PUBLISHING ~ GRAPHIC DESIGN ~ LAYOUT ARTIST 10+ years’ rich experience in delivering optimal results & business value in high-growth environments Adept at Technical functions with Project specific strategic Planning, management and pre-press activities. Innovative conceptualist with sharp eye for fresh approaches & details. Deft in innovative graphic artistry, evolving new style and methodology to produce highest caliber designs, utilizing most current technologies & collaborative brainstorming strategies. Outstanding & unsurpassed layout talents and meticulous attention to detail having successfully handled print and electronic layout design, designing advertisement material, hording & logos. Results driven professional with proven ability in designing and production of artwork for wide variety of printed materials viz. posters, newsletters, leaflets, worksheets, brochures, press advertisements, and booklets. Knowledge of Pre-press, Printing, Indesign, Photoshop, Corel Draw, PageMaker. Knowledge of Magazine & Newspaper Layout. In-depth knowledge and understanding of animation, graphic design, typography, color management along with thorough sense of their application through latest cutting-edge technologies. Adept at analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for the graphic applications. Excellent man-management, time management, and leadership skills. Expertise in : Print Designing ~ Pre-press Digital workflow ~ Visualization / Conceptualization ~ Page/Cover Designing ~ Layout Management ~ Team Management ~ Product / Graphic Design ~ Scanning ~ Training & Development ~ Project Management ~ Commercial Art ~ Analytical Skills ________________________________________ PROJECTS HANDLED • MacMillan Project: Type setting with XML Tagging. • Glanco Project : Type setting with InMath Style • Macgrahills Projects • Caplan Projects : Type setting with MathMagic • Medialynx Projects : Type setting with Inmath • BlackDot Projects: Type setting with Inmath • Christies Project: Catalogue making, Color correction and retouching the images • RMM Projects: Layouting Offshore Journal and Brochure PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS • Gained valuable experience in Graphics Design, Layouts, Templates, Web Designing, etc. in reputed organizations. • Credited for efficiently handling forming pages – its designing, resizing and image solutions, retouching and correcting the images, giving effects for the images etc. • Introduced the concept of submitting MIS reporting to the Management on daily basis and kept them posted of developments. ________________________________________ Suresh Singh Page 2 ________________________________________ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Team Leader Software Handling: Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Photoshop. POWERWEAVE SOFTWARE SERVICES (P) LIMITED, MUMBAI SINCE SEP 2008 (A well known player in the business, specialize in print and electronic visualization and delivers design, graphics and artwork solutions to over 150 businesses across UK and US.) Paginator XPP ”M3” Software Handled: XML, HTML, X-Metal. KNOLEDGEWORKS GLOBAL LIMITED, MUMBAI MARCH 2008 – SEP 2008 (It is a Cadmus Communications/Cenveo Inc. Company.) Senior Layout Artist Software Handled: Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML. AQUENT SOLLUTIONS INDIA (P) LIMITED, MUMBAI NOV 2006 – FEB 2008 (It is a professional service firm that specializes in helping companies all over the world, across different industries; make use of people, processes, and technology more effectively than ever before. Known for its pioneering approach to staffing, consulting, and outsourcing, which keep the company a step ahead, since its operation in 1986.) Senior Operator - Adobe Indesign Software Handled: Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Photoshop. TECHBOOKS INTERNATIONAL (Now APTARA CORP) (P) LIMITED, NEW DELHI SEP 2005 – NOV 2006 (A reputed company known for its valuable resource for providing dynamic, effective, IT-enabled solutions for publishers and other content providers.) Graphics Designer (Part Time) Software Handled: CorelDraw, Photoshop, PageMaker, QuarkXpress. TIRUPATI STATIONERY (P) LIMITED, KANPUR AUG 2000 – AUG 2005 (An ISO 9001-2000 Certified company, working in diversifying areas, viz. Scanning, Litigation support, Publishing, Printing and Packaging, etc.) MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES • Responsible for Designing of Page Layout, Templates, Setup for Quark, Indesign and other composition related activities as per the requirement. • Initiated the turnaround efforts for development of Style Sheets for journals and books including Content and Index Development. • Drove the efforts for Typesetting (Pagination of Tagged word Document using Xpress Tags), Editing and Proof reading. • Drove initiatives for making proof and final print PDFs, Image processing and correction including Color correction. • Accountable for supervising the team of designers and train them in various graphic design. • Spearheading efforts across Creative Art Work; visualizing, planning & designing layouts which are interactive & expressive, using well-honed creative abilities. • Effectively interacting with the clients and involved in creative sessions thereby presented creative ideas. Suresh Singh Page 3 ________________________________________ • Displayed credibility in designing and editing photographs using Photoshop Software. • Actively involved in developing and ideating various concepts and designs provided by the designers. • Effectively interacted with the clients and involved in creative sessions thereby presented creative ideas for Print Media, Electronic Media and Outdoor Media. • Interfaced & coordinated for exploring new formats, concepts, colors and provided typographic solutions to appeal specific audiences. Checking the final quality of the printing. • Organized various training sessions for the team to enhance their performance. • Associated closely in designing web sites, logos, brochures, story board and flash presentation for the clients. Develop & manage user interface & design strategy for multiple websites. Develop themes, color palettes, and required graphical elements for existing and new websites. • Adhering to the various quality measures and functioning as an instrumental member for implementation of quality assurance methods. Executing quality and productivity standards. • Shouldered the onus of designing advertisings from existing publications or create new specific on clients’ request. • Conceptualized and designed quality and productivity standards and creative artworks as per clients’ requirements. • Nurtured productive relations with the customers to ensure repeat business opportunities. • Contributed significantly in designing and editing photographs using Photoshop Software. • Ensured compliance with and proper execution of brand standards by developing marketing and pursuit deliverables within approved branding, communicating and promoting the brand strategy to the practice and Image Development, when appropriate. • Deftly handled quality assurance of final deliverables to ensure accuracy, grammatical correctness. • Graphically enhanced the impact of marketing initiatives and deliverables with custom layouts. ________________________________________ ACADEMIA • Bachelor of Computer Application from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra. • Bachelor of Arts from D.A.V. College, Kanpur, U.P. I.T. SKILLS • MS word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Distiller WINDOWS 98/2000/XP, Macintosh 9.1/10 • Publishing Packages : Adobe Indesign CS5, PageMaker 7.0, QuarkXpress 6.5, Photoshop CS5. • Equation Editor : MathType, Inmath • Graphics Packages : Illustrator CS5, Corel Draw 9-15 • Web Packages : HTML, DHTML, Front Page, Dream WeaverCS5, Flash CS5, CSS ________________________________________ Date of Birth : 2nd Feb 1976 Nationality : Indian Languages Known : English & Hindi