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The Interactive Portfolio and the Strained Brain.
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By jerry Wall
resume is soooo boring and really not very informing. Yes it does give you a general idea of what a person’s skills and personal goals are, but really in the course of ones career can years of accumulative experienced be thrown down on a simple piece of paper and project a response that screams “HIRE ME”? One would be so lucky to even solicit an meager “interview me”. In today’s fast pace and highly visual society one must communicate one’s experience and skill in a new way. That new way is Visual and not just words. I decided to do my resume in a Magazine format (but I can still give you one in the old style for your records)! Web pages have gone from stagnate and static sites to full motion and multimedia, sound and responsive interplay. Buttons and Banners and videos oh my! This magazine Resume
hopefully do more than tell you my experience but will also show you as well. Graphic Designers have come along way since rapidograph pens and waxed galley type. We have been swept from the t-square and paste up era to a highly evolved computer design system with an array of creative tools that push the visual stimulus envelope even further with each program update. Billboards are now in rotating plasma and LCD lights, beckoning the passerby to gaze on it’s promotional lure without driving into a streetlight or a nearby ditch (this might actually work well for an auto repair ad). Interactive books embedded with sound and video are being read on todays Ipads, kindles and smart phones. Websites construct cold code with impactful graphics and multimedia, flash animation and videostreaming. The printing on paper is far from dead but must be highly competitive and innovative to keep up with the electric media that is quickly dominating the commercial market and vying for the buyer’s purchasing power. Ads have to be slick, creative, eye catching and persuasive to be effective in a world of often over stimulated senses. Today's graphic designers aren’t just yesterdays artists but often must be proficient in a variety of complicated skill sets, often merging creativity with productivity at a dizzying pace. If there is any downside to this, perhaps it is the schizophrenic task of merging the left brain with the right brain. It use to be the creative people did the front end on websites and the code nerds did the back end. Today unfortunately the creative genius also is expected to be the intellectual and often mathematical genius as Page 3
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well. Have we started to substitute talent for training? Todays artists are often expected to know not only the tools of the creative arts, Creative suites 4 or 5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Acrobat, Bridge, etc); not only motion and interaction programs (Flash, PowerPoint), but often video and sound editing programs, as well as production programs (Microsoft Office, Filemaker, ) and social networking programs for remote work when we are not at work. It started out with the graphic artist being artistic with some computer skills and then the expectation was for him to be the company webmaster. Graphics artists had to first learn HTML, and a few editors like Front Page and Dreamweaver. Now he can scarcely get a job if he doesn't know CSS, Java script, CGI, Pearl, XML, XHTML and a host of other new and emerging computer language. I remember when these people were actually called computer programmers. I suppose due to the economy, companies must get as much skill out from as few persons as possible, but then again there is an old saying: "Jack of all trades Master of none." Perhaps in the future we will get back to people who specialize. You know..."Experts", Masters of their crafts. Yes I can save money on a handy man. But will probably get a much better job if I can hire a carpenter, an electrician and a plumber (I know, it sounds like the beginning of a joke). So meanwhile back to the portfolio, whatever level of skill you have learned, don't just say it, Show it! Just try to keep both hemispheres of your brain together while you do it.!
