Barry C. Brooks
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Experience	2007                                 B2 Productions                  
Minneapolis, MN
Print Management Consultant

2007                                 Penn Garritano                 
Minneapolis, MN
Production Director
•     Mapped new workflow and conducted an agency management solution 
       study in order to add a process base that could be leveraged for
sustainable 
       growth.
•     Managed production needs for clients such as Ameriprise Financial,    
       Ecolab, Capella,  Assurant, John Deere and Wabash Family Farms.
•     Managed production financial workflow.
•     Worked closely with VP of client services to brainstorm   
       new service models that will prove profitable for the organization.
1999-2007	Target Corporation	Minneapolis, MN
Senior Print Buyer/Big Idea Curator
•     Manage $25mm Variable Data Print Program including purchasing, 
       process creation and execution.
•   Executed "The Big Idea" Challenge, a monthly collective creativity 
       tool. 
•     Big Idea responsibilities include presenting to 850 staff on a monthly
basis,   
     coordinating and discussing entries with executive committee, managing
        intranet site content, as well as funneling thinking through corporate 
        channels for recognition and execution.
•     Responsible for performance of 8 member team from various   
       departments for this program.
•    Designed procedural forms using Filemaker pro (specification sheet, 
      estimate, triple bid and purchase order).
•     Successfully managed all advertising print projects assigned to me on 
       time and within budget.
•     Worked with outside print and paper companies to negotiate
       competitive per hundred weight rates.
•     Responsible for coordination of all quality assurance aspects 
       of production. 
	

Education	2007-2008                   University of St. Thomas    Minneapolis,
MN
• Mini MBA Program
1989-93	Winona State University	Winona, MN
•     B.A., Mass Communications, Emphasis in Advertising.
       Minor in English with a secondary background in Marketing and Art.
Computer Skills	Macintosh:
Basics: Quark, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash & Dreamweaver 
Advanced: Filemaker Pro,, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, Quickmail &
Outlook
	• Have conducted brand presentations to Winona State University and the London
School of Communications as part of their advertising, public relations and
marketing campaign curriculum.

• Granted co-authorship to US patent #7004398, for the "stored-value card
assembly including a stored-value card, an edible product, and a wrapper" on
February 28, 2006. 

• Recipient of the Pellegrene Award, 2005.

• Recipient of Six Sigma Recognition of Achievement for giftcard process
analysis.

• Recipient of McGraw-Hill Six Sigma Program Certification 2008

• Recipient of McGraw-Hill Project Management Certification 2008

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation#_note-23