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Jimmy Meer

Flat Bush ,Auckland

Summary

I have a long and still continuing experience in manufacturing company specialized in printing on paper and flexible substrate. As the sole in charge in prepress, I had managed to work with different suppliers, key account managers, production and supply chain in order to complete jobs from artwork to printing in the most cost effective way as possible. I have documented and organized all the artworks, prepress quotations and invoices for future references. I support print technical manager and print manager in all prepress costing, print troubleshooting, standardisation and production data analysis. I am well versed in Microsoft office and SAP R/3 and I am well trained on manufacturing discipline like TPM, Six Sigma and lean manufacturing.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Prepress Coordinator/Technician

Amcor Flexibles Asia-Pacific
07.2014 - Current
  • I am the main contact point of suppliers, customer, account managers, production, and supply chain when it comes to artwork, separations, dielines, proofs, inks, plates, prepress cost and print standards
  • I provide a detailed origination cost with options to customers, invoices after completion and approval to our supplier invoices
  • I ensure that we manage customer expectation on the flexible print by matching their requirement and production capability
  • I am well versed on Microsoft Office, Acrobat pro and SAP R3 system
  • I make sure that all concerns from suppliers, customer and productions are addressed prior to printing
  • I am supporting national print technical manager to work on standardisation projects among branches and helping print manager to provide corrective and preventive measures print, plate and artwork issues
  • Provided standard procedure on giving prepress cost estimates to customers
  • Standardized print specifications by optimizing flexographic parameters (screen ruling, separations, aniloxes, ink and coverage, dot size and other)
  • Optimized prepress parameters
  • Established prepress workflow approval process in Amcor Airport Oaks in terms of prepress cost, artwork approval, proofs approval and plate dispatch
  • Started to implement a web based job coordination system in Airport Oaks
  • Provided pdfs of each job using acrobat pro in the server accessible for all departments for historical traceability and reference
  • Entered data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.
  • Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates, fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Enhanced operational workflows by maintaining well-organized documentation systems and updating records accurately as needed.
  • Gathered and organized materials to support operations.
  • Collaborated with department heads to develop strategic plans aligning with overall company objectives, fostering a unified approach toward shared goals.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams, resulting in seamless project execution and enhanced outcomes.
  • Managed project timelines for successful completion, ensuring milestones were met and deadlines were adhered to.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by responding promptly to inquiries and addressing concerns professionally.

Production Administrator

Tetra Pak Jurong Pte Ltd.
12.2011 - 04.2014
  • I was reporting to factory manager and my role involved leading a team of shift managers, production and process system specialist to ensure SAP R/3, P2, Business Intelligence, Business Warehouse and World Class Manufacturing systems are properly bridged and have accurate data on a daily and monthly basis
  • I am also involved in big decision making when it comes to system’s maintenance, enhancement and improvement
  • Implement 14 different modules of WCM platform in the factory
  • Established relevant reports for production, process and management
  • Reduced system’s breakdown from 12 to 3 hours per quarter

Process Engineer (Prepress Department)

Tetra Pak Jurong Pte Ltd.
10.2007 - 11.2011
  • I was in charge in driving and supporting operational excellence initiatives to achieve production and process targets in prepress and printing department
  • My role also involved daily line management and providing support to department manager
  • I supervise contractors, operators and technicians to ensure proper head count and output all the time
  • I was assigned in doing continuous improvement and implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and World Manufacturing Standards in our department
  • Drive the TPM AM teams on top and on schedule
  • Increased reuse plate usage from 17% to 30% which saved SGD1M per/year
  • Increased plate making productivity from 88 sheets per shift to 121 sheets per shift
  • Reduced plate lifting occurrences from 15 cases per month to 1 case per month
  • Finished the digital process conversion from with vertical start-up and on time

Process/Production Engineer

Nikko Materials Phil. Inc.
02.2003 - 05.2007
  • My role was to optimize operation parameters in electro-deposition of Cu foil
  • I was supporting the department manager, supervisor and process engineering in settling daily concerns in foil quality and process deviations
  • I was assigned to drive improvements in electro-forming cell (EFC) department through global collaboration with sister company and acted as standby supervisor when necessary to deal with manning, output and cost
  • Established ultra thin and ultra thick foil production in Cu electro-plating
  • Offered systematic way in handling lead anode for better control of sub weight
  • Brought Electro-Forming cell (EFC) section to consistent best in TPM
  • Offered major development in foil quality in sister company on optimum foil start-up

JR. Engineer

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Phil. Inc.
07.2001 - 02.2003
  • My role was to provide support to firing/tumbling manager in achieving demands for quality and output
  • I worked and learned with production personnel on dealing with day to day line issues (Quality, Yield and labor productivity) for maintenance and continuous improvement
  • I was also assigned to lead TPM activities and maintain I-Care standards
  • Reduced firing and tumbling defects through process optimization
  • Established defect loss and labor productivity management program
  • Lead the process to be a consistent topnotch in TPM from Step1-3
  • Recognized as the TPM/ICARE Endeavoring Engineer Year 2002

