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R.SEKAR, Diploma in Printing Technology, B.B.A, GRAPHIC DESIGNER & CTP INCHARGE, AGRO DUTCH INDUSTRIES LTD., Chennai, India. Contact Details: NO: 31 A BLOCK, S.C.B.QUARTERS, SIVALINGAPURAM, K.K. NAGAR, CHENNAI - 78 Mob: 0091 - 8939975204 0091 - 9171019971 E-mail: sek1981@gmail.com

Total Years of Experience : 10 yrs and 3 months OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Good Position to utilize my skills and abilities in the Printing Industry that offers security and technical growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SIX Month Industrial Exposure in Pre-Press Departments at THE HINDU NEWSPAPER in Chennai Branch. EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Having 10.3 years of experience in Graphics Department. Presently working in Agro Dutch Industries Ltd as GRAPHIC DESIGNER & CTP INCHARGE, from November 2010 to till date. EXPERIENCE DETAILS: 1. Present Organization Designation Period of working Job Profile : Currently Our Company is under Erection Time. So I have involved in the following machine erections to get some Good Installation Exposures of these Machines are follows. : : : AGRO DUTCH INDUSTRIES LTD GRAPHIC DESIGNER & CTP INCHARGE From November 2010 to till date

INSTALLATION EXPOSURES 1. Coil cutting machine Digi Graphic - China 2. CTP Luscher Switzerland 3. PS Plate Processor Protech Indian 4. PS Plate baking Oven- DELTEK Indian 5. Six Colour Printing Machine KBA Metal wing Germany 6. Lacquer Coating Machine Mailander a unit of KBA Metal Wing - Germany 7. LTG Thermal Oven a unit of KBA Metal Wing Germany 8. Pile / Bundle Turner supplied by Jiangsu Huayu Printing & Coating Equipment Co. Ltd - China 9. Soudronic Welding Line - Switzerland 10. CEPACK Slitter 11. Soudronic Body Maker 12. Soudronic Conveyor Line 13. Soudronic UNIFORMER 14. Palletizer MECTRA Italy (Final Packing) 15. Soudronic Unipress 800 - Switzerland 16. Soudronic Scroll shear - Switzerland 17. Soudronic P4 Press - Switzerland 18. Stolle Minister Press USA - For EOE & FPEOE ( Easy Opener Ends & Full Panel Easy Opener Ends) 19. PENALVER Support post operation system for Stolle 20. Fleet Wood Conveying system for the EOE & FPEOE from Stolle & Penalver 21. APPLIVED VISION High speed on line inspection system for Quality 22. Fork Lifts Zhejiang Hangcha China ( one 10 MT & two 3 MT) 23. Generator Cummins Make (500 KVA) 24. Compressor ELGI Equipments P Ltd ( Three units) 25. Air Dryer ELGI Equipments P Ltd 26. Air Receiver (Storage) ELGI Equipments P Ltd All the Machines are Connected with Load 1100 KVA.

2. Previous Organization Designation Period of working Job Profile :

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DINAMALAR News Paper Printing Division. PRODUCTION OFFICER PREPRESS From January 2008 to October 2010.

Here I am worked as PRODUCTION OFFICER (PRE-PRESS) in CTP Department of DINAMALAR Newspaper, Chennai Branch. Here I am handling COBALT 4 CTP with INCA Offline processor and Off line Shakthi Udhog Plate processor. Handling X-rite Densito meter & Plate Dot Meter. I am also preparing Imposition scheme in accordance with the page level of the days edition by using the PAIR-IT client software, here I am coordinating about picture colour corrections with page editor and designer. Here I am preparing shift schedule of all the staffs working in CTP Departments. I am reporting Day to Day Informations to Director. I am responsible for the Quality of Newspaper Printing. If any Problem is there Trouble shoot as soon as Possible. I am responsible for Our Four (Chennai, Pondy, Coimbatore and Madurai) CTP Departments for Quality. I am Conduting Internal Auditing Every Month in Our Four CTP Departments. I am responsible of Inspecting Quality Control Equipments on Quarterely Basis or Annual basis. If any Problem occur in any of our CTP Departments try to Solve it or Solve with Engineers. Updating the Team Members about the Quality Control Equipments Handling and Conduting Classes for New Arrivals in Printing Industry to the Team Members. Maintanence all Quality Control Equipments, Imagesetters and Plate processors etc., on Quarterely Basis. Experience in UGRA strip tests and Dot maintenance in Plate Making Department. Knowledge in IFRA standards and Working under 5S Standards. 3. Previous Organization Designation Period of working : : : CANTO TEAM LEADER - PAGINATION From July 2007 to December 2007.