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To Whom it May Concern
or the Printing the Publication, Advertising, I am applying for a position in nthly Production Designer for a mo industry. I was recently the Ad a monthly for er nag Ma s the Production newspaper and prior to that wa , prepress, and h nearly all aspects of printing magazine and am familiar wit profession for 25 ign. I have been in the printing des c phi gra as ll we as out advertising lay . ce graphic design companies. years and have owned 2 freelan advertising and l and supervisory positions in eria nag ma in nce erie exp ive iliar with prepress I have extens h design and layout. I am fam bot in d nce erie exp am also or corrected and printing and e preflighted, resized files, col hav and ent em nag ma file esign, Illustrator, operations and am familiar with Quark, InD I . ms gra pro out lay e pag both the PC and placed files into programs. I have also work on c phi gra er oth and tes) Sui of printing making Photoshop (CS nce with nearly every aspect erie exp on dshan had e hav I . Mac platforms ir demands and specs. me uniquely qualified with the design I am also familiar stly print media and collateral mo n bee has d oun kgr bac page and some Flash. Though my ms like Dreamweaver, Front gra pro and ML HT , ign des b toshop and I am a with basic we ent. My favorite program is Pho em nag ma and ign des are nts My strong poi sionals). ociation of Photoshop Profes member of NAPP (National Ass onthly online Chess Knight Review, a 32 page bi-m ite Wh of er ign des and tor I also am edi llchess.com). e-Magazine. (www. offthewa walldesigns.com. io can be found at www.jerry tfol Por my and e um res my supervised shift and Attached is anized and have managed and org ll we am I d). ate upd ng (Presently bei ncy. strongly in quality and efficie departmental work. I believe ll-secured company state so I am looking for a we of out ed cat relo has n itio pos tionship where I can My former blish a long term working rela esta to a are lle svi ine Ga or a, in the Atlant to mutually benefit us both. utilize my years of experience t to set up an me at jerry_wall@comcast.ne ail em or 501 3-8 -76 678 at me resume for any future Please call gs at this time please file my nin ope any e hav not do you interview. If openings Thank you kindly, Jerry Wall Jerry Wall 2071 Parkhaven Drive Dacula, GA 30019 678-763-8501 (cell) jerry_wall@comcast.net www.jerrywalldesigns.com
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here are two aspects to designing: Creativity and Technicality. One requires inspiration, vision and foresight, the other is the understanding of complex technical computer skills. Computer skills for the designer are essential for 4 areas: 1) Design skills. The designer must learn graphic programs such as Illustrator and Photoshop to create visual images using hand drawn art or photograph manipulation. He has to utilize many tools, menus, filters, effects and so forth to create his product. 2) Layout Skills. Programs such as Quark and InDesign will help the designer deal with multiple elements such as graphics, body type, headers and multiple pages. Like a jigsaw puzzle he must put the various elements together using fit, balance and white space. 3) Web skills: many Designers must know at least the essentials of web page building. Although allot of it is back-end coding, the internet is still a graphic driven entity and creating web graphics has its own particular skill set. 4) Pre-press Skills. A file created for the web will not do the printer any good. Its requirements are quite different. The Graphic Designer needs to know the difference between RGB and CMYK. He needs to understand spreads, bleeds, pagination and gripper space. He needs to know the difference between 72 dpi and 300dpi. Then there is the whole area of File Managing: Various file formats, file conversion, color separation, photo editing,
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rasterizing, rendering and file ripping (converting file for plate burning). I spent 25 years in the printing business. I started out as a deliveryman. My brother was a Bindery supervisor so I worked with him for awhile learning about cutting and folding and stitching and collating, drilling and just about everything that could be done once something was printed. But I was curious about the printing process so I hung out after work and watched the pressmen. I eventually ran small presses, did camera work, and film stripping and plate-making and moved up to supervisor. I worked most this time as a freelance Graphic Designer and my experience in printing gave me the edge. Our Art department knew our requirements but outside designers were constantly having the files sent back because they were not up to the required specs. It is a shame that all designers aren’t requires to tour a print shop. Then they might understand a bit more why you add a 1/8 bleed to a page when you trim it on the cutter, or what a gripper is on a press that pulls in the sheet and why you must make allowance for it in layout. Maybe when they see that a press runs 4 ink cylinders (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black-CMYK) to print full color or how all printing is done by tiny dots on the plates that pick up ink (thus DPI-dots per inch) they can appreciate the need for the high demands of printer specs on their files. My many years of experience as a printer make in the uniquely qualifies as a production manager -JW and graphic designer in the collateral field.
