Tarek Mando, Prepress Manager / Studio Diretor / Production Officer

Tarek Mando

Prepress Manager / Studio Diretor / Production Officer

Tellurian Book Production

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
High school or equivalent, Non
Experience
18 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 10 Months

Prepress Manager / Studio Diretor / Production Officer at Tellurian Book Production
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2010 to January 2016

Tellurian Book Production specializes in designing and producing an attractive range of diaries for the corporate environment in different designs, formats, textures and colors to cater to all tastes.


-Laying out artwork to plan how a finished page will appear.
-Using desktop publishing (DTP) software packages to set out the artwork, images and text in line with design requirements.
-Proofreading and checking the whole document for accuracy and visual impact.
-Preparing of press-ready Pdf and Ps files, incorrect data problems solving.
-Preparing Imposition data to suite the production workflow.
-Operating CTP Screen PR-8100 and developers, Kodak, Fuji, Agfa plates exposition and developing equipment and chemistry, plates quality inspection (Gretag MacBeth ICPlate, CCDot measurement devices).
-Adjusting Linearization curve to compensate dot gain Difference in Offset Printing.
-Calculating and repairing the right materials for each job including make ready depend on the job process.
-Scheduling workflow plan for each job step by step (Printing - Folding - Inserting - Gathering - Smith Sewing - Gild Edging - Ratio Binding - Perfect Binding - Saddle Stitching and Hard Case Production).
-Checking production daily report, setting proper quota for each machine on daily basis.
-Quality control and Checking the products through printing and binding steps.
-Organized new system for more company benefits.
-Communicating with local and overseas supplier to purchase the correct materials as per the job requirement.
-Handling all internal and external problem of the printing press by communicating with service department to provide suitable maintenance services and spare parts for the machines.
-Monitoring more than 75 employees inside the production area.
-Motivating employees to work productively and evaluating their performance.
-Providing new Ideas and techniques to improve our quality of printing and service for our costumer’s satisfactions.

Prepress Manager at Khalidia Printing Press
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2002 to August 2010

Khalidia Printing Press is a commercial printing house that offers full range of services including book printing and binding, magazine printing, catalogs, brochures, presentation folders, postcards, flyers, posters, etc... .

-Design creation for ads in the tabloid, responsible for all designing of brochures and leaflet
-Responsible of the prepress department guiding on outputting, color retouching, design remarks, bleed, distributing pages.
-Checking colors and adjustment if necessary, printing registration & approval of paper quality to be used.
-Preparation of press-ready Pdf and Ps files, incorrect data problems solving.
-Colour Management, measuring (Gretag MacBeth, X-Rite devices), calibrating and applying of colour profiles for different equipment, certified proof systems operating: GMG Proof + Epson.
-Storage, backup and archiving systems and devices administration (Netgear - NAStorage).
-Operating Plotter for Roll Digital Printing such as roll up and posters.
-Operating Xerox DC252 Digital Printer + Colour calibration
-Operating CTP Heidelberg Prosetter 102 and developers, Kodak, Fuji, Agfa plates exposition and developing equipment and chemistry, plates quality inspection (Gretag MacBeth ICPlate, CCDot measurement devices).
-Adjusting Linearization curve to compensate dot gain Difference in Offset Printing.
-Preparing data for UV printing and varnishing on plastic foils.
-Preparing Imposition data to suite the production workflow.
-Following-up printing status.

Senior Desktop Publisher at Alwan Prepress
  • Syria - Homs
  • April 1997 to January 2002

Alwan Prepress is the 1st prepress office in the city of Homs to offer the printing presses film and plates and prepress solutions.

-Responsible for designing all kind of brochures, ads, calendars, bags, magazines, books, newsletter. Using Mac softwares (Photoshop, illustrator, In design, Freehand, Quarks).
-Output to film and plate Exposing Signaturing in AGFA Taipan-rip using AGFA AVANTRA 44X.

Education

High school or equivalent, Non
  • at Zahrawi
  • September 1997

Specialties & Skills

Purchasing
Job Planning
PrePress
Color Management
Adobe Software
Production Control
Art / Designing
color separation

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Prosetter CTP (Training)
Training Institute:
Heidelberg Gulf
Date Attended:
April 2006
Duration:
36 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Computer / Technologies
  • Swimming