Printing, off-set printing, big format, digital printing, on-demand prints, POSM, premium gifts, colour separations, films

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL PARTICULARS
Name : Joe Pang Cheak Kun
Date of Birth : 23 July 1963
Nationality : Singaporean
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Over 27 years experiences in Colour Separation / Off-set Printing / Large Format Printing /
Product Packaging / Digital Printing / Premium Gifts /Advertising industries comprising more
than 11 years of management experience.
- Strong pre-press and print technical knowledge with the ability to communicate
production plans to enhance performance through cost controls, building
collaborative relationships with internal and external parties.
- Supervised production processes, colour quality to ensure adherence to
requirements and deadlines in compliance to company policies and procedures.
- Proven ability to prioritize and delegate task, organize and coordinate activities,
analyze situations and make decisions.
- Developed and maintained supportive relationships and positive business image.
- Strong networking, negotiating, liaison and communication skills.
ACADEMIC
1981 NEWTOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL
GCE ‘O’ Levels
PROFESSIONAL COURSES / QUALIFICATIONS
2014 OAKS TRAINING
(A Division of GIL Consultancy Pte Ltd)
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Fundamentals
2012 PHOCUS ACADEMY PARTNERS
Practical Photography Workshop
2010 3DSENSE MEDIA SCHOOL PTE LTD
(School of Interactive Visual Arts)

2. Specialist Certificate in Autodesk Maya
2007 INTENSE ANIMATION STUDIO
Certificate in Maya Fundamentals
2002 MACROMEDIA AUTHORIZED TRAINING PROGRAM
Macromedia Freehand 10
1988 DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG CO LTD
SINGAPORE TECHNICAL CENTRE
Scanograph Drum Scanner
CAREER SUMMARY
2015 to date Williams Lea Private Limited
Print Buyer
2012 to 2015 Print Media Communications Pte Ltd
(A Subsidiary of KHL Printing Co)
Operations Manager, Pre-press Creative Studio
2010 to 2012 Asatsu-DK Singapore Pte Ltd
Production Manager
2009 to 2010 Bartle Bogle and Hegarty (BBH)(Freelance)
Production Manager
2004 to 2009 Young & Rubicam Pte Ltd
Production Manager
1998 to 2004 Denstu Singapore Pte Ltd
Traffic and Production Executive
1997 to 1998 Image Printer Pte Ltd
Sales Executive
1988 to 1997 Pica Colour Separations Pte Ltd
Scanner operator (Drum Scanner)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Williams Lea Private Limited
Print Media Communications Pte Ltd
Asatsu-DK Singapore Pte Ltd
Key Accountabilities:
- To advise clients and sales team in regard to print production possibilities and
limitations. A strong knowledge of off-set printing, large format printing and on
demand digital printing.
- Working with designers in preparation to create visuals / artworks.
- In depth knowledge of colour management and proofing systems to provide excellent
quality control from Creative studio to printer’s proof.

3. - Ensure mock-ups and final print files are consistent and approved for regional
circulation.
- Sourcing of 3rd
parties: photography studios / talent & stock images / colour
separators / off-set printers / large format printers / product packaging printers /
digital printers to achieve cost efficiency and reliable delivery.
Major Achievements:
- Establishing a wide network of suppliers to create a strong support system to deliver
projects on time and on budget.
- Proactively searches for new resources and technologies that are relevant to pre-
press and print processes, resulting in adoption of new treatment applied to premium
grade product catalogue and packaging.
- Expanding company’s capabilities to produce more varied products and services
through collaborations with external parties.
Bartle Bogle and Hegarty (BBH)(Freelance)
Young & Rubicam Pte Ltd
Dentsu Singapore Pte Ltd
Key Accountabilities:
- Consult with Marketing and cross functional project team on timeline development,
managed production process issues and act as the first point of contact for external
production vendors.
- Provide expert guidance and input to Marketing regarding technical requirements for
print production and potential challenges.
- Provide feedback to Marketing and project leaders regarding progress and timeline
compliance of their projects to enable them to follow up with other functional team
members for task completion.
- Make recommendations for best possible execution within budget and timing.
- Set-up and run pre-production meetings bringing together Creative Heads, Project
Managers and printers to ensure that quality and consistency is maintained from
design through print production.
- Approve colour standards and conduct press checking on first run of prints at the
printers.
- Provide a set of prints from studio (Artwork), approved signed copy by Marketing or
Client and press prints 1st
run for relevant parties to invoice.
Major Achievements:
- Having operated the Dainippon drum scanner, I am very sensitive to colour tones.
Thus, contributing towards accuracy to reproduce Artwork’s colour quality at the
printers which results in time and cost savings to the production cycle.
- Improved communications and clear sets of instructions, with accompanying colour
proof and printed materials sent to regional offices ensures consistent results at
every prints.
- Regularly seeking process improvements with vendors, sharing new found
information with project management and the creative studio, nurture a learning
environment, a strong, supportive team and ease to future collaborations.