Job Profile : Here I am worked as Team Leader (Shift-In-Charge) to Manage group of Peoples. I am worked as Intermediate between Foreign Clients (Authors) and Team members. Updating Client Updation to Team members of the Current Jobs & Special Jobs etc., Finishing our jobs in Scheduled Time or if any delayed, Finishing the Job as soon as Possible. Good in Coordinate with Team Members. I am working in accordance with client Specification for our New Jobs. Conducting classes for New Customer jobs, describing with Team Members, About the Job Specification, Working with Sample files and Creating Template for the New job etc., 4. Previous Organization Designation Period of working Job Profile : I was working in the Pre-press Deapartment of The Hindu, Manglore. Here my profile was to prepare Imposition scheme in accordance with the page level of the days edition by using the Arkitex software. Also I was handling the AGFA CTP and its Online Processer, also maintaining the expected Dot% in the plate by checking the plates dot% with the X-rite DotMeter and caliberating the RIP as per the requirements. I have thorough knowledge in the regular maintenace of both the CTP and its Online Processer. Worked in CTP Installation in our CTP. (AGFA ADVANTAGE DL PLATESETTER). Apart from handling the CTP, I was maintaining the quality of the printing in the press end by Measuring the Ink Density and the Dot Gain% as per the IFRA standard by using X-rite Color Density meter. And watching quantifying colour difference in accordance to CIELAB values, also maintaing the printing without any colour cast. I have thorough knowledge in handling the X-rite Color Densitometer. I was also maintaining the pH & Conductivty of the Fountain Solution by using Digital pH and Conductivity Meters our Quality Control Device. In addition to the printing side, I was preparing the monthly wastage statements in Excel format, which consists of the entire wastage accumulation, wastage percentage, usage of newsprint, usage of Ink, Paper Mileage/Kg, Ink Mileage/Kg and Blanket Mileage. Wastage : : : THE HINDU News Paper Printing Division. PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - PREPRESS From June 2002 to July 2007

accumulation and Raw material consumption on a day-to-day basis. Experience in Handling ICG 360 Vertical Drum Scanner & Horizontal Drum Scanner and Copy dot Scanners. 5. Previous Organization Designation Period of working : : : Scientific Publishing Services (P) Ltd SCANNING OPERATOR From April 2001 to May 2002

Here I am worked as Scanning Operator at PRE-PRESS Department. Here Colour Correction of Originals. Experience in Handling ICG 360 Vertical Drum Scanner & Horizontal Drum Scanner. Experience in Handling Eskofot 2024 Copy Dot Scanner. Experience in Handling Agfa Flat Bed Scanner.Working Knowledge in Colour correction for Colour & B/W Pictures. Figure Processing form Different Media (Author Disk Files). Taking Output of Bromide and Films for Scanned Originals. Working Knowledge in (Mac & Windows operating system). Working Knowledge in Redrawing & Relettering for STM Journals. INSTALLATION EXPOSURES AGFA ADVANTAGE DL PLATESETTER - ONLINE CTP Installation During January 2007 to January 2007 INSTALLATION OF LUSCHER XPOSE 260 UV OFFLINE CTP Installation During November 2010 to November 2010 ADDITIONAL EXPOSURES Designing Image setter CTP : : Scanning, Color Correction, Pagination, Designing & Layout : Maintaining dot Percentage and density in positive and plate by using of X-rite Film Densitometer and Dot meter etc., LUESCHER XPOSE 260 UV, AGFA - ADVANTAGE-DL KRAUSE LS PERFORMANCE, COBALT 4 etc., Off-line Processor In Printing : INCA & SHAKTHI UDHOG PLATE PROCESSORS and PROTECT XPD 125 HD PLATE PROCESSORS : Knowledge to maintain quality in printing by maintaining Density & Dot gains on papers as IFRA standard by using of X-rite Density meter and Press Sign Pro 4 etc., Educational Background

Programme SSLC Diploma in Printing Technology Bachelor of Business Administration

Institution AVHSS CHENNAI

University State Board of Tamil Nadu State Board Of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu CHENNAI UNIVERSITY

Year April 1998

Percentage 83%

Institute of Printing Technology, Taramani

May 2001

73%

MADRAS UNIVERSITY

May 2005

62%

References Will be furnished when required Additional Qualification: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) Typewriting English & Tamil Senior both passed in July 1999 and February 2000. Computer Proficiency: Operating System GUI Other Packages : Windows NT/2000/XP & Macintosh : Both IBM and MAC compatible : CREATIVE SUITE 5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Adobe Pro) Adobe Distiller, Corel Draw, QuarkXpress, Ms-Office Package, Etc., Personal Details: D.O.B & Age Marital Status Languages known Declaration: I declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATE: YOURS FAITHFULLY, : 21.04.1982, 27 Years : Married : English, Tamil & Kannada (Speak)

PLACE: CHENNAI

(R.SEKAR)