Taiwo Ayeni
Prepress/Printing
Summary
Versatile Managing Director with over 30 years of experience in coordinating and training groups of people for printing, prepress printing activities, marketing and supplying of printing materials with proven abilities across all levels of organizational management. Talented in developing partnerships, overseeing personnel and developing tactical plans to meet strategic goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Focused on going above and beyond to support team and serve customers. Successfully been able to carry out some printing contracts we were able to win and held series of meetings that ended up carrying out our mission thereby been able to meet our clients requirements. Series of Local Purchase Orders that have been executed and worth several millions are available.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Managing Director/CEO
Jutayem Gilead Ventures
Ibadan
01.2020 - Current
- General contract and merchandise.
- Purchasing, supplying and pricing of goods.
- Read, evaluate and edited manuscripts and other materials submitted for publication.
- Coordinated layouts, artworks and printing in line with production budget requirements and deadlines.
- Edited proposals, reports and other documents for grammer, clarity and style.
- Identified and corrected errors in text through spelling, punctuation and syntax checks.
- Revised and supervised content publications to meet time and cost constraint.
- Discussed work with authors to help improve content and style.
- Directed production system to meet deadlines with optimal layouts and printing schedules.
Managing Director/CEO
Jutayems Nigeria Enterprises
Ibadan
09.1999 - Current
- Developed culture of stability and strong performance to maintain quality and precision.
- Directed development, implementation and management of products and services.
- Cultivated inclusive, equitable culture built on honest relationships across lines of interpersonal and cultural differences.
- Maintained organizational compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
- Developed various pricing strategies to increase profitability and negotiated rates with vendors to increase margin.
- Implemented comprehensive business plans, initiatives and strategies to achieve optimum operational and financial results.
- Tracked sales activities, plans, progress and results to best understand and leverage business position.
- Increased brand awareness through new product launches and re-branding strategies.
- Evaluated operational metrics and spearheaded process improvements to increase productivity and reduce expenses.
- Networked with potential clients and industry leaders to build brand awareness and uncover industry trends.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and clients to establish beneficial industry partnerships.
- Supply of printing materials to printing companies.
- Embarking on printing and delivering printed materials to our clients which include printing of books, labels, calendar, magazines, banners.
- Proofs of LPOs available.
Sales Manager
Rex Charles and Patrick Ltd
Anambra
03.1998 - 09.1999
- Cultivated customer satisfaction by conducting follow up phone calls and on-site visits.
- Delivered sales presentations to highlight product and service benefits.
- Achieved business objectives for account acquisition, revenue and profit margins.
- Contacted customers to build trust and leverage consultative sales techniques.
- Worked with territory management to implement best practices for sales team recruitment, development and performance management.
- Resolved customer issues quickly to close deals and boost client satisfaction.
- Purchase of printing materials locally and abroad like printing chemicals, hot-melt glue, printing plates and inks, printing machine blankets etc.
Prepress Manager
Rex Charles and Patrick Ltd
Anambra
03.1997 - 11.1998
- Monitored contact between cover glass and masks to prevent flaws resulting from overexposure or light reflection.
- Performed close alignment or registration of double and single flats to sensitized plates to produce composite images.
- Transferred images from master plates to unexposed plates and immersed plates in developing solutions to develop images.
- Operated and maintained image and plate setters.
- Implemented light boxes and microscopes to examine finished plates, detect flaws and verify conformity.
- Supervised software and equipment training sessions to guide new team members through process of using computer-to-plate production system.
- Used proportion wheels to scale copy for reductions and enlargements.
- Analyzed daily density readings from each printer to detect potential quality issues.
- Examined job orders to determine quantity, stock specifications, colors and special printing instructions.
- Produced high-quality brochures, flyers, four-color artwork and mailers.
- Checked job information at each press to verify that correct ink was delivered.
- Adjusted controls to regulate flow of ink and dampening solution to plate cylinder.
