FRANKIE ALEMAN
Reseda,CA
Summary
35+ Years experienced Print Production Artist/Graphic Design professional with strong leadership and relationship-building skills. Proven with a strong technical background to streamline processes and efficiencies. with a strong technical background to streamline processes and efficiencies.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Artist
Impress Communications
Chatsworth, CA
12.2011 - 01.2026
- Collaborated closely with production planers, sales team and pressmen
- Prepared final press-ready files based on supplied specifications for printing.
- Made various layouts from supplied artwork and troubleshooted artwork issues that arise during production.
- Provided image retouching, Color corrections and image manipulations.
- Packaged and preflight files for release to printers or media partners.
- Created PDFs for print and client review.
- Created Proofs for client review and eventual approval.
- Archived project art files for future projects.
- Followed a development timeline to ensure tasks are being completed on time.
- Troubleshooted problems as they arise with both the creative team and the printer.
Print Production Artist
Marina Graphics Center
Hawthorne, CA
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Recieved Files from Client, Sales via FTP, disc
- Prepared final press-ready files based on supplied specifications for printing.
- Made various layouts from supplied artwork and troubleshooted artwork issues that arise during production.
- Provided image retouching, Color corrections and image manipulations.
- Packaged and preflight files for release to printers or media partners.
- Created PDFs for print and client review.
- Created Proofs for client review and eventual approval.
- Archived project art files for future projects.
- Followed a development timeline to ensure tasks are being completed on time.
- Troubleshooted problems as they arise with both the creative team and the printer.
Production Artist
XYZ Graphics
Marina Del Re, CA
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Prepress
- Prepared final press-ready files based on supplied specifications for printing.
- Made various layouts from supplied artwork and troubleshooted artwork issues that arise during production.
- Provided image retouching, Color corrections and image manipulations.
- Packaged and preflight files for release to printers or media partners.
- Created PDFs for print and client review.
- Created Proofs for client review and eventual approval.
- Archived project art files for future projects.
- Followed a development timeline to ensure tasks are being completed on time.
- Troubleshooted problems as they arise with both the creative team and the printer.
Proofer, Platemaker, Film Stripper, Drum Scanning, Mac Operator
Madison/Graham Colorgraphics
Los Angeles, CA
01.1988 - 01.2003
- Worked closely with production planers, sales team and pressmen
- Prepared final press-ready files based on supplied specifications for printing.
- Made various layouts from supplied artwork and troubleshooted artwork issues that arise during production.
- Provided image retouching, Color corrections and image manipulations.
- Packaged and preflight files for release to printers or media partners.
- Created PDFs for print and client review.
- Created Proofs for client review and eventual approval.
- Archived project art files for future projects.
- Followed a development timeline to ensure tasks are being completed on time.
- Troubleshooted problems as they arise with both the creative team and the printer.
Education
Arts
Cal State Northridge
Northridge, CADesktop Publishing
Cal Tech
Los Angeles, CAPrinting Theology
East Los Angeles College
East Los Angeles, CASkills
Calm under pressure
Packaging Experience
Photo Retouching
Color Corrections
XMF, Rampage, Prinergy RIPP software
Adobe Crative Suite
Inventory control
Supervision and training
Operations management
Calm under pressure
Equipment and Software
- Mac
- Prinergy
- Rampage
- XMF
- Packz
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Acrobat
- Quark Express
- Epson 9900
- Epson 8000
- Epson 8800
- CAD
- Cannon
- Iridese
- Igen
- Fuji Platesetter
Timeline
Production Artist
Impress Communications
12.2011 - 01.2026
Print Production Artist
Marina Graphics Center
01.2006 - 01.2011
Production Artist
XYZ Graphics
01.2003 - 01.2006
Proofer, Platemaker, Film Stripper, Drum Scanning, Mac Operator
Madison/Graham Colorgraphics
01.1988 - 01.2003
Desktop Publishing
Cal Tech
Printing Theology
East Los Angeles College
Arts
Cal State Northridge