professional profile
Versatile Production Planner, Customer Support, and Workflow Professional
with demonstrated experience in, Clinical Image Processing, Data
Collection and Analysis, Technical Customer Support, Project Management,
Purchasing, Production Workflow, Training and Mentoring, Pre-press, Image
Quality and Analysis.
accomplishments
. Created multiple databases for tracking jobs and preparing queries/
reports
. Maintained production schedule with 97% on time delivery over 5 years
. Award "You Make The Difference" for Customer Satisfaction and timely
production of College Course Catalog
. Authored complete production process notebook for ISO certification
. performed clinical image corrections and measurements use by R&D for
pre-production product design
. Focal for coworker assistance. Assist visually impaired coworkers with
reading and understanding of performance assessment process and
terminology.
. Facilitated Customer Satisfaction Team coordinating customer problem
solving between engineering and second level support.
. Lead for Color Overview training for Customer Support Team. Trained 23
people to transition form black and white to color product support.
. Authored a process used to complete color image quality benchmarking
to determine image quality specifications of production color printing
systems development.
. Coordinated tracking system for customer problem escalations which
resulted in more efficient escalation tracking.
professional experience
CLEAN RITE floor care service
7/2014 - Current
Prepare RIT housing units for incoming sudents
CHRISTMAS TREE SHOPS 4/2014
- 6/2014
CSA - Home Fashions
1 Volunteer 6/2012
- Present
. Community Advocate for visually impaired persons and Companion care
for seniors in the community.
Bausch + Lomb (Kelly Technical)
2012
R&D Clinical Research Assistant
Preparing Clinical CRT Images for analysis, performing image corrections
and measurements digital Photographs using Image Corrections_VFS
(proprietary software) and Solid Works, Performing other testing as needed
for Product Development, Performing material testing for new product
development.
2006 -
2011
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI-Goodwill)
CD/DVD Production Coordinator
Preparing jobs for replication and print, Customer service and satisfaction
focal, Design and maintain databases, Prepare art work, Tracking material
usage, Interface with internal departments daily, Deliver & pick up CDs,
Duplicate and print CDs/DVDs, Prepare job for shipping, lead for 4 - 12
visually impaired persons in packaging are, prepare billing, Track order
completion, All other tasks needed to fulfill orders in a timely manner.
Perform daily search of GPO on-line database for new opportunities.
2006
Tucker Printers
Printing of production jobs, normal maintenance and operation of the
digital printing press, participating in engineering test, completing
tutorials for software programs, organizing paper storage, maintain print
quality for production print jobs and proofs.
2005-
2006
Turning Stone Resort and Casino
Requesting bid quotations and purchasing all printed goods for the Casino
and The Oneida Indian Nation, maintaining relationships with vendors and
customer departments, negotiating discounts on substandard printed goods.
2003-2005
Xerox Corporation
Image Quality Research Assistant
Gathering, organizing and analyzing color data. Performing IQ tests on new
product development, tracking and reporting image quality defects.
Digital Print Specialist
Operation and customer simulation for the Xerox iGen3 digital printing
system, daily maintenance of equipment, parts and software testing for
bugs and defects.
2002-2003
Cryovac/Sealed Air Corporation
Preparing jobs for the press department, design and maintain databases,
prepare quality press samples, track material usage. Interface with
internal departments daily to assure print schedule is met.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
. Computer Software:
> Microsoft Office Suite
> Adobe Creative Suite
> CREO Darwin (variable data program)
Print Shop Equipment:
> Digital Front End - Raster Image Processor (RIP) Devices including:
. Docusp,Creo, Electronics for Imaging (EFI), Barco
> Docucolor iGen 3
> X-rite 939 Spectrodensitometer
> Docucolor 40, 2045, 2060, 70, 100 & 130, 2045/60, 3535 and Software
Additional:
Catalog Production, Color Matching of Leather, Merchandising & Display and
Print Shop Purchasing
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
. Bachelor of Science: Printing Management and Science, August
1997
. Concentration: Design & Digital Color Printing
. Fulton Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY
. Associate in Applied Sciences: Visual Communications Technology,
May 1993
. "Customer First Second Nature" "Effective Telephone Skills"
"Leadership Training" Product Specific Customer Support
training "Leaders At All Levels" "Stress Management"