Victor Ulloa
Land O’ Lakes,FL
Summary
Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs. Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager II / Production Manager
Southern Graphics Systems
10.2016 - Current
- Manage the SGS local team for the Walmart Private Brand Projects as well as Kroger GM
- Created and established workflows and tracking logs
- Used proprietary technology to manage tasks and project updates
- Collaborate with stakeholders and manage outside vendors to make sure projects remain within budget
- Process batch of projects through proofing process meet the client expectations
- Support team members about automated processes or applications utilize during the project life cycle
- Created multimedia presentations when needed
- Reviews all incoming requests and verifies job specifications match the scope of the job
- Conduct weekly status calls with stakeholders and third party vendors or agencies to ensure projects remains on schedule.
Bilingual Client Services Analyst – Project Manager
Requordit Inc.
03.2019 - 10.2019
- Member of the Client Services Team, providing support to solutions that integrate business applications such as ERP, CRM, or other lines of business applications with OnBase
- Collaborate with Project Managers/Coordinators on the deployment of a customized solution
- Interact with clients, project leads, and managers to discuss changes to product functionality and ensure the quality and consistency of the final product
- Stay up to date on current technologies through continuing education, certifications, and self-study
- Manage daily and weekly tasks utilizing time tracking and documenting systems and tools.
Project Manager – Information Technology – Project Manager Advertising
21st Century Media
03.2011 - 09.2016
- Corporate East Coast PMO – A group of Project Managers that report to the East Coast Corporate IT Director, working independently or in a group to obtain the deliverables set in the SOW
- Used Waterfall and Agile methodology depending on the type of project
- Responsible for the Creative side process (prepress / production / multimedia) for a new software implementation
- A cloud-based system that feeds the Production tracking system (Print and Digital)
- Created workflows and coordinated XML feeds to digital vendors
- Batch processing records as part of the ingestion data process
- Responsible for Implementing, training, and supporting a new creative, production, and tracking workflow across the company
- (Advertising display – Editorial Layout – Marketing Multimedia)
- Liaison between Advertising and Editorial systems to ensure workflow functionality and efficiency in our Content Management System using XML feeds and file transfers
- Responsible for all digital assets from the Sales team (i.e., advertising, classified pages, brochures, etc.) to be used among different company websites or mobile media
- IT support for Advertising, Creative, Layout, proof preflight, and production of pages at the corporate level.
Digital image Consultant, Business Analyst / Project Manager
12.2008 - 07.2011
- Provided small businesses with operations and workflow support, specifically advertising, editorial, ad creative, and production (pre-press)
- Major concentration on Newspapers and Magazines in Chicago and the suburban area, with emphasis on Production workflows, Digital presence (websites, banners, etc.), and IT Infrastructure
- Complete site assessment, provided recommendations, created SOW and project estimated cost based on analysis and budget.
Production – IT Manager
Impremedia Corp./ La Raza Newspaper
01.1997 - 11.2008
- Managed the IT infrastructure
- Implemented a new efficient network (WAN) between remote locations to support the Yellow pages directory
- Supported servers, computer systems, and local network
- Desktop support for Mac and/or Windows computers
- Assisted the staff with technical issues with software in every department
- Research and recommended hardware and/or software to company owners
- Establish new workflows to optimize production times
- Supervised the maintenance of the website and any other digital needs
- Managed the Production and Creative departments
- Implemented and supervised the digital advertising workflow as well as centralizing and controlled all company digital assets
- Ad traffic and advertising scheduling in coordination with advertising agencies
- Support Sales Staff technology and multimedia presentations
- Assigned tasks to full-time employees and freelancers based on project needs
- Ensuring quality standards of the project/publication from conception through the final process
- Oversaw printing quality control and press performance
- Contacted, interviewed, hired, trained, and supervised staff and freelancers to work with the newspaper and other products or projects
- Coordinate the production of HYPA a bilingual yellow pages directory in 5 estates (IL, WI, CO, TX, WA)
- Managed the Circulation Department
- Coordinated the door-to-door distribution with a third-party vendor to assure timely delivery (125k copies of TMC)
- Coordinated the weekly distribution of the newspaper with independent contractors.
Art Director Assistant, Production Manager
Chicago Tribune – Exito Newspaper
08.1993 - 12.1996
- Launched weekly publication “¡Exito!” in Chicago as part of Chicago Tribune’s Marketing Plan to enter the challenging Hispanic Market
- Supervised the quality control for the newspaper and print products
- Coordinated workflow between the editorial, creative, and sales departments
- Computer System Administrator, maintained and updated users and devices, supported desktop computers and software
- Kept in contact with Chicago Tribune systems administrators for future changes and updates
- Coordinated with vendors regarding software and hardware upgrades.
Education
Different courses and classes to stay up to date with technology
College of Lake County
01.2010
Computer Science
Devry Institute of Technology
01.1995
Computer System Analyst / Programmer
Chicago Technological College
01.1990
Skills
- Publishing Applications Specialist
- Adobe Creative Suite
- MS Office Suite
- Application software for Media publications
- Accounting applications
- CRM software
- ERP software
- Workfront
- Windows suite
- Etc
- Fully bilingual: Speak, read and write Spanish/English proficiently and fluently
Certification
PMP - Project Management Professional Working on certification
Qualifications Summary
Dedicated professional with Management experience, extensive knowledge of Technology, Business consultant, Software implementation, Operations, and Workflow. Experienced with digital assets systems, print, digital, production, and technology. Excellent problem-solving skills; solid leader and team player.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Bilingual Client Services Analyst – Project Manager
Requordit Inc.
03.2019 - 10.2019
Project Manager II / Production Manager
Southern Graphics Systems
10.2016 - Current
Project Manager – Information Technology – Project Manager Advertising
21st Century Media
03.2011 - 09.2016
Digital image Consultant, Business Analyst / Project Manager
12.2008 - 07.2011
Production – IT Manager
Impremedia Corp./ La Raza Newspaper
01.1997 - 11.2008
Art Director Assistant, Production Manager
Chicago Tribune – Exito Newspaper
08.1993 - 12.1996
Different courses and classes to stay up to date with technology
College of Lake County
Computer Science
Devry Institute of Technology
Computer System Analyst / Programmer
Chicago Technological College
PMP - Project Management Professional Working on certification
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