Jorge Cornejo

GRAPHIC ARTIST

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

PREPRESS SPECIALIST

Tel: 631-***-****

eMail: ad1nxt@r.postjobfree.com

Linkedin.com/in/jorge-cornejo-5874a324

Portfolio: jorgecornejo.crevado.com

SUMMARY

I am a highly creative Graphic Artist, an adaptable Production Designer, and an experienced Prepress Specialist with over twenty years in the printing industry; including vast knowledge and understanding of Design, Graphic Prepa- ration, Production Processes, and Prepress Management in Commercial Offset, Packaging, Flexography, Digital and Web printing,

I have an outstanding level of attention to detail, strong organization and customer service skills in a fast-paced, time-sensitive changing environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy working with deadline time pres- sures, and changing priorities.

EXPERIENCE

Production Designer Graphic Artist Schneps Media, Brooklyn, NY May, 2021 - Present

• Responsible for building, editing, and manipulating multiple pages based on predefined folios, layouts, and templates, and performing accurate and visually pleasing layouts for multiple publications.

• Create, edit, and alter digital advertisements and layouts for social media.

• Perform accurate and visually pleasing layouts for all publications.

• Work with sales reps to create visually appealing advertisements and promotions.

• Meet daily deadlines for submission to the Printer.

• Troubleshoot and/or track down missing ads by communicating with sales reps and management. Prepress Technician Graphic Artist Maggio Data, Hauppauge, NY Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

• Responsible for modifying, updating, and creating various forms, ads, logos, and other graphic contents to print as custom unit sets forms, continuous forms, cut sheet forms, check and security documents.

• Created digital and printing proof for customer approval, printing samples, and digital output.

• Layout artwork to multiple imposition templates with Kodak Preps for CTP making.

• Made different types of plates using CTP multi-cassette Kodak Achieve and Magnus platesetters.

• Provided monthly maintenance to Kodak Plate Processor, and maintained weekly inventory of plates, chemicals and CTP supplies.

Prepress Technician Graphic Artis K. Sidrane Inc., Farmingdale, NY Oct 2017 - Nov 2018

• Responsible for label updates including but not limited to brand redesigns and refreshes, design adapta- tion, FDA mandated regulations, product labeling updates, equipment or manufacture labeling require- ments.

• Ensured brand integrity through creative adaptation, mechanical creation and validation process follow- ing branded style guidelines.

• Responsible for alignment of compliant labeling text into artwork mechanical(s), creation and placement of UPC and system codes, routing of artwork approval workflows and following procedures to obtain required approvals.

• Generated, step and output print-ready digital files for HP Indigo, Flexo and ABG Presses, including hot- stamps, embossing and varnish plates.

• Worked closely with the CSR, designers, customers, and press operators to resolve issues to assure accu- racy, quality, and workflow efficiency to expedite job completion.

• Maintained electronic files and archiving of all artwork and monitored equipment to ensure both accura- cy and integrity are met to productivity standards for all jobs.

• Contributed to process improvement, by always looking for ways to deliver higher quality print jobs with- in quickest possible turnaround times.

Prepress Technician Precision Label Corp., Farmingdale, NY Sept 2015 - Oct 2017

• Responsible for all graphic work through prepress department including pre-flighting and prepping exist- ing files, and also designing artwork and ensuring they all meet required specifications, through pre-press means of formatting, trapping, imposition, applying press compensation curves, color separations, min dots, minimum press specs, spelling, document size, etc.

• Responsible for developing artwork and making corrections to customer supplied art, setting type, sim- plifying vector art, color separation of line art elements, simplifying color pallets, adding all marks and taglines, adding all printers’ marks, and checking the customer’s supplied artwork.

• Responsible creating, and manipulating a step-&-repeat reverse & surface printing, along with general requirements associated with Gravure, Flexo and Digital printing.

• Worked with ESKO and HP SmartStream software platforms to prepare files for final output and proofing for HP Indigo Digital Press.

• Assisted in problem solving, analyzing potential solutions and using good sound judgment to make decisions in anticipating needs on behalf of the customer not to only serve the customer but increase volume and profitability.

• Responsible for technical troubleshooting concerning job production’s issues. Production Designer Metro US, New York, NY Nov 2012 - Dec 2014

• Responsible for building, editing, and manipulating multiple pages based on predefined folios, layouts and templates for multiple editions, following Metro specifications.

• Collected, edited and built creative advertising, Manifest, advertising runsheet, and building for daily Advertising classifies pages for multiple editions.

• Checked, edited and altered creative advertising for specs, content, color separation, trapping, overprint- ing, etc., advertising campaigns and for multiple editions, matching Metro’s printer guidelines.

• Responsible for creating, editing and modifying internal stationary for multiple offices. Prepress Manager Ruder Finn, New York, NY Jun 2000 - Apr 2010

• Responsible for solving file issues while dealing with real and perceived problems with color and print quality. All this accomplished while keeping the jobs on schedule. In addition, effectively interfaced with other departments, such as Design, Production, Press and Bindery.

• Responsible for digital stripping of complex imposition for commercial work. In addition with the op- eration, troubleshooting and evaluation of the performance of DTP hardware such as rips, plotters and proofers.

• Responsible for assisting DTP personnel with complex technical issues such as color builds; highlights and shadow settings in images; color separations, trapping and type composition.

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining procedures for equipment preventive maintenance, backup and archiving for both customer and corporate data.

• Responsible for monitoring consumption, cost and storage of consumables such as chemistry and plates to make sure adequate supplies are available for production needs. SOFTWARE

• Design & Layout: Adobe Creative Suites, QuarkXPress all versions.

• Graphics Editing: PitStop, Neon.

• Imposition: Kodak Preps, Dynagram DynaStrip.

• GMG Proofing and Color Management, EskoArtwork Latitude, Shuttle, Nexus Manager and Nexus Edit.

• Launchpad, Calaméo, WordPress, Lineup AdMount, Roxen Editorial Portal, ClassForce Layout System, Manibu Manifest Builder.

• Office: FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Office.

HARDWARE

HP Digital Press Indigo, Kodak Magnus, Kodak Achieve, AGFA Galileo, Epson, Canon, Fuji, Ricoh, HP, Plotting systems.

LICENSED AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certified HP Indigo Front End Tools for HP SmartStream Labels and Packaging Server Powered by ESKO, Issued March 2017.

HONORS & AWARDS

2023 Professional Keystone Media Awards 2023 Professional Keystone Media Award, Issued by Pennsylvania Media News Association · May 2023

EDUCATION

• Graphic Design for Commercial Printing at The Mac Learning Center, New York, NY, 2000

• Graphic Design Advance at Blue Data Computer Training Center, New York, NY, 2001

• A.A. Degree in Fine Arts Design Major at Fiorello LaGuardia Community College CUNY, L.I.C., NY, 2004

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