DIGITAL PREMEDIA SPECIALIST Summary Highly creative multi-talented Graphic Designer ten years print packaging design, advertising, marketing brand development. Highlights Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks Flash, Acrobat Distiller) Esko Automation Engine Print Workflow Management System Word processing, presentation tools within Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) Familiar commercial printing four color spot printing processes pre-press file preparation fundamentals design, preflight, proofing, typesetting, ink densities, color separation, color calibration, trapping, screen angle application, cutbacks etc. Digital photography image manipulation color correction different formats (tiff, jpeg, eps, png etc) screen print output. Project tracking, collaboration document control management software SAP, Lotus Notes SharePoint. Ability troubleshoot hardware/software problems Mac/Windows environment. Network management: Setting up, creating assigning user accounts. Maintaining file hierarchy updating digital asset database server. Experience 05/2015 Current DIGITAL PREMEDIA SPECIALIST Company Name Utilizing Graphics production software develop press ready files commercial printing environment company specializes digital, lithographic (offset) flexographic printing, daily output 30 million label impressions different substrates nation's foremost consumer packaged goods brands including private labels, manufacturer store branded packaging. Conducting preflight checks inbound customer files establish meet Gamse's minimum standards reproduction, government regulations brand manufacturer guidelines. Planning guiding customer press check tours within plant insure project components place issues may arise press taken care timely manner. Working collaboration business leadership facilitate needs customers vendors educating Gamse's capabilities, helping identify suitable printing methods projects. Collaborating press room staff improve customer deliverables finding ways reduce wastage materials production, researching testing alternative substrates overall process improvement better documenting key issues lessons learned individual projects maintaining superior product quality reduced cost company. Maintaining digital asset mechanical artwork database working harmonize numerous print workflows reducing and/or eliminating redundancies within system. 03/2014 03/2015 TRANSLATION LOCALIZATION SPECIALIST Company Name Products, Equipment Services Working team Graphics Labeling Specialists, Technical Writers Software Developers, facilitate translation training publications, including user's manuals, medical reagents package inserts medical instrumentation software localization BD's Label Design Development department European, Middle Eastern, Asian African markets comprise total 30 different languages. Managing $2 million plus translation software localization budget BD's Label Design Development department insuring projects delivered time within estimated cost. Working outside translation print vendors find lean cost effective ways submitting projects, translation resource management submission deliverables project closeout. Training new hires contractors best practices creating multilingual documents. Leading team effort geared towards modernizing improving departmental workflow, project management electronic asset management systems Becton Dickinson. 10/2006 03/2014 Company Name Preparing customer art files consumer food packaging disposable foodservice products Solo Cup's commercial print specifications paper, plastic foam substrates using high volume graphics department annual output 15,000 20,000 projects. Developing simplified template die lines using information derived complex package engineering drawings. Providing creative expertise Solo Cup's Marketing department point sale retail advertising packaging projects national brands like Wal-Mart, Target, Wendy's, Starbucks Pepsi Co. among others. Performing preflight check inbound customer art files proofreading outbound artwork. Lead Graphics liaison technical lead charge implementing Pepsi Co. disposable cup global technical standards Solo Cup Company print production plants. Heading team charged process improvement training, developing growing comprehensive digital online Standard Operating Procedures resource database. 11/2003 10/2006 Company Name － City State Helped establish Antwerpen's in-house advertising marketing department responsible conceptualizing print electronic ad campaigns Antwerpen Automotive Group's eleven brands, part multi-million dollar, local regional advertising initiative. Helped formulate marketing strategies targeted advertising monitoring weekly retail sales. Assisted creating print proposals electronic presentations targeted towards major automakers new business initiatives. Oversaw web team tasked updating franchise websites adding modern features online shopping assistant improving visibility Search Engine Optimization. Pioneered team responsible design, development integration corporate brand identity projects Antwerpen Automotive Group popularizing hugely successful 'Jack Says Yes' campaign annual Antwerpen Hyundai 1000 Challenge, geared towards selling 1,000 Hyundai vehicles 30 days. Coordinated advertising projects freelance designers, commercial printers, media houses vendors. Education Bachelor Arts Graphic Design/Advertising Mimar Sinan University － City Turkey Graphic Design/Advertising Accomplishments Project Management Professional Training: Traditional AGILE. A DAY IN THE LIFE" Baltimore Design Conference Founder/Committee Member. Certified Internet Webmaster HTML, CSS, JavaScript, FTP, web server administration networking fundamentals. Languages Fluent written verbal Turkish Swahili. Skills Adobe Creative Suite, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, ad, advertising, art, asset management, Automation, Automotive, brand identity, budget, calibration, color, hardware, database, Digital photography, features, Fireworks, Flash, freelance, government regulations, Graphics, Illustrator, image, InDesign, ink, Lotus Notes, Mac, Managing, marketing strategies, marketing, materials, mechanical, Access, Excel, Microsoft Office Suite, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Windows, Word, Network management, packaging, pre-press, presentations, press, print production, printers, processes, process improvement, Project Management, proofing, proofreading, proposals, publications, quality, researching, retail, retail sales, selling 1, Sales, SAP, Search Engine Optimization, Software Developers, translation, troubleshoot, Turkish, typesetting, websites, Word processing, Workflow, written