Packaging Production Manager

Leigh Ann Tate

P.O.Box *** Rhome, Tx ***** Home Phone 940-***-****

Mobile Phone (817) 691- 5067

Objective

Career growth in the field of electronic/digital print production and graphic arts. Specialize in print production and workflow production management with advanced knowledge in pre-press color separation for packaging.

Areas of Knowledge/Experience

• Hobby/Retail Sports and Card Game Collectible Trading cards

• Packaging Pre-press-Flexographic

o (pre-print liner, direct print corrugate, poly bags, milk cartons, film & foil laminate, multiwall bags, UV coating plates

• Packaging Pre-press - Offset (folding cartons, labels, trays, inserts, clamshells, gift boxes)

• Production Management, Print Production, Quality Control

• Package/Product Development, Scheduling

• Photography product set up and direction /Color evaluation/Correction

• Preflight, File compression & File transfer (Interarchy / Fetch)

• PC/Windows (Microsoft Word and Excel, Lotus Notes)

• MediaBank Data Management application/Software

• Macintosh with software proficiency in: OSX, Quark, Illustrator & Acrobat

• Illustration / Painting

Professional Experience

Schawk, @ RadioShack Fort Worth, TX (March 7, 2005 – current - Production Manager

Recruited as the Packaging production manager for the Schawk onsite Packaging design team @ RadioShack.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for the packaging process... maintaining an efficient workflow for internal RadioShack standard operating procedures as well as our own internal Schawk artwork production standard operating procedures

• Manage brand consistency (structure review’s / direct photography studio product set up/ direct image retouching / review production artwork builds)

• Validate Packaging structure diagrams / CAD drawings for 1:1 and ensure the structure will work for the brand look. Providing feedback and resolving diagram issues with the RadioShack Source Office in Asia as well as the Fort Worth Project managers and domestic print vendors.

• Gather all technical information as it pertains to the type of print method and provide technical input/feedback with regards to printability/design/color and structure.

• Review SKU Requirements applicable to RadioShack Brand Looks , violators, style guides, Licensing, and check for pick up assets

• Manage timelines and packaging schedules

• Manage all jobs through artwork production, approvals and prepress

• Send PDF’s out for Asia Or domestic vendor reviews at all routing stages

• Resolve any project issues

• Manage language translation requests

• Perform Quality Control of all packaging artwork for traps, density readings, verify UPC codes, data management of final files, lasers and additional digital proofs as needed and burn CD’s.

• Mange vendor changes

• Manage all US and Asia production file transfers (FTP)

• Review and Approve Press Sheets and 1st run print samples before vendors proceed to mass print

• Administration Tasks (production schedule, time tracking, file management, estimates, etc.)

• Provide packaging process setups for special projects

Donruss Playoff, L.P. Arlington, TX (June 28, 2002 – January 28, 2005) - Production Mgr

A Hobby and Retail publisher of sports and game collectible trading cards under the brand names of Donruss, Playoff, Leaf and Score.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Managed the workflow for sports and game programs through internal production departments.

• Helped to establish internal prepress and production standard operating procedures.

• Troubleshoot any possible concerns with Licensor legalities, design make-up, prepress issues.

• Conduct various critical product planning meetings with Editorial, Design, Photo, Finance, Product Development, Prepress, Manufacturing representatives, Brand Managers, VP of Production, VP of QC, Game Designers, etc…, to anticipate, review and organize the resolution, tests of any peculiarities and special requirements of the programs as necessary.

• Review all internal approval materials for Quality Control.

• Route and track internal approval materials through various production departments.

• Maintain internal scheduling program for card builds, packaging, and various sales material items

through production

• Rework and coordinate the schedules as needed due to internal requirements, changes from either the Licensor or our own internal development or sales/budget issues.

• Set up Game Card Form breakdowns and Form layout printing information based on card set drop

Ratio’s and quantities.

• Provided technical input for printability/design/color.

• Worked with the converters for special product Test and Ink Drawdown Requests

• Set up Item Requisitions for outsourced prepress work as well as maintained the workflow of materials handled by outsourced vendors.

Seven Worldwide Dallas, TX (August 2000 – February 21, 2002) - Packaging Project Mgr.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Recruited as primary Offset & Flexo Canpack Packaging project manager for:

Dr. Pepper/Seven UP Mead Riverwood Zumbiel

• Other accounts included: Roses Southwest Papers Brinkmann Lone Star Beverage Donruss Playoff Leaf Score -Collectible Game cards and packaging

Offset Pub & commercial work for TXU, Square One and the Squire’s Agency

• Provide technical input for packaging printability/design/color.

• Troubleshoot any possible concerns to the agency, customer, converter/printer, and/or Sales Representative.

• Conduct pre-production meetings with production supervisors, estimators, sales representative, and system operators, to explain and further clarify peculiarities and special requirements of job as necessary.

• Traffic jobs through production and coordinate schedules based on customer requirements and existing workflow, notifying sales representative and customer as necessary.

• Attend press runs.

• Provide assistance for packaging quotes/estimating, and billing for our in house estimator.

Arrow Industries, Carrollton, TX (July 24, 1998 – August 1, 2000) - Packaging Development Coordinator

A Storebrand Manufacturer working with major retail grocery chains in the U.S. and Canada.

Product lines included:

Aluminum Foil Plastic Wrap Plastic Disposer Bags Charcoal Lighter Fluid Paper Plates

Beans, Rice and Popcorn (over 1600 sku’s) Lunch Bags

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Primary Coordinator for Aluminum foil, Beans, Rice, Popcorn, Paper Plates & Lunch Bags

• Provide technical input to customers for design, color, and package printability.

• Coordinate the development of package designs for our customers and for Arrow with either the customers chosen design firms, separators, and printers or our own outsource of design firms, separators and printers.

• Troubleshoot concerns to Arrows’ Category Marketing Managers, Arrows’ Sales Reps, the design firms/customers, and the converters/printers.

• Approve ink draw downs and press runs for customer brand and Arrow brand items.

• Operate and perform maintenance on Macintosh G3, HP design jet 755 CM, Epson stylus 850 printer.

• Electronic Input System (Lotus Notes – Packaging Development Request & Item Requisitions)

• Work with Arrow’s QA department & manufacturing personnel to develop and maintain category guidelines and specifications regarding technical package information and standard size.

Blanks Color Imaging, Inc., Dallas TX (Nov. 5, 1997 - June 30, 1998) - Account Mgr. Packaging Division

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Recruited as primary account manager for Direct print & Pre-print Liner corrugate for:

Frigidaire Home Products, Shreveport, LA Union Camp, Ft. Worth, TX.

International Paper, Shreveport, LA

• Compare written project summary to estimate..

• Provide technical input for packaging printability/design/color.

• Troubleshoot any possible concerns to the agency, customer, converter/printer, and/or Sales Representative.

• Conduct pre-production meetings with production supervisors, estimators, sales representative, and system operators, to explain and further clarify peculiarities and special requirements of the job as necessary.

• Traffic jobs through production and coordinate schedules based on customer requirements and existing workflow, notifying sales representative and customer as necessary.

Education

ATI Career Training Center, Hurst, TX - Graphic Illustration (Graduate, 92)

Design/color balance, Layout/design, Paste-up, Graphic design, Color theory

UT at Arlington, Arlington, TX - Fashion Illustration (Sept. 86 Dec. 86)

TSU, Stephenville, TX - Marketing (Sept. 84 May 86)

Southlake/Carroll ISD, Southlake, TX - High School (Graduate 1984)

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