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Senior Production Manager Resume

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Dallas, TX

SUMMARY
Advertising and Marketing Communications Specialist with extensive expertise in project and account management in both corporate and agency sectors. Highly successful track record in increased profits in key accounts resulting in winning many top performer awards. Extensive expertise in print production and client management among several cross functional teams. Strong ability to negotiate and secure multiple projects concurrently while managing appropriate vendor selection. Managed fulfillment and quality assurance of projects on a national level for multiple clients. Excels in fast paced environments either working independently or in team setting.

AREAS OF STRENGTH & EXPERTISE

  • Project & Account Management
  • Process & Protocol Development
  • Vendor Sourcing & Management
  • Staff Training & Mentoring
  • Direct Mail & Collateral
  • Strategic Planning & Product Design
  • Product Launch Fulfillment Solutions
  • Estimating, Budgets & Negotiations
  • Print Planning/Production/Creative Process
  • Organizational & Prioritization Skills
  • Adapt in Changing Environment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential: August 1999 – February 2012 (12 years)
Senior Production Manager - Dallas, TX
Managed senior-level projects & product production including USFI’s largest account, MetroPCS. Collaborated with MetroPCS marketing departments, graphic designers, writers, print vendors to ensure highest level of brand consistency & collateral materials. Designed and implemented processes to maximize top and bottom line revenues to exceed or meet project objectives. Demonstrated ability to evaluate, troubleshoot, and manage multi-level teams to execute projects. Recipient of three USFI Hero awards, presented annually to top performers.

  • MetroPCS: Developed comprehensive collateral production process of grid pricing & specifications that reduced turn-time & production costs. Directed & coordinated with several departments to organize & produce collateral for new programs, launches, advertising campaigns & manage fulfillment of those projects
  • Huawei: Collaborated with marketing to design & produce multiple product launches while managing all collateral production & fulfillment
  • Pearl Vision: Consulted & advised marketing agencies to produce all national advertising collateral & manage fulfillment kitting & shipments to stores nationwide
  • Resource One Credit Union: Designed & produced company collateral and signage for 9 locations. Developed budgets & estimation protocols for materials utilized in Direct Mail Promotions
  • Verizon: Lead & managed collateral production & direct mail projects for various marketing departments within Verizon corporate offices
  • Brinks Home Security : Coordinated print collateral production & delivery to corporate offices for distribution to branches
  • Interstate Properties: Appointed client contact for Interstate Properties, managed & produced collateral for many of their 400 hotels nationally
  • Hospitality Division - USFI: Managed senior-level projects for various hotel & resort accounts in Hospitality Division
  • City Credit Union: Produced monthly newsletter & coordinated mailing services

Confidential (formerly Tracy Locke / DDB Needam):1993 – 1999 (6 years)
Studio Service Coordinator - Dallas, TX 
Directed Mac production of advertising materials for all clients including: Pepsi-Cola Core events, Footaction, Phillips Petroleum, Lipton, Ocean Spray, Texas Commerce Bank, Interstate Battery, Ruby Tuesday, GTE and Verizon, American Airlines. Prepared budgets, monitored projects & quality control protocols on outgoing files to print production.

Confidential (currently USFI):1991 – 1993 (2 years)
Creative Director / Traffic / Print Manager & Project Coordinator – Dallas, TX 
Provided management support & tracking for account executives with design & production of collateral materials for local & national clients

Confidential: 1990 – 1991 (1 year)
Creative Director / Production Coordinator – Dallas, TX 
Led management of major campaigns. Collaborated with all agency clients in areas of design & production of collateral materials.

Confidential: 1973 – 1990 (17 years)
Owner / Creative Director / Graphic Designer / Production Coordinator – Dallas, TX 
Operated design / art production studio for 12 Dallas advertising & PR firms. Provided services directly to several corporate clients. Specialized in Insurance communication collateral for: Deer Field, Plantation Resort, Quincy Place. Designed & produced real estate advertising for 3 major Dallas home developments.

Confidential: 1969 – 1973 (4 years)
Art Director / Presentation & Production Artist – Dallas, TX
Designed & produced mechanical artwork for 5 national magazines and other national publications.

Confidential: 1966 – 1969 (3 years)
High School Teacher – Victoria, TX 
Taught Art & Drafting at two local high schools.

EDUCATION
Confidential – Bachelor’s Degree in Commercial Art

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