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I’m a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in photo manipulation, preparation and color management. Enhanced workflow efficiency through streamlined file preparation and real-time adjustments, ensuring compliance with quality standards. Specializing in leveraging software tools to achieve optimal production outcomes. Ready to drive operational excellence as a Photoshop Editor.
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Work Experience
Pre-Press Technician at Fortis Solutions Group
September 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025Retained as a remote employee after the Houston Label acquisition; pre-flighted and prepared client files for automated processing through Esko’s Automated Engine; collaborated with CSRs to clarify file requirements; translated client feedback into revised designs, colors, and text to ensure customer satisfaction.
Pre-Press Technician / DC330 Mini GM Operator at Houston Label
June 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025Transitioned into Flexo printing by operating a DC330 Mini GM to die cut laminate or UV coat labels; promoted to pre-press technician and assumed all responsibilities required; proofed and RIP’d files for digital and offset printing; enhanced imposition templates to improve die-cut accuracy, reduce material waste, and minimize reruns.
Digital Press / Wide Format / Pre-press Operator at CME Printing
March 1, 2020 - October 12, 2025Operate Konica Minolta digital presses (1070 and 1100) and a wide-format OKI image setter; pre-flight, correct and impose files for offset, digital, or wide-format printing; perform daily calibration of digital presses to maintain color accuracy and make adjustments during runs.
Pre-press Supervisor at Long Plan Printing
September 1, 2017 - October 12, 2025Work with Enfocus Pitstop to preflight, troubleshoot, and edit client-supplied PDFs; coordinate with Production Manager and CSRs to ensure client satisfaction; create dies to client specifications; layout printing signatures and check pagination; output folded mock proofs and digital color proofs for press and bindery.
Pre-press Supervisor at Reflection Printing
April 1, 2017 - October 12, 2025Implemented changes to increase sales and client satisfaction; reorganized archiving strategy; initiated PDF workflow to reduce misprints and reprints; oversaw upgrade to direct-to-plate using a Screen plate imager with Trueflow RIP; preflighted client files and worked with sales to optimize quality; designed brochures, newsletters, and business cards; imposed InDesign files for digital press production to improve quantities per sheet and profitability.
Pre-press Manager at Richmond Printing L.L.C.
July 1, 2005 - October 12, 2025Supply ready-to-plate film using Scitex workflow; combine Scitex Remake, Full Auto Frames and Preps to edit, trap and impose files; output imposed hard copy mock proofs on large-format HP inkjet; plot files on a Dolev 800v with registration; provide high-quality images to clients using drum and flatbed scanners.
Pre-press Technician at Primasys Direct Group
November 1, 1998 - October 12, 2025Utilize Luminous Trapwize and Presswize to output film; scan, design and manipulate continuous-tone images in Photoshop; RIP client files directly from PC when necessary to ensure file integrity.
Pre-press Technician at Champagne Printing
November 1, 1997 - October 12, 2025Used Scitex, Contex, Eclipse and Preps to output hole-punched imposed signatures to film; added special effects to continuous-tone images in Photoshop; trained team members on Mac, Scitex Starlite and Dolev 800 with hole-punched registration.
Lead Mac Pre-press Technician at Technigraphics Inc.
August 1, 1996 - October 12, 2025Used Mac desktop publishing programs to RIP files into Scitex workflow; developed new techniques to improve Scitex workflow; introduced Photoshop for special effects on continuous-tone images; produced film for Flexo, Screen, and Offset printing.
Pre-Press Technician at Fortis Solutions Group
September 1, 2025 - October 12, 2025Retained as a remote employee after the Houston Label acquisition. Pre-flighted and prepared client files for automated processing through Esko’s Automated Engine, ensuring a streamlined production workflow. Collaborated with CSRs to clarify complex file requirements and translate client feedback into revised designs and colors to ensure customer satisfaction.
Pre-Press Technician / DC330 Mini GM Operator at Houston Label
June 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025Transitioned into flexo printing by operating a DC330 Mini GM to die-cut laminate or UV coat labels. Promoted to pre-press technician with responsibilities including proofing and RIP’ing for digital and offset printing. Improved imposition templates to enhance die-cut accuracy, reduce material waste, and minimize reruns.
Digital Press / Wide Format / Pre-press Operator at CME Printing
March 1, 2020 - October 12, 2025Operated Konica Minolta 1070 and 1100 digital presses and a wide format OKI image setter. Performed pre-flight, correction, and imposition for digital, offset, and wide-format jobs. Calibrated digital presses daily to ensure color fidelity and made on-the-fly adjustments to maintain quality.
Pre-press Supervisor at Long Plan Printing
September 1, 2017 - October 12, 2025Worked with Enfocus PitStop to preflight, troubleshoot, and edit client PDFs. Coordinated with Production Manager, CSRs, and team to ensure client satisfaction. Created dies to client specs, laid out printing signatures, checked pagination, and produced folded mock proofs and digital color proofs for press and bindery.
Pre-press Supervisor at Reflection Printing
April 1, 2017 - October 12, 2025Implemented changes to the pre-press department to increase sales and client satisfaction. Reorganized archiving to streamline reorders. Initiated PDF workflow to reduce misprints and reprints. Upgraded to a Xerox XJ75 digital press and Canon 8300s wide-format printer. Preflighted client files, advised clients to achieve optimum quality. Designed brochures, newsletters, and business cards as needed, and imposed InDesign files for digital press to increase quantities per sheet.
Pre-press Manager at Richmond Printing L.L.C.
July 1, 2005 - October 12, 2025Supplied ready-to-plate film using Scitex workflow. Used Scitex Remake, Full Auto Frames and Preps to edit, trap and impose files ripped on a Scitex Brisque Imposer. Output imposed hard-copy proofs on a large-format HP printer. Plotted files on a Dolev 800v with hole punch registration. Supplied high-quality images using scanners.
Pre-press Technician at Primasys Direct Group
November 1, 1998 - October 12, 2025Used Luminous Trapwize and Presswize to output film; scanned, designed, and manipulated continuous-tone images in Photoshop; RIP client files from PC to ensure file integrity.
Pre-press Technician at Champagne Printing
November 1, 1997 - October 12, 2025Used Scitex, Contex, Eclipse and Preps to output hole-punched signatures to film. Added special effects to continuous-tone images in Photoshop. Trained team members on Mac, Scitex Starlite, and Dolev 800 with hole-punched registration.
Lead Mac Pre-press Technician at Technigraphics Inc.
August 1, 1996 - October 12, 2025Used Mac desktop publishing programs to RIP files into Scitex workflow. Improved techniques to accelerate Scitex workflow. Applied Photoshop for special effects on continuous-tone images. Produced film for Flexo, Screen, or Offset.
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