Machine Operators

Resume

Richard W. Fazakerley

Tel: 206-***-****

Professional Objectives:

I am currently looking to join a team where I can use my varied experience to contribute to the success of any project I am involved in. I look forward to joining a group of like- minded individuals and becoming a valued team member. I am equally at home as a team member or a team leader. I am moving to Alpharetta, Georgia in May and will be There on our around May 20th.

Education:

Alexandria Primary School, Singapore, Elementary Education Lusaka Boys School, Lusaka, Zambia, Primary School The Warminster School, Wiltshire, U.K. High School Equivalent Certification:

First Aid/Basic Firefighting Presentation Skills/Training The Trainer Basic Forklift Operator Skills Capital Needs Analysis Hobbies/Interests:

Bass Fishing

Woodworking

Outdoor Activities, Camping and Hiking

Work Experience:

Pacific Publishing Company, Inc

Operations Manager, September 2000 present date

Daily management of the Operations Department including up to 20 staff in Administration, Pre-Press, Pressroom, Post-Press departments on 3 shifts running 24 hours a day from Sunday night to Friday night. Played a major role in selection, installation and training for a major upgrade to Computer-to-Plate system.

Recently led the project to reduce the physical footprint of the Operations Department by 50%, selecting equipment to dispose of, arranging specialist help and equipment to move the main pressline within the factory and reset to manufacturers specs.

Operated heavy-duty forklifts in both 9,000 lb and 15,000 lb capacity while moving the machinery as mentioned above.

Precision Press, Redmond, WA

Production Supervisor, February July 2000

Planning and scheduling print work for 4 small format offset presses from 1 to 4 color work.

Assisting in production from Darkroom to Bindery whenever needed. Quality Control

Reprotemps, Bellevue, WA

Manager, January 1999 January 2000

Receiving and processing orders for temporary and permanent staff from clients in the print and reprographic industry.

Recruiting and pre-selecting suitable candidates.

Arranging and monitoring interviews between clients and staff. Billing and Accounts Payable/Receivable.

David Tauber Graphics (Sonata Group), London, England Production Manager, September 1996 October 1998

Planning, scheduling and processing of printing projects using outside sub-contractors for Pre-press, Printing and Bindery work. Developed a reliable, cost-effective shipping/dispatch operation. Trained new production team members on various processes. Selected and negotiated with Vendors for quality, cost-effective print. Ensured consistent quality of printing projects from studio to delivery. Shelter, (National Campaign for the Homeless), London, England In-House Printer, May 1991 June 1996

Planned, developed and oversaw a $100,000 upgrade to re-equip the unit. Purchased a press, folder, guillotine, camera and stitching line. Printed projects from single color, self-adhesive labels to process color posters and saddle-stitched magazines and booklets. Trained new volunteer team members on the new equipment. Selected and negotiated with Vendors for quality, cost-effective services that were outside our mechanical capability.

improved output rates from 1.9 million to 5 million impressions yearly. EaziPrint, Southampton, England

Production Supervisor, August 1987 May 1991

Provided consistent, high-quality customer service Designed and developed a new stripping/platemaking section and expanded it into a successful trade platemaking service for small offset printers. Negotiated the purchase of the Companys first medium format (19 x 25) presses and upgraded cutter.

Selected and negotiated with Vendors for quality, cost-effective outsourced printing for larger jobs beyond our capability.

Old Mutual Life Insurance, Malawi, Africa

Staff Trainer, March 1984 June 1987

Trained Sales and Management staff for success and advancement. Developed and administered $350,000 annual cost center budget. Successfully generated at least 40% of the budget from commercial training sales courses and hire-out of the facility during slack periods. Wrote and developed custom training courses for the Sales staff. Practical Work Related Experience

Admin: Designed and developed spreadsheet based costing systems, marketing material and the design and implementation of Training Programmes. Training and Supervision of up to 25 staff Graphics: Designed and developed spreadsheet based costing systems, marketing material and the design and implementation of Training Programmes. Training and Supervision of up to 25 staff Photolitho: Process camera work including line and halftone negatives on Rapid Access film, Agfa Copyproof, Kodak PMTIII and Copyproof Daylight and Agfa Supermaster silver based Polyester plates. Digital: Developed and set up a template system of imposition for use with Computer-to-Plate systems based on Adobe Creative Suite software. Installed, developed scripts for and created a front-end Pre-Press system using Creative Suite and Enfocus Pitstop PDF editing software.

Stripping: Use of daylight planning contact/dupe film on jobs from single color Business Cards to 4 color Process work.

Platemaking: All major brands of paper, polyester and metal plates. Methods included from hand stripping and burning of film to plate up to Computer-to-Plate systems.

Printing: Hands on experience of the following presses: Gestener 104, 211, 311 and 353

Toko 4700CD with and without T51 Swing-away 2nd color head Hamada CD700NP

Heidelberg KORD64 and Superspeed Platen

Dominant 712, Solna 125 model 70

Sakurai Oliver 52E

Finishing: All aspects of finishing, guillotining (18 to 45) including Polar 58EM, Lawson Pacemaker II, Faltex, Baumfold and MBS folders with crossfold and numbering both by hand and using tabletop numbering machines as well as Platens. Paddinf presses, hand and machine collating, Hobson SF booklet making line.

Factory: Comfortable in the safe use and application of: Forklifts up to 15,000 lbs capacity, scissor lift up to 20 foot lifting range, manual and electric pallet jacks up to 5,500 lbs capacity.