Dave Johnson

Columbus * Design and coordinate production of high impact marketing materials including but not limited to brochures, newsletters, advertising, banners, posters, forms and PowerPoint presentations. * Proven ability to effectively communicate and build relationships across all disciplines of the organization, working successfully with marketing, nurses, doctors and support staff, with recognition through 32 service award stars in just 28 months. * Daily utilization of design/production software including Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Acrobat, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Word with a high level of expertise in both Macintosh and PC environments. * Consistently and effectively manage workflow of multiple projects from conception to completion while collaborating with clients, printers and other team members to meet critical deadlines without compromising quality. * Researched and implemented XMpie-a comprehensive web-based project management system-creating an online storefront for the Nationwide Children's Hospital Printshop which has resulted in effectively streamlining job submissions while increasing quality and decreasing errors.

Restructured corporate identity and advertising campaigns producing an effective image from print to website design utilized advanced photography skills with digital, 35mm and 4x5 medium format cameras effectively managed advertising, graphics and printing budgets.

Successfully created and coordinated comprehensive advertising and marketing materials from initial concept to completion extensively skilled in color correction, electronic pre-flighting, digital prepress and output managed high volume client-driven project schedule while maintaining positive customer service standards and clear design identities.

Successfully created dynamic advertising, catalogs, signage, packaging, marketing, POP materials and trade show displays for international lawn and garden products company, leading the creative process from initial concept through project completion. * Effectively communicated on a daily basis with clients and vendors internationally to ensure consistency across the brand.

Responsible for day to day operations of the PrePress Department, managing job flow, troubleshooting files, supervising department team, and coordinating production schedules to ensure quality and timely product delivery. * Successfully led the installation and implementation of the Direct-to-Plate system. * Developed and implemented effective quality control systems, job tracking process and customer prepress specifications to ensure client satisfaction and accuracy.

Columbus * Designed and produced high quality marketing materials, brochures, catalogs, displays, signage and advertising for digital and offset printing. * Daily utilization of design/production software programs including Creative Suite 3 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Acrobat and FreeFlow (digital work flow by Xerox) with a high level of expertise in both Macintosh and PC environments. * Strong proficiency in color separation technology and output of jobs for best practice printing industry standards.