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Eric Warner

401 Meadow Ridge Ave. Venus,TX

Summary

  • Quality-conscious and results- driven professional with an extensive background in the Printing Industry including more than 20 years experience as a Journeyman Printing Press Operator, operating up to 40" sheetfed presses.
  • Excellent people skills: able to build and maintain professional relationships and partnerships, and networks with customers, vendor/suppliers, sale executives, customer service representatives, all levels of management, and coworkers to plan and execute projects ensuring customer expectations.
  • Strong communication skills: clearly and concisely present alternatives and ideas guaranteeing quality production and on-time delivery.
  • Superior work ethic: excel in fast-paced, high-pressure environments requiring minimal supervision, the ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects, and skills to make quick, accurate decisions.
  • Exceptional troubleshooter and problem solver: able to quickly grasp new concepts, assess operation, identify technical problems, and develop action plans to resolve critical issues.
  • Proficient computer skills: including word, Excel and industry-specific/proprietary applications.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Pressman on a Komori LS 540 With Coater

4Over
Arlington, TX
10.2008 - Current
  • Maintained printing presses through regular inspection and routine upkeep such as replacing worn parts.
  • Ink key maintenance including Zero key set.
  • Replacing worn rollers and setting new rollers to factory specifications.
  • Lubrication of grease fittings and replenishing fluids as needed.
  • Performing all General maintenance as required by operator.
  • Responsible for performing G7 qualification.
  • Training press assistants to ensure their knowledge of feeder settings as well as assisting co workers with printing issues on other presses on location.
  • Monitoring RO fountain solution for conductivity and changing when necessary.
  • Making adjustments to feeder head and feed table while explaining the benefits to the assistants of these adjustments.
  • Hanging printing plates and setting ink fountains for required job on press and verifying stock is accurate and quantities are correct.
  • Adjusting delivery settings as needed to accommodate type and weight of stock needed.
  • Performing register and density adjustments for highest quality possible during Make Ready.
  • Responsible as the lead pressman to ensure customer copies are of the highest quality free of defects or offset.
  • Checking blanket condition and torque while monitoring Chromachecker for Delta E to ensure press is optimized.
  • Oversee all work from raw stock to finished product while communicating with bindery on quality.
  • Adjusting press during production for register movement, water-ink balance and viscosity of Aqueous Coating for the highest quality.
  • Meeting required company needs for productivity to get jobs to customer on time.
  • Reducing Make Ready waste by doing daily checks of press and making necessary repairs and adjustments for maximum efficency.

Lead Offset Pressman

Sprint Press
Ft. Worth, TX
09.1990 - 10.2008
  • Started employment in pressroom as material handler.
  • Gained in depth knowledge of pressroom chemicals, press supplies and assisted whenever possible with mixing PMS colors.
  • Trained as feeder operator on 55 inch Man Roland.
  • Advanced to assistant pressman on Komori LIthrone 5 color learning press operations.
  • Accepted position as lead operator on Komori Lithrone press where I remained lead operator for the remainder of employment producing high quality commercial printing.

Education

High School Diploma -

Itasca High School
Itasca, TX
08.1985

Skills

  • Experience and knowledge of printing presses
  • Lead pressman Komori LS 40
  • Komori KMS
  • Printing make ready
  • Setting ink Rollers
  • Checking registration for Mirror images
  • Color Management Systems
  • Inspecting Quality
  • Mechanical & Electrical Systems
  • Oiling, Cleaning, & Repairing Presses
  • Adjusting the Feeder & Delivery
  • Correcting Uneven Ink Distribution
  • Computer Controls
  • Hydraulics & Pneumatics
  • Recording Irregularities
  • Washing Rollers
  • Hand tools: SAE and Metric Combination
  • Wrenches, Sockets, Ratchets, Allen Wrenches, Tee Handle Wrenches, Feeler Gauges Torque Wrenches, Densitometers, Micrometers, Durometer Gauges, and Ink Film Thickness Gauges, X-Rite Held-Held Spectro Densitometer, hand held Myron L Ultrameter II, co-lite gauge
  • The Komori LS presses are high-speed sheetfed presses with 6 color and 28"x40" capabilities Komori management system and print density control
  • Understanding customer specifications and providing quality work in a timely manner
  • Installing printing plates and printing blankets to manufacturer specifications
  • Setting press for accurate substrates and position Applying Aqueous coating where requested
  • Adjusting ink film thickness for zero setting at fountain with film thickness gauge
  • Setting roller pressure to manufacturer specifications Make ready color management system with X-Rite spectro densitometer to monitor density and LAB readings while monitoring chromachecker for grey balance and dot gain
  • Using micrometers to determine stock thickness to adjust impression cylinder pressure
  • Perform make ready test pull for registration making necessary adjustments and color accuracy Adjust feeder and delivery for required stock for job specifications
  • Inspect sheet for crossover alignment, pagination, image bleeds and overall quality Monitor ink-water balance for highest quality possible
  • Checking for infeed registration to assure work is straight and in position before producing required copies

Timeline

Lead Pressman on a Komori LS 540 With Coater

4Over
10.2008 - Current

Lead Offset Pressman

Sprint Press
09.1990 - 10.2008

High School Diploma -

Itasca High School

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