Quality Assurance Control

RICHARD REEL

P.O. Box *** • Huntington Beach, CA 92648

cell 310-***-**** • e-mail: **************@*****.***

SUMMARY: Highly skilled Graphic Designer and Production Artist with a solid and wide ranging background in the graphic design, advertising, publications, and printing industries. Experience includes positions as a graphic designer, print buyer, sample department manager, production artist, and production coordinator.

STRENGTHS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Over twenty five years of hands-on experience in all phases of graphic design, production, & printing (offset & screen).

• Excellent eye for color; have secured bids on printing projects & attended hundreds of press checks for quality control.

• Ambitious leader with excellent communication skills; ability to work independently or with a team.

• Ability to establish rapport and understand customer and vendor needs; aiding in design decisions & printing choices.

• Effectively manage multiple/concurrent projects with the ability to work under pressure & on tight deadlines.

• Computer skills include expertise on the following: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, WordPress, Filemaker Pro, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, and other software on Mac & PC’s.

• Co-founded Wine Blog Website (www.btgrapevine.com) and have written over 120 wine blogs for the website.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Graphic Designer and Production Artist Northwest Marketing, Lomita, CA (2009 – June 22, 2011)

Designed and produced artwork for projects including marketing pieces, newsletters, sales flyers, business cards and logo designs. Saved 10% on production costs by creating templates for all the projects. Coordinated the production schedule of all projects. Saved 20% on printing costs by obtaining bids on all printing projects. Attended all press checks to ensure the quality control.

Management Team Dimensions In Screen Printing, Irvine, CA (2007 – 2009)

Part of a five person management team handling sampling, production, quality assurance, and finishing. Worked directly with the customers' quality assurance inspectors to ensure that their standards were met. Set up database file for the film library and maintained the film library.

Graphic Designer and Print Buyer Centinela Pet Supplies, Corporate Headquarters, Torrance, CA (2005 – 2007)

Centinela Pet Supplies has 12 stores serving the greater Los Angeles area with an annual marketing budget of $6 million. Designed and created an 8-page monthly newsletter, store sales flyers, weekly Los Angeles Times inserts and store signage. Saved 20% on advertising budget by negotiating all printing costs and Los Angeles Times insert prices. Attended all press checks for quality control.

Freelance Graphic Designer and Print Buyer Ravenstone Sportswear, Lomita, CA (2004 – 2005)

Designed and created artwork for silk-screening on t-shirts, sweatshirts, signs and banners. Coordinated the production schedule of all projects. Got bids on all printing projects and attended all press checks to ensure the quality of all the silk-screening projects.

Sample Department Manager Dimensions In Screen Printing, Santa Ana, CA (2001 – 2003)

Assisted VP of Operations in managing staff of 80 with a dozen printing presses. Responsible for quality assurance, press checks and coordination of production schedule. Also, ran the Sample Department where samples of production runs were test sampled, and approved by the clients, before running the full production run of the project.

Graphic Designer and Print Buyer Coastline Design Group, Redondo Beach, CA (1993 – 2001)

Coordinated all projects with clients, managed the production schedule with the staff, and prepared all electronic files for film separation and printing. Got bids on all printing projects and attended all press checks for quality control.

Service Bureau Manager Monterey Graphics, Torrance, CA (1991 – 1993)

Output Mac and IBM files from design firms and ad agencies. Operated and maintained all equipment. Trouble shot problem files and made adjustments for output.

Art Production Coordinator Bobit Publishing Co., Torrance, CA (1990 – 1991)

Magazine page layout and ads on a Mac. Also, was the main phototypesetter on MCS 8400 system for all magazine ads and covers. Responsible for typesetting, production, design and quality control for accuracy and consistency, while adhering to monthly publication deadlines of six trade magazines and two manuals. Also responsible for compiling and checking all electronic files before being sent to print.

Production Coordinator Pic ’N’ Save Corp., Los Angeles, CA (1988 – 1990)

Worked through MacTemps at Pic ‘N’ Save as a long term temporary employee. Coordinated a department of twelve for a 200 store national retail chain, with an annual advertising budget of $10 million. Duties included supervising layout artists, production artists and copy writer. Interfaced with buyers, marketing and merchandising personnel to coordinate projects. Prepared camera-ready art for newspaper ads, circulars, signs, and brochures.

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