Dio Astro

Dio Astro

Imaging Front Desk Coordinator

location of Dio AstroBronx, New York, United States

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Operations & Logistics / Baseline Flex Courier at FedEx

  • Education

    • New York Institute of Technology

      2014 - 2017
      Master of Fine Arts - MFA Computer Graphics 3.5

      Activities and Societies: Honors Society

    • Borough of Manhattan Community College

      2005 - 2007
      Associate’s Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations 3.0
    • New York Institute of Technology

      2007 - 2010
      Bachelor’s Degree Graphic Design 3.5

      Activities and Societies: Graduated Cum Laude

  • Experience

    • Time Inc.

      Mar 2014 - Nov 2014
      Imaging Front Desk Coordinator

      • Approved and coordinated final page layouts for TIME, TIME for Kids, Health, Fortune, Real Simple, This Old HouseAll You, People, People en Espanol, Sports Illustrated and Sports Illustrated for Kids magazine• Finalized each TIME and Time for Kids magazine editorial page layout, while producing the last renditioned PDF to send to the printing plants, as well as, finalized editorial page layouts to be handed to the digital production department• Liaison between Pre-Media, Editorial, Art and Copy department• Performed quality checks on tablet editions of Time Inc. publications Show less

    • Awesome Culture Group Inc.

      Dec 2014 - Oct 2019
      Creative Consultant / Lead Operations Designer

      • Guided a team of 36 through a series of conceptualized visual logistics for advertisement, marketing, design, motion graphics, publishing, 3D-printing, and, movie editing• Instructed 2 print factories with the printing of banners, business cards, pamphlets, letter heads, envelopes, as well as, packaged designs including, CD & DVD Covers, shopping bags, etc• Lead and coordinated activities of business concerned with the production, pricing, sales, and distribution of visual products• Presented knowledge and visual art matter and design based principles and processes to customers with personal or business represented services• Determined how investments will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these visual expenditures• Analyzed the needs and product ion requirements to create a visual design• Identified issues with rational reasoning to determine the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to design problems, such as qualifying a customer after a quote to complete the job on their budgeted investment• Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of visual arts and sculpture• Perception of artistic principles and methods to show, promote, and sell visual products and services, which included marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, and sales techniques of visual products• Handled the Adobe Creative Suite, to create many visual elements for sale to businesses and personal individuals Show less

    • New York Embroidery Studios

      Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
      Concept Product Manager/Product Developer/Sales Manager

      • Directed and coordinated alongside with Conceptual Developmental Hand Embellishers, Laser Cutting/Textile Print Art Director, Fashion Creative Designers, Fashion Design Embroiderers; providing them with fashion concept drawings of different companies, like Ralph Lauren, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, Aeropostale, Helmut Lang, Coach, to construct different conceptual garments, prints, embroidered clothing• Conferred with Sales, Management, Fashion Designers, alongside Clients to discuss design ideas, while obtaining raw goods, to produce finished garments• Examined previous sample/conceptual garments, to give advice on how to better/expand/produce their’ upcoming fashion clothing line or small boutique shop Show less

    • Kabinet King USA

      Feb 2017 - Aug 2019
      Operations Designer & Sales

      • Identifying strengths and weaknesses of visual spaces, using only the most beautiful and visually functional solution, to issues that arise upon developing and brandishing a new kitchen & bath project• Design and discuss final kitchen & bathroom layouts with customers, often printing not only general 3D renderings, but, upon closing the kitchen, printing a closing contractual packet, that includes information the customer needs. This contract informs the customer of their newly purchased cabinetry, vanities, countertops, backsplashes, handles, sinks, faucets, lighting, etc• Monthly personal sales volume of, 37 to 85 thousand a month; guiding a team of 6 sales designers as a lead measurer, collectively selling 400 kitchens a year; doing up to 7 measures a day, closing 9 out of 10 kitchens visited• Monitor outside reps & suppliers, to ensure that Kabinet King’s marketing and customer literature as well as, visual graphics are constantly updated. These also include updating wares such as, countertops, handles, faucets, tiles, backsplashes, vanities & cabinetry throughout the showroom• Update all company visual selling matter which includes new upcoming monthly promotions, colors, appliances and, industry & consumer trends• Reaching out to previous customers always providing continuous customer services and helping my sales manager with 30, 60, 90 day follow ups Show less

    • FedEx

      Oct 2019 - now
      Station Operations & Logistics / D.O.T Baseline Flex Courier

      • Exceeded usual courier expectations persisting continuous growth in package delivery rates; Growing from 99.99% to 1700% plus in delivery rates. Usual logistics work day of 8 hours is realized within 6 hours• Emend delivery routing rates to create faster and safer routes by accomplishing, and meeting with management• Procuring the (assistant management) Flow Coordinator tasks include: • Off-load (from airport) packaged freight to a moving conveyer belt that leads to roughly 80 couriers; • Scan packages to alert recipients that their package has arrived at the station • Maneuver substantial large to small air cargo cans ranging up to 5k lbs. on a caster-deck ensured floor, ensuring priority packages of the day go first; • Usher FedEx freight-line trucks, inbound from Newark Airport, to their designated location using proper safety street signals Hence, the work I complete leads the JRBA station (that I belong to) forty-five-minutes to an hour earlier push out of the station’s usual quota• Reappraise consistently how FedEx can dive/drive further into its’ forever changing market, by continuously having open discussions with 8 other Hudson District station colleagues; these colleagues are also at other branches like FedEx Freight, Home, Ground, Office, & Corporate; These Conversations chime on future technology drives, keeping competitiveness atop; FedEx brandishes collective intellect even mentioning in their ‘2020 Editions Managers Guide’ that, competing collectively but competitively throughout all its branches gives the best customer service experience Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Department of Transportation Driver

      New York City Department of Transportation
      Oct 2019
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dio Astro
      Melvin Jones Fellow Lions Club International May 2004
  • Volunteer Experience

    • President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Director, Member

      Issued by Lions Club International, Leos Club International on Jan 1997
      Lions Club International, Leos Club InternationalAssociated with Dio Astro