E. Kenneth Mack III
7352 Cronin Cir.,Dublin, California, 94568
Home/Fax: 925-829-5650
Mobile: 925-785-4413
E-Mail: [email protected]

OCCUPATION:
Flexographic Printing Pre-Press Assistant.

OBJECTIVE:
To expand my knowledge of Graphic Arts and Web Design, to explore and develop new design techniques, while at the same time increasing my level of professionalism.

JOB HISTORY:
(July 2001-Present)
Company Name: IMPAXX Corporation (AC Label Co.) • 47690 Westinghouse Dr. • Fremont • CA • 94539
Company Overview: Flexographic and Digital label printing company
Job Description: Creating film separations for all flexographic jobs needing new printing plates. Working with client based designers and sales representatives for all Pre-Press aspects in label printing, as well as typesetting and maintaining current updates for all customer specific art created in-house. Set-up and color matching for all Digitally run jobs. Cleaning and maintaining of all proofing and printing equipment used in the art department. Responsible for ordering all tooling needed on a per-job basis (including: cutting dies and hot stamp and emboss plating). Currently serving as one of ten internal ISO auditors, helping organize internal audits, quarterly, for ISO9000 recognition. Also serve as a night shift artist, whos duties include all of the above, as well as acting as a back-up flexographic plate burner. This requires knowledge of our burning equipment, handling of plating chemicals, and organizing all film, finished plates, and job dockets with their respective presses.

(November 1997-January 2002)
Company Name: Packaging Solutions Inc. • 2296 Country Drive • Fremont • CA • 94536
Company Overview: Contract printing of labels for the packaging industry
Job Description: Pre-Press work and typesetting. Production runs for small industry presentations, R&D production runs and to oversee actual equipment maintenance and ordering of materials. Direct contact with machine manufacturer to work through maintenance and upgrades.

(September 1997- January 1999)
Company Name: The Good Guys • 6700 Amador Plaza Road • Dublin • CA • 94568
Company Overview: Top-Quality electronics vendor for home and business
Job Description: Customer Service. Stockroom Management. Handling product repair and replacement part ordering as well as maintaining supply stock levels.

(March 1997-October 1997)
Company Name: Color Media • 399 Lindbergh Avenue • Livermoore • CA • 94550
Company Overview: Pre-Press art prep, Industrial Scanning, and color proofing
Job Description: Color proofing with Matchprint™ process. Maintaining supply stock levels and proof deliveries to customers.

(March 1996-March 1997)
Company Name: Office Max • 5596 Springdale Avenue • Pleasanton • CA • 94566
Company Overview: Home and business supply vendor.
Job Description: Copy and design center service and management.

EDUCATION:
Silicon Valley College (Graphic Specialist Degree) Learned basic design techniques using industry standard software in a Macintosh environment.
Diablo Valley College (General Education) Art, Math, and Computer Repair and Programming (PC Platforms).

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
MAC OS X Panther
Photoshop CS2
Illustrator CS2
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Flash Pro
Freehand 10
Ray Dream Studio 5.5
Quark XPress 6.0
MS Windows XP/NT
MS Office Suite
FARGO ImPRESSa™ software
HP Indigo Interface Software

SPECIAL TRAINING:
FARGO ImPRESSa™ Dye-Sublimation Label Press.
Hewlett Packard Indigo Digital label press. Omega Digicon Finishing Unit.