RONALD RASPATELLO

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Illinois 60126

630-***-****

Summary

Over thirty years o f experience in color analysis, prepress and printing at high-quality professional organizations, with personal

growth, knowledge a nd management that has paralleled the quick changes and growth of the industry.

2007 to Present

Group360/CLUTCH STUDIOS

• Color Management Director - Establishing and maintaining high customer standards, offering solutions and press side

approvals. Expert color analysis/mark up, creative retouching, photocomposition & color management

1998 to 2007

Quebecor World Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois

• Color Quality Coordinator/Color Analyst - Establish and maintain customer profiles and high standards for optimum printability.

Responsibilities include color markup, color correction, retouching, page/proof submits, and press side approvals with customer. In

this position I successfully played a key role increasing company profitability.

• Color Manager - Expanded and managed the color department to meet the growth of the company. Undertaking the hiring and

reviewing process of color teams along with mentoring each individual. This position included traveling for proof/page submits to

clients for support to establish/maintain the relationships with our clients. This added both quality control and person-to-person

interaction.

1996 to 1998

Primary Color, Irvine, California

• Production Manager - Coordinated all internal production for specific sales persons, including scheduling, shipping, and quality

control. Supervise prep assistant, worked with team to create processes to streamline internal production and data thus enabling us

to exceed client expectations. This position also provided me with the opportunity to work and establish strong relations with many

clients such as; Disneyland, Bates U.S.A., Ingram Micro, and Wunderman Cato Johnson.

1995 to 1996

Tukaiz Communications, Franklin Park, Illinois

• Pre-Planning and Engineering all projects prior to production with direct communication from

and to Customer Service and on-line production.

1984 to 1995

Midwest Litho Arts Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois; a high-quality color separator affiliated with World Color Press, Inc.

• Color Analyst of all 4/C thru 8/C projects, which included previewing of customer art and transparencies, working closely with

scanning department, color solutions for all wet and dry etch applications.

• Prepress Engineer. Analyzed client's work and determined the most efficient, cost effective process for achieving the clients'

needs. Implemented S.O.P.'s and assisted in creating client profiles. Profiles included but not limited to: Cadillac, Audi-VW, Harley

Davidson, Tiffany, Disney, Brunswick, BMW, Coach and Spiegel. This position allowed me to interface with Sales, Clients, Customer

Service, on-line production and obtain an excellent understanding of their specific roles and responsibilities.

• Sales Associate position provided me the opportunity to manage and assist in the development of new and existing accounts, which

enabled me to develop excellent customer relationships. This consisted of 4/C tech. support, client contact, in-house quality control

and cost analysis.

Education:

• Columbia College 2D and 3D imaging/animation and graphic application course

• Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.)- Printing Applications Laboratory Seminar

Outside Interests:

• Fine Artist; detailed figure drawing, modern contemporary drawing

• Active in athletics; hockey, mountain biking, longboarding, golf, etc.

• Second City Training Center & lmprov Olympics, to enhance and refine communication skills.

References available upon request

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