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Stefano Carbini
79 Beacon Hill Road
Califon, New Jersey 07830
Phone: 908-832-9073
Summary of Qualifications
Possess a unique and proven set of high tech and business operations skills that are innovative and visionary, producing solutions that foster company growth and expansion. Strong project management and organizational skills. Twenty years hands-on experience, with all levels of operations and corresponding computer systems.
Professional Experience
ANTHEM!
A Schawk strategic design firm specialized in Brand Strategy, Brand Development and Brand Activation.
Account Director
Revlon Promotions November 2006 - Present
• Partner with Revlon Marketing Team to create and revitalize the visual and verbal elements that support a brand positioning and facilitate integrated brand communications
• Obtain and interpret client briefs
• Provide support to client (coach) in guiding the development of a design brief
• Prepare work orders and brief Design and Traffic Managers
• Attend scheduling meetings
• Prepare and manage project critical path
• Communicate with Studio regularly (verbal and written) throughout the project cycle
• Communicate with clients (verbal and written) throughout the project cycle
• Take ownership of the project and insure the design concepts are delivering against the communication objectives
• Exercise time management skills and ensure a smooth execution (internal and external)
• Coach and train direct reports
• Promote team building
• Present and review proposals with clients at all level of management
Aquent
Operations Manager
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare June 2005 - November 2006
• Responsible for overseeing all operating functions of Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Design Center including creative direction to artists, issue and track project schedules end-to-end
and ensure completion of tasks
• Manage artists’ workload and schedules and keep clients informed of project progress
• Ensure strategic accuracy of final product by performing quality control on deliverables
• Plan for scaling resources up and down as needed based on anticipated client project volume
• Ensure proper file archiving
Young & Rubicam
Partner, Director of Studio Operations 1997- June 2005
• Responsible for overseeing all operating functions of Y&R Studio including production, estimating, projects scheduling and budgets, purchasing, vendor invoices and contracts
• Managed the Studio budget for projects, capital improvements and operations
• Review and evaluate staff salary, performance and productivity
• Conceived and implemented a new Studio billing system using FileMaker Pro
• Increased Studio profits by adding new technology and services
• Established Studio policies and procedures
• Work with Y&R new business team to develop ideas for new advertising launches
Rodale Press
Studio Manager 1996–1997
• Managed staff of four layout designers and out of house compositors
• Responsible for the layout and production of 100 books a year, including new titles
and reprints
• Administered budget for hardware and software purchases
• Managed schedules and workflow of projects to ensure that deadlines were met
• Worked directly with prepress houses and printers to ensure high quality products (trapping, halftones and line art reproductions, color output and typography)
Silver Burdett Ginn
Supervisor of Digital Imaging Department 1989–1996
• Supervised staff and freelancers to ensure highest quality digital images
• Trained Creative and Editorial departments on proper use of QuarkXpress, Photoshop
and Aldus Fetch, as well as numerous other software
• Worked directly with Art & Design Department to design, correct and modify prototypes
to create efficient and cost effective files. Set priorities and managed work flow to maintain schedules
• Created templates and style sheets for textbooks, tradebooks, ancillaries, posters,
and catalogues
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor Morris County College 1995-1998.
Instructed classes in Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop and Digital Photography.
Awards
New Jersey Electronic Publishing Society 1996 Vector and Pixel Award.
Education
Rutgers University of New Brunswick, B.A. European History.
University of Florence, Philosophy.
Supplemental computer and management training:
Lehigh Press Chicago, H&S Graphics Chicago, Electronic Directions Inc. New York, Seybold Seminars Boston 1995, Fred Pryor Seminars “Coaching skills for Managers and Supervisorsâ€, “How to Supervise Peopleâ€. National Seminars Group “How to Communicate with Confidence Clarity & Credibilityâ€.
Significant Accomplishments
Fine Artist of landscapes and portraits. Paintings hang in galleries and private collections in Italy and the United States.
