Suresh Kumar

Suresh Kumar

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  • Timeline

  • Skills

    Cartography
    Gis
    Geography
    Books
    Indesign
    Research
    Graphic design
    Photoshop
    Remote sensing
    Spatial analysis
    Publishing
    Illustrator
    Adobe creative suite
    Mac
    Maps
    Management
    Mapinfo
    Quarkxpress
    Data mapping
    Geographic information systems
    Spatial databases
    Adobe freehand
    Desktop publishing
    Geospatial data
    Adobe illustrator
  • About me

    From more than one and half decades I am working in publishing industry with specialization in Cartography, GIS, map design and map publishing. I have worked on the maps for more than 100 books and Atlases. Currently managing a team of highly experienced and qualified cartographers and GIS Analysts at Dorling Kindersley and Rough Guide. Before joining publishing industry, I worked in research and academics particularly on environmental and social issues. I have done M. Phil and Ph.D from Jawaharlal University, New Delhi on these issues and got published my work in the form of a book and about 10 papers in prestigious national and international journals.

  • Education

    • Jawaharlal Nehru University

      1990 - 1992
      M. Phil Geography A only
    • Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya

      1990 - 1997
      Ph.D Geography

      Activities and Societies: Student Politics, fund collections for poor and people suffered in natural disasters, seminar organizing

    • Maharshi Dayanand University

      1988 - 1990
      M.A. Geography
  • Experience

    • ISID

      Oct 1992 - Dec 1992
      Research Associate

      Field survey, quality check for Delhi Atlas done in collaboration of Delhi Police,

    • Eicher Goodearth Ltd

      Jul 1998 - Nov 1999
      Consultant

      Job specifications: Write text of the book, field survey and help the designer in book designing

    • Jawaharlal Nehru University

      Dec 1998 - Jan 2000
      Project Intern in Shari Indo-Canadian Institute Project

      Job specifications: Prepare a project report in collaboration of Canadian Team (York University) by analyzing existing literature on developmental policies. Worked as Research Assistant in a DSA-UGC project "Ecology and Economy of a Bishnoi Village of Haryana" in Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

    • DK

      Jan 2000 - now

      Managing a team of more than one dozen highly qualified and experienced cartographers and GIS experts, probably largest in book publishing industry in India. Supervise and check the maps done by other cartographers, liaison with London Cartographic team, project management, search accurate sources of maps, develop and maintain high quality of maps, train new cartographers, prepares and updates specifications for map preparations, train new editors and designers about cartographic work.

      • Manager Cartography & Creative Operations Support

        Jan 2023 - now
      • Manager Cartography

        Jan 2013 - Jan 2023
      • Asst. Manager, Cartography

        Jan 2008 - Dec 2012
      • Senior Cartographer

        Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
      • Cartographic Researcher

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2006
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