AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
asmith@sample~resume.com
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Seek the challenging and exciting position of Prepress Technician with a firm where exceptional knowledge and experience are needed to ensure top quality and perfection in printing jobs to guarantee that company goals and customer objectives are met.
An extremely talented Prepress Technician with huge background in operating process camera in preparation of film negatives and to develop and process negatives through the completed process; operating desktop publishing hardware and software to design, type set, proofread, layout, create graphics to produce forms, newsletters and other material.
Summary of Qualifications
More than seven years experience.
Enormous knowledge of operations of process camera.
Sound knowledge of stripping and flatting film.
Remarkable knowledge of burning and developing plates.
Excellent knowledge of word processing software.
Exceptional knowledge of design and page layout software.
In-depth knowledge of drawing and illustration software.
Strong knowledge of photo manipulation software.
Profound knowledge of general computer and print shop operation.
Excellent ability to operate pre-press equipment, develop film negatives and work with desktop computers.
Sound ability to utilize word processing page layout, drawing, illustration and photo manipulation software to create newsletters, brochures, forms and other projects.
Profound ability to read and interpret written instructions, maintain stock supplies and make minor repairs to equipment.
Excellent communication, written and oral, and inter-personal skills.
In-depth ability to maintain stock supplies.
Professional Experience
Mark Fin Publishers Inc., Tarrytown, NY 2000 - Present
Prepress Technician
Operate the process camera prepare line and halftone negatives.
Develop, inspect and opaque film negatives.
Strip and flat negatives for one and two color printing, including precise registration.
Burn and develop metal plates.
Make stats, velox and carry out paste-up procedures.
Create and design newsletters, brochures, forms and other projects from copy and design concepts supplied by others.
Accurately typeset and proofread copy.
Operate desktop publishing hardware and software to design and typeset forms, newsletters and other graphics.
Scan in, manipulate and retouch photos with appropriate software.
Carry out appropriate computer backup procedures, as well as maintain a library, on disk, of forms, logos and related graphics.
Troubleshoot computer problems.
Provide assistance to ordering departments in the creation and/or design of camera ready art and process this material for final printing.
Keep accurate time records through keypad system and maintain schedules.
Issue requests for materials used in this section and maintain adequate stocks for daily needs.
Mark Fin Publishers Inc., Tarrytown, NY 1998 - 2000
Prepress Technician Trainee (under supervision of experienced technician)
Operated cameras and film processors to produce line, halftone, and continuous tone photographs, transparencies, and photomechanical transfers.
Processed gammaflexes, duplicate negatives, reverses, spreads, chokes, and combined negatives.
Assembled black and white and color images for presses.
Produced and evaluated blackline proofing materials.
Exposed and processed chromacheck color processing system.
Exposed and processed offset plates.
Checked completed products for quality.
Set-up and maintained prepress equipment and made minor repairs.
Assisted Prepress Department Supervisor in departmental management.
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