Anthony Conway
Cottage Grove,MN
Summary
Printing professional equipped to carefully analyze jobs and make decisions regarding materials, tools, equipment and manpower. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Prepress Specialist
Capital label
Lino Lakes, MN
03.2023 - Current
- Calibrated press settings according to job specifications, including ink density, paper stock, speed, and other variables.
- Performed preflight checks on customer files using Adobe Illustrator and Acrobat Professional
- Reviewed customer artwork to ensure it met minimum quality standards and was print-ready.
- Organized incoming orders into job folders for easy retrieval later in the workflow process.
- Set up plates for offset printing presses, ensuring proper registration and alignment of colors.
- Ensured that all fonts were properly embedded in customer files before sending them through the workflow system.
- Troubleshot any problems that arose during pre-press operations, such as incorrect color or image resolution.
- Created proofs of customer artwork for approval prior to printing.
- Identified potential problems with customer artwork before they became costly mistakes in the printing process.
- Evaluated new software programs related to pre-press operations and provided feedback on their effectiveness.
- Generated barcodes for tracking purposes throughout the production process.
Printing Press Operator
Capital Label
Lino Lakes, MN
11.2011 - Current
- Measured paper thickness and adjusted space between blanket and impression cylinders.
- Maintained adequate productivity by setting and enforcing deadlines.
- Examined printed copy for correct ink density, position on paper and registration.
- Monitored time and performance standards and reduced waste and spoilage during run mode.
- Circulated creative folders and obtained sign-offs to maintain efficient production flow.
- Properly handled hazardous waste materials to uphold safety regulations.
- Supplied clean-up rags by press, skids, trays and straps.
- Jogged and stacked paper by delivering blank or partially printed stock to equipment.
- Maintained machines in good working order by cleaning, lubricating and adjusting.
- Lubricated and maintained printing machines.
- Led flexographic printing press operations, including lamination and die cutting.
- Monitored team progress to complete projects within deadlines, including large print jobs and rush orders.
- Prepared machines for printing and operated one-and two-color printing presses, platemakers, hydraulic paper cutters and digital printers and copiers.
- Met all production schedules and throughput yield targets.
Rewind Machine Operator
multi-web converting
Roseville, MN
06.2005 - 10.2008
- Examined completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, adjusting machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
- Removed finished products from machines and placed on conveyors for transfer to other work areas.
- Started machines and moved controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls.
- Installed attachments to machines in order to complete special operations and projects.
- Adjusted anvils, blades using hand tools according to manufacturer's specifications.
- Created new programs that resulted in increasing productivity and customer satisfaction.
- Contributed to development, planning and completion of project initiatives.
- Resolved interpersonal conflicts by listening, finding common ground and building relationships.
- Improved profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow.
Education
High School Diploma -
Park High School
Cottage Grove, MN06-2003
Skills
- Technical problem solving
- Quality Control Processes
- Deadline Management
- Organizational abilities
- Large format printing
- Multitasking
- Analytical Thinking
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Professional Demeanor
- Time Management
- Problem-Solving
- Relationship Building
- Reliability
- Color management processes
Timeline
Prepress Specialist
Capital label
03.2023 - Current
Printing Press Operator
Capital Label
11.2011 - Current
Rewind Machine Operator
multi-web converting
06.2005 - 10.2008
High School Diploma -
Park High School