Quality Control Manager

JOHN ULICNY

**-** ***** ****** • Flushing, NY ***58

Phone: 718-***-**** • Email: ****.******@*****.*** Print production specialist with design and photography expertise. Extensive experience in staff supervision, vendor contract negotiations & management, corporate strategy, budgeting, trafficking, and quality control. Accustomed to working under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Developed and established a web-based print ordering system for all major College Board programs that in turn showed a cost savings of approximately $160,000. Also responsible for converting an all PC based desktop art department into a Mac based platform. This allowed for a more creative workflow and better compatibility with current print vendors. Experience 2000 – 2008 The College Board New York, NY Production Director, Marketing and Publication Services

Directed a team of five production managers with responsibility for all production operations for the College Board, a membership organization best known for the SAT test and the Advanced Placement Program.

Managed all phases of print production for marketing and operational publications and books, including The Official SAT Study Guide printed in quantities of 500,000 annually; complex mailings; digital prepress; event signage; and promotional items.

Assured production requirements are met via on-press quality control.

Approved outputs on high-profile publications such as annual reports and The College Board Review; covers for trade publications; photography; event signage; etc.

Visited printing facilities to recommend new vendors and vendor upgrades; Established relationships with vendors for leverage.

Worked with marketing staff to develop short- and long-term production strategy for $20m+ print budget across multiple high- profile programs including the SAT, PSAT/MMSQT, and Advanced Placement Program.

Realize efficiencies through the use of industry best practices, including bulk paper purchasing, format recommendations, and vendor bidding.

Created product photography for books and catalogs and action photography for marketing materials.

Staff photographer for all College Board major events. 1996 – 2000 RS Rosenbaum New York, NY

Production Manager

Managed all aspects of printing for high-volume printing company servicing the international financial community.

Responsible for estimating jobs and trafficking through final print production. Process included checking specifications, security and quality control.

Supervised staff on press checks, spec’d paper for client approval, and completed final sign-offs.

Completed EDGAR filings with FCC for financial clients. 1994 – 1996 GHBM Healthworld Agency New York, NY

Freelance Art Director for major pharmaceutical accounts

Clients included Pfizer, Glaxo, Roche

Winner of Packaging USA and RX Club awards

1985 – 1994 ProClinica, Inc. New York, NY

Senior Art Director / Studio Manager

Managed in-house art department for pharmaceutical accounts.

Directed creative approach for high-profile marketing campaigns, including advertising, direct mail, brochures, sales kits, and new media.

Responsible for all aspects of marketing materials including presentations, packaging, comps, and printed materials. Photography Experience

Senior Partner, Queens Village Photographers

specializing in portrait, product and event photography – 5 years

Photography Instructor, Queens College, Night School – 14 years Education Pratt Institute, Associate Degree

School of Visual Arts – design classes

Dale Carnegie – Leadership and Coaching classes

American Management Association – Management Skills course

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