Core Competencies

• Project Management
• Operations Management
• Process Development
• Sourcing & Procurement
• Strategic Planning
• Cost Management
• Vendor Management
• Logistics
• Scheduling

Key Strengths

• Effectively lead in a cross functional team environment
• Successfully negotiate, prioritize and manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
• Excellent judgment and the ability to handle escalated situations
• Think 'outside the box' and posses a keen desire to innovate
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Work well under significant time pressures and consistently meet deadlines

Work Experience

Manager - Print Production ,September 2006 - present Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

• Manage the HQ Marcom procurement, print production, and digital project management team.
• Formulate and execute internal and external production policies, best practices, procedures and standards.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop and implement the sourcing and procurement of printing, digital assets, fulfillment, direct mail, logistics and distribution through a well-defined project management process.
• Manage advertising agencies creative production execution through disciplined acceptance criteria defined within a standardized production process
• Source print manufacturing, lettershop and distribution services through a detailed procurement plan based upon specific vendor sourcing criteria.
• Maintain a qualified vendor pool based upon specific production needs and measure their performance based upon earned value analysis.
• Strategize cost efficiencies, identify and control project risk and leverage best practices.
• Manage production schedules through detailed strategic logistics planning.
• Provide technical production consultation, new ideas and techniques that create time-to-market improvements and project enhancements.
• Continuously achieve stable and predictable processed results though quality improvement methodologies, resulting in increased quality and decrease in costs of production.

Accomplishments

• Reduced the print production and lettershop spend through cost savings initiatives and process improvements by $4.4 million in 2008, $5.8 million in 2009, $5.1 million in 2010 and $3.1 million in 2011.
• Implemented a mail logistics consolidation process that maximized in-home mail dates, reduced postage and freight cost by $1.3 million in 2008, $2.6 million in 2009, $2.2 million in 2010 and $1.5 million in 2011.
• Reduced agency retainer production management fees by $500,000 in 2007, $750,000 in 2008, $1.2 million in 2009.
• Developed and manage the 'Verizon Direct Mail Manager' on-line web portal tool which saves over $1 million in print production costs and $500,000 in agency studio fees annually.
• Implemented and maintain the Verizon Wireless Marcom Green Initiative program and reporting metrics.
• Developed and manage the QR code, POS and SED 39 Barcode data production implementation process.
• 2010 Verizon Wireless HQ Finance audit determined that our HQ Marcom internal project management process model is best in class for efficiencies and profitability.

Production Manager, June 2003 - September 2006 Confidential, Princeton, NJ

• Sourced and managed the production of sheet-fed, web offset and in-line printing, lettershop services, POS, premiums, CD duplication, retouching, art buying, photography and OOH.
• Managed the direct mail production of client's direct mail initiatives including sheet-fed, web, continuous, in- line, flexography, ink-jet and variable digital printing; cut sheet and continuous laser personalization.
• Clients included Medco, HSBC and Microsoft.

Production Manager, September 2002 - June 2003 Confidential, Cranbury, NJ

• Sourced and managed the production of sheet-fed, web offset and in-line printing, lettershop services, POS, premiums, CD duplication, retouching, art buying, photography and OOH.
• Managed the direct mail production of client's direct mail initiatives including sheet-fed, web, continuous, in- line, flexography, ink-jet and variable digital printing; cut sheet and continuous laser personalization.
• Planned and the managed the production of clients trade shows booths.
• Managed national advertising media and OOH buying for Miele.
• Clients included Miele, Benetdon Sports, Upland Mortgage and ING.

Senior Account Manager, December 2000 - September 2002 Confidential, Denville, NJ

• Sold commercial sheetfed printing to major corporations, advertising agencies and graphic design firms.
• Clients included Intel, Sony and Charmant Eyewear.

Director of Creative Services, March 1998 - August 2000 Confidential, Somerville, NJ

• Responsible for the operation and purchasing of Viva's retail marketing operations, art studio and staff.
• Purchased commercial printing, packaging, digital photography and premiums.
• Managed the design process, sourcing and production of point-of-purchase displays.
• Managed national advertising media buying, art buying and the production of trade show booths and OOH.
• Licensed retail brands managed included Guess, Candies, Tommy Hilfiger and Harley Davidson.

Senior Account Executive, April 1994 - June 1997 Confidential, Boonton, NJ

• Sold commercial sheetfed printing to major companies, advertising agencies and graphic design firms.
• Major accounts managed included AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Ciba-Geigy, Carter Wallace and Sony.

Education

• Business Administration
• Project Management (PMI Study)

Continuing Education Systemation

• Fast Start in Project Management
• Advanced Project Management

Certification Print Communications Professionals International

• Professional Print Production Certification
• Best Practices for Sustainability in Print

Professional Affiliations

• Project Management Institute
• Print Communications Professionals International
• P3 - Partnership in Print Production