Tom Venegas

I am a Production Design and Operations Management professional with 25+ years of progressive, hands-on success consistently exceeding corporate and client expectations. I possess broad-based management skills and deep knowledge of printing methodologies and approaches to design implementation. I strive to maintain exceptional level of quality, and am sensitive to complex business challenges and realities. I am a consensus builder, straight shooter, and exceptional leader who gains the trust of employees, clients, and major stakeholders. I support ongoing professional development for the team and myself to remain relevant and promote positive growth and improvement. Competencies & Strengths at-a-Glance: Creative Development. Development & Training. Supplier Scorecarding. Print Production Management. Print Purchasing & Technology. Process Development and Improvement. Strategic Planning. Team Building & Leadership. Software: MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, SharePoint, Zoom, and Esko. Artistic Director with 25 years of experience leading teams of craftspeople in Graphic Design Industry. Expert in mentoring and coaching artists to encourage development of personal style and techniques.

• Supervised Creative Team of 7 Production Designers.
• Collaborated with Marketing and Sales department in the development of Packaging Design and Printing
• Clif Bar Sustaining Our Community Award Winner
• Integration of Clif Bar Creative to Facilitate Mondelez Acquisition
• Won 2014 Corporate Battle of the Bands

• Alameda County Beekeepers Association

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Color Management, Printing Press Approvals and Trials. Good People Manager. Beekeeping. Shredding Guitar. Decent Keyboard Player, Cook.