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Kris Bess

Santa Rosa,CA

Summary

Skilled team member looking to grow professionally. Versed in managing jobs through timelines and providing assistance where needed. Client Manager focused on ensuring excellent service standards and maintaining high customer satisfaction. Experience providing product and services information, and resolving any emerging problems clients might face with meeting their project goals.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Contract Account Manager/ Logo Coordinator

San FranStitchCo, Inc.
03.2003 - Current
  • Work with clients from start to finish on event projects.
  • Order product from suppliers to meet clients' needs.
  • Keep timelines so that all aspects of project can remain on schedule for their event date(s).
  • Create spreadsheets when needed, print shipping labels and coordinate shipping schedules.
  • Digitize logos for embroidery, create proofs and lead client through qualified options to achieve optimal results.
  • Outsource aspects of project that can't be done in house. This includes using other vendors and creating multiple timelines.
  • Communicating with production staff regarding expectations and timeline
  • Established client base of over 90 sales people.

Production Manager

LFI International
05.1996 - 07.2001
  • Managed high volume screen print facility
  • Created job library
  • Mixes ink for jobs
  • Prepped machinery when needed
  • Go between for sales staff and production
  • Communicated with art department regarding approaches to achieve desired results
  • Screen set up
  • Press approvals
  • Kept multiple timelines for large quantity orders
  • Company held accounts to multiple department stores
  • Increased production efficiency by 50% with digital cataloging of inventory
  • Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals

Education

Associate of Arts - Computer Graphics

Arizona Art Institute
Phoenix, AZ
04.1993

Skills

  • Strong understanding of timelines and key components that can affect
  • Team player
  • Wearer of many hats, ie shipping, quoting, producing if needed, problem solver
  • Forklift operations
  • Point person on certain aspects of company
  • Create art and proofs to be approved for clients
  • Computer efficient
  • Bank deposits for company

Affiliations

Advertising Specialty Industry- ASI

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working

Supplier List

Industry suppliers I work with:

-SanMar

-AlphaBroder

-Cutter and Buck

-S&S Activewear

-SupaColor

-Transfer Express

-Madeira

-Timbuk2

-Patagonia

-Lululemon




Timeline

Contract Account Manager/ Logo Coordinator

San FranStitchCo, Inc.
03.2003 - Current

Production Manager

LFI International
05.1996 - 07.2001

Associate of Arts - Computer Graphics

Arizona Art Institute

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