Quality Control Manager

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March 09, 2010

ADAM L. TORRES

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Print Production Management

April 08- Jan 09 Whittier & Associates, 92 Main St., Yonkers, NY 10701

Production Director – Direct Mail Agency

• Managed budgets & production schedules for all mailings and special projects for 5 clients

• Obtained competitive bids from multiple printers and letter shops for each mailing

• Worked closely with vendors to assure timely delivery of materials

• Evaluated image quality and performed retouching/tonal adjustment, as necessary

• Attended on-site press checks, and oversaw quality control

October 07- April 08 Condé Nast Cartoon Bank, 28 Wells Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701

Production Specialist

• Scanned, retouched & color corrected The New Yorker Magazine covers for large format inkjet output

• Retouched cartoons for license use & custom book printing

• Managed design & layout of note cards, brochures and special projects for digital/offset printing

Feb 07 –Oct 07 Nic Mar Printing, Inc. 313 W 37th St. NY NY 10018

Production Manager

• Scheduled press time, purchased stock, estimated offset printing and obtained bids from outside vendors

• Created and maintained custom FileMaker database to track jobs

• Obtained bids from outside vendors and attended press checks to assure quality

June 01 – Feb 07 In Production, 315 W. 39 ST. N.Y., N.Y. 10018

Production Manager

• Performed retouching/color correction & digital composition

• Adjusted images for use in coated & uncoated substrates, newsprint

• Managed Ad Production/Trafficking/Large format Inkjet printing

• Created comps and handled digital photography of products

• Responsible for print buying

• Attended press checks and managed quality control

Nov 93 – April 01

Graphic Systems Group • Ads-N-Color, Inc. • Katz Digital • Federated Stores-Stern’s Advertising Department

Digital Prepress • Sr. Retoucher /Scanner • Digital Prepress Production Asst. • Digital Imaging Mgr/Operator

• Responsible for retouching & color correction, scanning/archiving & systems maintenance

• Performed preflight and output to film imagesetter

• Maintained and calibrated imagesetter for optimum performance

• Managed distribution of assignments to a team of five and training of new hires

• Assisted in production of weekly sales circulars and direct mail ROP Ads

Skills: Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Indesign, Illustrator, Filemaker Pro, Excel

Education: High School of Art & Design, 1075 Second Ave., NYC

Class of 1981 - Advertising Major - Regents Diploma in Art, English, Social Studies, & Science

References furnished upon request