Sure, we build cutting-edge software… but that’s only half the story.
We know that Typefi will revolutionise your publishing workflows! However, we also know that change can be challenging, and we don’t expect you and your team to go it alone.
Typefi’s Professional Services team provides as much support as you need, from developing and implementing your initial solution through to building advanced customisations and conducting expert-level training. Here are just some of the services we offer:
- Training in all aspects of Typefi
- 24×7 technical support
- Workflow consultation and advice to maximise your technical and publishing capacity
- InDesign template development to ensure your Typefi templates are fully optimised and easy to work with
- InDesign Scripting (JavaScript) to manipulate content in its final stages of layout
- Training in InDesign Scripting (JavaScript) to empower your team to be more self sufficient
- Basic and advanced EPUB training to get your team up to speed with the latest developments in digital publishing
- Development of customised exports to DAISY, HTML, other accessible formats, and emerging digital formats
- XML transformation to automatically import any external XML document or data into Typefi—no coding required
- Training in all aspects of Typefi
- 24×7 technical support
- Workflow consultation and advice to maximise your technical and publishing capacity
- InDesign template development to ensure your Typefi templates are fully optimised and easy to work with
- InDesign Scripting (JavaScript) to manipulate content in its final stages of layout
- Training in InDesign Scripting (JavaScript) to empower your team to be more self sufficient
- Basic and advanced EPUB training to get your team up to speed with the latest developments in digital publishing
- Development of customised exports to DAISY, HTML, other accessible formats, and emerging digital formats
- XML transformation to automatically import any external XML document or data into Typefi—no coding required
Typefi’s Professional Services team members are located around the world to provide you with a quick response and on-tap expertise. No matter where you are or what sort of publishing you do, we’ll help you conquer multi-format content production faster.
Meet the Professional Services team
Jason Mitchell
Director of Professional Services | UK
Jason leads Typefi’s global Professional Services team and has over 15 years of experience in managing publishing operations and digital products for both small and large publishing houses.
He has successfully led teams to redefine the publishing process to include digital products and improve profitability in the travel and medical publishing sectors.
Anupama Wimalasooryia
XSLT Engineer | Sri Lanka
Anupama is a software engineer in Typefi’s Professional Services XSLT Team in Sri Lanka. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology and Management from the University of Moratuwa.
Anupama feels lucky to be starting her career at Typefi, and loves to work with customers on Typefi-ing their publishing processes.
David Popham
Solutions Consultant | US
David produced his first publication 25 years ago using PageMaker as part of a job in college athletics, and has been a publishing enthusiast ever since. Most recently, he was a graphic designer for a research think tank and has worked as a production artist in the educational publishing sector.
One of David’s favourite things to do is help others automate their publishing workflows so they can focus on other aspects of their work. He has a degree in Agribusiness, has completed coursework in Public Relations from Western Kentucky University, and is an Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign.
Dilum Samarajeewa
Support Consultant | Sri Lanka
Dilum is a dedicated and highly energetic IT professional with over six years of experience in technical support. As a Support Consultant at Typefi, he provides technical support for clients in the US, Europe, and Australia.
Dilum holds an Information Technology degree from Middlesex University in the UK, and takes pride in providing creative direction and out of the box thinking. Dilum enjoys complex, multifaceted assignments where pulling together a collaborative pool of skills is essential.
Dinitha Ariyathilake
Support Consultant | Sri Lanka
Dinitha was a business analyst with a ‘Big Four’ consulting firm prior to joining Typefi. A tech enthusiast, he is interested in competitive and innovative technologies that can make a positive difference in the world; hence, he’s a big fan of Typefi!
Dinitha holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Colombo, and an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from CIMA in the UK.
Eric Damitz
Senior Solutions Consultant | US
As a Senior Solutions Consultant, Eric works with customers to determine the best way to use Typefi for their particular needs, and then implements their solution. He started in publishing over 20 years ago as a TeX typesetter at a small development house, where he learned such valuable skills as opaquing film, making Dylux proofs, and pasting up forms with hot wax. He also learned desktop publishing, which was somewhat more useful. He moved to a large educational publishing company and spent 17 years as a production manager working with his colleagues to re-invent how publishing works—several times.
Eric’s particular skillset focuses on publishing automation, workflow improvement, and single-source publishing for both digital and print. He has a degree in Rhetoric (writing, not arguing) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Gabriel Powell
Senior Solutions Consultant | Netherlands
Gabriel has been teaching InDesign since 2003 and is the author of Instant InDesign, Creating eBooks with Adobe InDesign CS4 & CS5, and Learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 by Video.
