Patrick Gounden

I have been in the industry from the age of 10 years. At an early age I worked in the darkroom developing and printing photographs. Worked my way up to Production Supervisor.

I come from a deadline driven business and hard work is not an issue. 

OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Designing of Adverts
• Pagination
• Designing for inhouse

DUTIES: (Key Responsibilities)
Make sure the adverts were good for print.
Make sure imposition was correct.
Making of positives for printing
DUTIES: (Key Responsibilities) 
• To ensure that the designers work is up to standard. 
• Colour correction of pictures for editorial as well as adverts. 
• Fixing any IT issues with computers.
• Layout of newspapers and any other special Projects
• Designing of inhouse banners, posters and T-Shirts
• Training for designers in Durban and JHB.
• Video, photography, music and sound for any functions 
  held by the company namely: 
  BRIDE OF RHE MONTH
  BRIDE OF THE YEAR
  THE ABSOLUTE BEST AWARDS
• Maintenance around the office
• Member of the Production Task Team in KZN and JHB. 
 Our responsibility was to make sure the designers kept 
  with the trends.

LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED:
Wentworth HighSchool

HIGHEST STANDARD PASSED: 
Matric (Exemption)

SUBJECTS PASSED:   
English
Afrikaans
Geography
Mathematics
Biology
History

LEADERSHIP ROLES:   
Prefect