Ron Krieger
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Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Site Director
Sebis Direct/Standard Printing Company
Phoenix, Arizona
01.2025 - 01.2026
- Managed day-to-day operations, ensured safety standards and improved overall site productivity.
- Trained, scheduled and evaluated site employees while fostering a positive team environment.
- Implemented new Customer Retention Department.
- Adhered to site budgets, managed resources and monitored expenses to ensure profitability.
- Scheduled and managed daily production and coordinated with supervisors to ensure deadlines and expectations were being met or exceeded.
- Managed resource maintenance and remediations.
- Served as primary contact for stakeholders while operating autonomously to resolve all operational issues.
Estimator
Tennessee Industrial Printing, Inc. (TIPs)
Jackson, Tennessee
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Served as estimator for a wide array of printing projects.
- Learned and leveraged the Pace Management System to develop and finalize estimates.
- Implemented new Customer Retention department.
- Created approach to re-establish communication with previous customers.
- The approach was designed to build customer relationships through personal communication with a focus on marketing TIPs growing capabilities and generating future revenues.
- Provided support to various departments as needed, including quality control, customer service, scheduling and order entry.
Owner
Integrity Bindery
Orange, CA
01.2015 - 01.2023
- Purchased Pacifico Bindery and launched Integrity Bindery.
- Served as owner and CEO overseeing all bindery operations and employees.
- Maintained and built upon a strong customer base.
- Strengthened management team through servant leadership principles and practices.
- Performed all Accounts Receivable/Payable Department responsibilities.
- Provided 'hands on' management in daily business operations, including all aspects of estimating, order-entry and scheduling of all departments.
- Encouraged a collaborative environment across all departments.
- Managed all financial and human resources aspects of the company.
- Ensured we 'lived up to our name' by providing quality products and integrity in all business practices.
- Built and upheld our excellent reputation for quality and meeting our customer needs.
General Manager
Pacifico Bindery
Orange, CA
01.2002 - 01.2015
- Managed a staff of over 60 employees.
- Introduced a 'Quality First' system and created a Quality Control department for the company.
- Managed all aspects of estimating, production and delivery of every project received.
- Added several new capabilities to the company leading to rapid diversification and increased customer base.
- Doubled the company’s revenues within six months; then, quadrupled the revenues after 18 months.
- Expanded operations to include the addition and management of a second shift.
- Established and maintained excellent rapport with current customer base.
- Increased company’s customer base by developing relationships with new customers from top printing companies across Orange County.
- Improved employee satisfaction levels with hands-on management style, employee engagement and effective conflict management / resolution skills.
- Trained all new employees as well as mentored current employees to ensure the highest standards in customer satisfaction.
Plant Manager
Pietravalle Litho
Irvine, CA
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Managed staff of 15 employees which included all production personnel, including Pre-Press, Pressroom and Bindery employees.
- Performed all estimating, scheduling, purchasing, customer service and order-entry duties.
- Identified and managed all outsourcing services for the company.
Bindery Division - Plant Manager
Industrial Printing Group
Santa Ana, CA
01.1991 - 01.2001
- Controlled all aspects of the bindery division as well as the outsourcing of all bindery/finishing services at our off-site facility.
- Directed the activities of the Shipping and Quality Control Departments.
- Assisted the Estimating, Pre-Press, Pressroom and Digital Departments and planning of all projects requiring extensive bindery operations.
- Served as a key component in the writing of ISO 9000 procedures and work instructions in support of the company’s pursuit of ISO certification.
- Positioned the company to receive work that was printed by other printing companies, resulting in increased revenues and profits.
- Managed a staff of over 25 employees.
Bindery Manager
Phoenix Press
Irvine, CA
01.1987 - 01.1991
- Hired as an operator of cutters/folders and saddle stitchers.
- Assigned additional responsibilities included inventory management and procurement of all required supplies / materials for the company.
- Quickly promoted to Bindery Manager with a staff of over 40 employees.
- Managed all day shift operations in Bindery and Letterpress Departments.
- Ensured effective transition to night shift operations and maintained communication with key staff members on a nightly basis.
- Assisted estimating department in all projects which required bindery operations.
Timeline
Site Director
Sebis Direct/Standard Printing Company
01.2025 - 01.2026
Estimator
Tennessee Industrial Printing, Inc. (TIPs)
01.2023 - 01.2024
Owner
Integrity Bindery
01.2015 - 01.2023
General Manager
Pacifico Bindery
01.2002 - 01.2015
Plant Manager
Pietravalle Litho
01.2001 - 01.2002
Bindery Division - Plant Manager
Industrial Printing Group
01.1991 - 01.2001
Bindery Manager
Phoenix Press
01.1987 - 01.1991