Mike Denny

Experience

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  The Printed Image

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

  Graphic Artist/Bindery Operator/One-Color Press Operator

  Duties included typesetting and graphic design of all types of printed materials for the offset press including business cards, letterhead and envelopes, forms, brochures, labels, newsletters and program books using Adobe and CorelDraw software. Assisted customers with design projects from concept to final product. Operated a one-color offset press with Swing-away T-head from set-up to clean-up. Assisted with all aspects of bindery and finishing including stitching, drilling, cutting, folding, collating and padding. Performed pre-press duties such as paste-up, plate-making and stripping. Show less

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  HCA Healthcare

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  Layout Specialist

  Primary duties included typesetting and graphic design of healthcare related forms, brochures, labels, business cards, letterhead and envelopes for a group of 30+ hospitals. Maintained current revisions and updates as needed. Prepared printed materials for digital and offset press from design to plate-making. Worked closely with customers on form development and design, price quotes and scheduling. Assisted with bindery, shipping and demand printing departments.

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  Taylor Corporation

  Jan 2004 - Aug 2015

  Directly manage team of digital print-on-demand (POD) center employees in black and white, color, wide-format, bindery and shipping departments producing up to 400 orders per day with an outstanding safety, quality and on-time delivery track record. Daily responsibilities include:• Schedule production orders for all departments to meet strict on time delivery requirements on a wide array of equipment such as HP Indigo 5500, Xerox iGen4, Oce 6160 and 6250, Xerox Nuvera 288 and HP Z6100 Wide Format printer.• Schedule production staff to maintain daily coverage for all digital departments. • Analyze and report on daily quality and on-time metrics. • Resolve quality issues that arise using root cause and corrective action methods. • Purchase all production related supplies and inventory while keeping costs at or below budgeted levels.• Maintain vendor relationships and search for new vendors and supplies in pursuit of cost-savings and production effectiveness.• Work closely with POD Center Manager to drive corporate initiatives such as Lean/Zero-lift/5S, Safety and Process Improvement incentive programs. Analyze monthly budget and expense reports, on-time delivery and quality metrics to maintain a profitable and efficient facility.• Assist with production in all departments - especially pre-press, wide-format, book-binding, bindery/finishing and shipping.• Prepare documents for print including stepping and imposition using Adobe Acrobat Pro and Quite Imposing software.• Yearly performance evaluations and career path recommendations for all direct reports.• Coordinate maintenance and repair of bindery equipment.• Work closely with internal client care and sales teams to provide production guidance, status updates, product sourcing and expedited production. Show less Managed a digital print center producing forms and marketing collateral for 6 hospitals. As the only employee on site, I was responsible for the entire operation on a daily basis. • Operated and maintained Xerox color and black and white printers and various bindery equipment with a stellar record of service, quality and on-time delivery.• Worked directly with the hospital staff to provide production recommendations and support while building strong working relationships with key personnel.• Prepared documents for print using pre-press software.• Established and maintained vendor relationships for purchasing all production supplies. Show less

  • Production Supervisor

    Jan 2010 - Aug 2015

  • Copy Center Manager

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  • Document Consultant

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
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  IMAGERS

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2019

  Production Manager

  Directly manage a team of 15+ employees in a fast-paced, high-volume digital printing center. Responsible for overseeing daily production of small format, large format, prepress, bindery and shipping departments with an outstanding safety, quality and on-time delivery track record. Daily responsibilities include:• Schedule production orders for all departments to meet strict on time delivery requirements on small and large format digital printing equipment.• Schedule production staff to maintain daily coverage for all departments. • Analyze daily quality and on-time metrics. • Resolve quality issues that arise using root cause and corrective action methods. • Purchase all production related supplies and inventory while keeping costs at or below budgeted levels.• Establish and maintain vendor relationships and search for new vendors and supplies in pursuit of cost-savings and production effectiveness.• Work closely with ownership to drive Quality and Process Improvement initiatives. Analyze on-time delivery and quality metrics to maintain a profitable and efficient facility.• Coordinate maintenance and repair of equipment.• Work closely with internal account management and sales teams to provide production guidance, status updates, product sourcing and expedited production. Show less

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  Honor Printing + Design

  Nov 2019 - now

  Co-Owner and Consultant

  Honor Printing + Design exists to serve churches, non-profits and small businesses. Our goal is to make printing and design easy so that our clients can focus on doing the good work that they do. We are providers of all things print from paper goods and printed apparel to signage and promotional products. We would be honored to partner with you to bring your project from design to delivery!