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Kenneth James DeVilbiss
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Email: ken@devilbissfineart.com

PREVIOUS CLIENTS

• BBDO West – Pioneer Electronics; Chevron/Texaco USA
• Jackson & Perkins – Medford, OR
• Columbia Tri-Star; Warner Bros.; Walt Disney Co.
• KMP/Marketing Drive – Visa
• Wineries – Trinchero Family Estates; Robert Mondavi
• DDB Anderson – B.B. King Diabetes Campaign
• EA Games Packaging
• Joseph Schmidt Confections, Inc. (The Hershey Company)
• Ketchum – United States Potato Board; California Strawberry Board
• Visa International
• Benefit Cosmetics
• Bill Graham Presents
• Flexographic - Colgate - Palmolive; Upper Deck; Sun-Maid; Chiquita Brands, LLC (Fresh Express); Sam’s Choice for Wal-Mart; Ruiz Foods (El Monterey); Humboldt Creamery; Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. (Huhtamaki Americas);
Sunkist/Paramount Farms (Almond Munchies; Wonderful Pistachios and other nut items); Boboli (George Weston Bakeries); Jelly Belly Candy Co.; Disney Garden (Imagination Farms, LLC); Traditional Baking

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Expert in most recent versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Quark Xpress; proficient in Pagemaker and Freehand (Mac and PC versions)
• Expert in retouching, manipulation and color correction of electronic images for print and flexographic media (decontamination of colors, 3-color process, min values for cutback or bump curve, etc.)
• Full knowledge and ability to produce files for the flexographic industry in Illustrator CS4 and CS5, using Backstage/DeskPack Tools (BarX, ViewX, CheckX, Ink Manager, etc.) for the Esko Workflow through Packedge; ability to create barcodes with correct BWR as required by individual printers; ability to create files needed for older versions of Packedge requiring the use of Illustrator 8 file (creating proper overprints, rasterizing drop-shadows, and separation of process gradients over spot colors)
• Expert in assembly of digital files and output of multi-color files (1-12 colors, including spot, dull and gloss varnish, UV coating, foil stamping, embossing and debossing, and die-cutting) for press or film
• Expert with Scitex, Brisque, FAF, Remake and Creo Spectrum Digital Proofer; Dolev 800V and Dolev 800 V2; Crossfield and Lino/Hell scanners
• Expert in pub handling including creation of TIFF\IT and PDF X1a files for electronic transfer
• Strong modern/electronic skills in all aspects of Pre-press, in addition to traditional/non-electronic skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Matthews Packaging Graphics (fka O.N.E. and The Doyle Group) - Oakland, CA
July 2005 – December 2010
Color Specialist; Retoucher; Digital Pre-press Technician (Flexographic)

Rapid Graphics - San Francisco, CA
January 2002 – present
Freelance (off-site) since June 2005
Retoucher; Scanner Operator; Digital Pre-press Technician

Andresen Digital Imaging, Inc. - San Francisco, CA
August 2000 - January 2002
Retoucher; Digital Pre-press Technician; Scanner Operator

Georges & Shapiro, Inc. - Sacramento, CA
September 1999 - August 2000
Scanner Operator; Retoucher; Digital Pre-press Technician

Costello Brothers Lithographers, Inc. - Alhambra, CA
April 1987 - February 1999 (full tenure listed below)
Pre-press Department Supervisor - Supervisor of Pre-Press, Stripping, Proofing, and Plating
November 1998- February 1999

Digital Pre-press Technician; Scanner Operator; Retoucher
February 1994 - November 1998

Proofer, Platemaker, Step and Repeat Operator, Overflow Stripper/Composer
July 1990 - February 1994

Proofer; Platemaker; Composer
April 1987 - January 1990

EDUCATION
Institute of Graphic Arts - Graphic Arts Technician
San Bernardino Valley College