Expert Details
Printing, Imaging, Document imaging
ID: 722868
Italy
He has expert knowledge of Color Science and Color Management. He also has photographic skills, in particular studio skills and digital photography skills.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2001 | Degree: Master of Science in Printing Technology | Subject: Printing | Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Year: 1996 | Degree: Bachelor of Science in Printing Management | Subject: Printing | Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2002 to 2004 | Employer: ADI, LLC | Title: Vice President of Imaging | Department: |
Responsibilities:·Oversaw all phases of product development from conception to marketing.·Managed numerous projects through the steps of problem definition, proposal writing, project team management, analysis, documentation, and client interaction. ·Lead research teams of engineers, professors, and students. Main Project: Assisted the U.S. Census Bureau in planning a Targeted Replacement Mailing (TRM) for the 2010 Census. The TRM will enable Census to send a second Census questionnaire to those households that did not return the first questionnaire. This application required extensive evaluation of industry capability and capacity because tens of millions of questionnaire packages must be completed and addressed within just a few days. The benefits to the Census Bureau will include an estimated cost savings of up to one billion dollars, coupled with an improvement in data quality. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2002 | Employer: Rochester Institute of Technology Research Corporation | Title: Color Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:·Managed research project teams of engineers, professors, and students in proprietary research and development projects for companies such as: Kodak, Xerox, MAN Roland, Heidelberg, Xeikon, NexPress, and government agencies.·Developed imaging and quality assurance software. ·Assisted clients with technical aspects of forms design and forms printing. ·Created printing contract specifications. ·Created and implemented a state of the art quality assurance methodology for printing. ·Established a digital image archiving approach to deliver over 70 terabytes of form images to the U.S. National Archives. ·Designed and delivered custom technical seminars in imaging technologies and quality assurance. ·Performed printing site inspections and production quality control. ·Assisted clients with digital printing product development. ·Delivered printer/process simulation. ·Guided companies in technology evaluation. ·Delivered competitive benchmarking. ·Worked on digital halftoning algorithm development. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 1997 | Employer: Rochester Institute of Technology Research Corporation | Title: Graphic Arts Specialist | Department: |
Responsibilities:·Managed and provided support for graphic arts related research and development projects.·Led a team of engineers, professors, and students developing, testing, and implementing color management software. ·Evaluated different printing technologies including lithography, gravure, flexography, ink-jet, and electrophotography. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1996 | Employer: Rochester Institute of Technology | Title: Lab Assistant | Department: |
Responsibilities:·Assisted faculty and students in the use of publishing software including QuarkXPress, Photoshop, and Freehand.·Maintained Macintosh computers, printers, imagesetters, and proofing devices. ·Served as professors’ assistant in electronic color imaging systems courses at undergraduate and graduate level. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1996 | Employer: Rochester Institute of Technology | Title: Tutor | Department: |
Responsibilities:·Tutored students in different printing courses. Tutored students in the Italian language. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1996 | Employer: Self-employed | Title: Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:·Delivered advice regarding new technologies primarily in prepress areas.·Designed and delivered custom technical seminars. ·Evaluated workflow and quality control issues. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1993 | Employer: LETRASTUDIO | Title: Production Supervisor | Department: |
Responsibilities:·Designed and supervised desktop publishing department.·Performed research and provided recommendations for acquisition of new publishing equipment. ·Provided advice and technical support in all areas related to desktop publishing including pagination (layout), color separation, and text attributes. |
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Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Italian | Native |
| English | Fluent |
| Spanish | Good |
Fields of Expertise
digital data, digital photography, digital printing, electrophotographic printer, electrophotography, graphic arts, image processing, ink-jet printer, ink-jet printing ink, laser digital-imaging system, laser printer, liquid toner, offset printing, prepress system, printing, printing press control system, Adobe Photoshop, graphic-arts lithography, digital imaging system, printing technology, imaging technology, gravure ink, rotogravure cylinder, gravure printing press, rotogravure printing press, packaging printing, paperboard offset printing, paperboard gravure printing, rotogravure printing, ink-jet printing, gravure printing, flexographic printing