Daniel Gilbert Valdez

Experience

• 

  Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Press Room Supervisor

  • As a student helped develop SQL Database for print shop collection and cost estimating.• Supervised Pre-Press, Pressroom, and Bindery.

• 

  Alamo Printing & Copying Service

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2001

  General Manager

  Alamo Printing Leadership Development Graduate (1999); Mentored by Dan Valdez, Sr., Bachelor of Science in Printing Management, Sam Houston State University. Print Estimating Instructor, Austin Community College and Gary Job Corp, San Marcos, Texas. Dan Valdez, Sr., Led as President of Alamo Printing for 25 years.• Operations Management including Human Resource, Sales, Estimating, Job Planning, Vendor Relations, Pre-Press, Press, Post Press and Customer Retention.• Delivered presentations on ROI and P&L Statements to equity stake holders.• Implemented and Utilized Excalibur Print Software.• Political Direct Mail Printing; GCIU Union Label #12. Heidelberg 29” Offset and Letterpress. Show less

• 

  Austin Alameda

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Print & Graphic Design Consultant
• 

  Merit Printing

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Account Coordinator

  Managed print projects for major accounts in Austin and San Antonio like Dell and PCI utilizing Print Smith.

• 

  Texas Real Estate Commission

  Dec 2001 - Jul 2008

  Real Estate Agent

  TREC # 491526

• 

  Austex Printing & Mailing

  Jan 2005 - Nov 2007

  New Business Development Manager

  Dental Direct Printing & Mailing

• 

  Whitley Printing Co

  Nov 2007 - May 2010

  Account Executive

  • Produced integrated marketing campaigns for higher education, financial institutions, and agency marketing firms.• Increased print market share by $2.1 million cumulatively in Texas utilizing Kodak NexPress and Heidelberg 40” offset via Salesforce Customer Relational Management and Enterprise MIS.

• 

  Horizon Printing

  May 2010 - Nov 2019

  Account Manager

  • Maintained positive customer experience and delegated production details and specifications to the project managers.• Catered to the UV high end print market by consulting and effectively producing showcase quality print marketing campaigns and collateral on Xerox Digital, Mitsubishi 40” Mercury Arc UV and RMGT 36” LED UV offset.• Exceeded KPI by 33% consistently year after year with an average sales volume of $1.75 million annually.

• 

  Slate Group

  Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

  National Account Executive

  • Generated solutions using HP, Agfa, Ricoh, Kongsberg, and Komori LED UV 40” offset utilizing EFI Pace MIS and Pipedrive CRM.• Effective communication with print coordinators and applied critical thinking skills to solve and create print solutions.

• 

  Alamo Substrate Solutions

  Apr 2020 - Apr 2024

  Graphic Arts Print Advisor and Consultant

  Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Print Operations Management (Analyze and Present Data: Balance Sheets, Income Statements, P&L Reporting, Cash Flow Statements, EBITDA Reports, Statement of Shareholder Equity), Sales Management, Lead Generation, Print Leadership and Mentorship, Print Estimating (Print MIS), Vendor and Paper Merchant Relations, Print Project Management, Procurement, Production Management, Pre-Press (Graphic Layout and Print File Preparation), Lithographic Press (Conventional and UV), Digital Press (Toner and Inkjet), Wide Format (Dye Sublimation, UV-Based, Latex, Solvent, and Aqueous), Letterpress, Post Press Bindery Techniques, Embellishments, Envelope Converting, Mailing (USPS Direct Mail Promotions & Incentives), Fulfillment, Paper Consulting, Print Project Risk Management, Variable Data, QR/AR Print Engagement, Print AI, Storefronts, and Print Portals, Book Production, Marketing Collateral, Direct Mail, Litho/Pressure Sensitive Labels, Flexible, Shrink and Rigid Packaging. Show less

• 

  Integ

  Nov 2020 - Jan 2023

  Account Acquisition Manager

  • Positively increased print market share by $20% in the Central Texas Area and produced Variable Data Marketing Political Campaigns Teamsters/GCIU Union Label #1, utilizing the HP Indigo 15k & Ricoh Digital, Digitech & HP Wide Format Equipment, and 29”- 40” Heidelberg Offset.• Worked with major insurance, financial and educational institutions to establish enterprise solutions.• Built relationships offering total print production solutions: mailing, signage, wearables/garment printing, and direct mail campaigns to the marketing and communications space utilizing EFI Print Smith and Outreach CRM closing a seasonal $1.1 million annually. Show less

• 

  IT Supplies, Inc.

  Feb 2023 - Dec 2023

  Business Development Manager

  Marketed HP and Epson Wide Format/Digital Equipment to commercial printing and textile companies utilizing MS Dynamics CRM.

• 

  AT&T

  Apr 2024 - now

  In Home Expert