Charles J. Svare
Paynesville MN 56362
Objective: A challenging and responsible position which would effectively utilize prior experience, training and abilities, offering opportunities for professional growth and advancement Education: 1977 Graduate Audubon High School, Audubon Minnesota 1990 Heidelberg Offset School
1996 3M Offset School
Strengths: 30+ years’ experience with a variety of printing presses. A professional, people person with supervisory skills
Experience:
GLS
Brooklyn Park, MN Sept 2020-Jan 2020 (No work)
Lead Press Operator Heidelberg 5-40 Dual Perfecter Produce High Quality Medical Brochures
General Marketing Solutions
Eden Prarie, MN
Lead Press Operator Mitsubishi 6-40 w/ Aq. Coater May 2018-January 2019 (laid off) Modern Press March 2017-May 2018
New Brighton, MN
Lead Press Operator Komori L-40 6 color press
Travel Tags May 2016-March 2017
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Lead Press Operator on a KBA 104 8 color press and KBA 106 8 color press Apple, google and other name brand products
Perform maintenance and other various duties maintaining the press. Forum Communications August 2011-May 2016
Detroit Lakes, MN/Fargo, ND
Lead Press Operator on a 5-28 Lithrone (L-528) Komori Offset Press/ Lead Operator Komori L-406C
Produce high quality commercial print
Perform maintenance and other various duties in maintaining the press Imagine Print Solutions October 2002- May 2009
Shakopee, MN
Lead Pressman on Heidelberg 7-40 Speedmaster UV press. Produced high quality commercial print of covers, manuals, posters, signs and packaging for medical, food, airline, high end retail stores and entertainment industries. Supervised and color approved pressroom of eleven presses in the absence of the night manager Viking Press- Banta 15G March 1986-October 2002
Eden Prairie, MN
• Lead Pressman on a Heidelberg 6-40 CD offset press.
• Produced high quality book covers, instruction manuals, art prints and brochures for computer, medical, education and sports industries
• Responsible for maintenance on equipment
• Shift lead responsible for delegating the manning of presses, coordinating customer press checks, training and assisting inexperienced crews, ordering materials and helping with the implementation of the ISO certification standard operating procedures January 1998- February 2001
Journeyman press operator running high quality covers and manuals for medical, computer and education industries
Types of equipment operated: Heidelberg 5-25 MO and Heidelberg 5-40 SM Double Perfecting Press November 1986- January 1998
Press operator, started company as a press feeder
Served four year apprenticeship and became a journeyman press operator Types of equipment operated: 6-40 Miller Perfecting Press, Heidelberg 2-25 MOVP and a Miller 2-41 Perfecting Press
References: Personal and Business references available upon request