Richard Crear
Athol, MA *****
978-***-**** *******@*****.***
Print Solutions Specialist
Collegiate Press - Boston, MA
December 2008 - present
High volume college print shop servicing 3 campus locations for Boston College - Operating Monochrome and Color digital presses. HP 42” wide format printer, cutting, folding, tape and spiral binding, laminating, score unit, booklet makers, misc. other bindery functions. Intake of client jobs over the counter, by email, digital store front and pickup at department offices throughout the campus. Client base ranges from individual students, professors, department administrators up to the top university officials. Process completed jobs, package, ship to on campus locations, UPS, USPS, Fed-Ex. Daily financial reports for home office, A/R and collections. Provide consultation for projects, quotes, coordinate outside sources as needed to complete projects. Handle outside purchases of press and bindery consumables, printing paper, wide format materials, office supplies for shop and promotional products for clients. FTP tranfer of files to off-site production center as needed. Prepress functions, typesetting, light design, file manipulation and imposition for press. Working knowlege of Microsoft products, Adobe Creative Suite and Quite Imposing. Some use of Canva
Corporate Account Manager
Sir Speedy Printing - Boston, MA
June 2007 - December 2008
Outside Sales - 100% Commission position. Small format commercial print and copy company. - Generated own book of business selling printing to businesses in the Downtown Boston area. Annual print volume $ 375,000 Corporate Account Manager
BFS Business Printing - Boston, MA
February 1999 - June 2007
Outside Sales - Large format commercial printing company - Generated own book of business selling printing to businesses in the Downtown Boston area. Serviced anchor major account - Boston University & Boston University Medical Campus. Annual print volume $ 1,275,000
Education
High School Diploma
Minuteman Regional Vocational School - Lexington, MA September 1981 to May 1984
Multiple Online Course Certificates
Linkedin Learning
April 2020
References
Available upon reuest