Kath Cunningham: Founcer/Creative Services - Freelance Design/Prepress Services in Santa Clarita, CA

Product Development • Invented, developed and produced World-cycler reusable gifting set • Prepared product specifications for print production and product assembly • Design and file preparation for print and web • Prepared proto-types for vendor selection • Sourced national and international vendors and manufacturers • Monitored production and manufacturing process Web components • Designed corresponding websites in Wordpress • Digital file creation and preparation • Content writing Freelance Services • Develop print and web deliverable including brochures, collateral pieces, one-sheets, tee-shirt vector file preparation, web content updates, print/web file conversions, WordPress website setup • Prepare and send final artwork to vendors or clients • Maintenance of all websites • Content management • Manage web hosting for all websites

B2B Publications • Created, maintained production schedules in Excel • Developed various production tools in Excel to automate processes • Determined folio count, established saddle stitch or perfect bind finishing based on ad/edit ratios • Layout magazines, track, preflight and prepared ads for print • Designed 4/c house ads and classifieds using QuarkXPress and Adobe Creative Suite • Proofed all signatures and attended press checks • Ordered monthly print quotes and prepared pre-bills • Reconciled monthly production invoices against pre-bills Trade Shows • Developed budgets for trade shows and special event projects • Managed trade agreements, booth applications, contracts, badges, travel and housing • Prepared and produced all trade show signage and booth materials • Managed logistics • Scheduled show staff • Booth set-up and tear-down

Prepress/Premedia • Managed and created production schedules for internal clients, including meeting aggressive turnarounds for external clients • Structured prepress department • Initiated and enforced formal procedures • Established production workflows according to job specifications and press requirements • Managed a 3-shift team of technical operators • Sourced new technology and equipment • Implemented Prinergy workflow • Supported sales, trained clients, prepared technical specs for internal and external customers

Continuity publishing • Managed the creative workflow and print production • Responsible for all the prepress contracts for various continuity print projects for direct mail • Renegotiated all prepress contracts and saving 45% across the board • Managed and created production schedules in Excel • Proofed all print materials and attended press check both national and international • Sourced Asian vendors for children's book • Itemized all corrections and file changes in FilemakerPro • Reconciled monthly production invoices against pre-bills • Participated in yearly Production Seminar in Marbella, Spain