Prepress Technician / Production Artist

Boris Zizek

**** ******** ***** ***** ****, IL **181

********@*****.*** ph. 708-***-****

A well-trained, creative, energetic professional who takes pride in, and

gains satisfaction from, the quality of his work. Possesses a great

attitude, impeccable attention to details, and a strong desire to succeed.

Education:

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL

. Bachelor of Arts Graphic Design.

Experience:

10/13-02/15. Senior Art Coordinator, Orbus Exhibit & Display Group,

Woodridge, IL

. Performing graphic layout and color management for multiple rigid and

fabric substrate signage, working closely with sales and project managers

to ensure perfect execution of orders under strict deadlines.

04/10-09/13. Graphics Specialist, Moss Inc, Elk Grove Village, IL

. I perform pre-production tasks on client art for fabric printed

substrates within the exhibit industry. Creating graphic layouts for a

variety of fabric displays; managing multiple projects on tight deadlines

while working closely together with assigned project managers and our print

departments in order to insure all assignments are executed seamlessly.

04/05-07/09. Prepress Technician/Imaging Specialist, Solar Communications,

Naperville, IL

. Involved in both digital prepress and imaging (plating). I've contributed

an efficient work ethic toward my position, in which I earned a nomination

relating to perfect executions to key major accounts. Responsibilities at

Solar included all aspects of prepress production for client work from

color manipulation (working with such tools as levels optimization, curves,

etc.), page layout, clipping paths, type setting, and any graphic design

needs. Solar provides offset, sheet fed, and flexographic printing. I

perform my prepress tasks for all three print applications we do as well as

imposition and plate for all. Ranging from Maxim, Playstation magazine

wraps to small product information postcards. Working closely with our

costumer service representatives to accurately execute our entire client

needs daily.

04/02-03/05. Graphics Application Specialist, Minolta Business Solutions,

Chicago, IL

. Responsibilities involved pre-sale and post-sale support of Minolta's

business products (Blk/Wht & Color digital copier/printers). Coordinating

and scheduling the networking of our products to new and current customers.

Implementing the various software utilities that come along w/ the product

line to servers or individual workstations. Outside of training,

application and technical support, I am responsible for creating and

maintaining all in-house sales marketing collateral for the branch.

02/00-04/02. Pre Press Technician, Infocomm, Chicago, IL

. Outputting client files for film and RC paper to our image setters,

responsible for maintaining the Agfa imagesetters when necessary. I was

also regularly involved in a variety of prepress and production design

tasks.

11/98-02/00. Freelance Graphic Artist, Chicago, IL & NW Suburbs

. I've accomplished miscellaneous design freelance accounts in business

with such companies as Hewitt Associates, ADP, Askesis Development Group,

Design Resource Center, and the Walgreen Corporation. Among these companies

tasks ranged from creative design, conceptualizing ideas following

particular specs to work between, carrying it then forward to a finished

proof. To doing production design such as retouching, clipping paths and

color correcting images in preparation for prepress, along with

proofreading/editing tasks.

08/96-09/98. Graphic Designer, NobleQuest Inc, Chicago, IL

. Developed all sales & marketing graphics including design for trade show

display. Produced and refurbished corporate identity for inside clients.

Designed the company's esthetic appearance for their web site, including

all layout and images. I also created all of the graphics and color schemes

for a Kiosk interface supporting NobleQuest custom, customer surveys.

Software Skills:

Operating Systems - PC Windows, XP, NT Mac OS X v10.7.1

. Adobe CS, CC (Creative Suite & Creative Cloud)

. QuarkXPress

. Outlook

. Citrix

. FileMaker

. Extensis Suitcase Fusion

. Metrix (Working Knowledge)

. Heidelberg SignaStation & Kodak Preps (Working Knowledge)

Plating Hardware: Screen Imagesetter with a Kodak processing line

Heidelberg Prosetter with a Raptor Pro 85S processor Flexo - Dupont Cyrel

2000 ECLF (plate exposing), CDI Spark 4260 (imagesetter), Cyrel Fast TD4260

(processor).

Plates: Web Offset and Sheetfed (Kodak, Fuji & Agfa) Flexographic (DFM &

DFH photopolymer 42" x 60")

Workflows: Odystar Trap PDF workflow & Nexus Proofing workflow

References upon Request

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