Michael Oetjen

Professional Services Consultant (EAMER)

Professional Profile

Discovered graphic arts in 1990, at that time learning on a Linotype Cora6 type setting system.

With the advent of DTP (Desktop Publishing) the industry became a fascinating and exciting working environment, which it is still today with so many different and interesting challenges.

Changing to a manufacturer opened many more interesting insights into the different aspects of the daily production. To mention in particular the realisation of complexer automation and/or training projects in different aspects of packaging (folding carton, label, flexible) and commercial type of work. This includes as well realisations of connectivity to third party solution providers (MIS, Web2Print, etc.).

Professional Experience

Trilingual Solutions Architect (DE/FR/EN) Oct 2025 – Present
Self-employed
    Core Expertise:
  • Complex Integration: Specializing in MIS/ERP <=> Prepress integration projects for commercial, packaging, and other printing sectors.
  • Workflow Automation: Designing and implementing robust automation projects that streamline operations and maximize output.
    • Technical Mastery & Solutions => My hands-on experience covers a powerful suite of industry-leading tools, allowing me to build comprehensive, tailored solutions:
  • Kodak Prinergy: Deep expertise, including Rules Based Automation (RBA), Layout Automation, and MIS/ERP connectivity.
  • PDF Automation: Advanced use of Callas pdfToolbox (Process plans, JavaScript automation for imposition, content placement using HTML/CSS/JS).
  • Imposition & Flow: Proficiency with Kodak Preps, Kodak Pandora, and InSoft IMP.
  • Workflow Orchestration: Usage of Enfocus Switch for seamless task management.

    • Comprehensive Service Offerings (I guide clients through every stage of their automation journey):
  • Consulting: Assessing current processes and defining strategic goals.
  • Solution Development: Proposing and developing tailored, sustainable solution architectures.
  • Implementation & Support: Managing the full deployment, integration, and long-term support.
  • Training: Provide focused instruction to ensure client teams are proficient and self-sufficient.
Senior Implementation Consultant Mar 2023 – Oct 2025
Four Pees
  • Provide support for partner software solutions.
  • Define and implement solutions allowing customers to interact with different systems.
Solutions Architect, Professional Services Jan 2017 – Feb 2023
Kodak EAMER
    In addition to the previous position a few examples of recent activities:
  • Develop different customer specific SPA (Single Page Application), that provide additional information for the prepress workflow automation.
  • Develop an Excel sheet based automation, reducing the spent preparation time for a weekly recurring job.
    The need for 2-3 users requiring up to 3 days of preparation work was brought down to a few minutes without any user intervention.
  • Develop mechanisms to query directly the workflow database (Oracle), in order to extend workflow functionality for language handling (versioning),
    remote remake of output with previously used parameters and other functionality.
Prepress Solutions Consultant Aug 2013 – Dec 2016
Kodak EAMER
  • Provide technical support to the EAMER sales force (product presentations included).
  • Provide customer specific trainings.
  • Implement customer specific automation requirements.
Application & Workflow Expert Apr 1998 – Aug 2013
Scitex/Creo/Kodak Belgium, EAMER
  • Demonstrate the company’s offering in regards to Workflow and Output
  • Shown products: Kodak Unified Workflow Solutions; Kodak NexPress; Kodak Computer to Plate
  • Proof by way of live demos, seminars, shows, events, exhibitions and road shows, that the offered product(s) meet the customer’s requirements
  • Personalize & prepare demonstrations according to the customer’s requirement, until ‘Proof of Concept’
  • Provide on site training
  • Implementation of customer specific requirements (as well on site)
  • Integrate with existing third party equipment (as well on site)
  • Very good knowledge of Prepress workflow automation
  • Implementation of department internal web server, in order to be used as Forum, inventory list(s) for consumables, infrastructure (network/electricity) lookup
Paperback Production (Typographer) Aug 1990 – Apr 1998
CPI Deutschland, Leck, Germany
  • Administration/Usage of Scitex Workflow & Output equipment
  • Data preparation (validation, preflighting, customer support for data preparation & submission, data conversion, template creation)
  • Imposition and customized imposition software testing for production requirements
  • Automation of Desktop Publishing tasks
  • Responsible for publisher’s data archive
  • Train new colleagues
  • Good knowledge of PC/MAC & networking

Education

Primary school 1974 – 1978
Stadum, Germany
Secondary school 1978 – 1984
Leck, Germany
Vocational high school 1984 – 1988
Niebuell, Germany
Military service (Navy, SONAR) 1988 – 1989
Flensburg, Germany
Apprenticeship (Typographer), CPI Group 1990 – 1993
Leck, Germany

Interests

Web stuff, DIY Electronics, Open Source Software, and Walking