Designer/Print Production

RALPH RAMIREZ

*** **** *** ****** . *** York, NY 10023

*********@*****.*** . 917-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Ramkoos Graphics LLC - Designer/Digital Print Production NY, NY

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Clients Include: Mount Sinai Queens, National Home Health Care Corp.,

JWT Mindshare World

(Royal Caribbean & Poise), Anne Fontaine (Fashion), American Express,

Branded Cultures

(21ST Century Insurance, AIG), among other projects.

COSSETTE COMMUNICATIONS NY, NY

2004 - 2008

Director of Print Production and Creative Services

Establish standards of operation and quality of work for the digital

print production, traffic and studio.

Develop and revise systems and procedures, as needed, for these

departments.

Clients Include: TD Ameritrade, MasterCard, U.S. Coast Guard, McGraw

Hill, KeySpan (National Grid),

and the HealthCare Division.

Manager - HealthCare Division - all collateral, digital and print

production

National Jewish Health, AccentHealth, TyRx Pharma, Inc. (AIGIS), Aurora

Imaging Technologies

and Multimodal Technologies (M*Modal).

Manager - MASTERCARD - all collateral, digital and print production

Collaborate with MasterCard marketing and agency creative in designing

and producing campaigns.

Manager - TD Waterhouse/AMERITRADE - all collateral, digital and

print production

Collaborate with TD AMERITRADE marketing in designing and producing

collateral, direct mail

and promotional materials. Provided Document Management System (DMS) and

designed the monthly

"The Individual Investor Newsletter", which was sent to over 5.8 M

investors via web, email and direct mail.

FREELANCE/CONSULTING - Designer/Digital Print Production NY, NY

2002 - 2004

Young & Rubicam, Vidal Partnership (Hispanic agency), Cossette

Communications,

Anne Fontaine (Fashion), Merkley Newman Harvey among others.

HOME BOX OFFICE/MARKETING/CREATIVE SERVICES NY, NY

1997 - 2001

Lead Print Designer/Production (Direct Mail)

Collaborate with marketing in designing promotional materials & direct

mail. Interface with agencies, and printers

providing design/art, digital pre-press and production. Produce both

general market and Hispanic advertising.

AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., Parsippany, NJ

1993 - 1997

Director of Print Production and Creative Services/Designer

Developed and implemented strategies for the Computer Graphic

Department. Interface with Marketing in creating and producing

advertising for print media. Manage (staff/freelance). Design and

produced over 100 products for the U.S. and Oversea Markets.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: Well versed in all digital vehicles and the

ability to see projects through to release/fruition. Extensive experience

in creation/management of profit center. Extensive knowledge and expertise

in negotiating costs, purchasing materials/services and interacting with

account and creative groups. Prior owner of Graphic Design Studio: The

studio was retained by many of the Fortune 500 companies and/or their

advertising agencies.

Computer Skills:

Expert in computer applications/technologies: Interactive, Internet,

CS Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Professional,

Flightcheck, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office and Document Management

System (DMS) among others.

Bi-lingual - English/Spanish.

Studies in Advertising: School of Visual Arts

Educational Course: Adobe InDesign Users Group NY

References and portfolio available upon request or view my page in

LinkedIn.

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