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Al Kruger

1085 Darrington Court

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

h. 408.738.1098 • c. 408.203.1442 • al.kruger@fbcla.org

print production, marketing communications, project management or sales

12 years experience in printing field

• determined costing, production plan for print projects

• wrote specs, negotiated purchases of outside services

• assisted with sales support, purchasing, special projects

• chaired ISO 9000 quality meetings, managed, audited quality system

• provided all IT support

15 years experience in sales

• represented paper merchants selling to commercial printers

• represented printing company selling to corporate marcom departments and ad agencies

• represented mail house selling mailing, fulfillment and print services

• exceptional communication skills

• customer relations, problem solving, decision making, sales skills,

chairing meetings, public speaking

• exceptional computer skills

PC and Mac hardware and software proficiency

proficient in all print-related applications (design, prepress, publishing)

networking, servicing, support capability

August 2004 – November 2004: Snyder-Newell, Inc., Hayward

sales

April 2004 – present

e-fulfillment business

currently handle electronic transmission of all course completion certificates for Cisco Systems

(database publishing transmitted via email)

May 2002 – August 2004: AID Mailing, Mountain View

sales, production

new customer development, print and copy coordination, prepress

June 1991 – October 2001: Muller Printing, Santa Clara

estimator, systems administrator, quality manager

estimated nearly all print projects, helping contribute to decade of high profitability; evaluated vendors and procured outside services (print, finishing); assisted with specifications to and purchases from materials suppliers; assisted implementation of print management computer system; designed and managed production of company forms and some marketing materials; provided nearly all IT support within company including setting up network internet connection, hardware and software upgrades including rebuilding workstations; managed quality system, successfully conducting internal audits and facilitating audits conducted by outside registrar

February 1989 – June 1991: Muller Printing, Santa Clara

sales

superior second year sales $1.2M from new accounts; managed demanding print projects

1986 – 1989: Butler Paper, Brisbane

sales

1974 – 1986: Carpenter/Offutt Paper (Unisource), South San Francisco, Dublin

sales

represented two different paper merchants, selling to commercial printers and corporations

1983 - 1989: part-time business designing and brokering business forms and brochures

(concurrent with paper sales positions)

1973 – 1974: Macy's California, Monterey and Palo Alto, Department Manager

1970 – 1973: U.S.Army, broadcaster, recreation director

Board president, education support organization

radio broadcasting, community theater experience, public speaking, teaching

Education: B.A., Speech (broadcasting emphasis), Muskingum College, Ohio

Interests: golf, computers, music, sports, reading, travel

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