Erwin Joel Mabal

I have 22 years of experience in Print & Packaging for FMCG and have worked with global brands such as Unilever, Procter & Gamble, gsk, Philip Morris and more. As a Senior Prepress Artist, most of my duties and responsibilities are discussing with the team about the job overview or kick of meetings on new projects, preflight of jobs received, monitoring of job timeline, color correction of images, Design adaptation, color separation for preparation in printing, and Layout, print production management, ensuring the highest quality of each job to meet every customer requirement in print packaging.

Final Artworker at Freelancer/Freelance Artist (2024-06 – Present)

• Handling Projects mostly Final Art that requires Prod Art & Prepress Process for multiple kinds of packaging and clients

Prepress Process Expert at HENKEL Asia Pacific Service Center (2020-06 – 2024-05)

• Attend Kickoff meetings for new projects
• Preflight of files received from clients
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Esko Artpro & Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts
• Quality Assurance
• Coordinating files to printer
• Checking of scheduled jobs in a daily basis
• Archiving of files

Print Coordinator at WIDEOUT (2019-09 – 2020-01)

• Communicate with printers on the day to day projects coming in and out
• Monitoring & Scheduling of jobs of the designers
• Mentoring Jr Artist and Designers about how printing works

Senior Pre Press Artworker/Artist at Janoschka Philippines (2018-09 – 2019-10)

• Preflight of files received from clients
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts
• Quality Assurance

Onboarding Specialist/Senior Prepress Artworker/Artist at SGS co (2017-11 – 2018-07)

• Attend Kickoff meetings for new projects
• Preflight of files received from clients
• Discussing the workflow of other jobsites to adapt in Manila site
• Mentoring Jr Artist and Designers about how printing works
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts

Senior Prepress Artist at SONOCO TRIDENT (2016-12 – 2017-11)

• Preflight of files received from clients
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Esko Artpro & Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts

Senior Prepress / Design Artist at AMCOR TOBACCO PACKAGING SINGAPORE PTE, LTD. (2014-09 – 2016-11)

• Preflight of files received from clients
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Esko Artpro & Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts

Senior Prepress Artist at SONOCO TRIDENT (2013-07 – 2014-09)

• Preflight of files received from clients
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Esko Artpro & Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts

Senior Prepress Artist at SCHAWK IMAGING SDN BHD (2011-08 – 2013-06)

• Preflight of files received from clients
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Esko Artpro & Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts

Graphic Artist at SGS (Southern Graphics System Asia Pacific) (2011-04 – 2011-06)

• Preflight of files received from clients
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Esko Artpro & Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts

Prepress Team Leader at DIGITAL ROOM INC. (2008-03 – 2011-04)

• Attend Kickoff meetings for new projects
• Preflight of files received from clients
• Mentoring Jr Artist
• Creating Artwork Layouts

Graphic Artist at FLEXO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (2006-07 – 2008-03)

• Preflight of files received from clients
• Color correction or Image retouch
• Color Separation using Adobe Illustrator
• Creating Artwork Layouts

Graphic Artist at Philippine DongYun Plate Making Corporation (2004-07 – 2006-06)

• Image retoucher

Associate in Hotel & Restaurant Management – University Of Perpetual Help System Laguna (1999 – 2002)

Secondary – Cabuyao National High School (1994 – 1999)

Elementary – Hossanna Christian Academy (1988 – 1994)