduled and processed all print job specifications based

on delivery deadlines prior to production and substrate requirements

. Engaged and collaborated with regional directors, sales managers and

logistics team on a daily basis to ensure project objectives were met

. Engaged and communicated with clients to request signs offs on all

proofs, including proof reading and spell checking errors of all incoming

print files

. Optimized and converted all digital files to PDF standard from various

design applications ranging from Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Quark,

CorelDraw and Painter

. Created custom Photoshop and Illustrator actions to batch processed large

production orders

. Developed and managed a database of ongoing and completed projects,

including file versioning control via Adobe Version Cue and a digital

asset database of previously used images, graphics, brushes, style

sheets, fonts, symbols and color swatches that can be reuse for upcoming

or reoccurring projects

. Ensure all imcoming digital files were within print specifications

ranging from substrate requirements, resolution depth, fonts

requirements, Pantone Colors, UV coating, CMYK and RGB color separation,

bleed requirements, style sheets, color profile requirements

Project Production Coordinator

Kalogridis International Ltd, Deconel Division, Dallas, Texas

Sep 2007 - Apr 2008

. Prioritized, supervised and delegated all work orders and duty

assignments to my production team and ensure they were executed within

specifications

. Engaged with regional sales and production managers on a daily and weekly

basis, to ensure and troubleshoot all project objectives were met and on

schedule

. Brainstormed and invoked new product ideas to help increase sales and

understand customer demand for a more efficient and cost effective

product

. Brainstormed and engaged with internal financial analyst and buyers on a

weekly basis to propose methods to reduce waste and unnecessary capital

usage

. Negotiated and maintained strategic vendors and supplier relationships to

provide volume and order discounts

. Scheduled and forecasted with logistics managers on all upcoming

completed project shipments and incoming inventory supplies to prevent

any schedule conflicts

. Conducted and reviewed all FAA burn test certification requirements to

ensure that all materials and manufacturing solutions provided by vendors

and suppliers were within FAA stated specifications

. Evaluated and engaged with quality control managers to ensure all

completed and outbound products were in compliance with order

specifications

. Managed a database of manufactured products that consist of all order

specifications corresponding to each project and current production

statuses

. Signed off and evaluated daily on all ongoing production processes to

ensure project specifications and order requirements were met

Print Manager

Pixadot Imaging, Dallas, Texas Dec

2005 - Sep 2007

. Brainstormed with directors on a weekly and monthly basis to propose new

ideas to increase sales and reduce waste by at least 10%,

. Collaborated with buyers on a weekly basis to forecast upcoming inventory

and production requirements

. Accounted and formulated weekly P&L reports for all print orders to

ensure optimal cost and profit targets were achieve

. Communicated with clients to request for signs off and ensure all

production proofs were up to specifications

. Collaborated with designers and project managers to calculate and price

estimate all RFP/RFQ print job specifications

. Ensure all digital prints were color matched to pantones specification or

provided color swatches Supervised and scheduled all print jobs

specifications according to delivery deadlines and inventory requirements

. Prioritized, supervised and scheduled all print jobs according to

specifications, delivery deadlines and inventory requirements

. Managed a digital asset database of ongoing print projects that can be

reuse for reoccurring projects

. Collaborated and brainstormed with project managers and designers to

propose a variety of advertising solutions that were both cost efficient

and effective

. Collaborated with press engineers to ensure all printing press were

performing to specifications

. Followed up with project managers to ensure all completed projects met

client's expectation

Desktop Publishing Specialist

Columbia College Chicago, Digital Photo Lab, Chicago, Illinois

Jun 2003 - Jun 2005

. Accounted and generated a daily production and error log, that includes

calculating of material and ink usage of all upcoming and ongoing

production runs on various printers, in order to help forecast inventory

requirements and provide solutions for necessary follow up actions

. Scheduled and evaluated all print jobs to ensure all file were met before

each production run

. Engaged with production managers to troubleshoot and providing solutions

for all Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign application issues

. Collaborated with Professors on a weekly basis to share ideas and

techniques on new digital media printing techniques

. Calibrated and maintained color profiles on all digital cameras,

monitors, scanners and printers to ensure they meet the industry D50

standard

. Conducted and trained new prepress teams on operating and troubleshooting

of all digital imaging equipment including new printing and image

optimization techniques

. Developed and researched new efficient digital techniques and workflows

to increase productivity and image print quality

Finance Bookkeeper

Singapore Armed Forces Military Institute, Singapore

Aug 2000 - Dec 2001

. In-charged of monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliation of all

accounts and financial reporting

. Responsible for maintaining and evaluating budget allocation to various

departments for their expenditure accounts

. Developed and maintained strategic vendor partnership for procurement

needs and price breaks

. In-charged of reviewing, processing and approving purchase orders from

various departments

. Responsible for forecasting and analyzing future budget requirements for

all internal departments

Buyer Electronic Chips

Perfect Innovations Private Limited, Singapore

Jan 1998 - Jun 1999

. In-charged of developing and seeking new vendors to increase our profit

margin on current inventory

. Collaborated with project managers and account managers to forecast

inventory efficiency and procurement needs

. Researched and analyzed cost cutting methods and forecast sales trend to

help facilitate sales managers to achieve optimal profit margin on

inventory

Knowledge

Applications: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Omnigraffle, MS

Project, XHTML, CSS, Movable Type, Wordpress, Intuit

QuickBooks, Colorburst RIP, Macintosh OS X Server, Windows,

Epicor ERP

Equipment: Vutek Press, Durst Rho, Zund Flatbed Router, Xerox iGen, Durst

Lambda, HP Indigo, Seiko Printing Press, American Screen

Printer, Epson Large Format Printers, Profoto and

Speedotron Studio Strobes, Hasselblad 2 film and digital

backs, Leaf digital back, Nikon D1x - D3 and Canon 5d -

1ds, Softboxes and Umbrellas, Polaroid, Cambo View Cameras,

Lightboxes, Darkroom enlarger, B+W processing, Color

Processing, Xrite Color Profiling Tools and Densitometer

Education

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Bachelor of Arts, Major in Photography, Minor in Management

Class of 2005

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

Electrical Engineering

Class of 1999

References available upon request

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