Fernando B. Safrit
Junior Print Production Coordinator, Preflight
Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 555 0187 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/fernandobsafrit
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two years coordinating commercial packaging print jobs
PROCESSES
Offset lithography, digital toner, flexographic label work
SPECIALTIES
Preflight, job jackets, press scheduling, proof routing
SYSTEMS
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Esko, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10 hour general industry card
EDUCATION
Associate degree in graphic communications, Grand Rapids Community College
Results at a Glance
400
Files a year
260
Jobs so estimating
30
Press checks
Executive Summary
Junior print production coordinator at a commercial printer running folding carton and label work. Two years handling job jackets, preflight checks and press schedules. Comfortable on the floor at a press check and careful about the details that stop a job before plate.
Signature Achievements
- Preflighted roughly 400 files a year and caught missing bleeds or low resolution art before plating.
- Cut proof approval time from four days to two by moving customer sign off to a shared review link.
- Kept the job jacket record complete on 260 jobs so estimating could price repeat runs.
- Attended 30 press checks with the account team and logged the color notes the pressroom now works from.
Professional Experience
Junior Print Production Coordinator
Rapids Carton and Label, Grand Rapids, MI 2024 to present
Coordinates packaging and label jobs for a printer of 85 people.
- Opens job jackets, checks incoming artwork against the specification and routes files to prepress.
- Builds proofs for customer approval and tracks changes through to the released plate file.
- Schedules jobs against press availability, paper stock arrival and the promised ship date.
- Walks press checks with account managers and records the color decisions.
Prepress Assistant
Kent County Print Works, Kentwood, MI 2023 to 2024
Supported two prepress operators at a small commercial shop.
- Checked files for bleeds, trim marks, fonts and image resolution before imposition.
- Prepared imposition layouts for saddle stitched booklets and flat sheet work.
- Filed archived job folders and kept the proof log current.
Licensure and Certification
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10 hour general industry card
Education
Associate degree in graphic communications, Grand Rapids Community College, 2023
Core Skills
Preflight checking · Job jacket management · Proof routing · Imposition basics · Press scheduling · Paper stock tracking · Press check support · Customer file review