Color Management & Print Production Specialist

Donna Morreale

714-***-**** • **********@**********.*** • Fullerton CA

Seasoned professional in color management and print production, with a strong foundation in Adobe Creative Suite. Demonstrated ability to optimize artwork for Flexographic and Digital printing, ensuring accurate color reproduction and technical consistency that enhances visual quality and client satisfaction.

Summary

Skills • Preflighting techniques

• Print production

• Production workflow

• Page layout and typesetting

• Image retouching

• Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

• Creative Suite proficiency

• Color theory and management

03/2023 - Current

Prepress Specialist, Resource Label Group, Cerritos, CA 08/2017 - 03/2023

Senior Color Photoshop Retoucher, Triso Graphics, Inc., Costa Mesa, California

05/1994 - 08/2017

Graphic/Production Artist, Cal Plate, Cerritos, USA 04/1993 - 02/1994

Graphic Artist/Typesetter, North Orange County ROP, Anaheim, USA Experience

Established production-ready art for flexographic printing, catering to high-volume food industry clients.

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• Executed expert color correction and optimization of digital files for precise color matching. Generated high-fidelity digital assets using advanced color management workflows to ensure image integrity.

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Conducted quality control checks to identify and resolve resolution and trapping issues before plate making.

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Processed and prepared customer artwork for flexo and digital label plates using Adobe Creative Suite and Esko.

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• Conducted preflighting to verify inclusion of all necessary images and materials.

• Executed color correction and retouching to enhance visual quality of digital images.

• Managed CMYK, RGB, and spot color specifications to ensure adherence to brand guidelines. Facilitated production artwork setup for corrugated packaging, ensuring accuracy in complex trapping and camera work.

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Executed art direction by leading departmental initiatives to uphold quality and technical standards.

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Collaborated with art directors, sales teams, and clients during final artwork reviews for timely project completion.

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Designed and created logos and artwork for signs, posters, and handbills for retail pharmacy and grocery environments.

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Enhanced visual branding through strategic design elements for various promotional materials.

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• Strengthened brand identity by maintaining cohesive aesthetics in all marketing collateral. Produced layout designs for display ads to ensure visual consistency across retail print media.

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05/1994

Associate Of Applied Arts, Film And Communication Studies LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE, Los Angeles, CA

05/1993

Associate Of Arts, Film And Video Production

LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, Long Beach, CA

06/1987

Certificates In Graphic Arts, Adobe Systems, Design And Production Art. NORTH ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL, Anaheim, CA Education

• Completed [Subject] Course

• Additional Coursework in [Subject]

Websites,

Portfolios, Profiles

• https://linkedin.com/in/donna-morreale-39109b13

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