Joseph F Roy III (Jeff)

** ******* *. ***** ***, Cliffwood, NJ, 07721 • 848-***-**** • ad4mt2@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Experienced, highly organized professional with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Skilled in coordinating with cross-functional teams, negotiating pricing with vendors, and implementing cost-saving measures while maintaining quality standards. Demonstrated track record in print production operations and project management. Designing and directing creatively for print and signage products with heavy pre-press for offset, digital and wide-format printing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Print Production Manager / Operations Executive BNL Enterprises – Marlboro. NJ 7/2021 – Present

Achieving budgetary goals by producing running spreadsheets detailing consumables, waste and production output.

Adept at optimizing production processes, building strong relationships with suppliers, and leveraging new technologies to drive efficiency and deliver exceptional results.

Supervising the bid and negotiation process in Collaboration with suppliers and vendors.

Leading daily production meetings to instruct motivate and guide employees to perform valuable work and stay productive.

Audit and report inventory while making recommendations on which items to order and restock.

Hire and manage production teams, monitoring work and ensuring smooth production flow.

Keep up-to-date on the latest federal and state safety regulations.

Print Project Manager / Graphics Director Main Attractions – South Plainfield, NJ 1/2017 – Present (Freelance)

Leading remote creative meetings with clients to establish the appropriate language for smooth job completion and to achieve customer satisfaction.

Responsible for all aspects of special event wide format creation, outdoor advertising and budgeting.

Develop timelines, tracking development, proofing and obtaining appropriate approvals for all creative assets and visual communication needs.

Senior Graphic Designer / Print Production Manager EP Design Services, LLC – Piscataway, NJ 9/2013 – 8/2017

Responsible for all aspects of corporate, print creation, outdoor advertising and budgeting.

Scheduling all aspects of corporate / residential large format signage design and fabrication; including tradeshow environments, real estate, residential and commercial.

Led daily creative meetings with clients to establish the appropriate language for smooth job completion and to achieve customer satisfaction.

Develop timelines, tracking development, proofing and obtaining appropriate approvals for all creative assets and visual communication needs.

Senior Pre-Press Specialist / Print Production Manager Leggett & Platt, Inc – Somerset, NJ 9/2009 – 8/2013

Responsible for all production aspects of large format digital printing.

This includes color correction, file management utilizing Scotchprint 3M Graphic Maker & ONYX RIP-Queue Software in a deadline sensitive environment.

Full operating knowledge of a VIRTU 2500 Digital Press.

Senior Graphic Designer / Pre-press Specialist Stuyvesant Press, Inc. – Irvington, NJ 5/2005 – 7/2009

Led daily creative meetings with clients to establish the appropriate language for smooth job completion and to achieve customer satisfaction.

Responsible for all aspects of corporate, print creation, signage, corporate ID, logos, etc.

Designed conceptual through production.

Preflight & impose prepped files using Heidelberg’s Printect Cockpit, Signa and Meta-station for offset plate creation.

Full operating knowledge of a Canon ImagePress Digital press with Command WorkStation

EDUCATION The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale - Bachelors of Science, Graphic Design

COMPETENCIES

Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, Prepress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Workfront, Pittstop, Fiery RIP

Web Design, Wordpress, HTML

MS Office 365, Sharepoint, Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Onyx RIP Queue, Caldera, Wide-format Design

SKILLS

Excellent project management skills

Team leadership and training abilities

Quality control and assurance

Proficiency in print production software and technologies

Excellent communication and coordination skills

Ability to manage and oversee large-scale productions

Knowledge of latest printing technologies and materials

Ability to implement and manage new systems and processes

Strong problem-solving skills

Attention to detail and precision

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