Mel Fernandes (Samuel Fernandes)

6 Paradine Road, Bedford MK42 0JA

Mobile Number: 07517 574 419 - Email Address: tudonosso@hotmail.co.uk

EMPLOYMENT

Azzurri Group - Zizzi Restautant

Assistant Manager (Mar/2023 - Present)
Running shifts from 10:00 to 23:00, managing the front and back of the house team, and looking after all the
administrative paperwork, such as deliveries and orders, among many other duties addressed to the position.

Spider Trick - Digital Construction Ltd.

December 2021 - Present
I’ve been running my own business since December 2021 as a printer broker, providing artwork, layouts, and quotes
among over 900+ print products.

International Field Represenative (South UK)

Minuteman Press International (Headquarter: USA-NY)
October 2018 to December 2021
Strategic lead for franchise and business support to 29 stores throughout the South UK, responsible for overseeing franchise
sales, resales, franchisee relations and consultancy with the ultimate aim of helping franchisees maximise their turnover
therefore increasing turnover for the franchisor.
Regional sales exceeding £1m with many locations achieving award winning status and all with outstanding reputations and
service reviews.

(Key Responsibilities With Minuteman Press International)

- Franchise sales including guiding leads through franchise process, location research and procurement, negotiations with
landlords, obtaining finance and finalising agreements for both business and franchise purchases.
- Strategic Franchising support including sales, consultancy, education and training of franchisees on accounting and
increasing turnover by utilising procedures and practices recommended by Minuteman Press International.
- Stakeholder relations with customers and the supply chain, including key suppliers such as Xerox and Premier Paper.
- New business set up, support and training.
- Marketing and digital marketing expertise.
- Managing trade show participation both in the UK and Internationally.

Minuteman Press – Manager / Graphic Designer / Digital Printer / Artworker

October 2010 to February 2017
Create artwork from concept to finished product.
- Initial consultation with client.
- Supply quotation.
- Produce artwork by hand or in software to client’s specification.
- Seek approval and make adjustments if required.
- Ensure artwork is print ready, whether to be produced in house or outsourced.
- Finish to high quality (binding, trimming, perforation, creasing etc.)
- Offer exceptional customer service.
- Friendly, helpful and personable demeanour.
- Prioritise workload and delegate jobs to ensure deadlines are always met.
- Bring repeat business to the company through continued customer satisfaction.
- Deal with telephone, web and walk in enquiries.
- Advanced knowledge & skills in Adobe creative suite -­Indesign, illustrator and
photoshop, scanning, colour correction, colour printing, creating artworks, bleeding artworks and outputting films for in-­
house print. Working with a range of point of sale such as banners, headers, wobblers, posters, vinyls.

Stickleback Fish Company

October 2009 to October de 2010.
- TI - Hardware e software maintanence.
BMS Products (UK) - Graphic Designer / 3D Designer
February 2007 to October de 2009
Creation of 3D model tools, specifically directed to the maintenance of golf courses in the UK and Europe.

Freelance (UK) - Web Designer / Teacher

January 2005 to October 2007.
Custom websites / Artworks.

Future View (Brazil) - Teacher / Developer of Virtual Classes for Offline Courses in Classroom
Fevruary 2003 to December 2004.
- Development of teaching material, elaboration and classes.
- Development of original and unique software composed of 8 modules in 8 different categories with 23 classes for each
module (project: 1 year).

Microlins (Brazil) - Teacher / Course Developer/Didactic Material Planning

February 2000 to 2004
- Creation and preparation of classes in Word / Excel / PowerPoint for the sectors of Administration, Human Resources and
Hospitality.

SPECIAL SKILLS
- Experience in the design environment, task management, typography and general office experience.
- Excellent communication and negotiating skills.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain composure.
- Able to perform well under pressure.
- Superb customer service skills.
- Ability to listen and understand the requirements of customers quickly, diplomatically, and Courteously.
- Leadership and Organisational skills.
- Project and people management.
- Professional atitude / Innovative / Analytical / Persuasive / Collaborative.
- Extensive experience of Microsoft Office, CRM systems and Full Adobe Package.
- Ability to work on own initiative or as part of team.
- 3D Design (3d Max, Blender, AI House).

KEY QUALIFICATIONS
- Over 28 years experience in graphic designing and printing industry.
- Demonstrated knowledge of design principles, practices, and methods of digital art, graphic design, and arrangement.
- High knowledge of production procedures, printing system, and industry terminologies.
- Thorough understanding of repeats in Photoshop as well as Illustrator.
- Proven ability of predicting latest industry trends and able to translate them back into bottom line.
- Extremely creative individual – Able to produce extraordinary design and product innovation.
- Demonstrated ability as a good communicator- Able to understand design briefs.
- Highly organized and motivated person -Able to multi task to ensure customer requirements are met.

DUTIES INVOLVED PRINT FINISHER

- Use of guillotine, die cutting, collating, glueing, taping, Picking & Packing, Display Assembly and general print finishing.
- Full Operator heavy dutty of Xerox Machines, Konica Minolta, HP (Large Format) and Epsom (Large Format).

EDUCATION
- Independet University Butanta (Sao Paulo - Brazil) Social Communication - Publicity and Propaganda (2004).
- Cambridge English - Language Assessment (UK).
- Cambridge English Level 1 Award in ESOL Skills for LifeSpeaking and Listening (February 2015) - (UK).

INTERESTS
Design, Computers, 3D, Movies, Series, F1.