Production Manager

CAREER SUMMARY

A business professional with extensive experience in the printing and publishing industries. With the ability to work with a diverse group of individuals, I am able to work with both the client and in-house associates adeptly to provide excellent customer service. A dependable, thorough and well organized planner with a successful track record in maintaining critical schedules, communicating with departments and negotiating with outside vendors and suppliers, forecasting material needs to optimize scheduling and cost savings.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACCORD PUBLISHING (a division of Andrews McMeel Publishing), Denver, Colorado 2008 to 2009

Production Manager

Established a new position within the organization in order to maintain the parent company’s production controls, decrease time associated with financial analysis, scheduling and to promote initiatives for the production of books and calendars. Served in the capacity of local network administrator.

• Developed practical solutions for the production for children’s books using new technologies allowing the products to be introduced to the marketplace more rapidly.

• Member of the in-house committee to create guidelines and procedures to address compliance with the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 for Children’s Products.

• Strengthened existing relationships and cultivated new alliances with Asian vendors.

PALADIN PRESS, Boulder, Colorado 2006 to 2007

Inventory and Production Control/Purchasing/Information Technology

Managed inventory levels by ascertaining current and future needs. Coordinated the inventory requirements with the internal production facility, as well as external print vendors. Aided in the implementation and maintenance of the network systems.

• Developed tools and processes that enhanced the production workflow necessitated by the new paradigm, providing increased visibility of existing and potential projects utilizing Excel, Access and report writing capabilities of Natural Solutions (Cyberquery).

• Improved the communication between the inventory and production departments to better schedule and plan the manufacture of printed products resulting in increased productivity overall.

• Identified excess and obsolete inventory, enabling the company to reduce their financial liability against unusable products and direct the financial resources towards more profitable endeavors.

EAGLE DIRECT MARKETING SOLUTIONS (dba EAGLE:XM), Denver, Colorado 2004 to 2006

Purchasing/Outside Service Coordinator

Maintained critical schedules to benefit the company and their clients by supervising and communicating with outside vendors. Forecasted material needs and “just-in-time” delivery to minimize financial liabilities.

• Increased the pool of qualified outside vendors by 15% to provide better service at appropriate costs.

• Improved the overall accuracy of the purchase order process throughout the company increasing the accountability of the vendor’s billing and decreasing potential late payment penalties.

• Structured the purchasing routine to better integrate into the accounts payable workflow, resulting in a decrease of processing time for paying suppliers and outside vendors.

PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP, Boulder, Colorado 2000 to 2004

Front List Production Manager

Headed efforts for the printing of new titles. Successfully met delivery dates by effectively negotiating schedules with vendors. Improved communications and information flow between departments.

• Reduced production costs by 20% through modification of the material specifications for titles.

• Enhanced cost analysis and increased order accuracy by introducing electronic production tools created in Excel and Access.

• Standardized department tasks to allow more time in handling special titles and unique

imprint needs.

• Ensured smooth receiving processes by monitoring compliance of warehouse specifications by

the vendors.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMBOSSING, Denver, Colorado 1998 to 2000

Customer Service Representative

Served as primary liaison between company and trade customers by effectively coordinating all aspects of production, estimation and purchasing.

• Streamlined operations by establishing new systems and tools for department’s customer

service tasks.

• Facilitated department growth by improving existing systems in production and developed a timeline for upgrading the company’s infrastructure to better service the customer base.

MUSEUM STORE ASSOCIATION, Inc., Denver, Colorado 1998 to 1998

Production Manager

Created and implemented guidelines to streamline and maximize existing production procedures spanning all facets of scheduling, production, and delivery.

• Cultivated strong alliances between Association and professionals in the graphics and printing industries to better serve the requirements of the Association.

• Enhanced publishing production flow by acquiring collateral material for ongoing editorial projects.

WEST BAR REVIEW (a subsidiary of West Publishing Company), Los Angeles, California 1986 to 1997

Production Director

Directed production and publication of legal educational materials, designed marketing materials, and established and monitored production budgets. Technical advisor and trainer for the western region.

• Slashed costs by 50% during the first year of implementation and grew savings each year thereafter by instituting an in-house production department with a diverse range of graphic design and text management software packages.

• Expanded market share and reduced costs by redesigning products using in-house facilities.

• Introduced new conversion process that enabled the production facilities to economically convert existing material to new materials saving time and reduce production costs by 40%.

• Organized a task group to work with the parent company’s network development department to manage the design and installation of the regional headquarters network system.

• Designed and managed the registration database for the company. Through modifications and improvements, the database was in operation for over 10 years.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Access — Advanced User

Excel — Intermediate – Advanced User

Query — Intermediate User

Word — Intermediate – Advanced User

Natural Solutions — Mail Order Integrated Business Package

Logic — Printing Industry Integrated Business Solution

CISPUB — Publishing Industry Integrated Business Solution

MAS 90 — Accounting Package

QuarkXpress — Intermediate User

Ventura Publisher — Advanced User

Adobe InDesign — Beginner – Intermediate User

Adobe Photoshop — Beginner – Intermediate User

Adobe Illustrator — Beginner – Intermediate User

Adobe Acrobat — Intermediate User

XyWrite — Advanced User

Corel WordPerfect — Intermediate User

FileMaker — Intermediate User

EDUCATION

California State University, Los Angeles, CA

Major: Industrial Studies: Graphic Arts

California State University, Northridge, CA

Major: Business Administration: Accounting

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

State of Colorado, attended numerous professional development seminars

Perseus Books Group, attended multiple professional development and management seminars

AFFILIATIONS

United States Fencing Association, Certified Level 3 Armorer

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