Printing Manager And Color Expert

• Apr 2017 - Present

Preparation Printing & Packaging Job Schedule for HP Indigo Digital Printing Presses. Communicate with internal customers and other stakeholders Consumables Planning and Management Planning and Aligning Maintainance schedules of machines Handling of HP Production Pro, Esko L and P Server, Color Engine Pilot software's thoroughly. Color Management Work Flow Set Up. Pantonte spot colors matching and refinement. Creating custom spot colors as per requirements of job. Process Standardization and Optimization. Color Calibration & Shade standards for Production. Deploy system of validation of Color Separations defined as per RIP criteria. Lead team on managing complex color matching jobs. System of Corrective-Preventive actions for color variation and to maintain consistency in print output. Establish & Deploy Fine tuning of Proof as per Benchmark by using L-a-b values and delta E using Spectrophotometer. Show less

Pre Press and Graphics Technician

• Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

Color Management, Calibration, Color Profiling, Prepress Color Management, Calibration, Color Profiling, Prepress

Color Management Executive

• Apr 2017 - Jan 2020

Creating new media profiles for printers including linearization and generate ICC profiles through RIP software for variety of medias to generate highly efficient results across all regions. Pantone and Process Shade matching on actual substrate as per requirement. Simulation of Conventional Flexography and Offset results on Kodak Approval and HP Indigo by Standardization and Fingerprinting Process. Implementing Color Management Workflow to maintain color predictability and consistency throughout the different output devices across different regions. Monitoring and co-ordinating with designing and system team on selection of Pantone colours in layout as per requirement of the job. Color matching with the benchmark given by the client and creating LAB and DeltaE report by using Spectro photometer. Fine-tuning Pantones shades as per technical analysis on each substrates and creating a strategy. Handling finalization of sample proofs with Client Servicing and Marketing Team for approval. Distributing approved samples along with critical data to all regions and coordinating color matching techniques. Updating of Pantone library in Rip software after finalization of color matching. Installation of Rip software and post technical support either on site or off site using remote web diagnosing tools. Troubleshooting daily technical problems related to Printer, Rip Software's and other computer hardware. Show less

Color Management Executive

• Sep 2009 - Dec 2016

Printer Profiling and Calibration of Large format printers Indoor (Latex, Dye, Pigment) And Outdoor (Eco- Solvent, Solvent, UV) In Order to give Consistent Color Output throughout the Production process. Profiling of short run digital printers like Konika Minolta, Ricoh, HP Indigo. Coordinating with clients regarding Color Correction and adaptations. Creating Media profiles for Onyx RIP, EFI Rip, Fiery, Color Gate Photo Print Rip. Proofing and Certification using GMG Color Proof, Colorserver and Proof Control Pantone Shade Matching. Display Calibration of Monitor / Macintosh. Maintaining Quality Control Standard in Production. Creating job schedules for actual production. Show less

Supervisor

• Jun 2008 - Sep 2009