As a Senior Solutions Consultant for Typefi Systems and and CTT+ Certified Trainer, Gabriel teaches InDesign, Typefi, and other applications to creative professionals around the globe. He specialises in automated XML publishing, template building, e-book publishing, and accessible publishing.
Guy van der Kolk
Senior Solutions Consultant | Netherlands
Guy first got hooked on publishing while attending an international school in Ivory Coast, where he used Pagemaker, Photoshop and an Apple Quicktake 100 camera to help create the yearbook. After many hours of hard work, while holding the final printed product, he knew this was an industry he wanted to be a part of.
Having spent the first 17 years of his life in West Africa, Guy is fluent in three languages and has a multicultural background that has served him well in his career. As an IT consultant and trainer for an Apple Premium reseller and now as a Senior Solutions Consultant for Typefi, he has spent the last 15 years training thousands of people to get the most out of their software.
Hasitha Ediriweera
XSLT Engineer | Sri Lanka
Hasitha is a software engineer in Typefi’s Professional Services XSLT Team. He is always eager to explore new things and is unconditionally passionate about programming.
Hasitha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Colombo. He relaxes with blogging, travelling, photography, and playing cricket.
Jamie Brinkman
Solutions Consultant | US
Jamie joined Typefi as a Solutions Consultant in 2014, bringing 10 years of experience as a Senior Content Editor with a multinational mass media and information firm. She is highly skilled in layout and design, and has extensive experience in copy editing utilising AP, Chicago, and company-specific style guidelines.
As a Typefi Solutions Consultant, Jamie works closely with customers to develop and implement automated publishing solutions, as well as providing ongoing training and support.
Marie Gollentz
Solutions Consultant | France
Based in Paris, Marie is a Solutions Consultant focusing on the European market. Prior to joining Typefi, she held a number of positions in the publishing industry in London, including at the publisher of Research Fortnight and the London School of Business and Finance.
Marie holds a Masters degree in European Political Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Bachelors degree in Political Sciences from Sciences Po Strasbourg. She is trilingual in English, French and Spanish.
Peter Kahrel
JavaScript Engineer | UK
Peter was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He trained as a linguist at the University of Amsterdam and has an MA and a PhD, specialising in syntax, semantics, and typology. He has lived in the UK since 1994, working as a typesetter, editor, copy-editor, and indexer (and sometimes as a designer too) for publishers in the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, preparing for the press both books and journals. He combined this with teaching at the Linguistics Department at Lancaster University.
Peter has been programming InDesign with JavaScript since 2003, mainly to cut out the tedium that faces every typesetter and indexer but in equal measure because it’s good fun. Peter has worked as a script developer at Typefi since 2010, and is highly regarded in the global InDesign scripting community.
Sandun Jayathilake
XSLT Engineer | Sri Lanka
Sandun is an XSLT Engineer and currently leads Typefi’s XSLT team. He is an Information Technology graduate from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and has experience in J2EE and Android. He enjoys learning, mentoring and sharing XSLT knowledge that he has gathered through his experience in journal publishing.
Sandun is a self-directed and committed engineer who accepts every task as a challenge and aims to complete it smoothly. During his spare time, he plays badminton and cricket.
Supun Bandara
Support Specialist | Sri Lanka
Prior to joining Typefi, Supun worked for four years in manufacturing, trading, chemical laboratory, and ERP business system environments. He has experience in business analysis, system implementation, software engineering and user support across a range of business units, and is equally comfortable liaising with peers, vendors, and customers.
Supun holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.
Thimira Sachintha
XSLT Engineer | Sri Lanka
Thimira is a software engineer in Typefi’s Professional Services XSLT Team. He has two years’ experience in software engineering, development, database analysis, web, and mobile platforms.
Thimira holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, specialising in Software Engineering. During his spare time, he plays football and badminton.
Udara Kaushalya
Support Specialist | Sri Lanka
Udara has over three years’ experience in multiple business domains, including technical support, business analysis and client support across the automobile and e-commerce industries. He also has experience in HR and payroll applications.
Udara holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in the field of Information Technology from University College Dublin. In his spare time he enjoys researching the latest technology trends, and reading.
Vlad Vladila
JavaScript Engineer | Romania
Vlad started working in the publishing industry more than 15 years ago while studying for a Bachelor in Journalism and Communications, and soon discovered that he could mix his passion for programming with the software he was using daily (Pagemaker and then InDesign) by creating automations and scripts. He joined Typefi in 2013, where he deals with all InDesign/JavaScript matters.
In his spare time, Vlad is interested in chess and hiking through the mountains.
