Experience

• Warehouse Print Shop Associate at Magnets in Print

  Lakewood, United States of America

  January 2021 - Present

  -Peeling magnets off sheets
  
  -Printing, cutting, packing magnets
  
  -other duties as assigned

• Seasonal Engraver at Things Remembered

  Toms River, United States of America

  October 2020 - December 2020

  •Open and or/stages product to assist in the personalization process
  
  •Inspect merchandise pre-production to ensure product quality
  
  •Applied personalized messages to merchandise using a variety of methods and equipment
  
  •Inspect merchandise post production to ensure accuracy of personalization and that all quality standards have been met
  
  •Applied any customer ordered add-ons to product, such as color fill or gravoxide
  
  •Confirm integrity of orders by ensuring all pieces are accounted for and appropriately pack orders
  
  •Perform preventive maintenance of machines

• Inventory Specialist at Dogwig Printing

  Manasquan, United States of America

  January 2020 - March 2020

  •Inventory management and distribution of incoming garments and materials
  
  •Garment check in
  
  •Individual job breakdown and garment allotment by color / size / quality check for print production
  
  •Post print production of garments including counting, folding, packing and labeling of completed items
  
  •Film positive inventory management
  
  •Silk screen inventory management
  
  •Cutting and counting of vinyl stickers

• Graphic Designer at Bernie Robbins Jewelers

  Somers Point, United States of America

  November 2011 - March 2019

  •Designed Collateral: advertising materials, social media assets, in-store posters,
  
  exterior banners, billboards, web graphics
  
  •Admin: used website CMS to update homepage banners, upload new events on calendar,
  
  upload product
  
  •Image Formatting: resized product images for website, retouch product photos
  
  •Vendor Relations: worked with print vendors on collaterals, worked with jewelry vendors on
  
  advertising and product image assets
  
  •Events: participated in off-site events and promote company

• Print Shop Production Assistant at Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools-Brick Center

  Brick, United States of America

  September 2008 - October 2011

  •Instructed Students on Proper Use of Shop Equipment: printing press (one color), screen
  
  printing carousel, screen burner, paper cutter, DPM 2340 plate-maker, OCE 2090 copier,
  
  OCE 650 color copier, shrink wrap machine, paper jogger
  
  •Substitute Teacher: Graphic Design, Photography, and Printing classrooms
  
  •Production: printed business cards, letterheads, envelopes, memo pads, forms, special
  
  orders, flyers, posters, DPM 2340 plate-maker maintenance, experience on one-color press
  
  •Balanced Cost Recovery: produced invoices, tallied money
  
  •Screen Printing: prepared positives, coated screens, burned positives onto screens, washed
  
  out developed screens, printed t-shirts, reclaimed screens, heat pressed t-shirt designs
  
  •Designed Collateral: scanning, type-setting, page layout, proofing

• Student Worker, Graphix at Stockton University

  Galloway, United States of America

  September 2008 - May 2011

  •Designed Collateral: posters, brochures, flyers, and booklets
  
  •Redesigned book covers
  
  •Updated existing collateral
  
  •Production: mounting, laminating, trimming, plate making, scanning, delivering proofs

• Assistant Graphic Designer at Component Hardware Group

  Lakewood, United States of America

  October 2007 - February 2008

  •Designed collateral for NAFEM Show: posters, flyers, page layout
  
  •Photographed Products: component hardware for food services
  
  •Designed Collateral: posters and prepared spec sheets for products
  
  •Edited: existing catalogs, flyers, and spec sheets

• Printer Instructional Aide at Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools-Brick Center

  Brick, United States of America

  September 2005 - September 2007

  •Production: printed business cards, letterheads, envelopes, memo pads, forms, special
  
  orders, flyers, posters, DPM 2340 plate-maker maintenance, ITEK camera maintenance,
  
  experience on one-color press
  
  •Substitute Teacher: Graphic Design, Photography, and Printing classrooms
  
  •Instructed Students on pProper Use of Shop Equipment: printing press (one color), screen
  
  printing carousel, ITEK camera, plate burner, screen burner, paper cutter