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Colin Ritchie

Colin Ritchie

Helpdesk technician & Field engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    MacDermid Flexo Specialist Technician & Technical sales at Marshall Hinds

  • Education

    • SA Printing College

      1992 - 1994
      City and Guilds of London Diploma in Photolithography Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production City and Guilds of London Diploma

      Qualified as a Photolithographer after completing a 4 year apprenticeship.Colour stripper, scanner operator (Hell and Dainippon Screen scan to film and disc).Camera and enlarger operator.

    • Northcliff High School

      1980 - 1990
      Matric with University entrance

      High School

  • Experience

    • Heidelberg

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2005
      Helpdesk technician & Field engineer

      Helpdesk technician for London UK serving Heidelberg customers via telephone and remote connection.Printing field engineer for Heidelberg prepress software, CTP/CTF and interconnections.Colour management specialist for Litho Press online colour management modules(Imagecontrol & Axiscontrol).Factory trained Print Colour Management specialist.

    • Ritc Colour

      Jan 2005 - now
      MD

      Printing related repairs and colour management consulting.Adobe Certified reseller for Creative Cloud for Teams.ESET anti-virus reseller for your Computer and IT protection.

    • Kemtek Imaging Systems

      Feb 2011 - May 2017
      Flexo Specialist Technician

      Flexo hardware repairs with special interest in the FLINT range of Flexo products (F1 -F2 Combi, F3 - F5 Schwann washout). Flint Nyloprint and Nyloflex setup, maintenance and management..Technical specialist on the Screen FX Flexo CTP FX870II - FX1524 units. Operational knowledge on ESKO CDI and Kodak Thermoflex.Print colour management for narrow & wide web flexible packaging including Sheetfed Litho industry for commercial printing. From design, workflow to proof, plates and final print.Experience with Fuji, Agfa, Kodak CTP plates for litho printing. Show less

    • Marshall Hinds

      May 2017 - now
      Flexo Specialist Technician & Technical sales

      Flexo hardware repairs on most manufacturers with a special interest in the DuPont range of Flexo products (Solvent washers, Dupont Fast), their maintenance, setup and management. We sell the DuPont portfolio of Cyrel polymer plates (Digital & Analogue) especially the Cyrel Easy range of flat top engineered and non-engineered plates in solvent and thermal options. Technical specialist on the Screen FX Flexo CTP FX870II - FX1524 units. Operational knowledge on ESKO CDI and Kodak Thermoflex.Print colour management for narrow & wide web flexible packaging including Sheetfed Litho industry for commercial printing. From design, workflow to proof, plates and final print.Experience with Fuji, Agfa, Kodak CTP plates for litho printing. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • City and Guilds of London

      City and Guilds of London