SUMMARIZED EXPERIENCE:

• Experienced Print Production Manager with 15+ years in the industry on the manufacturing and corporate side. Titles ( Estimator, Project Manager, Creative Services Manager and Print Production Manager)
• Worked with high end color houses on color corrections and retouching
• Managed print production process from concept to mail
• Oversaw the development of marketing collateral
• Trafficked all projects for approval and limited project creeps
• Contributed to the planning, development, implementation, and analysis of marketing initiatives
• Streamlined processes and explored new methodologies for efficiencies and cost savings
• Provided alternative creative and production scenarios based on budget and production restrictions
• Maintained strong relationships with current and potential vendors
• Obtained, evaluated, and negotiated vendor bids and awarded jobs based on price, quality, time and service criteria
• Ensured corporate identity, brand and graphic identity standards are maintained in all projects
• Attended press checks
• Prepared detailed and comprehensive RFQs for fulfillment, printing, and mailing specifications for the bidding process

Work Experience

Project Manager Confidential,
June 2009- Current, New York

• lead the planning and implementation of projects
• facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
• define project tasks and resource requirements
• develop full scale project plans
• assemble and coordinate project staff
• manage project budget
• manage project resource allocation
• plan and schedule project timelines
• track project deliverables using appropriate tools
• provide direction and support to project team
• quality assurance
• constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders

Print Production Manager- Confidential,
June 2007- May 2009, New York

• Achievements
• Implemented an internal color proofing system that reduced proofing cost.
• Facilitated theprocess to make the creative studio a billable department.
• Created a database in Access that provided job numbers, managed timelines, and provided weekly reports of current jobs in the studio. Ran queries for job cost comparisons.
• Reduced the cost of ad campaign releases by 40%.
• Responsibilities
• Worked with Art Directors and Account Management during the creative development process to meet budgetary requirements of projects.
• Coordinated workflow policy and process development, while optimizing time and budget opportunities. Always promoting for process improvements.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to understand and exchange product information and scope requirements, plans, execution and budgetary requirements.
• Understood and managed the financial dependency of products and
  scheduling on the creative budget; made recommendations accordingly.
• Identified and advocated for technology requirements and updates.
• Created project schedule, routed jobs, and preflighted artwork to printer.
• Provided project specifications/RFQs for vendor estimates.
• Prepared purchase orders for awarded jobs and reconciled all jobs after completion to ensure they were within budget.
• Established a workflow process based on project management methodology to better facilitate communication between the art studio and clients, to ensure quality and brand integrity.

Collections Processing Manager - Confidential,
October 2004 – July 2006 New York, NY

Confidential,Local 32 BJ Funds is the administrative branch of Local 32BJ, which represents building service members in the Tri-State area. I managed and monitored a staff of 20 processors in the Collections Processing Department, providing quality guidelines, workflow processes to ensure accuracy and feedback from interrelated departments. This position reported directly to the Director of Employer Services.

• Provided the usual and required managerial activities including, but not limited to monitoring systems and reports.
• Ensured that workflow procedures were followed or changed to meet goals and objectives
• Trained, developed, encouraged and facilitated the promotion of direct reports and employeeswithin the department
• Streamlined processes with feedback loops to continuously check and improve procedures.
• Worked with various departments towards striving for business excellence.
• Implemented training programs focused on the department’s professional developmental needs.
• Collected and analyzed data/information to resolve problems. Method: Excel filters and Pivot Table for analysis.
• Collaborated in the development of a Quality Assurance Program.
• Involved in the development of Strategic Planning and Business Process Analysis.
• In charged of hiring and retention of high performing personnel

Print Production Manager - Confidential,
Project Manager/Print Buyer - Neuberger Berman Mgmt

EDUCATION

MA of Graphic Communication Management and Technology
BS in Printing Management and Sciences

CERTIFICATIONS
PMP Certification, MOS Certified in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access database development,
and CTT+ Train the Trainer Certification of Completion, 2007
Additional Software Applications: Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver and HTML coding.