Education

Master of Property Practice

University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ
05-2025

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of The Philippines
Los Banos Laguna, Philippines
04.2001

Skills

  • Cost Estimations
  • Quotations
  • Invoicing
  • Supplier Negotiation
  • Invoice Analysis
  • Prepress Management
  • Flexographic Printing
  • Offset Printing
  • Printing Parameters
  • Co-printing
  • Acrobat Pro
  • Colour Matching
  • Preproduction Meetings
  • Machine Profiling
  • Printing Finishes
  • BOM Input
  • Specification Creation
  • Corrective Actions
  • Preventive Actions
  • Progress Reporting
  • Communication
  • Team Collaboration
  • Supplier Engagement
  • Product Quality Checks
  • Cost Minimization
  • Data Generation
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Minitab
  • Excel
  • Pivot Tables
  • Business Objects
  • Web-based Workflow
  • SAP R/3
  • World Class Manufacturing
  • Business Intelligence
  • Pro-planner
  • QAD
  • Microsoft Office
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation Skills

Skills

Provide different quotes to customer using different combinations of variables (colours, no of webs, plate and size, type, chromalin, etc) in printing, Created an excel based file for quotations and invoicing the customers, Dealt with suppliers to negotiate the optimum cost for prepress cost., Very detailed and accurate in analyzing supplier invoice vs actual cost and highlight supplier for amendment or credit note., Ensure all of the prepress supplier and customer invoices are accounted for., Has a strong background on flexographic printing and a bit of offset printing., Has established printing parameters for different machines, Knowledge on printing multiple designs on different webs (co-printing) and well versed on commonalities among designs, Excellent in Acrobat pro in viewing separations among colours and creating mocks and dieline for customers, Has supported print in colour matching of print to chromalins during presspass, Engaged in preproduction meeting with customers, Hands-on on doing machine profiling, Familiar on different printing finishes on paper and film., Input printing specifications and ink information in BOM in the production system., Create a specification folders for production with all the information and proofs necessary for print to run the jobs., Provide corrective and preventive actions to Non conforming products, Provide reports to print manager and print technical manager on progress reports of print/prepress defects, projects, supplies, and cost., Communicate well to process, production, QA and supply chain department on quality, efficiency, on time in full, and other technical information through verbal or written via email., Can engage production people to deal production problems calmly, to discuss on details for analysis and a team player to come up best countermeasures., Dealt with different suppliers and help them achieve our production standards in terms of cost, quality and availability., Checked suppliers’ product before going to production and provide containment if issues arise., Collaborate projects with the suppliers to minimize production cost from supplies., Capable of generating production data to speed-up analyses on daily, monthly and yearly issues., Trained on using statistical process control in minitab or in excell, pivot tables and business objects for data analyses., Has started to use a web based prepress workflow route in coordinating jobs, A super user on SAP R/3 system and on other production systems such as World Class Manufacturing, Business Intelligence and Pro-planner & Production systems, QAD and MORE manufacturing., Review and update setting and specification in master data of production systems., Excellent in using Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)., Experienced in preparing and presenting reports in the daily management meeting.

Personal Information

New Zealand Citizen

Hobbies and Interests

I like to read news and do outdoor sports during my spare time. I enjoy watching movies with my family. I like to meet old and new friends to share life and work experiences. I am a music lover and started to like cooking native foods. I am a certified life saver with my regular blood donation. I am outgoing person as I am always captivated by beauty of nature parks, rocks formations, mountains and beach resorts.

Attributes

I have a long and still continuing experience in manufacturing company specialized in printing on paper and flexible substrate. As the sole in charge in prepress, I had managed to work with different suppliers, key account managers, production and supply chain in order to complete jobs from artwork to printing in the most cost effective way as possible. I have documented and organized all the artworks, prepress quotations and invoices for future references. I support print technical manager and print manager in all prepress costing, print troubleshooting, standardisation and production data analysis. I am well versed in Microsoft office and SAP R/3 and I am well trained on manufacturing discipline like TPM, Six Sigma and lean manufacturing.

Interests

  • Participate in badminton and table tennis, as recreational activities to maintain physical fitness
  • Graphic Design
  • Cooking
  • Gardening
  • Adventure Travel

Timeline

Prepress Coordinator/Technician

Amcor Flexibles Asia-Pacific
07.2014 - Current

Production Administrator

Tetra Pak Jurong Pte Ltd.
12.2011 - 04.2014

Process Engineer (Prepress Department)

Tetra Pak Jurong Pte Ltd.
10.2007 - 11.2011

Process/Production Engineer

Nikko Materials Phil. Inc.
02.2003 - 05.2007

JR. Engineer

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Phil. Inc.
07.2001 - 02.2003

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of The Philippines

Master of Property Practice

University of Auckland

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