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On the cover there are 8 areas of graphics that I am experienced in (9 if you count web graphics). But these aren’t the reason’s I am talking about. As a supervisor and manager I have had to hire and fire. I know the importance of looking for good people (not just qualified people). It has been proven that the quality of life in a workplace is as important to productivity as is skill, ability and efficiency. I have worked alongside coworkers who are very adept at there jobs and yet were narcissistic, overbearing or just a pain to work with. Often they are retained for their skills in spite of their unwillingness to be a team player. Unfortunately many other good workers leave because of it and now the loss affects the whole team. A good worker must entail several factors. Below I list eight: 1) EXPERIENCE: I put this at the top of of the list because often it is one of the most important reasons for hiring a qualified candidate. Yet I often see ads now for intern Graphic designers. Companies hire people right out of school or
while they are going to school. My thinking is that it would make me a bit nervous working for such a company. They obviously are doing it to save money but must not care about quality. There is much to be said about experience. I would rather be around someone who has learned his mistakes than to be with one who is making them now! There is no doubt that in any profession it takes time to master certain skills. We are human and therefore subjected to error but we can certainly minimize those errors by bringing aboard an experienced craftsman rather than a novice. With 25 years in the printing profession and nearly as long doing graphics for advertising, including 2 years in magazine production, and 3 years newspaper layout I think I can say I have learned the ropes of this profession. 2) HUMILITY AND BEING A TEAM PLAYER: Becoming an expert can make one prideful, arrogant if not at least overconfident. But real experience Page 8
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realizes that no matter what programs, principles or skills you master there is always much more to learn, often even at the hands of others less skilled. This is why an open collaborative environment is so conducive to productivity. Cubicle thinking alone is limiting potential where much can be learned with teamwork. We all only know in part. I teach drums and people often ask me who is the best drummer in the world and I tell them no one. Some drummers are better at fills and rolls, some are faster while others are more creative. Some are pocket drummers who are great at keeping a steady beat while other have great dynamics and can change volume and speed and can quickly adapt to a bands innovation & spontaneity. Some drummers are great at some things and other drummers are great at other things. You just have to respect them all. True humility recognizes not just what we have mastered but what we have not. We are always to be ever learning and cognizant of new ideas and new ways of improving ourselves.
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Eight Reasons why you should hire me! 3) CREATIVITY. My older brother has 3 degrees , a former NASA engineer, retired Air Force Major who worked in computer security, and yet will fly me down to Florida to install a hard drive for him because he is mechanically inept. I can build a house from the ground up and fix about anything and he always says “ How do you know how to do this?”. I tell him because as kids when he was reading and studying I was building and creating. I started painting and drawing very young and it gave me an inventive mind. I took a couple years of computer classes in college in hopes of being a network geek when I realized I wanted to use the computer to design and create so switched my major to multimedia and graphic design. I love it so much when I am bored I open up Photoshop or illustrator and fool around trying to do different things or I search the internet for new techniques. I read graphic books and magazines to get inspired. I love to create new things. Whether its an ad or a logo or a page layout, it is never boring to let the creative juices fly! 4) DEDICATION: I was a boy scout for awhile as a kid and I had to memorize the Scout Law. “A scout is to be Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent.”. As a kid this helped me to form my first morals. Trustworthiness and loyalty became a big part of my thinking as I grew into a man. An employee has to be trustworthy, dedicated and committed not
only to the company but to the task at hand, and to the client’s expectations. We have to be motivated to more than just a paycheck. We have to me responsive to the needs of the clients which intern affect the well being of the company. A dedication to a well satisfied customer will often do more to benefit a company than billboards and well placed ads. Printing companies can be a cutthroat business but I have seen too many of them fail simply because they failed their clients. 5) INTEGRITY: I am a dedicated christian and my faith plays a big part in not only who I am but in what I do as well. Like I said I think it is important to hire good people not just skilled people. Whether its a religious conviction or a strong moral compass, a man’s integrity will reflect on a companies integrity. A business certainly is about making money but it is often based upon repeat business which requires customer satisfaction. Nobody looks for a dishonest car mechanic or a shady air conditioning man. I think people generally are looking for honesty and certainly long term relationships are based on solid trust. 6) AN INDEPENDENT TEAM PLAYER. Once an employee gets past the acclimation period (everybody does it different), you don’t want to have to babysit them. You want to be able to trust them to work on their own, in their own environment and according to their own skill sets. There has to be a measure of independents, Page 9
2011 personal responsibility and individual self reliance. As a manager a found it more productive to not always look over everyone’s shoulder but to give them the space to do their jobs without being too overbearing. It is important that people can work well independently. It also is important they the do not became too independent because most jobs work best with a corroborative spirit. Different people are skilled or more adept at certain things and we can learn much from others. At times it takes a team effort to accomplish a goal and working well with others is as key to performance as anything we ourselves can bring to the table. 7) LONG TERM COMMITMENT. I must say I am in it for the long haul. I am looking for a career move not just a temporary job. I want to be a part of a well established company that actually has goals and not just deadlines. I would like to work for a company that has growth in mind because I too have growth in mind. Existence alone is not existence. We must project ourselves into real purpose and long term relationships help build a greater destiny. A company is on a journey that is more than day to day and over the years I have worked for many transient companies who lacked vision and therefore lacked growth. I hope I can instill a higher vision with my efforts and do more than trade a few hours for a few dollars. 8) COMPETITION. The final reason why you should hire me is because if you don’t, your competitor just may!
