Customer Service Sales

John Mikelenas

**** *********, **********, ******** *****

Phone: 815-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

Education: Moraine Valley in computer science, 1/1991 thru 12/1991

Creo Training: All facets of prepress programs of use and functions in the programs

Qualifications:

To find a stable and secure company where I can contribute all my talents, skills and passion of bringi ng excellence

and professionalism; yet have the ability to grow and enhance the skills I have acquired in the printing field that’s

been home for me for the last 19 years.

I am a highly experienced, detail-focused, solution-oriented, creative professional. I have acquired comprehensive

technical expertise in prepress, design and customer service within the printing industry. My graphic arts prepress

and design experience encompasses a wide variety of applications in digital, large format, screen, litho, conventional

and UV printing.

Throughout the last 19 years I have executed complex projects from the conceptual phase to the final production.

Accompanying my diverse experience is a passion for excellence and love of the visual communication industry.

Specialties:

òò Highly proficient in Adobe suite applications

òò Advanced retouching and image correction skills

òò Strong skill base in Illustration logo design

òò Great communication skills

òò Proven team leader

òò Problem solving

òò Advanced in PDF work flow

òò Proficient in all Mac or PC programs

(2/2012 - Current)

Prepress Flexo Technician

Objective:

Maintaining of Macs and setting up procedures for preflighting in prepress department

Utilized all Adobe CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5.5, CS6 and Pitstop plug.

Responsible for going over scheduling of production for jobs for press room.

Communicated with customers and sales staff on jobs specifications from start to finish.

Scanning and rebuilding of dies per envelope size.

Pre flighted and rebuilding of files per spec for Flexo and for Jet platting, and light color correcting when needed

Performed routine maintenance and calibration on all equipment.,

Cross checking of plates to proofs. Troubleshooting of pressroom issues.

Crosschecking of files with proofs and trimming down and preparing proofs for CSR.H & S Graphics: (2004 - 2004) Less than a Year

Second Shift Prepress Operater for a textbook publisher

Responsibilities included page layout and photo retouching, creating clipping paths, and post scripting

of pages for lay out worked with production coordinator in preparing and checking of proofs for clients

to be sent out.

The Graphics Group / Agency Graphics (1991 - 2002)

Second Shift Prepress Operater / Tabel Stripper

Responsibilities included tabel stripping, contacting of film and out putting of plates for the 2/C and

6/C Heidelberg.

Worked in the Brisque 4 for ripping and trapping of digital files.

Used Preps for page lay outs.

Utilized all Adobe CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5.5 and Pitstop plug in as well as installing software for different departments.

Responsible for scheduling production of prepress work and going over the jobs with operators.

Communicated with customers and sales staff on job specifications.

Performed complex preflight for CDW, Sears, Hewitt, Loyola and Northwestern College.

Pre flighted and prepared complex projects for Prinergy operators as well as trained co. workers and clients on

desktop production.

Utilized a Kodak Magnus 800 plate setter, duties where outputting final plates, maintaining and properly keeping

up with maintenance and calibration of the plate setter and processer, cross checking of plates to proofs.

Troubleshooting of pressroom issues.

Rebuilding of files per spec and light color correcting when needed.

Crosschecking of files with proofs and trimming down and preparing proofs for CSR.

Used Preps for page lay outs.

ABS Graphics: (7/2005 - 4 /2010)

Second Shift Prepress Technician

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