Manager Management
Resume:
Marjorie Campolongo
Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
Summary
■ ■ Print, Prepress and Workflow Solutions veteran with over 20 years experience and thorough knowledge all aspects of print and related services.
■ ■ Highly organized multi-tasking professional with a strong sense of priority coupled with the ability to attain goals on schedule.
■ ■ Successful track record leading internal and external resources, possessing talent for developing effective teams, improving staff skills and departmental efficiency.
■ ■ Proven ability to anticipate organizational needs and implement solutions that advance the company within budget and on schedule. Technical
■ ■ Extensive experience specifying, implementing and managing systems, processes and standard operating procedures.
■ ■ Oversaw equipment installations including debugging and acceptance and compliance testing.
■ ■ Developed databases for creating job tickets, managing inventory and digital assets.
■ ■ Developed web based job ordering solution to enable clients to modify and order print products on line.
■ ■ Constantly and proactively acquire new technology and skill sets. Managerial
■ ■ Strong communication skills with particular ability to explain complex technology concepts in a way that all levels of an organization appreciate.
■ ■ Capacity to hire, train, evaluate, motivate and improve staff.
■ ■ Provide technical support to Client, Creative, Sales and Management teams.
■ ■ Devise schedules and ensure adherence to deadlines among clients, internal departments, and vendors.
Prepress
■ ■ Research, evaluate, analyze cost/benefit for major hardware and software purchases.
■ ■ Expert level production technician versed in Adobe Creative Suite, Quark Xpress, MS Office suite.
■ ■ Contributing editor to LinkedIn’s “Prepress for Designers” group. Software
■ ■ Macintosh and Windows operating systems
■ ■ Adobe Creative Suite, Quark, MS Office Suite
■ ■ Brisque, Esko Artwork, Onyx, Dupont Chromopro, Indigo, and Fiery RIPs
■ ■ Full Auto Frames, Inposition, Preps, Pitstop
■ ■ Fetch, Filemaker, Xinet, XM Pie
Education
■ ■ CEUs in color-correction, color management, workflow, image manipulation: Adobe, AIGA, GATF, PIA, RIT, XUG.
■ ■ NJIT webmaster certification course.
■ ■ Bachelors degrees in English and journalism, with a concentration in advertising, New York University.
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Employment History
1/12 – Present
Enterprise Press, Inc, Englewood, NJ General Manager Established and refine prepress procedures. Evaluate, install and maintain all new technology. Moved company from proprietary system to stand- alone pdf workflow with color management. Responsible for accuracy of all prepress, production, finishing and fulfillment. Wrote and maintained Filemaker database, moving job, P.O. and shipping tracking, and asset management from multiple Excel files to one central database. Wrote and maintain web page enabling customers to request stationary jobs directly into MySql database with email alerts. Retouch and color correct client art. Range of Work: Consumer advertising, web design, epubs, POP, direct mail, variable data, large format, sheetfed, and digital printing Clients included: Wave Hill, NYRR, NMAI, Newington Cropsey. 8/08 – 1/12
Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ
Prepress/Print Buying (Consultant)
Established and refine prepress procedures for Corporate Creative department to cut costs and ensure accuracy and consistency. Review designer files for printability. Work with outside agencies and print vendors. Suggest alternate printing and layout methods to reduce costs while still meeting client expectations. Document design styles and create libraries and templates. Automated and wrote documentation to aid designers in adhering to Merck file guidelines.
Range of Work: Consumer advertising, html email, epubs, direct mail, variable data, large format, exhibits, web, sheetfed, and digital printing 5/07 – 2/09
Ace Group, New York, NY General Manager
Managed prepress, production, print and IT departments. Created procedures to increase consistency and improve turnaround. Established pdf workflow. Documented and trained prepress department in new procedures. Created Filemaker database to improve job tracking. Created and maintained color management profiles.
Range of Work: Large format, digital printing, direct mail, email, trade shows, promotional items.
10/05 – 5/07
One Source Printing, New York, NY General Manager
Monitored workflow and QC for prepress, pressroom, large format, digital quick printing, mounting and finishing departments on second shift. Acted as resource for sales department to schedule, track and expedite work. Range of Work: Sheet-fed, large format, quick print, finishing, fulfillment, promotional items.
Clients included: Godiva, L’Occitane, Lancome, Sophora. 5/01 – 9/05
Color by Pergament, New York, NY Prepress Manager
Implemented PDF workflow. Created procedures and wrote documentation. Prioritized work, recommended color corrections, QC’d final proofs for color and content. Moved to new position managing team in systems department with goals of improving consistency among Macs on LAN and streamlining Xinet workflow and asset management. Projects included refining and documenting procedures, testing and evaluating software, researching and solving repetitive problems, training staff. Range of Work: retouching and prepress, data asset management, digital printing, variable data, print-on-demand, large format. Clients included: L’Oreal, Movado, Nine West, Coach, HBO, USA Network, Grey Worldwide, FCB
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