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The Best of both worlds: design and Layout I must say that magazine design is my favorite design venue. It incorporates the best of all design elements: highend creative graphics, Photo usage, innovative type font usage and a wide variety of page layout functions including multiple columns, call-outs, drop cap text, graphics with wrap around text, full bleed ads, creative headers and much more. Magazine work represents the best of both worlds: Creative Design and intricate layout. Often people complain about graphics being too busy. But in the magazine world this is just what you want. A conglomeration of probing and thought provoking articles, high energy ads and striking graphics. It’s like taking a trip to a visual mall. People want to turn the page to see whats next. This is the challenge of the magazine designer. Get their attention and hold it. Magazines such as Wired have become hugely successful by emblazing single page articles with cutting edge graphics and creative layout. Cover Design has become an art in itself alone. The Cover is critical, because it’s the first thing readers see and must grab your attention right away. The whole philosophy of design finds its fulfillment here. The trick is to first capture the eye, then the thoughts (and for advertisers, the pockebook). Page 10
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Working the jigsaw puzzle! I worked for two years as the Production Manager for a 200 page monthly Trucking magazine. Putting together a 200 publication every month is not an easy task but because things were so well organized even with a small crew it went off nearly every month with out a hitch. My job wasn’t creative so much as it was productivity and management. I dealt with dozens of top advertising companies across the nation that created ads for out clients as well as worked with our own Art department. My printing experience proved invaluable as I worked with a national printer in Texas. It was my job to check all ads for proper size,
Jerry Wall’s Resume & Portfolio 2011 formats and placement. I worked an interactive pdf with click-able made it a slow small industry. with the editors, sales people, art table of contents, URLs, email Now because of Amazons “Kindepartment and outside vendors links, as well as click-able interdle” and other readers as well to make sure every piece of the active ads that send you to their as the iPad the market has gone jigsaw was there and that through the roof. Brick The iPad, smart phones, color book every piece would fit by and mortar stores like readers such as the Nook as well as the the end of the month. Borders who stayed move to Tablet PC’s will open this digital After Layout we would true to the old publish market up even more. proof and reproof then paper books suffered send the electronic files while Amazon and half way across the country. I websites. This is just something Barnes & Noble adapted to the was able to catch printing errors you can not do with a regular downloadable electronic format and to the surprise of the printer magazine. We even create a flash and and now rule the roost. I knew the causes and solutions. flip page version that can be remember when artist didn’t Previous excuses from problems viewed online.I think this format want to give up their waxed galpost production did not wash is going to be more the direcley types and T-squares but the because I had done years of tion of the future as reading on lesson is that we must ever be press proofs and was acquainted electronic devises becomes more vigilant to change with an evolv-JW with issues like bad registration, prevalent. ing market. washed out ink saturation, paper misfeeds and pagination errors. The Emerging Market For awhile I even got to take over The magazine format is as Art director when she was on not going away any time soon. maternity leave. I enjoyed adding Though many publications have design and creativity as well as folded and subscriptions have dilayout to the mix. minished for many the magazine industry is still hot. The Ipad, Editor and Art Director smart phones, color book readers such as the Nook as well as I enjoyed it so much that the move to Tablet PCs will open I created my own online ethis digital market up even more. magazine called “White Knight Already many paper printing Review”. As Editor and designer magazine publishers are making I work with my brother who digital formats as well to be read is chess master and one of the on digital devises. Due to better worlds prolific chess authors. technology and improved screen We decided to put resolution for reading on together a publicaelectronic devices, tion to fit today’s a new market has growing electronic emerged. However, formats with iPads, the creative process is iPhones, tablet the same and just as PCs, laptops and we saw the melding of desktops we could design with the web we publish fairly are now seeing it with inexpensively this emerging technolwithout the high ogy of the visual format cost of printing. is leaping from printed The process is pages to digital screens. just the same as regular magazine work. Just E-books and E-zines the output is different. I design using Photoshop and Illustrator I remember getting into the and then layout the 32 page biebook business years ago. Turnmonthly magazine in InDesign. ing documents into PDF’s and What makes the publication adding graphics and a cover was unique is that the final product is pretty simple but the technology Page 11
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Newspaper Design Here Ye!
