I am an automation specialist in digital packaging workflows with a multidisciplinary background in IT, prepress, product management, web development, and graphic design.
Now
- 📈 Mind: Improving my financial knowledge and exploring the roots of financial inequality
- 🩼 Body: Back to (mobility) basics after a muscle injury
- 🧘 Soul: Mindfulness practice in meditation and yoga
- 📖 Reading: The Essense of Buddhism by John Walters
After 40 (old age for most of man's history), one should strive to be more or less packed and ready to go were the end call to come.
—Alain de Botton
Updated Jan '25
About Me
I've had some interation of personal website since 2002. I inevitably nuke and rebuild every few years. This ultralight reboot was inspired by thebestmotherf🙈ing.website. Key benefits here include simple ADA compliance and a reduced carbon footprint.
Highlights
- 🏃 Ran a marathon and only figuratively died.
- 🐶 Trained dogs using clicker training & positive reinforcement.
- 💤 Strength: I can sleep almost anywhere, anytime.
- 💀 Weakness: I am to
- 🌄 AFK: If I am not at my computer, I am most likely playing with my kid, tinkering on something, or blundering in chess.
Supporting
Inspired by 🌍 1% for the Planet, a percent of my salary supports endeavors close to my heart. Currently: 📺 Alabama Public Television (PBS) 🚿 Charity: Water 📚 Dolly Parton's Imagination Library 🔁 Kiva microloans
🗂️ Resume
24 years of design, development, and leadership experience.
Experience
Design Process Administrator
- Administer and optimize a web-to-print workflow stack from order submission to finished box
- Collaborate across graphics, design, operations, IT & deveopment teams to reduce manual tasks and order-to-ship lead times
- Continuously audit processes, identifty bottlenecks, and feed a steady improvement roadmap to prioritize impactful work
IT & Prepress Manager+
- Responsible for IT, prepress, plate room, and digital pressroom personnel & workflows
- Managed IT budget, resource management, and project planning
- Built SOP to define production standards, unifying workflows and improving quality control
- Researched and evaluated technology solutions towards continuous business development, productivity and process improvement
- Launched cybersecurity education program, reducing phishing proclivity & increasing employee security awareness
- Automated proofing processes to reduce PDF proof timelines and improve on-time delivery rate
- Founding member of the leadership team, working closely with senior management to ensure the success of the business
Webmaster/Developer
- Developed & supported a web-to-print B2B SaaS product providing the company with a unique market advantage
- Developed and hosted websites for customer marketing campaigns, event promotions, and special offers
- Automated web-to-print processes to maximize efficiency resulting in 95% on-time delivery rate
- Lead product demonstrations and consulted with customers towards continuous product development and adoption
Staff Designer & Webmaster
- Designed branding and marketing materials including website, brochures, business cards, banners and billboards
- Responsible for marketing campaigns and other out-bound customer communications
- Developed OSS for managing field team work orders and customer support tickets, improving customer experience and team productivity