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ABOUT ME

"Every child is an artist. The challenge is to remain an artist after you grow up"— PABLO PICASSO

I am

A GRAPHIC/

WEB DESIGNER

I have attended The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Visual Communications program in the field of commercial arts. I also use it to showcase my ongoing portfolio of design work that I have created over the years. I have held vast in-house positions from entry level to an advance graphic designer positions, in a wide range of industries such as paper industries, academic field, advertising, and web development - simultaneously maintaining my own buisnesses as a freelancer. I have been honing my skills as a graphic designer for almost 20 years including web design development within 8 years in Western New York area and now located outside of Buffalo, NY.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Marketing & Advertising
Business Cards & Brochures
Print Design Consulting
Professional Logo Developments
Full Color Print Design
Photography/Photoshop
Corporate Identity Strategic
Annual Reports
Print Advertising
Newsletters/Stationary
Brochures and Flyers
Postcards
Newspaper & Magazine Advertising
Catalogs
Direct Mail
Logo Design
Banner Design/Poster Design
CD Cover Design
Illustrations
Outdoor Media
Menu Design
T-shirt Design

HTML/XML/CSS
A Clean and Intuitive Interface
Easy To Read Content Layouts
Cross-Browser Capability
Simple Usability and Navigation
High-end Custom Web Design
Redesign of Existing Web Sites
Domain Name Registration
Web Site Analysis
Banner Ads

EDUCATION

Attended at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, to receiving a degree in Visual Communications(commercial arts). Where I can utilize and advance in my considerable experience in graphic/web designs/ multi-media designs/art directions/web applications developer/IT Skills.

I am also a Web Applications Developer - master basic HTML5 (the core technology behind almost all websites), learned CSS for designing pages, and discover how to make web pages more dynamic with JavaScript. Learned the fundamentals of PHP, SQL, XML, and Ajax. The cutting edge of Web Development.

SKILLS

Summary of Qualifications: Graphic Design Software Programs(Windows/Mac)
High Rendering/Life Drawing Acrylic and Oil Painting Photography Adobe Indesign CS5 Adobe Illustrator Quark Express Photoshop Freehand 9 Typestyler

MS Word & Works Fireworks

Web Developments: HTML5, Javascript, Advanced CSS, PHP, AJAX, SQL, XML

Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010 Express,

Text Editors, Dreamweaver CS5

High Rendering/Life Drawing, Photography, Airbrush, Acrylic/Oil Painting, and Biological Imaging