14+ years of progressive experience in the field of advertising agencies. I have established myself as a highly successful creative graphic designer with extensive experience in marketing, prints, pre-press and web design.

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SUMMARY TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
14+ years of progressive experience in the field of advertising • Intrinsic creative talent and lifelong interest in photography;
agencies. I have established myself as a highly successful offer for keen eye quality design and
creative graphic designer with extensive experience in marketing, document / web site layout.
prints, pre-press and web design. • Proficient and knowledgeable in using both flatforms,
macintosh and windows operating systems and in-depth
PROFILE experience applying graphic design tools to produce innovative
• Detail-oriented Graphics and Visual specialist with a keen eye and tasteful created print documents and web sites including:
for aesthetics and continuity.
SOFTWARE (Computer)
• Dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal
• Adobe Photoshop
communication abilities.
• Adobe Illustrator
• Creative, definitive understanding and technical expertise in
• Adobe InDesign
color correction and photo retouching.
• Adobe Flash
• Highly productive, combine a strong work ethic with precise,
• QuarkXpress
efficient techniques.
• Macromdia Freehand
• Accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments
• CorelDRAW
with an emphasis on working within budget requirements.
• Artpro v. 4.99 & 4.5 rev D
• Organized, hard-working, resourceful and self-taught for quality
• HTML / DHTML Taggings
of work and the ability to lead and teach others in a relaxed yet
professional manner.
• Excel in team collaboration and solution brainstorming.
EXPERIENCE
09.09.10 to Present One, V8 Supercars, International Drag Race and Bahrain National
Flicker Show Productions, Dubai. Race. Creatively designed visual for commercial graphics, logos,
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER web design and vector flash animations, and help the team in
Successfully manage and coordinate graphic design projects photo editing to improve the visual.
from concept though completion and consistently meet deadlines Other projects: Gulf Air, Bahrain Telecommunication Company
and requirements into concrete design for corporate identity such (Batelco), Dadabhai Construction.
as logos, press ads, brochures, corporate stationery, corporate
web sites, promotional campaigns and storyboardings. 07.06.04 to 09.08.06
Jawad Business Group, Bahrain.
14.06.09 to September 2010 ART DIRECTOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Miracle Branding, Bahrain. Plays a key role in executing art direction from creative strategies
SENIOR DESIGNER to planning marketing objectives. Responsible for visualizing
I worked on a broad range of projects including the Identity and designing in-store print ad layouts, promotional product
design, brand guidelines for finance company, packaging and packaging, brochures, point of purchase, press ad layouts,
new campaign brand opening of Pollo Campero restaurant in indoor and outdoor advertisements, calligraphy, illustrations,
Bahrain. Often leading and managing projects from display & signage’s, web layouts, pre-press, booth designs,
concept to production. as well as other collaterals. Worked closely with the different
Clients: Toyota, Kuwait Finance House, Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Brand Managers to give strategies and marketing planning of
Corporation, Pollo Campero and other collateral. international brands.
Fashion Accounts: Mango, Monsoon, Accessories, Staff, Celio,
09.07.06 to 30.04.09 FcUK, Origem, Bendon Lingerie, Pixi, Brantano Shoecity, Puma,
(FP7) Fortune Promoseven, Bahrain. Aerosoles, Artikel Furniture, Jawad Home, Flamingo,
ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER (Print and Web) White Company.
Appointed to work within a large creative department in one
Restaurant Accounts: Chili’s, Magic Wok, Burger King, Costa
of middle east largest advertising groups. Plays a key role in
Coffee. Other; Jawad Supermarket.
art direction, design and conceptualizing all phases of Bahrain
International Circuit biggest motorsport event such as Formula

2. 20.05.03 to 20.05.04 01.04.97 to 29.12.99
DesktopStaff Incorporation, Manila. Everbest Graphic Sys., Inc., Manila.
FLASH ANIMATOR / WEB GRAPHIC DESIGNER GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Create a graphics design and flash animations from initial Designed print ads and book covers. Performed photo-
concept by sketching each landing page thumbnails and retouching, color editing and printing for films through different
transform each sequence through Graphics Interface User (GUI) types of imagesetters. Coordinating with the scanner operator
and worked closely with web developers and administrator to to give the proportional enlargement of photographs and
develop each page presentation through the internet browser. transparencies using scaler projector machines and mathematical
computation and worked closely to get the exact colors.
02.09.02 to 15.03.03 Communication with customers in order to satisfy their needs and
Creative FX Design Inc., Manila. to improve quality of jobs.
ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER • Managed to handle multiple simultaneous jobs operating 4
Manage all phases of graphic design projects for a wide range computers alone yet schematically applied a complete high-
of clients requiring. Creatively designed visual materials and impact graphic designs.
created promotional graphics for client products. Conferred with • Completed 24 issues of print ads and earned a reputation for
customers and assisted in transforming intangible concepts by productive and dedicated employee.
presenting design ideas using prototypes or mock-ups to finish
products. Performed art direction and create thumbnail sketch 11.09.96 to 01.04.97
for the initial concept design through collaboration with other Shopping Center Mgmt. Corp., Mnl.
artist visual and provide quality color correction of photographs VISUAL ARTIST
and images for the final output. Worked closely with marketing Designed indoor and outdoor display for mall’s sponsors and
specialists and copywriter. monthly features event. Selected to re-inforce for other mall
branches and perfomed multiple tasks.
17.01.00 to 31.08.02 • Create patterns and templates for props visual and design a
Super Image Graphics, Inc., Manila. backdrops for local and international sponsors to display inside
GRAPHIC DESIGNER for mall’s event.
Designing of logos, commercial arts, packaging and billboards. • Performed all around jobs that consists of styrofore cutting and
Applied all phases of graphic applications for color correction, curving, apply traditional freehand brush painting and airbrush
digital photo editing and page-layouting. Reproduced artwork for styles and color mixing.
clients. Outputting films by color separating through Hi-End on- • Recognized as well versed in freehand lettering. Performed
line Heidelberg imagesetters, LinotypeHell and Purup. carpentry and mechanical manipulation for heavy props.
• Rapidly promoted in my first two weeks in the company and
selected by the upper management to lead in operating the OTHER CREDITS
european packaging design tools, Artpro. • 2nd Runner-up in 1993 AIDS Awareness Design Contest. A
• Consistently received for outstanding performance using all nationwide design contest for a wake-up call theme to educate
graphic design tools and earned a reputation for contributing a big the public to safe sex using condoms, which also used as the
role for teaching and sharing my techniques main material of the mechanics.
to other colleagues efficiently. • Received a recognition and awarded in the Craftmanship
Category.
EDUCATION
B. S., Computer Engineering - Adamson University
Manila, Philippines, April 1994.
Additional Training in HTML Web Page Design Workshop
University of the Philippines, Manila, April 2002.