s ad am in no o tet, te mus seRead All ae dolup te About it em incta puI have worked for mporece over three years doing m in contract work for a local u c n i s am newspaper called Neighborhood News. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS is a monthly us esti d m u r e local newspaper that is mailed to over 30,0000 v local residents as well as freely distributed in many lliquia e v i r o l Publics and Kroger stores. Since it is a free publication it o d d e p derives all its income from advertising. e c ate e , m a l l cu As thesad production manager it is look. The great thing about ads is pis et a s i orjobi to create all the ads from full you can be very creative. The client u b q my a s l i eost e page, half page, quarter page ads, gives you a list of things he wants , et qua t e t eighth totatpage color down to small in the ad and maybe a general idea u c i m h i la n e r black and white business directory of layout but then you must gather o ol m t a as ads. Ads are exciting the elements and put them together u u q (classified) q t e s i d u millau p and yet challenging because each using unique fonts, photos, clip art luptae o m are d i lis to its own business. You boxes, star bursts, bullets, coupons u eunique v e u q e don’t want all your ads to look the and logos. Dealing with multiple s verumq e es r e n e same so to combine a vari- layers and dozens of elements make s , uyoui have t qdesign i s a ety of styles to fit the product it challenging but also rewarding m et volore i l t hi e t a or company that your advertising. when it is all done. After a week t p o u l d o s d i u a q Some clients may need a feminine, or two in Photoshop and Illustrat m de ebi floral or pastel look such d s o e as a sa- tor building ads then comes a nice m a m u n . lon, dress shop or boutique. break by going into InDesign and t m a t u i s may require a more masculineOther tec m a u look the old copy and replacq d e s dark colors such stripping e d i u q with browns and ing it with articles and then belupta s teasmtire shops, Sod layers or lawn ginning thenew a t p u l layout for each publical u te n t n n e u i r t companies, and construction comtion with the positioning ads, o n p e im Some require bright colors headers, articles, photos ofandtheother x a Endis m panies. l i t like comic book stores or children’s elements. When the final product is pti ipie u l o t. and v n t e u s n et art classes schools. Others need done and proofed, the InDesign is o c re u t a t p t, ads need to be converted into Adobe PDF files as muted colors. Some i u l d o mo m e t a very simple while others need to 2 pages spreads and sent of to the ernlook busy and exciting. d o t n a Some ads printer. It’s pretty neat when each s i qu need photos etu e m a t u i e d like restaurants of month you can sit at the kitchen o m M atefood so will be rasterized n , t s e ads. Othreading the newspaper and s t au with vector im- table ptu lbetter u l t s o e v ers ads look seeing all the work you did to make l i m u m i a l l e d ages giving it a drawn or cartoonish it all come together. n -JW olle v e u q e s n o c
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Gerald Lee Wall- Production Artist www.jerrywalldesigns.com 2071 Parkhaven Drive Dacula,GA, 30019 678-763-8501 jerry_wall@comcast.net
______________________________________________________________________ OBJECTIVE: To use my nearly 30 years of printing and graphic experience to establish a long term employment relationship with a well established company exchanging quality work performance and dedication for a equitable financial provision for my myself and my household. QUALIFICATIONS: Over 25 years in the printing Industry; 20 years of Freelance graphic design; 5 years in the Newspaper, advertising and Magazine Industry Broward Community College, Ft Lauderdale, FL 2001- 2004
EDUCATION: Clover Park High School-Tacoma, Washington General studies with emphasis on Commercial Art Clover Park Technical School- Tacoma Washington Commercial Art Rose Hill Art Center – Aiken, South Carolina Broward Community College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
1968 1969 1972-1973 2001- 2004
EXPERIENCE Newpaper Work: …………………………………………… Contract Work- May 2008-Present “NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS”- 875 River Cove Dr, Dacula, Georgia, 30019 Ad Production Manager–Ad design, production and layout for monthly newspaper. This is a 3 zone monthly publication with 3 versions from 28 to 40 pages each. Used Photoshop and Illustrator for design work and InDesign CS3 for layout (Mac). Final PDFs were made to send to the printer. Also organized file system, set up archiving, and preflighted third party files.
