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Professiona l S ummar y
CAREER SUMMARY Dedicated, creative, well-rounded professional with extensive experience in print
production management, financial planning, and team building. Proficient in performing press okays and
color matching. Able to increase cost efficiency by improving procedures. Proven initiator and strategic
thinker with effective analytical, organizational and communication skills. Expertise includes: production
planning and scheduling, coordinating purchasing activities, and managing
inventory control.
Skills
Comfortable in Offset Printing environment
Strong mechanical aptitude User of quality control
Understanding of bindery procedures Proficient in
operation Print job color press room operations
and quality Knowledge of prepress
procedures
Wor k H istor y
Commercial Printer 01/2008 to
Panaprint – Macon, GA Current
Bindery production manager, Mailing, Fulfillment,
Shipping, Receiving, and Warehouse.
Work closely with customer service to understand
production needs
Schedule production on bindery equipment (stitchers, perfect binder, cutters, folders, Pick and
Place, and mailing) to assure on time delivery.
Prioritize jobs through shipping and schedule delivery drivers.
Create project job jackets, including briefs, schedules, reference material, specifications and
contractual requirements
Check job information at each press to verify the correct ink is delivered
Multi-task to keep all assigned projects running effectively and efficiently
Analyze account workload quantity, complexity and due dates to predict and prevent problems
Employ root cause analysis to troubleshoot equipment and process issues
Production Manager 06/2002 to
10/2007
INPRINT USA – St.
Charles MO
Planned, developed and implemented key management strategies and functions to ensure overall
efficiency levels were m et in the flexo printing department
Managed expenditures to budget to help ensure operating margins were maintained and corporate
goals were achieved and fully supported
Provided leadership to peers and direct reports, including management support towards production
processes and on time delivery to ensure customer satisfaction
Interacted with sales, quality control, and customer service
Monitored short and long term production forecasting to utilize manpower and raw materials with
equipment capabilities
Production Manager 01/1988 to
DIMAC Corporation – St. Louis, MO 01/2002
Demonstrated energetic leadership for associates
Major strengths included problem solving, scheduling, communication,
and multi-tasking
Handled press okays on web and sheet fed presses including positioning
and color
Established a successful Quality Control program
Formed and trained a department CSR group of 10 coordinators
Networked with sales, production, shipping and receiving to monitor
job progression
Handled the machine maintenance program
E ducatio n
Business Program Total Quality Management Program Certificate of Proficiency: Business
St. Louis Community College - St. Louis MO
Coursework in Printing Technology, Project Management and Quality Control Techniques