Jim Gilroy
Imaging Engineer, Eastman Kodak
Jim has a lifetime career of increasing responsibilities within the printing industry. What started as an accomplished artist had turned into a career in printing.
During the past 20 years Jim has made significant changes and contributions in roles such as production manager, prepress manager, adjunct professor, business analyst, project manager, technical systems engineer and imaging engineer.
Mr. Gilroy's deep printing knowledge, creativity and outside the box thinking, continues to add value to customers and fortune 100 companies. Available for consultation and new opportunities.
12 contactsInstallation and training of color managed workflows for global fortune 500 data centers printing transactional, commercial and direct mail with variable data.
• Recognized for exceeding customer expectations and sales training/support.
• Improved proofing and printing quality for customers world wide.
1998 - 2004This position establishes corporate operating standards and processes for prepress and printing at 28 plants throughout the U.S. and Canada.
• Project Management, investment proposals for 28 printing plants.
• Contributed to company website www.reysource.com with over $100 million revenue annualy and winning Ohio E-commerce award 2002.
• Consolidated four graphic composition systems with $8 million cost savings.
• Increased graphic production 200% saving $6 million annually.
• Elected to enterprise IT technology steering committee.
1995 - 1998Managed 3-shift pre-press department for a national direct mail company.
• Increased production workflow by 400%.
• Designed prepress department technology upgrades and implementations.
• Implemented new procedures to improve quality and reduce waste.
• Elected to company technology team.
1994 - 1996Teaching students advanced graphic applications using Quark, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
1985 - 1995Manage prepress and printing departments. Training in press operation, prepress, and technology implementation.
• Developed press fountain solution reducing start-up waste 800%.
• Selected newspaper pagination system (Baseview).
• Implemented computer systems and training.