79 Beacon Hill Road
Califon, New Jersey 07830
Phone: 908-832-9073
Summary of Qualifications
Possess a unique and proven set of high tech and business operations skills that are innovative and visionary, producing solutions that foster company growth and expansion. Strong project management and organizational skills. Twenty years hands-on experience, with all levels of operations and corresponding computer systems.
Professional Experience
ANTHEM!
A Schawk strategic design firm specialized in Brand Strategy, Brand Development and Brand Activation.
Account Director
Revlon Promotions November 2006 - Present
• Partner with Revlon Marketing Team to create and revitalize the visual and verbal elements that support a brand positioning and facilitate integrated brand communications
• Obtain and interpret client briefs
• Provide support to client (coach) in guiding the development of a design brief
• Prepare work orders and brief Design and Traffic Managers
• Attend scheduling meetings
• Prepare and manage project critical path
• Communicate with Studio regularly (verbal and written) throughout the project cycle
• Communicate with clients (verbal and written) throughout the project cycle
• Take ownership of the project and insure the design concepts are delivering against the communication objectives
• Exercise time management skills and ensure a smooth execution (internal and external)
• Coach and train direct reports
• Promote team building
• Present and review proposals with clients at all level of management
Aquent
Operations Manager
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare June 2005 - November 2006
• Responsible for overseeing all operating functions of Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Design Center including creative direction to artists, issue and track project schedules end-to-end
and ensure completion of tasks
• Manage artists’ workload and schedules and keep clients informed of project progress
• Ensure strategic accuracy of final product by performing quality control on deliverables
• Plan for scaling resources up and down as needed based on anticipated client project volume
• Ensure proper file archiving
Young & Rubicam
Partner, Director of Studio Operations 1997- June 2005
• Responsible for overseeing all operating functions of Y&R Studio including production, estimating, projects scheduling and budgets, purchasing, vendor invoices and contracts
• Managed the Studio budget for projects, capital improvements and operations
• Review and evaluate staff salary, performance and productivity
• Conceived and implemented a new Studio billing system using FileMaker Pro
• Increased Studio profits by adding new technology and services
• Established Studio policies and procedures
• Work with Y&R new business team to develop ideas for new advertising launches
Rodale Press
Studio Manager 1996–1997
• Managed staff of four layout designers and out of house compositors
• Responsible for the layout and production of 100 books a year, including new titles
and reprints
• Administered budget for hardware and software purchases
• Managed schedules and workflow of projects to ensure that deadlines were met
• Worked directly with prepress houses and printers to ensure high quality products (trapping, halftones and line art reproductions, color output and typography)
Silver Burdett Ginn
Supervisor of Digital Imaging Department 1989–1996
• Supervised staff and freelancers to ensure highest quality digital images
• Trained Creative and Editorial departments on proper use of QuarkXpress, Photoshop
and Aldus Fetch, as well as numerous other software
• Worked directly with Art & Design Department to design, correct and modify prototypes
to create efficient and cost effective files. Set priorities and managed work flow to maintain schedules
• Created templates and style sheets for textbooks, tradebooks, ancillaries, posters,
and catalogues
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor Morris County College 1995-1998.
Instructed classes in Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop and Digital Photography.
Awards
New Jersey Electronic Publishing Society 1996 Vector and Pixel Award.
Education
Rutgers University of New Brunswick, B.A. European History.
University of Florence, Philosophy.
Supplemental computer and management training:
Lehigh Press Chicago, H&S Graphics Chicago, Electronic Directions Inc. New York, Seybold Seminars Boston 1995, Fred Pryor Seminars “Coaching skills for Managers and Supervisorsâ€, “How to Supervise Peopleâ€. National Seminars Group “How to Communicate with Confidence Clarity & Credibilityâ€.
Significant Accomplishments
Fine Artist of landscapes and portraits. Paintings hang in galleries and private collections in Italy and the United States.