Bruce Watts
Rochester,NH
Summary
Skilled Graphic Artist and Screen Printer. Quality minded, always on-task and conscience on problem solving. Consistently creates skilled, creative and brand-specific designs from conception to final product.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Graphic Artist - Prepress Techincian
Military Art China / Westford China
08.2011 - 01.2024
- Preparing customer files per order, prioritizing workflow schedule.
- Setup files for prepress customer proofing for final print production
- Press Setup Operation
- Quality minded through all aspects of the printing process.
- Effective troubleshooting problems that may occur whether print or machine related.
- Good technical communication skills via email or verbal
- Proficient computer skills-
- Experience color management in choosing ICC profiles,or deriving formulations,and match pantone color system
Prepress - Screen Press Operator
Bovie Screen Printing And Fabrication
04.2009 - 08.2011
- Design art work layout and film preparation for films
- Screen exposure and printing press setup
- Operated press to achieve highest print quality and productivity with minimal scrap.
- Increased production output by implementing effective time management techniques and prioritizing tasks accordingly.
- Optimized color accuracy through meticulous attention to detail when mixing inks and adjusting press settings accordingly.
Screen and Digital Print Manager
Brand Partners
09.1989 - 03.2009
- Prioritizing and organizing sale orders for print.
- Managing electronic files for film and digital print.
- Setup of manual and semi-automatic screen press operations.
- Setup digital printers for scheduled work orders.
- Managing jobs to allocate shop printers.
- Overseeing print quality throughout all print processes and problem solve when needed.
- Keeping track of print inventory supplies and reordering.
Education
High School Diploma -
Gorham High School
Gorham, ME06.1978
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator-Photo Shop- InDesign
- Microsoft Word / Excel
- Digital Print Operation
- Graphtec (24” vinyl cutter)
- Royal Sovereign (54”roll laminator)
- Hermes Gravograph (engraving machine)
- Manual & Automatic Screen Press Operator
- Color mixing formulation of printing inks
Timeline
Graphic Artist - Prepress Techincian
Military Art China / Westford China
08.2011 - 01.2024
Prepress - Screen Press Operator
Bovie Screen Printing And Fabrication
04.2009 - 08.2011
Screen and Digital Print Manager
Brand Partners
09.1989 - 03.2009
High School Diploma -
Gorham High School
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