Neelkant Karthik

Operations Associate

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India15 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years in print and packaging industry
Expertise in color management and networking technologies
Proven track record in enhancing service offerings

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Print Production and Color Management Specialist with a focus on efficiency and innovation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Print ProductionColour ManagementColor ManagementTechnical SupportProject ManagementOperations Management

Other Skills

Technical print requirementsXrite spectrometerGMG & Colorcert softwareCustomer account managementCoordinationPrepressJob managementEngravingTechnical servicesLean methodsLayout planningISO standardsCollage and helio disk softwareWork instruction preparationOperating chart development

About

With over fifteen years in the print and packaging industry, my role at SGK resonates with my deep commitment to quality and innovation in print production. My mission is to leverage my expertise in color management and networking technologies to enhance SGK's service offerings. I am dedicated to fostering a culture of excellence that aligns with our company's values, contributing diverse insights and strategies to our team's success. At SGK, I manage print production processes, focusing on efficiency and precision. My hands-on experience with Xrite spectrometers and GMG & Colorcert software has been instrumental in refining our color management systems. The skills acquired in database development and network administration during my tenure at Huhtamaki have enabled me to streamline workflows and improve customer satisfaction through technical support and management of complex customer accounts.

Experience

15 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Sgk

Print Production Manager

Apr 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Hybrid

Advice on all technical print Requirements at project initiation phases and is
responsible for recommending the best print method for execution of design
Colour management

Colour managementPrint productionTechnical print requirementsPrint ProductionColour Management

Huhtamaki

Production Team Lead

Apr 2018 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · United Arab Emirates

Incharge of Engraving Department , Technical Support and Managing Customer accounts. Was involved in the color management exerise and responsible of profiles creation for different substrate . Have expertise in Xrite spectrometer , GMG & Colorcert Software .

Xrite spectrometerGMG & Colorcert softwareTechnical supportCustomer account managementColor ManagementTechnical Support

Uflex group

Assistant Manager

Aug 2017 – Mar 2018 · 7 mos

Was coordinating the jobs of P&G jobs from artwork stage to press . Worked closely with P&G representatives,Prepress house ,Ink division , Printing & Cylinder division for Executing the jobs .

CoordinationPrepressJob managementProject Management

Veepee industries limited

Engraving And prepress executive

Sep 2014 – Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Nigeria

Worked in Cylinder Manufacturing Unit .Worked as Engraving ,prepress and Technical services executive

EngravingPrepressTechnical servicesPrint Production

Mjv enterprises

Engraving executive

Oct 2012 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Chennai Area, India

EXPERIENCE 4
Organization :MJV ENTERPRISES, Chennai
Worked in engraving Dept
Duration :NOV 2012-STILL NOW
ROLE:
Working in the engraving dept and prepress dept. Developing Rejection free techniques and
developing Lean methods for Engraving.
Working in the layout section as a layout planner.
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Changed Gradations and developed new gradations for quality job reproduction.
Implementation of lean methods in the Engraving and layout making.
Final Planning of jobs in Art pro .
Placing Of psd and giving trapping using artpro..
Working of half tones using photoshop.
Color seperation and determining cutouts and overprints.

EngravingPrepressLean methodsPrint Production

Acuprint technologies

EXECUTIVE

Feb 2011 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

ABOUT THE COMPANY :
Acuprint technologies manufactures electronically engraved cylinders for printing .The company is known for its systematic approach in achieving high productivity. The customers we are dealing are HUL , aditya birla, Cadburys ,ITC
ROLE:
Working in the layout section as a layout planner.
Ensuring that there is production breakdown due to jobs not planned.
Implementation of lean methods in the layout planning.
Implementation and enforcement of ISO standards.
Worked in collage and helio disk software.
Usage Of screen /angles and applying them in jobs for better results

Layout planningISO standardsCollage and helio disk softwareOperations Management

Afflatus gravures pvt ltd

Engraving Dept Incharge

Feb 2008 – Feb 2011 · 3 yrs

Was the head of the department for the engraving department.
Responsible For preparation of work instruction and operating chart.
Developed a lean and mistake free techniques in the engraving and layout sections
was responsible for reducing the overall internal rejection of the Department.
Worked in daetwyler Machines 1315 and 1212 and Making Layouts in collage.
Learnt Usage of collage defaults Editor in the Standardization of Parameters in engraving.
Was looking after electronic maintenance of the machines

Work instruction preparationOperating chart developmentElectronic maintenanceOperations Management