Jay Platt

218 Rutherford Ave. Redwood City, CA 94061 Phone: 415.519.6293 Email: jcdcplatt@yahoo.com

Experience Summary

I have 30 years of experience in the printing industry on both the management and sales side, with a background in

manufacturing. I have worked as an estimator, planner, purchaser, scheduler, customer service representative/manager,

senior account representative, production and plant manager, and in other related positions. I have been directly involved in

large format printing, short and long run offset, digital printing, mailing, die-cutting, bindery, specialty web, turnkey,

fulfillment, and supporting departments. I also have eight years of promotional product sales; I did the sourcing, marketing,

costing and ordering for each project. I integrated that into my printing expertise to give my customers a complete turnkey

package or one off item when needed. I have set up and negotiated contracts for paper and outside vendors as well as

helped with the programing of a custom estimating system, calculation of budgeted hourly rates and cost evaluation for each

department.

Work Experience

Lahlouh, Inc. 2001 - 2014

� Account Executive. Primary goal was to develop new business as well as supply expert consult to existing accounts. With 30 years of

industry experience, advised customers from initial consult on printability of design through job delivery. Experienced at bringing

together multiple products for a cohesive finished product. I developed a complete knowledge of ASI promotional sales, sourcing

and product marketing to assist my customers directly with their needs.

Bofors, Inc./ Lithographics 1988 – 2001

� Production Manager/Customer Service Manager. Supervised planning, estimating, and scheduling departments; in charge of daily

operations. Set up order entry system to improve effeminacy of job entry including design of new job docket and scheduling system.

� Estimator. Estimated for up to eight sales reps; gathered statistical data on jobs and adjusted estimating costs. Assisted programmer

with development and periodic updates of the custom estimating system (including cost updating, establishment of budgeted hourly

costs and some programming).

� Account Executive. Developed new customers and serviced existing customers.

National Press/Color Graphics 1987 - 1988

� Estimator. Supported six sales reps. Estimating included sheet fed and web printing.

H.S. Crocker 1984 -1987

� Plant Superintendent for small web specialty plant in Reno. Completed set up and expansion into 3 shifts, running plant until contract

was lost.

� Prep Manager and Project Planner, San Bruno Division (62” to 84” large sheet fed).

Solzer and Hail 1982 - 1984

� Account Executive. Sold for one of the premier color separation houses in San Francisco. Worked with the first Scitex system in the

San Francisco Bay Area. Work closely with etching department to learn aspects of color corrections that expanded my

understanding of color make up and corrections beyond visual aspects.

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Additional Related Work Experience

� Worked for High School print shop running presses, making plates, stripping and doing bindery work.

� Worked for JPL in-house print shop running presses, making plates, stripping and doing bindery work while attending Pasadena City

College.

� Worked with Graphic Communications Department print shop while attending the university, running presses and doing bindery

work.

� Worked with Blake Printing while attending the university, running presses, foil stampers and doing bindery work.

Education

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 1979 - 1982

Bachelor of Science, Graphic Communications / Management Concentration

Pasadena City College 1977 - 1978

Associate of Arts, Printing and Business

Areas of Expertise

Large and Small Sheet Fed, Web, Large Format Digital, Mailing, Digital Printing (including variable data), On-line Solutions, Turnkey,

Promotional (ASI Promo Association sourcing and purchasing), Bindery, Die Cutting, Foil Stamping, Embossing, Folding and Gluing,

Color and Prepress, Fulfillment and Kitting. Also experienced with associated processes. Experienced in Quality Control, Costing (BHR

development, estimating cost analysis), Department Management, Plant Systems and Procurement.

Areas of Knowledge

FileMaker Pro (some programing skills), Excel, Word, Power Point and some basic knowledge and use of PSI, InDesign, Photo Shop,

Illustrator.