Magazine Work: …………………………………………...………… August 2006 – April 2008 “TRUCKERS CONNECTION MAGAZINE” -subsidiary of Target Media Partners) –Monthly digest magazine for trucking industry. 5960 Crooked Creek Rd, Suite 15, Norcross, Georgia 30092 - 770 416-0927 Production Manager: - Oversaw the advertising department including dealing with all outside and in-house ads. Worked in conjunction with in house art department, art departments of sister publications as well as various Ad Agencies across the country. Job functions included receiving, preflighting, correcting, prepping ads for layout, laying out and paginating ads, proofing all final pages and sending paper proofs and electronic files to Printer in Texas. Filled in for Art director when she was on maternity leave and did some ad designing. Also was in-house IT person, doing daily backups as well as maintaining server and computers. “WHITE KNIGHT REVIEW” –Editor, Design and Layout-32 page bi-monthly Chess magazine. AUG. 2010-Present
Freelance Graphic Design Companies DIGITAL DESIGN GRAPHICS --9301 Sunset Strip, Sunrise FL 33322 - 954-572-5019 - 1997-2001 Owner/ Graphic and Web Designer - Self employed freelance designer for printing and promotional materials such as stationery, business cards, flyers, brochures, and ads as well as basic web page construction. Did web graphics for local internet provider. Supplemented income during day while working at night at Kar Printing until going full-time in 1999. VISUAL DESIGN GRAPHICS- 2071 Parkhaven Dr.,Dacula, GA 30019 September 2004- present Owner- Freelance Graphic Design Company. Establish company when I moved to Georgia. Designed print material. Created Book covers and layout, ebooks, ads and some basic websites.
Printing: Worked from 1981 (Cloverleaf printing) to 2004 (S.I.R.S Inc) in the printing industry in South Florida.(See Page 17). Did freelance design work on side. PowerPoint, slide design and presentation programs. Cornerstone Church- Davie, Florida- Multimedia Head-Ran Video, Designed PowerPoint slides and hundreds of individual graphic slides for weekly church services. Ran SongShow Plus and oversaw multimedia team. Cornerstone Fellowship- Dacula GA- Multimedia head and coordinator- design slides and ran video clips, PowerPoints and weekly services using Media Shout on PC and then Pro Presenter on Mac.
Graphic Design resume can be found at www.jerrywalldesigns.com Slide design samples can be found at www.jerrywalldesigns.com/slides.htm White Knight Review- www.offthewallchess.com/SubscriptionForm/WhiteKnightdownload.html
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Printing Background KAR PRINTING, -13930 NW 60 Ave, Miami Lakes, FL 557-4782 March 1997- -1999 Night Shift Supervisor- Working Manager for Large Web Press Company. Oversaw Camera, Stripping and Platemaking Departments. Scheduled Job orders for night Shift. Did four-color Stripping and corrections. Responsibilities also included inspecting plates for press work, Approved press proofs for night runs, troubleshooted job, mechanical and personnel problems. AD SERVICES, Hollywood, FL, - 1996-1997 – Owner –Steve Fales Production Manager -Coordinated all in-house production and trafficking of jobs and staff. Managed staff of graphic artists, designers, copywriters and paste-up people. Scheduled and assigned work load for graphic artists. Assisted in approval of ad design. Worked with Sales team to coordinate job scheduling. Outsourced and directed ads to printing companies and newspapers. Administered all inhouse supply purchases. LDC GRAPHICS - 4706 N.W. 165th St., Miami, Fl 33014, (305) 620-1555 - Apr.1990-July 1996 - Supervisor Ed Shankman Four-color Stripper- Stripping for two four color 40” Miehle, one two-color 40” Miehle and one single color 26” Royal Zenith. Occasionally stripped for Hamada 600s. Stripping ranged from simple single color jobs to multicolored + varnish or multi-paginations. Some composing of multicolored jobs. Color Key proofs and Bluelines. Department equipment included Crossfield Scanner. Mac & IBM to Linotronic, & Unix based Kodak SUN Sparc Stripping system. TREE OF LIFE CHURCH - 300W Hallandale Beach Blvd., Hallandale, Fla. 33009 - Julyl 1988-Apr. 1990 Pastor- Worked full-time as pastor of small congregation. Also occasionally