Flexo Prepress

Job Profile

As a holder of expertise with the Basic Knowledge of Graphic Arts. Have enough experience in Layout and Designing with Advertising-Studio & Prepress knowledge skill to execute any intricate Design from concept to meet the client design targets.

Related Skills

• Thorough understanding of Scanning, Digital images & Design Stages

• Skillful execution of design through all stages

• Knowledge of color corrections Image Manipulations

• Prepress techniques involved to bring out quality output in final printing

• Knowledge of typography and effective use of color, types and design elements to produce a good layout

• Trouble shooting one of the main task involves in handing color separation process

Experience:

From 11/10/2007 to till date Pre-Press In-charge

Future Pack LLC. Sharjah, U.A.E.

Responsible for all the operations in the Prepress from artwork preparation to final print plate. Working with the latest Plate making software’s for Flexography like ESKO, to produce the best quality designs and colors to meet the customer needs. Preparing the artwork designs, getting it approved by customer. Checking customer data files, Modifying the colors & designs if required. Designing the Die-cutter layout, according to label sizes & lid sizes and ordering to vendor. Coordinating with production staff to ensure design, size and colors will match up to the standards. Working on Color Management system. Measuring & comparing Machine proofs with Digital proofs using by Gretag Macbeth’s color measuring instruments. Processing the Designs to Cyrel Digital Imager from ESKO plate ripping software.

From 05/04/2001 to 05/10/2007 date Pre-Press Suppresser

Chennai Micro Print (P) Ltd., Chennai Tamilnadu India.

Responsible for the complete Digital workflow, and Co-coordinating with Sales and Production Team. Also Retouching images, Manipulating images, Color Corrections, and Converting them as PDF for our System (Primary workflow), In-positioning in respective forms, VPS (virtual proofing system) checking and taking Digital proofs, Film/Plate out, Also editing Client files when required. Troubleshooting in Renders and devices like – Prime setter (image setter) users. (Mac and PCs) – Jobs Upload and Download from FTP, ISDN, EMAIL, Synapse InSite Server (web portal) and checking them to proceed.

From 15/06/1999 to 28/03/2001 date Graphic Designer

New Print Process, Chennai Tamil Nadu India.

Responsibilities: Manipulating Images, Retouching, Color Correction. Designing Logos, Brochures, Poster, Wrappers, DOCs, PLCs, Jackets, and SLIP COVERs for Books, Magazines and Packaging Catch Covers, Wallets, Outer Boxes, Trays, Cartons as Art Director’s Instructions.

From 11/09/1995 to 10/06/1999 date Striping Artist cum Printing In-charge

Olympic Cards Ltd, Chennai Tamil Nadu India.

Responsibilities: Manual – Lay outing, striping – Printing In-charge for Scheduling, Color Matching, Job Approval & Quality Checking. Machinery handed Heidelberg Multicolor & Mitsubishi Multicolor

From 17/06/1992 to 05/09/1995 date Striping Artist

G.P. Printers, Chennai Tamil Nadu India.

Responsibilities: Manual – Lay outing, striping and Plate exposing, developing & checking - Wipe-on, PS Plate

From 09/08/1991 to 13/06/1992 date Plate Maker

Indra Offset Printers, Chennai Tamil Nadu India.

Responsibilities: Plate exposing, developing & checking - Wipe-on, PS Plate

Applications worked (Mac/PC)

Layout Applications: In design CS3 and Page maker, Quark V7.0

Designing Applications: Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, Acrobat V7 and Distiller.

Electronic Imposition: Prinect Signa V2.0

Electronic Imposition: Esko Workflow

Operating Systems and Servers – Worked with

Mac OSX (G9) and PC p4° Unix Plat-form – Sun Micro Systems Server.

Output Devices – Worked with

Proofing Devices : HP 130 600 mm, CDI , HP 5500 Series 70 x 100cms, EPSON 10600 70x100cms, DPSON Stylus Pro 1200 70x100cms with Black Magic Interface with Color Profile. VERIS Printers with VERIS Interface v.1.6 with Gretag Macbeth’s color measuring instruments.

Color Profile.

Image setters: Heidelberg-Prime setter 100x70cms with online Hope processor.

Education & Training

Technical : Diploma in Digital Publishing Technologies

(Digiscape Gallery)

Personal Information

Date of Birth : 09/07/1977, 33 Years

Father’s Name : T. Gurusamy

Religion : Hindu

Sex : Male

Marital Status : Married

Academic Qualification : High School

Address : No. 16, Chinna Vathiyar Street,

Royapettah,

Chennai – 600 014.

Tamilnadu, India

Cell : 984**-*****

E-mail : ****************@*****.***

Web : www.ramamoorthyonline.blogspot.com

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