4. MAJOR PROJECTS UNDER TAKEN
Client : Liebherr Singapore Pte Ltd
Project : Bio-fresh Fridge / Food Display Packaging
Job Description : To design packaging boxes to dress up fridge interiors.
Food packaging – tetra pack.
Requirements to ensure material use is durable but not chip board,
reusable and able to keep its vibrant colours.
Recommendations to use card base material with gloss lamination.
Cuts and easy assembly to facilitate courier for global samplings.
Client : Ode To Art Raffles City
Project : Artists Catalogues and Fine Art Printing
Job Description : To reproduce artist catalogue with hard case cover
Original file provided to us was soft cover book, we revised cover to
size and provided reprints with very specific de-bossing on cover.
To reproduce drawings on white background and turn it into a
200years artist paintings with a combination of photoshop/studio work
and handy craft.
We recommended special paper, adjusted the artwork into aging
papers and hand torn edges of the final prints to give it a William
Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings look and feel.
Client : Every Matter Private Limited
Project : Mumbai Airport: Duty Free Shops
LS Travel Retail
The Consortium of Lagardere Services Singapore Proprietor Limited
Travel Food Services (Duty Free) Private Limited
Job Description : To produce high-grade premium box for the purpose of tender
submissions, complete with i-Pad, Floor Plan and 300pp Tender
Documents with personalized hard cover wrapped and ring bound in
two weeks.
Clients : Burberry, Carlsberg, Cartier, Good Pack Ltd, Hilton Garden Inn, J.P.
Morgan, Jaguar and Land Rover Singapore, P&G, Vertu, DHL,
CapitaLand Limited, Kitchen Culture Holdings Limited, PSA
International Private Limited, Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc,
Bridgestone Tyre Singapore, Fancl Singapore, BHG Singapore, Poh
Heng Jewellery Singapore, Lee Hwa Jewellery, Marigold, APL,
Singapore Petroleum Company Limited (SPC), National Environment
Agency and NTUC Income.

5. Scope : Overall managing and coordination for production work in execution
of advertising and promotion campaigns. Including newspaper
advertisements, corporate collaterals, in-door and out-door big format,
digital and POSM installations. Approval of master proof and mock-
ups for regional magazine placements with media buyers, premium
gifts and packaging.
Clients : Singapore Tourism Board, Levi’s Copper Jeans Denim, Vaseline
Skin, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, OCBC Bank, Citibank,
Canon Singapore Pte Ltd, Borneo Motor – Toyota Motor Asia Pacific,
Singapore Pools Pte Ltd, Atlantic Sports – Converse, 3M Technology
Pte Ltd and National Panasonic.
Scope : Overall project management and coordination for through-the-line
advertising, including TVC, Radio, Newspapers and Magazines
placement in the local and global market. Working in collaborations
with MediaCorp, Models Studios and talent management,
photography studios and producers, managing on-going preparations
of visuals executions, planning of overlapping timelines and
production schedules of different media, and providing WIP – work in
progress report to keep the team informed.