Adrian Perkins

Experience

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  BKT

  Aug 1988 - Aug 1992

  Trainee 4 colour final film planner

  Trained as a 4 colour final film planner, plate maker & camera operator with 2 years at London College of printing to gain my City & Guilds 524 in Origination.

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  CW Litho

  Sept 1992 - Jul 1993

  4 colour final film planner

  I was qualified as a 4 colour final film planner and this position allowed me to gain experience in the trade.

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  Headley Brothers Ltd

  Sept 1993 - Aug 2000

  4 colour planner / scanner operator

  I would plan A4 4 colour page film to be shot on the Opticopy step & repeat system and only very basic final film work was required. After 4 Years at the company I was moved to the Scanning area in which I was trained on how to use an ITEK 440 drum scanner, ICG 440 vertical drum scanner and Eskofot flatbed scanner. I would scan 35mm transparencies and colour originals in the form of photos and even artist paintings. Some retouching was required using Photoshop. As technology improved, the role then included creating PS files from supplied Quark high res files and imposing those using Preps & Farrukh, then outputting to Dolev film setter. Show less

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  Synrg

  Sept 2000 - Nov 2000

  Repro pre-press operator

  Worked nights alone in the pre-press department, my main duties were to download files from disc or ISDN and create repro ready postscript files for Apogee CTP system. These files would be converted to PDFs and imposedusing Preps imposition software to output directly to plate. I mainly worked on leaflets and small booklets.I would make sure that I would reach deadlines as jobs had to be printed overnight and delivered the next morning.It also involved dealing with some clients directly overnight as some jobs came in overnight and briefed in by the client. Show less

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  AGI Solutions

  Jan 2001 - Feb 2007

  My role as systems manager was to maximize the pre-press capabilities within the creative division of AGI UK. It involved improving current workflows and procedures to maximize the efficiency of the current system. I was responsible for the productivity and quality of work produced by the pre-press department and to ensured it ran as part of a bigger team liaising with the design studio, the other pre-press departments and the print manufacturing and archiving sites within the group. My main responsibilities were to maintain all server equipment and software related to the pre-press environment, to communicate to all staff any changes to workflows and procedures, monitor the state of the server and make sure it did not become overloaded, deal with any questions from operators about troubleshooting and any problems with hardware and software. Show less I progressed at the company after gaining substantial knowledge in special packaging. My role was a liaison between the special projects manager and production. This involved taking job briefs for special projects and relaying the correct information onto art workers. This included making sure that there is information on grids, any special colours were clearly marked up and also special finishes like embossing and varnishes. I dealt with all queries from art workers and also gave technical advice. I also dealt with questions from the client service managers relating to their special packaging elements and gave them advice on improving their projects. In quiet periods I was helpful in production in the quality control area as well as art working and sending jobs to repro. Show less I worked as a repro operator on the night shift, we would make files ready for print and output an Iris digital proof. I had various projects to work on from DVD Sleeves to all aspects of special packaging, like Slipcases and Digipaks. I used various applications like QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand and Preps imposition software. After being at the company for 2 years I was promoted to assistant shift manager of which I dealt with more technical issues from all members on the shift, from problems with jobs, to sorting out there Macs, which could involve rebuilding their machines. When the shift manager was off I would fill in and become acting shift manager, deal with any operator issues, Twist problems and help out in production. Show less

  • Pre-press systems manager

    Nov 2005 - Feb 2007

  • Special packaging coordinator

    Jan 2004 - Oct 2005

  • Repro pre-press operator

    Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
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  Paragon Customer Communications

  Jul 2022 - Nov 2022

  Account Manager

  I joined the company under Sterling Financial Print in 2007 as a pre-press Mac operator. Over my time at the company my role has evolved in many ways. Through demonstration of my knowledge and skill set, I was promoted to pre-press manager. I then became more involved in the corporate finance and research element of the company. In April 2012 Sterling Financial Print were acquired by DG3 Group Holdings and I became customer service executive.• Responsible for booking in jobs into the companies MIS system• Liaising with clients via email and on the phone, dealing with job related issues, queries and complaints• Responding to email responses based on urgency or priority• Giving timings for research and corporate finance work using the companies SLA• Communicating with production to arrange outsourcing non-stock papers, inks and outwork finishing• Liaising with pre-press, providing them with job bags with clear instructions, file copies and all machine instructions• Updating the research Google online spreadsheet with current and future work• Processing both litho and digital work, with the digital department being in another location• Closing job bags for accounts• Managing the customer service email account and archiving old emails Show less

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  Delga Press

  Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

  Account Manager
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  Delga Labels

  Feb 2024 - now

  Senior Account Manager

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