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Extensive knowledge in layout design and design software
• Works well independently or with others
• Handles pressure with ease
• Takes direction easily
• Able to put in long hours
• Hand illustrator
• Attentive to details
• Pleasurable personality
____________ Education
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Sir John Franklin High School
Yellowknife, NWT
Diploma
The International Academy of Design and Technology
Computer Graphics Course
Ottawa, Ontario 2002
Degree
____________ Job
Experience ____________
Freelance
Graphic Designer
2003 - current (contract work from home)
Cold call marketing and research to find new clients, E mailing out
promo pieces, marketing strategies for clients, design concepts and
presentation, client meetings; print production, etc.
Prosar
Canada Design & Marketing
2004 - current (contract work from home)
480 Somerset Street W.
Ottawa, ON K1R 5J8
T: (613) 234-3410
E: scottv@prosar.com
Working with an art director and creative team in concept ideas, design
implementation and revisions. Working within tight deadlines.
Akran
Marketing
2007 - current (contract work from home)
2000 Thurston Drive, Suite 12
Ottawa, ON ON K1G 4K7
T: (613) 739-4000
E: raman@akran.com
Setting up dielines and type for product
imprinting production. Designing product catalogues.
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Expertise ______________
Trained to use Adobe CS3 Suite (Illustrator, PhotoShop, ImageReady,
InDesign, Acrobat), Quark Xpress, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia
Flash and Microsoft Office,. Trained on both PC and Macintosh platforms.
Knowledgeable with basic HTML code.
Concept
& Design
• Concept Creation & Brainstorming
• Client Communications and Idea Interpretation.
• Idea Contribution, Consensus Building, and
Decision
Making
• Preparing an Action Plan or Proposal
• Concept Rendering
• Concept Illustrations
Graphic
Design
• Printed or Electronic Publication and Layout
• Books, Manuals, Catalogs, Trade & Consumer Magazines
• Annual Reports
• Restaurant Menus and Placemats, Greeting Cards
• Trading Collector Cards, Promotional Kits, Signage
• Web site Design
• Logos, Stationary, and Corporate Image. Designs
• Basic HTML Coding
Image
Creation
• Painting & Drawing
• Advertising and Editorial Illustrations
• Book and Magazine Covers
• Web site Graphics and Illustrations
• Character and Object Drawing
Photography
& Photo Retouching
• Photo Restoration
• Color Restoration
• Apertures and Shutter Settings
• Collage and Filter effects
• Masking
• Scanning and Resolution
• Digital Photo Retouching
Printing
Pre-Productions
• File management
• File Preflight for Press
• Traditional Mock-up Design
• Specialty Print Knowledge
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