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I am a seasoned prepress and graphic design professional with over two decades of experience translating concepts into production-ready art. I excel in designing, prepress workflow optimization, color management, and on-the-fly layout or client-driven enhancements to meet tight deadlines. My approach combines a designer’s eye with a practical understanding of production realities, ensuring files move smoothly from concept to final output while educating clients and collaborators along the way. Throughout my career I have coordinated multi-step projects, maintained vendor relationships, and adapted to changing requirements in fast-paced environments. I enjoy collaborating with teams and clients to clarify needs, propose effective alternatives, and deliver polished, print-ready results across digital and offset formats.…I am a seasoned prepress and graphic design professional with over two decades of experience translating concepts into production-ready art. I excel in designing, prepress workflow optimization, color management, and on-the-fly layout or client-driven enhancements to meet tight deadlines. My approach combines a designer’s eye with a practical understanding of production realities, ensuring files move smoothly from concept to final output while educating clients and collaborators along the way. Throughout my career I have coordinated multi-step projects, maintained vendor relationships, and adapted to changing requirements in fast-paced environments. I enjoy collaborating with teams and clients to clarify needs, propose effective alternatives, and deliver polished, print-ready results across digital and offset formats.

R. Stephen Vander Veer

Designer, Graphic Designer, Artworker, +7

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I am a seasoned prepress and graphic design professional with over two decades of experience translating concepts into production-ready art. I excel in designing, prepress workflow optimization, color management, and on-the-fly layout or client-driven enhancements to meet tight deadlines. My approach combines a designer’s eye with a practical understanding of production realities, ensuring files move smoothly from concept to final output while educating clients and collaborators along the way. Throughout my career I have coordinated multi-step projects, maintained vendor relationships, and adapted to changing requirements in fast-paced environments. I enjoy collaborating with teams and clients to clarify needs, propose effective alternatives, and deliver polished, print-ready results across digital and offset formats.…I am a seasoned prepress and graphic design professional with over two decades of experience translating concepts into production-ready art. I excel in designing, prepress workflow optimization, color management, and on-the-fly layout or client-driven enhancements to meet tight deadlines. My approach combines a designer’s eye with a practical understanding of production realities, ensuring files move smoothly from concept to final output while educating clients and collaborators along the way. Throughout my career I have coordinated multi-step projects, maintained vendor relationships, and adapted to changing requirements in fast-paced environments. I enjoy collaborating with teams and clients to clarify needs, propose effective alternatives, and deliver polished, print-ready results across digital and offset formats.

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I am a seasoned prepress and graphic design professional with over two decades of experience translating concepts into production-ready art. I excel in designing, prepress workflow optimization, color management, and on-the-fly layout or client-driven enhancements to meet tight deadlines. My approach combines a designer’s eye with a practical understanding of production realities, ensuring files move smoothly from concept to final output while educating clients and collaborators along the way.

Throughout my career I have coordinated multi-step projects, maintained vendor relationships, and adapted to changing requirements in fast-paced environments. I enjoy collaborating with teams and clients to clarify needs, propose effective alternatives, and deliver polished, print-ready results across digital and offset formats.

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Work Experience

Prepress Operator / Graphic Design at Print Depot

January 1, 2019 - Present

Prepress operations and production art provided for this digital shop featuring corporate/small business/municipal office support; Consulting with clients regarding expansions of their message through conventions, in-person events & pro bono efforts; Variable data/bulk mail, banners, cut vinyl, t-shirts & embroidery

Prepress Operator / Graphic Design at D&K Printing

December 31, 2019 - October 18, 2025

Prepress & color digital production for this commercial offset shop (Heidelberg, Komori & Hamada) via Fuji’s XMF workflow; D&K also features in-house bindery services (die-cutting, foil, folding/stitching, perfect bind & specialty tab insertions); Organizational skills include vendor contact, material inventory control and scheduling of jobs & maintenance

