Manager Training

Personal Resume

John Urban

****A Orrington Ave.

Evanston, Illinois

Phn/Fax: 847-***-****

Cell: 847-***-****

E-mail: abnn4x@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

I am seeking a full time position that will utilize my abilities to the fullest possible extent and offer an

environment that allows commitment and dedication with the opportunity for growth and advancement.

Profile:

Over sixteen years of progressively responsible positions in graphic arts, pre-press systems and print

production with expertise in project engineering, design fulfillment, customer relations, interdepartmental

communications, and systems installation and start-up.

Significant Talents:

Proven ability to work creatively with technical, interpersonal, and administrative issues.

Skilled at exercising resourcefulness and adaptability in problem solving.

A cultivated understanding and familiarity with the needs of a broad range of clients.

Capacity to multi-task on a variety of projects and issues on a routine basis.

Relevant Capabilities:

Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign and a variety of other DTP applications.

CREO/Scitex RIP software, C.G.S. O.R.I.S. systems, Preps pagination operations, Helios, Xinet and a variety

of OPI print server networking systems.

Retrospect, Cumulus, MediaBeacon and numerous archiving, ECM and digital asset management systems.

Color profile management, color matching & markup, and color proofing production.

Professional Experience:

February 2006 - December 2008

Schawk Retail-Marketing, Chicago, Illinois

Position: Digital Imaging Production.

Responsibilities: Production work involving image editing & retouching and document assembly, with primary

responsibilities encompassing digital imaging production, and a wide variety of related file management tasks.

Contributed to all facets of production workflow with main focus on complex image editing, sophisticated

color correction & photo-composition. The workload was very demanding with substantial quantities of

images required for a weekly schedule averaging approximately 48 pages among several concurrently-running

ad-books. I was invited to join Retail-Marketing group when K-Mart prepress/digital services were relocated

to that office from Black-Dot.

June 2005 - February 2006

Black-Dot/Seven Worldwide, Crystal Lake, Illinois

Position: Digital Imaging/Prepress Production.

Responsibilities: Production work with all phases of prepress operations ranging from pre-flight file prep,

document assembly, and final press-ready file output. Handled all stages of prepress workflow with a strong

emphasis on image conversions and sophisticated color correction & photo-composition. I participated and

assisted with integration and ramp-up of production at Black Dot for the newly acquired K-Mart account,

and was invited to join Chicago Retail-Marketing group when the K-Mart prepress/digital services were

again restructured.

June 2004 - June 2005

Active Graphics Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Position: Mac, Scanner, Operator - Color Imaging Production.

Responsibilities: Start to finish color production involving picture-image retouching, photo-composition, and

complex image editing. Handled imaging issues at all phases from concepting to plate-making. Scanning

production with Heidelberg 3800, and also digital proofing production. Other tasks included document prep,

and, handling a great variety of file management issues.

February 2003 - May 2004

L.T.D. Commodities L.L.C., Bannockburn, Illinois

Position: Prepress/DTP Production Operator.

Responsibilities: Catalog production with Mac and Windows systems including pre-flight file prep, document

assembly & editing, and a broad range of file management tasks. Lead operator handling picture-image

retouching, photo-composition and scanning production. I assisted and contributed to the creation of the

workflows & operating procedures for the newly formed prepress department.

March 2000 - November 2002

Que-Net Media/Quebecor Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois

Position: Mac/ORIS/Scitex Operations.

Responsibilities: Production work with Mac, ORIS, and Scitex systems including document assembly, pre-flight

file prep, and picture-image retouching. Trained in operations with the C.G.S.- O.R.I.S. software systems

(Open Reproduction on Industrial Standard) for Windows NT. Participated in beta testing of QuarkXpress

version 5.0. Assisted in integration of former World Color customer workflows at Que-Net/Quebecor.

Transferred to Quebecor as a result of acquisition and restructuring of World Color Inc.

June 1998 - March 2000

World Color Inc., Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Position: Mac Operator.

Responsibilities: Production work with Photoshop involving sophisticated color correction and complex photo

composition. Some occasional preflight and assembly work with Quark and Illustrator. Volunteered to

participate in ISO 9002 implementation and successfully completed ISO training course. Assigned as ISO

auditor and conducted audits in accordance with ANSI/ISO/ASQC conventions. Received training on Creo

plate production systems, Kodak Approval proofing system, and also, Hell/Heidelberg ChromaGraph S3900

scanner & ChromaLight workstation.

August 1992 - June 1998

Rider Dickerson/Lake Shore Imaging Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Position: Scitex Systems/Mac Operator, Scanner Operator.

Responsibilities: Scitex systems and Mac production including preflight file prep & assembly, picture-image

retouching, document imposition, file ripping, & trapping, and outputting files to film. Inputting scans to disk,

and scanning to film. Some Iris, and, conventional proofing and contacting. Responsibilities expanded to

systems operation after successfully completing Scitex Prisma training course.

Education:

Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, Graphic Arts Major

New Trier High School West, Northfield, Illinois

Professional Training Activities & Seminars:

Advanced Adobe software operations - Adobe Corporation training symposium, Chicago, Illinois.

High-End Desktop Publishing Methods - The Learning Tree workshop seminars, Chicago, Illinois.

Web Graphics & HTML Code for the World Wide Web - Oakton C.C., Des Plaines, Illinois.

Advanced Quark Techniques - P.I.I. Institute, Chicago, Illinois.

Scitex Prisma Operation - Scitex Training Facility, Rosemont, Illinois.

Kodak Prophecy & Macintosh Operation - Kodak Training Facility, Belrica, Massachusetts.

Crosfield Scanner Operation Workshops - Crosfield/DuPont Training Facility, Lombard, Illinois.

Electronic Pre-Press Systems I - Triton College/D.S. America, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Scanner Operation I & II - Triton College/D.S. America, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Graphic Arts Design for Macintosh - School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois.

In Addition: Have attended numerous seminars and training workshops involving a diverse variety of

Macintosh applications.

References available on request.

Personal Resume

John Urban

1930A Orrington Ave.

Evanston, Illinois

Phn/Fax: 847-***-****

Cell: 847-***-****

E-mail: abnn4x@r.postjobfree.com

References:

Gary Brown - Senior Systems Engineer - Hyland Software-Chicago Team, Chicago, Illinois

Office: 312-***-****

Jeff Johnson - Prepress Manager - Rochelle Printing Company, Rochelle, Illinois

Office: 815-***-****

Karen Evans - Digital/Color Manager, Best Imaging Solutions, Chicago, Illinois

Office: 312-***-****

Gentre Vartan - Vice President of Marketing - Rider Dickerson Inc., Bellwood, Illinois

Office: 312-***-****

Bernard Paige - Business Account Manager - Sears Holdings Corporation, Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Office: 847-***-****

Thom Panek - Prepress Production Manager - Black Dot Group, Crystal Lake, Illinois

Office: 815-***-****

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