John Romeo

JOHN ROMEO 3463 Foxfield Circle, Perkiomenville, PA 17094 Tel:- · E-mail:-· LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/johnromeo74 Pre-Press, Desktop Publishing, and Print Production professional with specialization in direct mail printing and advertising design. Ready, willing and able to make a positive impact on clients’ print and design needs by providing top quality work and 100% satisfaction. WORK EXPERIENCE NOVEMBER 2019 – PRESENT PRINT PRODUCTION SPECIALIST, DOCUXCEL, MALVERN, PA Currently operate full-color digital printing presses producing classwork assignments for various school districts. Press brands include brands such as Xerox, RICOH and Canon. Deliver supplies and product to schools in each district. FEBRUARY 2019 – OCTOBER 2019 VARIABLE LAYOUT COMPOSER, SQUARE ONE, MOUNT LAUREL, NJ Created variable layout files for direct mail advertisements to be imaged on digital printing presses. Mapped variable data insertion points on these layout files using XMPie plugin with Adobe InDesign. Created signoff proofs to be submitted to client for final approval. FEBRUARY 2014 – FEBRUARY 2019 GRAPHIC DESIGN / PRE-PRESS SPECIALIST, ICS CORPORATION, WEST DEPTFORD, NJ Preflighted and modified direct mail advertisement art to ensure top-notch quality before printing. This was done in both conventional and digital printing platforms. Created direct mail advertisements and other various art media when requested. NOVEMBER 2013 – JANUARY 2014 GRAPHIC DESIGN / PRE-PRESS SPECIALIST, LEHIGH VALLEY PROFESSIONALS, ALLENTOWN, PA Provided professional networking, graphic design, and pre-press support for a wide variety of clients. JULY 2013 – NOVEMBER 2013 DESKTOP PUBLISHING / VARIABLE LAYOUT SPECIALIST, IWCO DIRECT, HAMBURG, PA Created letter text files to be laser imaged on direct mail advertisements. JANUARY 2012 – MAY 2013 PRE-PRESS TECHNICIAN, IWCO DIRECT, HAMBURG, PA Preflighted, stripped, and modified direct mail advertisement art to ensure top-notch quality before printing. Created printing plates for both offset lithographic and flexographic presses. SEPTEMBER 2009 – DECEMBER 2011 PRE-PRESS TECHNICIAN, DIRECT GROUP, SWEDESBORO, NJ Preflighted, stripped, and modified direct mail advertisement art to ensure top-notch quality before printing. Created printing plates for offset lithographic presses. Performed occasional graphic design work when requested. AUGUST 2008 – JUNE 2009 GRAPHIC DESIGN / PRE-PRESS SPECIALIST, YELLOW PAGES GROUP, BLUE BELL, PA Designed full-color display advertisements and restaurant menus for yellow page directories. Inspected for top-notch quality. Fixed pre-press errors before being outsourced to print vendors. OCTOBER 1997 – AUGUST 2008 GRAPHIC DESIGN / PRE-PRESS SPECIALIST, VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, BLUE BELL, PA Designed full-color display advertisements and restaurant menus for yellow page directories. Inspected for top-notch quality. Fixed pre-press errors before being outsourced to print vendors. EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 1997 ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGY, THE ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA – PHILADELPHIA, PA Associates degree in Graphic Design JUNE 1993 DIPLOMA, WEST DEPTFORD HIGH SCHOOL – WEST DEPTFORD, NJ SKILLS • • • • • • Firm knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat) Firm knowledge in Quark Xpress Working knowledge in XMPie UCreate Print plugin for Adobe Indesign Working knowledge of XMPie UProduce production server Firm knowledge of Pre-press workflow applications such as Kodak Prinergy • 2 Firm knowledge in creating templates for digital artwork production. Firm knowledge in ensuring best quality for artwork before going to printing presses. • Firm knowledge of Pre-press plugins such as PitStop Pro. 3