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Modiin, Israel

Formerly Jerusalem Typesetting, Renana Typesetting provides high-end professional typesetting services in Adobe InDesign for print and e-books. If text figures, full ligatures, true small caps, optical margin alignment are important typographic details to you, then you have come to the right place. With a careful mix of passion, expertise and experience, we provide a full service from beginning to end whether you are an established publisher or first-time author.

Modi’In

With over 50 years’ experience in Jewish publishing we help you publish your book into the Jewish market.With our extensive experience, we work out a package that maximises your investment in your book and gets the best revenue for your investment.We pay 30% royalties and the copyright of the book remains with the author.

Modiin

Building KTAV.com to be the premiere Jewish shopping experience. Building relationship with vendors and outlets. Improving the on-line experience.

Jerusalem, Israel

Whilst fulfilling my duties as Executive Director at Koren Publishers Jerusalem, I also ran the NewCo division.Lead the software team, comprising of software engineers and graphic designers from both within the company and talent outside, from initialisation of concept to final product on App store of iPad app. Was actively involved with the user experience of the iOS products meeting frequently with both the system architect and lead graphic designer.Prepared… Show more Whilst fulfilling my duties as Executive Director at Koren Publishers Jerusalem, I also ran the NewCo division.Lead the software team, comprising of software engineers and graphic designers from both within the company and talent outside, from initialisation of concept to final product on App store of iPad app. Was actively involved with the user experience of the iOS products meeting frequently with both the system architect and lead graphic designer.Prepared presentations and travelled to USA meeting with potential angels, VCs and fund-matching partners to spin-off NewCo into separate company to realise the potential of a new search technology based on ontological and semantic analysis and a user experience based on a revolutionary search model applicable for both touch (2D) and gesture (3D)-based experiences. Show less

Jerusalem, Israel

Was responsible for all Koren book and digital projects and liaison with strategic business partners.As well as being Koren’s book designer and typeset many of its publications, I was in charge of the typesetting department; editing and research department and the iPad App development team in the NewCo division.I have overseen the management, design and typography of all Koren books, liaising with both internal and external professionals to produce world-class… Show more Was responsible for all Koren book and digital projects and liaison with strategic business partners.As well as being Koren’s book designer and typeset many of its publications, I was in charge of the typesetting department; editing and research department and the iPad App development team in the NewCo division.I have overseen the management, design and typography of all Koren books, liaising with both internal and external professionals to produce world-class products.These often complex projects required a wide range of skills ranging from on one end of the spectrum of writing algorithms for external script and font programmers to the other end designing the actual page. In the middle of that spectrum the managing of processes and people who were all working on different tasks on multiple products.One of my largest projects was a 7-year project of 40 volumes which I designed both the print edition and lead the user experience team for the iPad app. I was responsible for coordinating the multiple pieces to a strictly defined unmovable schedule. When arriving at Koren, I completely updated the technology, installed new servers and backup system and initiated the move from a static page website to a bilingual e-commerce website www.korenpub.com.Along with managerial responsibilities for my departments and professional design & typography, I was involved with the company on the most senior of levels helping forge the way forward for the company in its direction with today’s challenges of the modern world. This often involved travel to the UK and USA to build links with potential partners. Show less

Har Chotzvim, Jerusalem

Ran a small typesetting firm in Jerusalem specialising in multilingual texts and high-end quality typesetting. Notable clients were Collins UK for whom I typeset the new UK Singer's Prayer Book and our largest job was typesetting the second edition of Encyclopedia Judaica.

Israel

Returned to take upon former responsibilities of my previous tenure and in addition to update the prepress facilities and purchase of new printing press, directly reporting to the Publisher. The quarter-million dollar prepress project was implemented improving the time to press from editorial. The new $5m press project necessitated a full cost analysis and justification for approval by the parent company, Hollinger Inc.Implementation and building of new prepress department. This also… Show more Returned to take upon former responsibilities of my previous tenure and in addition to update the prepress facilities and purchase of new printing press, directly reporting to the Publisher. The quarter-million dollar prepress project was implemented improving the time to press from editorial. The new $5m press project necessitated a full cost analysis and justification for approval by the parent company, Hollinger Inc.Implementation and building of new prepress department. This also required change of workflow for editorial and graphics. Over $150,000 of annual savings by various workflow streamlining projects. Procedures and deadlines were instituted in both the Daily Edition and International Edition.Relocation and merging of three different sub departments to create a “breaking news team” for the internet news team.Implemented upgrade of advertising software system which involved training and new procedures. Show less

In coordination with Hollinger Inc. (the then parent company of the Jerusalem Post), spent five months in the HiTech industry gaining valuable knowledge in this sector. Responsibilities included the managing of the development cycle of the product. Being a contact person between R&D in Jerusalem and sales in the States. Coordination of our Australian (Fairfax) project which involved understanding client demands and translating this into a product under deadline.

Jerusalem, Israel

Responsibilities included managing, supervising and budgeting a 21-person staff over four departments – advertising production, computer, weekly Jerusalem Post supplement and sales office, while reporting directly to the company Vice Chairman. Other responsibilities included the negotiating and finalizing of working arrangements with dozens of clients, and management of the 16-person digital prepress and graphics departments. In addition, was entrusted with the planning and implementation of… Show more Responsibilities included managing, supervising and budgeting a 21-person staff over four departments – advertising production, computer, weekly Jerusalem Post supplement and sales office, while reporting directly to the company Vice Chairman. Other responsibilities included the negotiating and finalizing of working arrangements with dozens of clients, and management of the 16-person digital prepress and graphics departments. In addition, was entrusted with the planning and implementation of the company’s information technology overhaul, a $400,000 project encompassing twelve departments. This required on-going strategizing with senior executives at the Post’s $1.45 billion parent company, Hollinger International Inc., and constant dialogue with the Publisher. Show less

Typesetter and DTP Specialist. Advised on technical areas in the graphics department and pre-press department. Also advised on equipment purchase including the purchasing of Scitex RIPs and Dolev imagesetters.Was sent to Germany to evaluate new Scitex technologies on behalf of the company.

Typesetter of in-house encyclopedia. Later this company became a client of mine and I handled all their typesetting.

Junior Typesetter in a small typesetting company. Set projects such as dictionaries, catalogues and manuals in various European languages.