James Barlow 4390 SW 202nd Ave Aloha, OR 97007 (503) 504-0480 angille@gmail.com = Professional Summary = A dynamic, highly technical, self-directed and motivated individual with skills ranging from design to people management to technical support and systems administration. Specialties include print and web design with major design and development suites, networked data distribution, as well as hardware and software installation and maintenance. = Professional Experience = • 10 years Prepress Production multiple workflows, including AGFA :Apogee Prepress and Artwork Systems Nexus; multiple imposition packages; multiple color management systems, including Best Color and EFI Fiery • 11 years Print Production digital press operation, bindery, production documentation • 7 years Quality Control implemented processes to ensure production quality and ensured adherence to existing practices, provided documentation and guidance to team members for newly implemented processes, implemented print production automation and quality control automation • 16 years Document Design Adobe CS5 and prior, QuarkXPress 8 and prior, MS Office with data management • 1 year Packaging design and production using Arden Impact, Esko ArtiosCAD, and a Kongsberg XL digital cutting table • 3 years Mailing and Shipping variable data, sorting, packaging, OCR layouts for USPS, FedEx forms • 5 years Supervision and Management conflict resolution, performance appraisals, site security, customer satisfaction, inventory management, team coordination, verbal communication, written documentation • 10 years Web Design and Programming HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript; PHP, SQL, Apache, shell scripting • 10 years Technical Support and System Administration multiple OS/suites, including Microsoft Windows Vista, Server 2003 and prior, MacOS X 10.6 and prior, multiple distributions of Linux and FreeBSD, Microsoft Office 2010 and prior, Adobe CS5 and prior, AGFA :Apogee Prepress, Artwork Systems Nexus = Professional History = • Printing Today Portland, OR 4/10 - present Offset Prepress Technician Dedicated to every aspect of FSC and GRACoL prepress and print design, from concept to plate; also involved with packaging and structure concepts, prototypes, and quality control • Community Printers telecommute 6/06 - present Web Designer, Database Admin Designed, implemented, and continue to maintain an online ordering system, reducing overhead and maximizing output; communicate with company staff to establish design parameters • Printing Solutions, Inc. Hillsboro, OR 3/09 - 4/10 Design Department Lead Primary print designer, including advertising and mailing; also involved with numerous aspects of mailing, bindery, digital print production, and efficiency • Precision Graphics Tualatin, OR 6/07 - 9/08 Offset Prepress Technician Maintained production, backup, and quality control standards; communicated directly with customers regarding project requirements and software support • Printing Today Portland, OR 8/06 - 6/07 Offset Prepress Technician Was instrumental in a seamless transition from :Apogee System 3 to :ApogeeX; designed and implemented an online inventory tracking system; documented production and backup routines • Premier Press Portland, OR 6/06 - 8/06 Bindery and Mailing Assistant Involved with all aspects of bindery and mailing, including inventory, cutting, folding, padding, drilling, sorting, inserting, "inkjetting" • Community Printers Santa Cruz, CA 9/04 - 6/06 Digital Prepress / Production Installed, maintained fileservers, production servers; maintained production, backup, and quality control standards; implemented print and quality control automation routines using Artwork Systems Nexus • FedEx Kinko's Santa Cruz, CA 8/00 - 9/04 Senior Technology Supervisor Coordinated networking, installation, and maintenance of a branch-wide server / workstation / printer network; supervised production staff; documented and implemented quality control systems • Dolan Foster Enterprises Santa Cruz, CA 5/00 - 8/00 Closing Shift Supervisor Coordinated restaurant staff; maintained inventory and quality control systems • Templeton School District Templeton, CA 6/99 - 9/99 Network and Deployment Assistant Deployed workstations, printers, switches across a multi-site network; performed service and tech support; supervised junior assistants on support runs • Multiple Clients Various 1996 - present Software and Design Consultant Worked directly with business owners, private parties, and education professionals to provide multiple technology services, including but not limited to graphic design, software classes, and system building = Education History = • Cabrillo College Aptos, CA 2000-2001 Foreign Languages, Commercial Design • UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 1998-2000 Information Systems Management • Templeton High School Templeton, CA 1994-1998 National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar = References available upon request =