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Curriculum Vitae — DTP / Prepress

Dušan
Turajlić

DTP / Prepress Specialist · Belgrade

Two decades in print, design and prepress — preparing print-ready files across every format, from books and packaging to billboards and wide-format. Ten of those years at Ovation BBDO. Precise, fast, deadline-proof: the one who gets the file right the first time.

Dušan Turajlić

“We need operators who finish fast and clean — not creatives who fantasize. There's a whole floor of those.”

— Milan Veljić · DTP Director, Ovation BBDO · at my job interview

I took it as the brief. Two decades in, I'm the operator with enough creativity to solve what the others won't touch.

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Work Experience

06/2024 — present
Sivo d.o.o. · Belgrade
DTP Operator
  • Design and prepress of print materials — books, magazines, brochures, flyers.
  • Digital publications prepared for online distribution.
  • Quality control of print and digital output before final release.
  • Coordination with print houses and suppliers; file organization and archiving.
09/2014 — 06/2024
Ovation BBDO · Belgrade
Desktop Publisher · 10 years
  • Print-ready preparation of campaign and brand collateral for one of Belgrade's leading agencies.
  • Layout and prepress across formats and brands, under tight agency deadlines.
  • Quality control, color and format checks before hand-off to print.
  • Steady production partner to design and account teams across hundreds of jobs.
12/2012 — 06/2014
Mašnica — Wedding Invitations
Graphic Designer · Co-owner
  • Design and prepress of wedding invitations end to end; client communication.
  • Finishing — cutting, creasing, scoring — plus packing and dispatch.
  • 3D mockups and product imagery; website build and upkeep.
04/2012 — 12/2012
GMT d.o.o. · Belgrade
Graphic Designer · DTP Operator
  • Printing on sublimation and solvent plotters; routine maintenance and light servicing.
  • Prepress files for flags, banners, umbrellas, posters, billboards and autographics.
2005 — 2012
Earlier — print & prepress
Owner / Operator / Designer

Sova Studio Pro — owner, HP Latex 335 wide-format printing. Image Print (New Image), Zemun — DTP operator: solvent-plotter printing, lamination and finishing, prepress for posters, billboards and backlit films. Acan LLC – NAAI — graphic designer/operator: print layout for sports equipment (direct, sublimation, plotter), advertising materials and websites. Hands-on across the full print chain since 2005.

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Software & Technical Skills

Print & prepress — core
Adobe InDesignAdvanced · 10+ yrs
Adobe IllustratorAdvanced · 10+ yrs
Adobe PhotoshopAdvanced · 10+ yrs
CorelDRAWAdvanced
Adobe Acrobat / PDF preflightAdvanced
Wide-format hardware

Operation & servicing of Roland RS640 (ran and serviced 9 plotters), Roland VP540i, Mimaki SWJ-320 and HP Latex 335 (owned). Solvent & sublimation printing, lamination and finishing.

Motion & web — additional
Adobe After EffectsIntermediate · 10+ yrs
Adobe PremiereIntermediate · 10+ yrs
Adobe Animate · AuditionIntermediate
HTML5 / CSS3Intermediate · 7 yrs
WordPressAdvanced · 10+ yrs
SketchUpBasic · 2 yrs
Prepress capabilities
Print-ready file preparation PDF/X export & preflight Color management Imposition Bleed & trim setup Large- / wide-format Solvent & sublimation printing Lamination & finishing Packaging mockups Brand & marketing collateral
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Education & Languages

Education
College of Technical Studies, Novi Sad
Graphic Design · 2008–2011
CET — Computer Equipment & Trade, Belgrade
Visual Media program · 2005–2006
Rade Končar Electrotechnical School, Belgrade
Electrotechnician of Energetics · 1997–2001
Languages
SerbianNative
EnglishIntermediate
Details
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
LicenseDriving B · clean
ServiceMilitary service completed
StrengthsReliable · deadline-proof · works under pressure
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Reference

“Equally at home in the digital world and across every printing technique — especially large-format — a breadth that's hard to find on the market today. He doesn't just execute; his solutions saved us time and resources again and again.”
Milan Veljić · DTP Director, Ovation BBDO
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