CORPORATE/VOLUNTEER
MICHAEL JAMES BROWN
Management Professional
Michael James Brown. I have a bachelor's degree from Azusa Pacific University and 30+ years experience in Operations Management. Extensive background managing all aspects of the design, production, process management for marketing collateral and packaging targeted for offset, digital, web or flexographic presses.
Previous job titles include Director of Operations (News America Marketing) Marketing Operations Manager (ING), Pre-Press Manager (Deluxe Check Printers) Digital Print Production Manager (Trend) Print & Mail Project Manager (DCG ONE).
I have experience staffing and scheduling employees for a 24/7 multi-shift printing operation using a wide range of digital, flexo and offset presses and finishing equipment in an ISO 9001 workflow.
The picture to the right is the first group I managed in the Pre-Press department at Deluxe Check Printers in Champaign, IL.
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News America
As Director of Operations at a large company like News America Marketing (now Neptune Retail Solutions) I thought it was important to recognize achievements of each department. This picture was with the Layouts Team.
Quad Graphics
As the Director of Operations it is equally important to visit suppliers. This is a visit with the excellent Customer Service group at Quad Saratoga.
Golf Volunteer
With other members of our non-profit group Help Youth Through Golf as we accept a letter of achievement from the Mayor and other members of the Compton City Council. We furnished the equipment and conducted the training to help teach golf to kids in Compton.
Trend Offset
My variable data and production team for our Prostream 1000 Digital Web Press at Trend Offset
Graduation Day
Members of the digital press production team after completing training to become level 2 operators.
Group Trip
Helping a group of passengers on a international trip navigate the transit system in North County San Diego
Cinco De Mayo
At RB Dwyer we had a a company wide Cinco De Mayo celebration where everyone dressed in their finest dresses from their hosmetowns in Mexico.
International Speaker
Speaking at the 2012 FUTURES Conference in Toronto, Canada
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Trend Offset
As Production Manager I regularly held tours to help designers and customer service associates better understand workflow when a project is going through production.
RB Dwyer
As the Operations Manager I wore Black clothes everyday. The one day I tried a different color shirt, the rest of the staff dressed in all Black! 😊
Air Canada
While in Seattle, I worked in Customer Service for Air Canada.
Super Graphics
Also in Seattle, one of my first projects as Production Manager was to organize a company wide Happy Hour!
Goss Universal 70
Production Manager at Sound Publishing overseeing production of the Goss Universal 70 Newspaper press. When everything is working properly this press has a top production speed of 70,000 copies per hour!
Trend Offset
Introducing customers to our Canon Prostream 1000 Digital Web Press.
Trend Offset
Many of the customers for the Prostreamm 1000 were cruise ship companies with customer lists of several 100,000 customers. These are the rolls needed for just one typical mailing.
ING (Voya)
When I was the Marketing Operations Manager for ING (now Voya) I helped organize community activities such as this beach clean up at Dockweiler State Beach in LA.
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Appreciation
Certificate of appreciation from Long BeachUnified School District for talking with young men of the Male Academy. I spoke to the Male Academies at all 4 Long Beach High Schools.
NCORE
My OAP presentation has been selected 3 times to be presented at The National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education.
Police Training
Conducting a training exercise with members of The Orange County Sheriffs Department.
College Graduation
May 2016, receiving my college degree from Azusa Pacific University. yes, I am one of those who had to go back to school and complete their degrees later in life.
Guest Speaker
I enjoy when I’m asked to talk with kids in the classroom.
Read To The Class
Reading “Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus’ to my daughter’s class when she was little. 😊
Juneteenth
Certificate of appreciation from the city of Carson for helping with and speaking at the 2009 Juneteenth Celebration.
Malcolm X Library
I was fortunate to be able to speak at The Malcolm X Library in San Diego on his birthday in 2025!
The Merc Theatre - Temecula, CA
Live at The Merc Theatre in Temecula, CA One of my favorite places to perform in Southern California