PAUL ALAN KONOP
CONTACT INFORMATION
Champlin, MN 55316-3761
home: 763-***-****
email: ***@********.***
SUMMARY
Innovative and insightful driving professional with
a strong skill set in the operation of CDL vehicles.
Combined with my strong organizational and
analytical skills, I am a resourceful problem solver
with the ability to identify appropriate steps
toward implementing the best solution in meeting
the needs of the job. I strive to output top quality,
accident free work on each job. Experience driving
straight trucks, semi trucks, buses of many
different sizes, forklifts and electric pallet jacks.
SKILLS
Extensive driving experience. Independent, highly
motivated self-starter who successfully meets the
needs of the client and scheduling. A background
of operating and repairing forklifts, doing my own
car repair and all home improvements.
Prepress Work Experience
Chanhassen, MN
RR Donnelley • 01/14/2013 – present
Image Retoucher
Prepress Work Experience
Chanhassen, MN
RR Donnelley • 01/14/2013 – present
Image Retoucher
• Retouch images per markups from
customer, color correct images to match
products, rip files for final output
Professional Driving
Experience
First Student/Laidlaw • 09/01/1999 -
Present
School Bus Driver
• Work directly with students, school Champlin, MN
officials, coaches, and private companies
• Maintain a clean CDL driving record
• Drive students to specific destinations
Second Harvest Heartland • 12/01/2009
Maplewood, MN
– 01/10/2013
Delivery Driver-Semi Class A & Class B
• Work directly with food agencies, food
shelves, and large grocery stores
• Deliver food from the warehouse to food
agencies
• Collect food from major grocery stores
• Follow specific driving routes
• Drive responsibly with a Class A
License and maintain a clean CDL driving
record
Prepress Work Experience
Professional Litho • 2/02/2010 – present
Freelance Image artist
• Color correcting images, matching
product, retouching images per
instructions and page assembly using
Indesign
Periscope • 10/02/2008 – present
Freelance Image artist
Professional Litho • 2/02/2010 – present
Freelance Image artist
• Color correcting images, matching
product, retouching images per
instructions and page assembly using
Indesign
Periscope • 10/02/2008 – present
Freelance Image artist
• Color correcting images, matching
product, retouching images per
instructions
Minneapolis, MN
Professional Litho • 02/02/2009 -
06/09/2009
Desktop Operator
• Color correction, retouching, composite
work, matching products Minneapolis, MN
• Page assembly using Quark, Illustrator
and Indesign
• Ripping files with four color process and
spot colors
• Trapping files using full auto frame and Minneapolis, MN
press touch
• Meet scheduling deadlines
Southern Graphic Systems Inc. •
11/07/2003 - 10/02/2007
Prepress Desktop Operator/Scanner
Operator
Minneapolis, MN
• Color correction, retouching, composite
work, and matching products
• Page assembly utilizing Quark,
Illustrator and Indesign
• Ripping files operating four color
process and spot colors
• Trapping files using full auto-frame and
press touch
• Backup scanner operator Minneapolis, MN
• Meet scheduling deadlines
P&H Graphic Communications •
01/17/1994 – 10/13/2002
Scanner Operator/Desktop Operator
• Scan, color correct, and retouch images
Bloomington, MN
• Edit internal proofs for correction, match
products
• Assemble customer documents and order
supplies
PMSI • 03/17/1994 – 01/10/1994
Scanner Operator/Desktop Operator
• Scan, color correct, and retouch images
Bloomington, MN
• Edit internal proofs for correction, match
products
• Assemble customer documents and order
supplies
PMSI • 03/17/1994 – 01/10/1994
Scanner Operator
• Scan, proof
• Camera back
• Litho art and Stripping
Education
Century College
Truck Driving Class A License • 2007
St. Paul, MN
Hennepin Technical College
• Intro to Quark, HTC & Intermediate
Photoshop • 1996 Brooklyn Park, MN
• Intro to Photoshop, HTC & Basic
Macintosh • 1995
• Stripping I, II, III, IV, Graphic Arts
Institute • 1991 – 1994
• Graphic Arts, Color Separation • 1983 –
New Jersey
1984
Dupont Training Center
• Crossfield Scanner 600 Series • 1991