Summary
Project manager experienced in marshalling projects from initial cost justification through implementation and support seeks challenging new position in the graphics arts industry. For more than a decade, this candidate has served as an effective manager, building teams while providing continual motivation and support. This candidate has acted as a hands-on project/department leader for many successful efforts, most of which remain active, on-going projects today.
Using his comprehensive experience in the following areas, this candidate will make significant and immediate contributions to your organization:
- Professional publishing applications and workflows – QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop
- Workflow management tools – Microsoft Office, with a special concentration in Microsoft Access
- Operating environments – Macintosh OS X/Xserve, Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server, Linux, and BSD
- Databases – FileMaker, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle
- Web development – IIS, Apache, PHP, and ColdFusion
Professional Experience
The employment history below shows multiple companies, however, this all represents one continuous employment during multiple acquisitions and consolidations.
2002 – Present
Customer Solutions Senior Director, Quebecor World Premedia, Orlando, FL
- Managed the implementation and on-going support of high-end, high-volume
- Established a Customer Solutions department for sales support and in-house Web and database development. To date, this department has provided millions of dollars in revenue that would otherwise have been lost, with clients that include Disney, Jacksonville Jaguars, Darden Restaurants, and Outback Steakhouse
1995 – 2002
Director of Technologies, World Color - Central Florida Press, Orlando, FL
- Managed the company’s development team during conversion of this printing facility from film-based to direct-to-plate technologies
- Implemented many innovative solutions to secure pre-press revenue
- Projects included internal systems for complex job tracking and customer-driven database development for production automation
1993 – 1995
Director of Training, Lanman Systems Group, Tampa, FL
- Developed nationally recognized course materials for digital production of printed materials
- Created innovative training tools and quick-reference guides used by creative professionals
- National-level clients became the primary focus, including Smithsonian, National Wildlife, Air & Space, L.L. Bean, and Talbot’s
1989 – 1993
Production Specialist, Sun Group, Dunedin, FL
- Offered management services for one of the country’s foremost providers of graphic arts training
- Duties included developing integration plans, writing and teaching training courses, installing hardware and software, and supporting customers by phone and in person
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