John A. Ivory **** Meadow Circle • Grand Prairie, TX 75052

Cell: 469-***-****

lsr7jt@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To secure a challenging and rewarding position in a solid company that will allow me to challenge my abilities and leadership skills with strong potential growth.

Highlights: • 25 Years of working knowledge of Flexographic printing press.

• Self-starting, goal-oriented strategist whose confidence, perseverance and vision promote success.

• quickly learn procedures and methods.

• Demonstrated accuracy, attention to detail and ability to work well in team environment.

• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet deadlines.

Experience: Interco Print Arlington, TX

Diddie Operator 05/2006 to Present

• Assisted master offset press operator to make ready, operate and maintain sheet-fed or web offset printing press.

• Inserted packing sheets on plate cylinder to build up plate to printing height.

• Fastened reinforcing bars to offset blankets and installed plates and blankets on press cylinders, using hand tools and power tools, to achieve pressure required for printing.

• Adjusted press machine parts such as feeder and delivery mechanisms, suction grippers, guides, feed wheels, jogging device, tapes and cams, as directed by offset press operator.

• observed press operation to detect machine malfunctions and examined printed copy for ink density, position on paper and registration.

• Assisted off set press operator to remove and replace worn rollers and adjust pressure between rollers of press, using hand tools.

Papercon Carrollton, TX

Flexographic Press Operator 06/1995 to 01/2006

• Set up and operated flexographic printing press to print designs or lettering on rolls of flexible plastic film, paper and nonabsorbent stock for use in making products such as plastic, paper, and waxed paper bags and paper drinking cups.

• Read job order and mounted specified rubber plate and printing dies on cylinder.

• Inserted shaft through core of paper or plastic roll and secured roll on press in feed position.

• Spliced end of roll to trailer sheet remaining in press, using tape, and turned hand wheel to regulate roll tension and feed as directed.

• Started press, adjusting speed, tension and alignment of printing plate as necessary.

• Trained and managed one employee in loading and filling ink trays, in which achieved significant improvements in their productivity.

Susan Crane Dallas, TX

Flexographic and Slitter Press Operator

• Set up and operated machine that slit, scored and cut sheets of plain, laminated, and corrugated paperboard to specified dimensions.

• Positioned and fastened scoring and cutting disks on roller, according to specifications.

• Turned wheels to adjust cutter knives, align paper guides on lay boy and adjust pressure on slitting and cutting disks.

• Mixed inks or dyes to produce desired colors.

• Cleaned rubber plate, cylinder and dye fonts, using solvent and lubricated press as needed.

• Cut samples of printed material from end of printed roll and inspected for imperfections such as blurred or off-center impressions.

• Started press, adjusting speed, tension and alignment of printing plate as necessary.

Education: Pittsburg High School Pittsburg, TX

Diploma 1976

References: Available upon request