Michael W. Kendrick P: 201-***-**** ac48ff@r.postjobfree.com

Production Artist/ Print Project Manager & Prepress Troubleshooter. With ten years of management experience at my command. Leveraging comprehensive expertise in applications, best practices, processes, personnel and equipment utilized in print layout and design to ensure optimal production quality and resolution.

Generated $30K+ monthly revenue by completing two to three weekly projects as account manager and liaison to a key client; coordinated assignments from initial concept to final approval. Delegating work where needed.

Designed material for table top presentations from power point slides and consolidated multipage reports into one- or two-sided pamphlets. Experience with layout design for packaging, booklets, pamphlets and mailers.

Produced 50+ orders per week, meeting static and adjustable deadlines with up to 70% of work needing two-hour turnaround time for client preview and next day print delivery.

Processed 20+ weekly assignments ranging in size and complexity, including one-page handbills, magazine and newspaper ads, mailers, and billboards; adjusted artwork and resolution according to need.

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

Wheal Grace Corp.

Desktop Specialist / File Troubleshooter / Platemaker / Freelance/ Mac Operator

Covered for vacations, sick days and excess volume in workflow, Using Prinergy to check, correct and output plates and proofs of finalized and approved files .; utilized Adobe Creative Suite applications and QuarkXPress.

Ensured client artwork was suitable for final printing, resolving problems with supplied material such as color correcting images in PhotoShop, and editing files per client AA's

Created signatures in Preps for printing expedience, and edited existing signatures for changes.

Performed troubleshooting, retouching, and trapping to optimize print quality

Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, NJ

Desktop Specialist / File Troubleshooter

Removed impediments to optimal print quality by examining client submissions and making needed adjustments, releasing corrected files to the printer for production; utilized Adobe Creative Suite applications and QuarkXPress.

Ensured client artwork was suitable for high resolution printing, resolving problems with supplied material such as converting multi-color submissions into process four-color final products.

NEI Worldwide Graphics, Clifton, NJ

Desktop Specialist / Direct-to-Plate Imager

Provided detailed preflight of client files to determine workability and printability, eliminating flaws for quality assurance.

Developed artwork, digital files, and direct-to-plate images for work spanning fliers to books.

Reduced costs by managing resources and designing prep layouts for the most economic print process, including Agfa Galileo direct-to-plate output imager.

Maintained plate processors and other prepress equipment through monthly review and upkeep.

Applied Graphics Technologies, Foster City, CA- Carlstadt, NJ

Mac Operator / Account Manager / Client Liaison

Employed in CA and rejoined company after a relocation to NJ; functioned as client liaison to key account, Merrill Corporation.

Served as principle contact, communicating with client from project conception through final product.

Handled cost estimates and invoicing for assignments ranging between $1K and $10K.

Utilized Mac-based programs such as PS Illustrator and QuarkXPress to troubleshot customer files for optimal print quality; proofed multiple output devices from large format lasers to digital matchprints.

Pixxon Imaging Studios, San Francisco, CA

Mac Operator / Image Retoucher

Reviewed submissions and prepared electronic images in need of retouching and color corrections.

Delivered premium print quality by utilizing Scitex Presstouch to trap and adjust files, particularly Scitex Brisque with Scitex workflow for Mac workstations.

Pictorial Offset Corp, Carlstadt, NJ

Mac Operator

Examined client files, made necessary corrections, retouched, and set all trappings to ensure highest quality print.

Adjusted files and plate layouts utilizing Scitex Remake and Workflow, a direct-to-plate image setter.

Minimized losses when problems were found with items on the press, replacing negatives on the spot.

DAVID MAUS CHEVROLET, SANFORD, FL

Sales Associate/ New and Pre-owned

Sales associate specializing in the sales of Chevrolet Automobiles and trucks. Qualified as Elite Sales associate by general Motors of America, as well as being Chevrolet Certified. I Am qualified to sell Chevrolet automobiles anywhere.

Responsible for making phone calls to personal database to make appointments for subsequent sales. Set up sales opportunities for self and other salesmen via answering phones and answering internet inquiries.

Responsible for maintaining and increasing size and scope of initial database through networking and personal communication.

Orlando Kia North, Longwood Mitsubishi, Longwood, FL

Sales Associate/ New and Pre-owned

Sales associate specializing in the sales of Kia Automobiles. Qualified as Elite Sales associate by Kia of America, as well as being Mitsubishi Certified. I Am qualified to sell Kia and Mitsubishi automobiles anywhere.

Responsible for making phone calls to personal database to make appointments for subsequent sales. Set up sales opportunities for self and other salesmen via answering phones and answering internet inquiries.

Jack Daniels Motors, Fairlawn, NJ

Sales Associate/ New and Pre-owned

Sales associate specializing in the sales of Kia Automobiles. Qualified as Elite Sales associate by Kia of America. Am qualified to sell Kia automobiles anywhere.

Responsible for making phone calls to personal database to make appointments for subsequent sales. Set up sales opportunities for self and other salesmen via answering phones and answering internet inquiries

Impulse Courier Service

Courier/Driver Messenger, Whippany, NJ

Delivered all items from legal papers to medical specimens, from lawyers offices to hospitals, All Items hand delivered and signed for at place of pick up and final destination.

Unbonded courier, used personal car and incurred all personal fees.

EDUCATION & SKILLS

Certifications: Crosfield 6250 Scanner Celsis software, Kia 2015 Elite Sales Assoc., Mitsubishi Certified Sales Assoc.

Applications: Adobe Creative Suite QuarkXPress Apogee X Rip Scitex Rip Rampage Nexus Dreamweaver

Platforms: Macintosh OSX UNIX PC (Windows / Windows XP)

Output Devices: Agfa & Carnfeldt Imagesetters Kodak Approval/HP/Epson’s Large Format Laser Printers

University of Florida: Pre-Med Program

Color Stripper, manually creating and contacting four-color film for the offset print process.

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