Suresh A L

H no 452, HMT Hills,

Opp. JNTUC, Pragathinagar road, Mobile: +91 7768923131
Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500072 Email: suresh.avvarulakshmi@gmail.com

As Product Head – Technology Product Solutions

Product and Workflow development • Content management • Digital & Web publishing • Final deliverables •
Client requirement implementations • Customer & Author interactions • Process automations • Sprint & Iteration planning’s

Summary

 Proficient skills in Pre- & Post-press process, Print & Digital publishing
 Expert in Typesetting application LaTeX with cross-functional modules with InDesign, 3B2, Quark, Adobe tools
 Experienced in manuscript conversions, Pre-editing, Copy-editing, Custom dictionaries, artworks, Fonts, E-Pubs
 Well versed in QMS, Six sigma GB & BB implementations, applied PM, JIRA, and conducting internal & external Audits
 Innovative and implementing Continuous improvements in Process workflows and Operations

Education

MBA in Human Resource Management

BSc in Math’s, Physics, and Chemistry
HDSE – Higher Diploma in Software Engineering certification from APTECH
CIC – Certification in Computing from IGNOU
PMP – from PMI, Project Management Institute

Experience

Diacritech Technologies India (Pvt) Ltd, Chennai

Product Head in Technology Product Solutions -- TPS (From 2018 – till date)
 Implementing Management/Technology initiatives into global XEditPro product development work
 Analyzing and meeting Customer specifications, CR, Production announcement, meeting SLA’s
 Defining Client requirements into development modules and assigning to developers
 Track development status, re-schedule, and escalate challenges/risks as appropriate
 Bridging between Product & Operation implementations/challenges

SPi Technologies India (Pvt) Ltd, Chennai

Manager in Technology Services Group -- TSG (LaTeX vertical)
 Handling LaTeX technologies with MiKTeX, TexLive, BaKoMa applications to suit in-house requirements
 Automating Level-1&2 copyediting reqirements wrt application inputs, to meet Client requirements
 Integrating Client requirements of multi-language Dictionaries into Typesetting applications
 XML based composition (XMLTeX), removing last movement conversions/conventional typesetting
 BaKoMa GUI typesetting for LaTeX workflow with XML & Non-XML inputs, across Copyediting & Pagination teams
 File conversions from one format to other format, like Word, PDF, XML, TeX, MathType developments
 Calculating production implementations in terms of Cost saving and CBA reports
 Handling Pilot project, Author supports for prestigious customers like Springer, Wiley, OUP, & Elsevier
 Organizing internal and external demos on Client initiatives and recording Client satisfaction/feedback levels
 Providing inputs data to Machine level language and New Language Patterns (NLP) concepts in workflows
 Successfully implementing Online Proofing system for In-house & Off-shore Customer requirements
 Initiating project kick-off, planning, technical meetings, workflows, and maintain MoM’s
 Offshore working experience, and operating teams working on remote locations

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Crest Pre-Media Solutions Ltd. (Now Springer Nature), Pune
Technical Lead in MS-Technology
 Sprint and iteration planning for development activities using JIRA board
 Applying Agile technics to speed-up client requirements
 Migration of workflows from non-standard process into client defined standard process
 Lead over 30 process improvement projects to achieve complete automation for Operation workflows
 GUI typesetting for LaTeX workflow with XML & Non-XML inputs, across Operations
 Tool development works for layout, Math equation breakings, graphics, strip-ins, and covers in workflows
 Implementing Auto-pagination process in math artworks for Design/Layout developments

Integra Software Services Private Ltd., Pondicherry

Assistant Manager in Technology & Engineering (TandE)
 Notable contribution in migrating commercial software's (FM, 3B2, Quark, InDesign) to freeware LaTeX
 Acting as Business analyst on cost saving projects and presenting Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) reports
 Design and implementation of centralized workflows (MiKTeX 2.5 & 2.9) with Auto-pagination and QC tools
 Implementing direct XML workflow, minimizing conversion activities with improved Quality & reduced TAT
 Rich experience in TeX, LaTeX2.09, AMSLaTeX, LaTeX2e, PdfLaTeX, TeX4HT, XMLTeX, XeLaTeX
Windows OS: YandY, MiKTeX, Scientific Word, BaKoMa TeX
Macintosh OS: Textures, TeXShop, MacTeX
Unix/Lynix/Ubuntu OS: TeXLive, TeTeX, and others based on customer requirements
 Worked as Management Representative (MR) in workflow establishments, decision making
 Maintaining NCOF & ECOF, CR, Quality Audits, CAPA, NC’s, TGR & TGW as part of Six-Sigma
 Implementing process improvements, Quality control tool deployments horizontally across all applications
 Setting KPA goals, team performance appraisals, sending reports to line management