worked part-time at Action Graphics ((305) 891-6949) and supplemented income with part time work TRUCOLOR TRUCOLOR - 211 SW. 57th Terrace. Hollywood, FL. 33023 (305) 962-5230 - Oct.1986-Feb. 1989, Owners (Don Melton and Mike Shafranski) Four-Color Stripper: This was a sep house that did mainly composite stripping for major local firms as well as for it’s New York Office. I was hired to do mostly press stripping for two newly acquired 26” Komori 4-color presses. Also did composite stripping and some scatter-proof stripping for a 40” flatbed press and made cromalins, matchprints, color keys and bluelines. CONTINENTAL GRAPHICS - 42 S.W. 74th Ave., Miami, FL. 33155 = (305) 264-9418 - May 1984- Oct 1986 Owners / Len Sandow & Bill Flood (Co. went out of business in 1987). Night Shift Supervisor- from 4pm to 1 2pm. Responsibilities included: setting up job schedule for night, pulling stock, okaying press proofs, trouble shooting jobs or press problems, correcting stripping or plating problems, handing out checks on Friday and locking up every night. -Shop equipment: 1- 28” Miehle {2/c), 1-28” Solna 14/}.,1- 26Hanis {1/c), 2- 26” Royal Zeniths (1/c), 1- A.B. Dick w/ zT-Head and Thermo unit and 1- A.B. Dick 360cd single color. ROBIN PRESS, 80 West Avenue, Miami Beach, Fl., (305) 538-2217 - owner/Dave Friedman Oct. 1983-May 1984 Reason (or leaving:
saw company problems. Quit to join Continental (R.P. dissolved 5 months later.) Supervisor and Cameraman/Stripper- Responsibilities included: setting up production, handing out jobs to pressmen, checking proof sheets, overseeing press and bindery work and shooting and stripping for presses. (1 A.B. Dick 360cd with-T-head,1 Ryobi, 2 Davidsons) Established production board and job filing system, rebuilt darkroom and introduced contact frame work (dupes, spreads, reverses, paper contacts, etc.) into small shop. SUN PRESS - 233 NW. 7th Place, Miami, Fl., - (305) 538-8944 June 83-Oct 1983 Owners /Jim and Tom Mounce -(Reason for leaving: Business dissolved) Cameraman/ Stripper/ Plate maker. Shop’s only Stripper for two Hamadas 600 (with t-Head) and one 26” Royal Zenith single color press. Did camera work and stripping for all three presses and did four-color (process) stripping for the Zenith as well as did plate making. AMERICAN GRAPHICS –( formally A.G. P.), 19595 NE 10th Ave., N. Miami Beach, FL - Dec. 1982 - Feb. 1983 Owner/ Bob Swartz - Executive Director/ Sherri Carani ( Reason for leaving: Laid off due to company merger.) Prep Man/ Responsibilities: camera work stripping, plate making, paste up and mechanical preparation. Built darkroom for flexographic platemaking used for small 4-color web presses designed for package printing and labeling. Spent three months physically building, and installing equipment for new prep department. Equipment: Loge/Robertson Comet 40” Horizontal camera. Typeflex Senior Film distorter/special effects machine, Fuji film processor. WALL BROTHERS PRINTING - 452 NE ll8th Terr., N. Miami FL, (305) 893-2731 - July 1981-Dec. 1982 Owners/ Gerald and Steve Wall –( Reason for leaving: Mutual dissolvement of Co.) Owner /Partner’Supervisor/Pressman.- Went into full-time business with brother. Purchased computerized Multilith 2550 and stripping equipment and worked in conjunction with Expressit Printing. Did every aspect of printing: Stripping, Press Operator, bindery camera, etc.. Brother did delivery and sales. EXPRESSIT PRINTING -430 N.E. 19lst St.- N. Miami Beach, FL, -305) 6524216 - July 1981-July 1982 Owner/Fred Brown - Reason for leaving: Starting own shop. Pressman,/ small shop where I ran a two color A.B. Dick 360cd. learned darkroom: (line shots, half tones), did paste up, stripping and bindery work. Ran quality color work on presses and did numbering and die cutting on British vertical letterpress. I ran the shop when owner was out of town or on vacation. CLOVERLEAF PRINTING, 369 N.E. 167th St., N. Miami Beach, Fla. - (305) 651-3571 1979-july 1981- Owner/ Fred Laird Pressman/ Started out as deliveryman. Worked my way into the Bindery department. Learned Baumfolder, saddlestitcher, cutter, drill, Rosback scorer/ perforator etc.. Worked my way into the pressroom (A.B. Dick 360cd & chute presses).
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