MARTY W. TURNER
WINSTON, GA 30187
*********@*********.***
Personal Objective
I would like to obtain a position that allows for growth and advancement opportunity. I work best in and desire a
dynamic environment that provides the opportunity to enhance my present skills and learn new technologies. The
position must also allow for team building and customer focus.
Qualifications
I am Pressroom Supervisor with 30+ years of Printing and Press experience. 11+ of those years were in Commercial
Printing and the other 19 years in Newspaper printing. I am an effective leader as well as a team player. I have
strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills. I have extensive knowledge of paper and mill problems, as well
as wide-ranging knowledge of various blankets. I am analytical, results oriented, and solution driven, with a strong
customer focus.
Selected Accomplishments
• Pressroom General/Maintenance Supervisor for the largest newspaper in the SE United States
• Generated a daily paper distributed to 600,000+ readers
• Controlled a 1.5 million dollar raw material pressroom budget
• Engineered a solution to a persistent problem that saved the company $120,000 per year
• Point man moving from a 50 inch paper size press to 48 inch paper size press
• Constantly sought by upper management for solutions to problem areas
• Scuba, Fire and Rescue Trained
Professional Experience
Oct. 1989 – Jan. 2009 Cox Enterprises – Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta, GA
Pressroom Supervisor
• Crew Chief for 11 + years working with 6 to 8 man crews
• Pressroom Supervisor for 7+ years
o Supervised pressroom with 90+ employees
Managed and assigned tasks to the Press and Maintenance Crews
Scheduling and payroll management for 90+ employees
Resolved safety issues before they became Risk Management Issues
Worked with Risk Management when issues arose
o Managed the Maintenance Program
Managed the work requirements of Machinists and Electricians within Press Room
Consistently brought solutions to problem areas
Consistently managed Quality Control of product with hands on attention
o Utilized SAP system for requisitioning purchases
Consistently looked for new vendors
Compared price vs. services provided by vendors based on product quality
May 1978 – Dec. 1989 W. R. Bean and Son Printing Company Atlanta, GA
Journeyman
• Journeyman – 8 years
o Certified Journeyman after 3 years of service
• Part time Crew Chief
• Pressroom Jogger – 2 years
• Pressroom Reel Tender – 1 year
• Handled the required tight registration and cutoff of products
• Handled the matching of Color Proofs
• Responsible for all press maintenance
• Ran approx. 1,200,000 Time, Sports Illustrated, People, Magazines on a weekly basis
• Ran approx. 2,000,000 US, New Woman, Magazines on a biweekly basis
• Ran various commercial products from catalogs to coupons
MARTY W. TURNER
Machine and Program Skills
• M72TKS Cold Set Press
• M600, M1000, M200 Harris Heat Set Presses
• 36 and 50 Inch Hantscho/Contrell Heat Set Presses
• Various types of etch/water delivery and ink delivery systems
• Assorted types of stackers, folders, and reel stands
• Press Monitoring Program for press times, waste, and problems
• Dos Payroll Program
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Excel), Lotus Notes
• SAP purchase program
• Specific Pre Press Process knowledge
• Variety of Bindery and Mailroom Process knowledge
Personal Skills
• Analytical, self-motivated, creative thinker
• Work well under stress in troubleshooting and problem solving situations
• Detail and quality oriented
• Time-management mindful
• Waste and budget control conscious
• Safety Oriented and Trained
• Ability to manage and train employees, and schedule for man hours and press time
• Maintain Standard Printing Practices
• Process oriented with the ability to create and manage processes
• Understanding of the technical layout of press equipment
• Extensive customer and Vendor interaction
Company Sponsored Training
• Frontline Leadership Training
• Diversity Training
• Civic Treatment
• Excel, Word, and Lotus notes
• Classes on Hiring and Managing Employees
• Certified Journeyman
• Printing techniques and processes
• Scuba, Fire and Rescue Trained
Education
May 1978 MD Collins High School College Park, GA
General Studies
References available upon request