Knowledge Works Global Limited (KGL), Chennai

Senior Officer in Templates deliverables
 Handling complex math, design & color layouts, Multi-lingual & CJK projects (Chinese, Japanese & Korean)
 Bestowed with responsibility of Word and XML conversions
 Instrumental in font encodings, Digital media works, CD-ROM creations, Meta data & Web deliverables

Scientific Publishing Services (SPS) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

Software Executive in Software Team
 Tool developments in LaTeX & 3B2 typesetting applications
 Handling font conversions for LaTeX, 3B2, FrameMaker, and application training activities
 Workflow designing with centralized applications, tools, fonts & XML conversions

TTI – Chakkilam Ltd., Hyderabad

Production Coordinator
 Handling development works in LaTeX, FM, Quark applications & XML conversions

Projects

Cloud based WFH model, for in-house and Off-shore Customers to connect to Servers and work commonly
-- With Open Source applications and IAAS architecture
-- For OUP editorial and Author reviews, online Copy-editing and proofing requirements
-- Restricted & Secured file access at User-end

Server-based workflow
-- Moving desktop application to Server-based application, removing system discrepancies, and Business Contingency plan

E-Pub development activities

-- Direct XML to E-Pub developments for CUP, Springer, Wiley, and others
-- Handling LaTeX math in E-Pubs

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 Centralization of LaTeX s/w with Client/Server architecture
-- GUI based Typesetting with LaTeX inputs and XML-first and XML-last workflows
-- Common software for all LaTeX users in production
-- One time font/package installations & one time update for all
-- Restricted & Secured tools/class/style file access for end users

Auto-pagination in typesetting workflow to increase Production

-- Innovative Technologies like reducing processing time, pre- and post-activities in application files
-- Control of Hyphenation patterns, avoiding bad breaks, Auto-float placements, generating XML, Metadata
-- Reducing Artwork loading time, generating customized Bibliography and Index files at run-time
-- Tool developments with Workflow Management system and submit reports for peer review

Quality Tools development to ensure error free outputs

-- Global Template & Style files for reuse in developing new template works
-- Template interface for automated class file generation
-- Pre- and Post-LaTeX conversions, and display Errors & Warnings at PDF creation
-- Automated Pit stop profiles based on the input titles
-- Reusable source coding to meet any Typesetting and publishing requirement

Client Served

Online proofing model: Springer, OUP, Wiley, Hindawi, Elsevier, Editorial/Authoring tool, Project-S
Web Publishing: PLOS, IEEE, Author query resolving, Author manuscript Validations & Submissions
ePUBs: Wiley, Springer, CUP, T&F, others
Publishing: Elsevier, Springer (A++ DTD), T&F (NLM DTD), Wiley, CUP, OUP, MacMillan Palgrave, AMS titles, others…

Technical Skills

Web Technologies: E-Pubs, Kindle, MOBI conversions, XML, HTML, XHTML, XSL, XSLT, DTD’s, CSS3, MathJax
Typesetting: LaTeX, InDesign, Quark, 3B2, FrameMaker, Word processing, Abode products, Fonts
Publishing: PlainTeX, LaTeX2.09, AMSLaTeX, LaTeX-2e, TeX4HT, XMLTeX, PdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, ConTeXt, LuaLaTeX
Software’s: Machine Language concepts with Python, Perl, VB, LISP, C, C++, PHP, Oracle, PL/SQL, Unix & Macintosh OS

References

Will be able to produce to requirements…

Personal Profile

Fathers Name: A L Lakshmi Narasaiah

Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Interest: Analysis, Reading, Travelling, Sports, Volunteer works, Community involvements

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