- Set up equipment, including filling ink fountains, aligning the plates and loading paper.
- Collected and inspected random samples during print runs to identify necessary adjustments.
- Fully involved supervision of lithography, plate stripping, plate-making and books planning.
Graphic Artist
Watch Tower Society GTE/LTD
Benin
02.1990 - 03.1996
- Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.
- Created designs and collaborated with technical team to complete projects.
- Developed print materials such as brochures, banners and signs.
- Kept complete archive of graphical images, photographs and previously completed works.
- Determined best sizing and arrangements for projects and clients' objectives.
- Engaged clients in design development process to better serve individual needs.
- Developed high-quality, creative graphics for diverse company needs.
- Selected style of images and text and size of type to be used.
- Reviewed layouts and marked changes to improve final results and meet promotional targets.
- Composition of text pages, Alignment and proper back-up of the folio and page numbers.
- Proofreading, Mechanical check, Taking care of the accurate sizes, margin, final trim and the printing signatures involved in books production, proper planning of the books which involves the amount of materials to be used, final trim sizes of the books or magazines.
- Composition of the texts and the pictures, Plate making and Packaging of the printed products.
Sales Manager
Feleb Photo Color Lab
Akure
01.1987 - 10.1987
- Met with clients, delivering presentations and educating on product and service features and offerings.
- Developed long- and short-term sales strategy by distilling market trend data and competitor performance patterns.
- Delivered sales presentations to highlight product and service benefits.
- Cultivated customer satisfaction by conducting follow up phone calls and on-site visits.
- Advanced sales management progress by cultivating strong relationships with market leaders and sales professionals.
- Contacted customers to build trust and leverage consultative sales techniques.
- Networked with prospective clients to build company awareness and interest.
- Closed lucrative sales deals using strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Resolved customer issues quickly to close deals and boost client satisfaction.
Production Supervisor
Feleb Color Lab
Akure
01.1986 - 12.1986
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures and unavoidable delays.
- Published production schedules and directed staffing to meet production goals.
- Created culture of continuous improvement, inspiring employees to take action and solve problems.
- Assigned tasks to team members based on individual strengths and promoted teamwork-driven environment to meet goals.
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Researched new production methods and kept up-to-date on safety regulations.
- Managed raw materials refining, manufacturing and product marketing for an industrial production plant.
- Implemented cost control initiatives to reduce waste and boost profits.
- Coached employees and offered challenging assignments to develop leadership among team members.
- Inspected completed products to verify quality and identify production problems.
Education
High School Diploma -
Ondo High School
Ondo 09.1976 - 06.1982
Primary School Certificate -
St. James Primary School
Ondo, Nigeria 09.1970 - 08.1976
Skills
Managing mail
Managing customer relationships
Managing schedules
Managing purchasing activities
Managing projects
Editing and proofreading
Correct errors
Suggest content edits
Calendar management
Pre-production planning
Training and development
Manage operations
Strategize business plans
Team building and leadership
Networking and collaboration
Sales oversight
Inventory control
Customer service
Business marketing
Human resources
Improve performance
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- We have been able to set up other companies that are still functioning till date.
Timeline
Managing Director/CEO
Jutayem Gilead Ventures
01.2020 - Current
Managing Director/CEO
Jutayems Nigeria Enterprises
09.1999 - Current
Sales Manager
Rex Charles and Patrick Ltd
03.1998 - 09.1999
Prepress Manager
Rex Charles and Patrick Ltd
03.1997 - 11.1998
Graphic Artist
Watch Tower Society GTE/LTD
02.1990 - 03.1996
Sales Manager
Feleb Photo Color Lab
01.1987 - 10.1987
Production Supervisor
Feleb Color Lab
01.1986 - 12.1986
High School Diploma -
Ondo High School
09.1976 - 06.1982
Primary School Certificate -
St. James Primary School
09.1970 - 08.1976