Graphic Designer Operator

George F. Krueger

School Experience Skills Profile

cell 832-***-**** • ********@*****.***

• Talented graphic designer balancing a strong creative sense with solid technical skills and printing expertise.

• 30+ years experience as a graphic designer in the prepress industry, with a full range of creative/marketing and communications tools used from conception through production.

• Impeccable organizational, communication, and production skills in making smart judgments about timing, creative direction, and challenging the parameters of a project.

• Team player building strong relationships with the rest of the project team, both internal and client.

• Working knowledge of all mac-based graphic programs, and preflight and post flight applications. COMPUTER GRAPHIC ARTIST/MAC OPERATOR

GROCER’S SUPPLY COMPANY • HOUSTON, TX.

• Artistic creation of ads and posters for various clients.

• Responsible for all aspects of poster production for all clients.

• Familiar with large format printing (posters, banners, etc.)

• Proficient in the use of Canon IPF655 Printers and Océ Colorado Printer #1640 using Thrive Rip Software to process jobs.

AMERICAN COLOR GRAPHICS, INC. • HOUSTON, TX.

• Provide a variety of end-to-end prepress functions on major advertising projects for our largest client, the Houston Chronicle.

• Building of ads for various clients from concept to completion.

• Received files from various clients and design houses, checked all image and document formats, and completed all client changes as required.

• Complete trapping, set or replacing of images, color correction, outlining of images, fix type flow errors, establish printing parameters, prepare matchprint proofs and dyluxes, output film and/ or plates, or CTP creation for outside printers.

SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY

• Graduated May 1985, B.F.A. degree Major - Art Advertising • Minor – Radio/Television/Film

• Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity

• REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST •

• Proficient in the use of all Adobe Suite-based programs such as InDesign, Photoshop,Illustrator, and Acrobat.

• Extensive knowledge of photo-retouch, illustration, and some web-design elements.

• Have worked closely with clients from initial design to final plate-ready film/files for printers.

• Experience with all aspects of 4/color film process from customer supplied files to final plate-ready four color files and/or plates.

• Troubleshooting problem files a specialty. Give me a problem, I will find a solution!

• Creation of customer databases and maintaining workflow systems.

• Postscript programming knowledge in Preps, CTP file creation, Brisque, and PDF workflows.

• Other work-related skills include knowledge of all aspects of multi-color screen printing garnered from working for M&M Design in Huntsville, Tx. while in college.

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