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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Work Preference
Certification
Timeline
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Ashraf Serry
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Ashraf Serry

Deputy Printing Press Manager @ Al-Ahram Newspaper
Giza

Summary

Senior Printing Operations Leader with over 30 years of progressive experience at Al-Ahram Printing Press, advancing from Prepress Specialist to Deputy Printing Press Manager. Extensive expertise in large-scale newspaper and magazine production, prepress management, CTP/CTF processing, drum scanner maintenance, and end-to-end print production workflows. Strong background in technical operations with hands-on production leadership to ensure operational efficiency, quality control, and on-time publishing under tight deadlines.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
2
2

Certificates

Work History

Deputy Printing Press Manager

Al-Ahram Newspaper
Giza, Egypt
01.1990 - 07.2021
  • Led the Photo Composing Department (Prepress Division).
  • Managed end-to-end prepress operations including text entry, image processing, and plate preparation, ensuring timely production and distribution of print materials.
  • Operated and maintained CTF (Computer-to-Film) and CTP (Computer-to-Plate) systems.
  • Prepared printing materials before production (prepress workflow).
  • Ensured high-quality output and adherence to print production standards.
  • Troubleshot and resolved technical printing issues efficiently.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Power Engineering

Cairo University
Faculty Of Engineering, Egypt

Skills

Prepress Operations

Photo Composing

CTP / CTF Processing

Drum Scanner Maintenance

Data Entry

Image Processing

Print Production Workflow

Printing Machinery Knowledge

Apple Macintosh Systems

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Time Management

Photo Composing

CTP / CTF Processing

Drum Scanner Maintenance

Data Entry

Image Processing

Print Production Workflow

Printing Machinery Knowledge

Apple Macintosh Systems Troubleshooting

Leadership

Time Management

Problem Solving

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Certification

  • Fuji Training Program (United Kingdom)
    Advanced maintenance and servicing of Drum Scanner devices (Excellent Grade).
  • International Printing Exhibition – Ivera, Vienna, Austria
    Specialized training on latest global printing and prepress technologies.

Timeline

Deputy Printing Press Manager

Al-Ahram Newspaper
01.1990 - 07.2021

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Power Engineering

Cairo University
Ashraf SerryDeputy Printing Press Manager @ Al-Ahram Newspaper