Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
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Alex Bursese

Lead Color Operator And Retoucher
Upland,CA

Summary

Experienced Pre-Press Color Operator and Retoucher with over 20 years of experience specializing in Entertainment and Commercial industries. Worked on countless Disney, Sony, and Paramount movie campaigns and car brochures. Excellent reputation for color correcting and retouching to meet client's needs, goals, and printing requirements.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Lead Color Operator and Retoucher

Orora Visual / Ed Garvey Group / Schawk!
Glendale
01.2003 - Current
  • Color correct final key arts to client supplied comps or approved references, add necessary PMS colors for press, and compose to various layouts
  • Proficient with assigning and converting to different profiles, expanded gamut, PMS touch plates, GCR, and white plates
  • Work collectively with production managers, Mac department, Grand Format, and Pressroom, to resolve problems, improve operations, and reach deadlines
  • Supervise, delegate, prioritize, and review work of 2nd shift Color Department
  • Review comments and corrections with Sales and assist in marking up additional color/retouching corrections
  • Create Vutek curves to compensate for different materials
  • Assist Press, Sales, and clients on down presses

Color Operator and Retoucher

Primary Color
Cypress
01.1998 - 01.2003
  • Retouching and color correcting for various car brochures and commercial clients that include Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA\Chiat\Day, and Team One
  • Managed archive and preflight departments
  • Drum scanner operator

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Graphics

California State University Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
09.1992 - 06.1997

Skills

Strong retouching and color correcting skills

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Accomplishments

  • Contribute and implement new production ideas into workflow
  • Completed G7 Professional Certification

Timeline

Lead Color Operator and Retoucher

Orora Visual / Ed Garvey Group / Schawk!
01.2003 - Current

Color Operator and Retoucher

Primary Color
01.1998 - 01.2003

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Graphics

California State University Los Angeles
09.1992 - 06.1997
Alex BurseseLead Color Operator And Retoucher