Eugene Tyson, Senior Graphic Designer, printing, artwork, packaging, lithographic, prepress

About

A former screen printer who then turned my hand to graphic design and I've worked as a prepress operator in a busy lithographic printer. I've also worked as a Senior Graphic Designer for various companies. I have over 20 years of experience in the print and graphic design industry.

Experience

Perigord

Oct 2020 – Present

Remote

Artwork Specialist

Artwork creation and modification of pharmaceutical packaging for folding boxes, foils, patient information leaflets, and labels. Using various tools, including TVT and Global Vision to compare and check artwork to ensure all is within specifications. Identifying workflow issues and liaising with Technical Leads and Team Leads to ensure processes are followed and improved. Implementing new processes to the team Problem-solving issues with other team members. Training new team members to the design and artwork processes.

O’Neills House of Sport

Jun 1998 – Apr 2021

Walkinstown

Screen printer

Operating printing press to print garments for Irish Sport and county clubs for the GAA and also other sports-related garments. Maintaining machine procedures, and safety standards, mixing inks, preparing stock for print, creating screens, and maintaining quality assurance.

Spectrum - Delivering For Your Brand

Oct 2016 – Oct 2020

Citywest

Senior Graphic Designer

B2B liaison on design projects. Working in a team with sales and account managers. Delivering design projects in an efficient and timely manner. Off-site customer meetings, to measure, design, and oversee the installation of wall graphics. Updating website through CMS. Managing projects from initial inquiry to delivery, using SAP B1. Responsible for maintaining relationships with key accounts for design. Key Achievements: Implementation of an online ordering system for the warehouse customers, which involved an intensive course in the UK. Creating Web to Print solutions for clients and working with third-party companies to deliver the end product.

Snap Citywest

Feb 2015 – Oct 2016

Citywest

Senior Graphic Designer

Daily production meetings Customer-facing and developing relationships Replying to customer inquiries by phone/email on an ad-hoc basis. Processing orders to ensure prompt delivery. Understanding customer requirements and offering solutions to upsell and increase customer satisfaction, productivity and profits. Key Achievements: Introduced clients to a 3D interactive experience to view exactly how their trade show/stand at events would be viewed on the day. Implemented imposition software to solve production issues of several daily tasks

Irish Tax Institute

May 2006 – Feb 2015

Grand Canal Docks, Dublin 2

Senior Graphic Designer

Oversaw and implemented a highly successful transition to new software, including Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat Pro. Led team in design projects, including 4 or more flagship events per year. Created an online library of images that was easily searchable. Maintained client databases for email campaigns. Project scheduling with 5 different departments. Senior Designer for key stakeholder events working alongside the Events Manager. Key Achievements: Typeset 32 tax books, largest being 3,200 pages (including converting files from older typesetting system to Adobe InDesign) Created images of all tax publications in 3D format for print and web use. Senior Graphic Designer for quarterly magazine. Reduced the cost of production a 4-edition magazine by approx. €10,000 per annum. Completed basic webmaster course. Implemented the first email campaign system using Campaign Monitor.

Brunswick Press

Apr 2001 – Apr 2006

Bluebell Industrial Estate

Prepress operator

Examining customer files for print readiness, finding and fixing issues with supplied artwork. Designing customer files to brief, working with clients face-to-face. Duties included graphic design, prepress, impositions, plate making, workflow standard operating procedures (SOP), working within a team on various projects, and working solely on projects with the initiative to completion with clients.

Education

Bolton Street, DIT

Oct 2001 – Apr 2006

FETAC Level 4, Originator

Eugene Tyson

Senior Graphic Designer, printing, artwork, packaging, lithographic, prepress

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