Prepress Manager / Graphic Design at All-American Forms

December 5, 2014 - October 21, 2016

Prepress & graphic design for this offset & digital shop; Multi-part business forms, checklists, corporate ID packages, financial newsletters & restaurant menus, MICR banking slip/ check production

Principal (Sole Proprietor) at Flying Dutchman Productions

December 29, 1994 - Present

Providing page layout & design, prepress functions, marketing materials & production art for myriad (self-sourced) clients; Copywriting, Proofreading, Consulting skills; Adobe CC subscriber (InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop); Microsoft 365; On1 Resize AI; Splashtop Business Remote; PDF form creation; Variable data / USPS barcode coordination

Prepress Operator / Graphic Design at Print Depot

February 1, 2019 - November 5, 2025

Prepress operations and production art for a digital shop serving corporate, small business, and municipal clients; consulted on expansions of message through conventions, in-person events, and pro bono efforts; handled variable data/bulk mail, banners, cut vinyl, t-shirts, and embroidery.

Prepress Operator / Graphic Design at D&K Printing

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

Prepress & color digital production (Konica-Minolta C1085) for a commercial offset shop via Fuji’s XMF workflow; in-house bindery services (die-cutting, foil, folding/stitching, perfect bind & specialty tab insertions); vendor contact, material inventory control and scheduling of jobs & maintenance.

Prepress Manager / Graphic Design at All-American Forms

October 1, 2016 - October 1, 2016

Prepress & graphic design for this offset & digital shop handling multi-part business forms, checklists, corporate ID packages, financial newsletters & restaurant menus, MICR banking slip/check production.

Prepress Operator at Roberts Printing

October 1, 2009 - October 1, 2009

Pre-flighting, variable-data formatting (for HP Indigo); ApogeeX workflow (Preps > templates); output on Agfa Galileo & Kodak Magnus CTP.

Sole Proprietor at Flying Dutchman Productions

October 1, 1996 - November 5, 2025

Providing page layout & design, prepress functions, marketing materials & production art for myriad clients; copywriting, proofreading, consulting; Adobe CC (InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator); Microsoft 365 (Excel, Powerpoint); On1 Resize AI; Splashtop remote; Editable PDF forms; Variable data / USPS barcode coordination.

Prepress Operator / Graphic Design at D&K Printing

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019

Prepress & color digital production (Konica-Minolta C1085) for this commercial offset shop via Fuji’s XMF workflow; D&K also offers in-house bindery services (die-cutting, foil, folding/stitching, perfect bind & specialty tab insertions); responsibilities included vendor contact, material inventory control and scheduling of jobs & maintenance.

Prepress Operator at Roberts Printing

February 1, 2008 - November 1, 2009

Pre-flighting, variable-data formatting (for HP Indigo); ApogeeX workflow (Preps > templates); Agfa Galileo & Kodak Magnus CTP output.

Prepress Operator / Graphic Designer at Print Depot

February 1, 2019 - Present

Prepress operations and production art for a digital shop; consulting with clients on message expansion for conventions and events; handling variable data, bulk mail, banners, cut vinyl, t-shirts and embroidery.

Prepress Operator / Graphic Designer at D&K Printing

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019

Prepress & color digital production (Konica-Minolta C1085) for a commercial offset shop; workflows including Fuji’s XMF; in-house bindery services (die-cutting, foil, folding/stitching, perfect bind & specialty tab insertions). Managed vendor contacts, material inventory, scheduling and maintenance.

Prepress Manager / Graphic Designer at All-American Forms

August 1, 2014 - October 1, 2016

Prepress & graphic design for this offset & digital shop; produced multi-part business forms, checklists, corporate ID packages, financial newsletters & restaurant menus; MICR banking slip/check production.

Prepress Operator / Graphic Design (part-time remote) at Print Depot

February 1, 2019 - Present

Prepress operations and production art for a digital shop serving corporate, small business, and municipal clients; consulted with clients on expanding their message through conventions, in-person events, and pro bono efforts; handled variable data/bulk mail, banners, cut vinyl, t-shirts & embroidery.