Professional Experience

Sr. Graphics Designer / Coordinator

May 2010 -April 2014 / June 2015 to Present

Images 2000 Inc. / Northwood Collections Inc., Toronto, ON

• Creating high-end catalogues and interactive presentations with sharp imagery and information, such as, Item numbers     Product Size, UPC, Cost & Retail Price which reflect the   company’s corporate image and various product lines

• Print file set-ups for in house and outsource digital and flat bed printers

• Creating new designs and converting existing design artworks   in various sizes

• Creating and updating brochures for internal distribution that are conveniently accessible online to various departments,   such as, Sales, Marketing, Production, Shipping

• Customized company presentations for Sales Department based on individual client requirements and promotional interactive pdfs for  e-blasts

• Digital photography of product samples

• Scanning / downloading, cropping and high quality color corrections and retouching of digital images

• Life photography of product samples and finishing touches along with size & format manipulation of raw camera files

• Ensuring high-level of color matching and proofing of printed materials in relation to actual product samples, e.g., mirrors or hand painted art

• In-scale digital graphic representation of products for "Planograms" to help customers set up their in-store wall or iron racks to display items

• Preparation of various Trade shows materials

• Fulfill all imagery requirements for web maintenance /Drop Box/customer sites/uploading files-folders on web portals e.g. Faire / Amazon / Wayfair accounts

• Maintaining customer lists/groups, designing campaigns  scheduling/sending e-blasts via Mail Chimp.

• Development and maintenance of server based digital image libraries

• Creating new illustrative designs and compositions from which the product samples are produced for exhibition and sale

• Performing office duties related to the business inclusive of equipment maintenance and order supplies for Art department

• Designing projects e.g., business cards using outsource printer company websites, such as, Vista Print

• Support to HR department by conducting interviews & training new recruitments

Accounts included: Rona, Walmart, Home Outfitters, Home Hardware, Kmart, Menards, Amazon.ca, Wayfair.ca, Mirrorize.ca, Art Maison.ca and more

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. Graphic Designer - In house / Part time
July 2014 – April 2015
Garfinkel Publications Inc., Native Northwest, Vancouver

• Creating / Editing Product Catalogs, Clothing and Fashion Accessory     Tags, Advertisement flyers, Labels and Bar codes.

        Page Layouts and Vector Illustrations for Children Books

•  Preparing CTP files for offset printing

•  Product Photography/Digital Color Correction / Maintenance of
   Digital Library and Data Base

Accounts included: Various retail stores and trade shows in        Canada & US

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Graphic Design - Quality Assurance

April 2009 - April 2010

Brushstrokes Fine Art Inc., Richmond Hill, ON

• Quality Assurance of scanned, edited, and color touched digital portraits and landscapes (as per client descriptions) with the methodology of comparison with standardized notes on         “On-Target Syndicate” program

• Team management for completion of project within timeline

Accounts included:  Walmart, Michaels Store, Replica & Portrait Design, Canadian Tire, Custom Portraits

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Graphic Designer

Oct 2008 - Feb 2009

Canadian Spirit Inc., Mississauga, ON

• Designing, digital printing of flyers, brochures, business cards, posters, signs, certificates, and letters

• Creating new artworks, merging, batching, step & repeat processes and film ripping for printing of gold and silver medallions

• Reproduce existing artworks in varied sizes for printing purposes on different materials

Accounts included: Canadian Corporate & Gift Companies

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Graphic Artist - Prepress

Nov 2006 - Nov 2008

Plastipak Industries., Etobicoke, ON

• Creation of artworks in defined die-lines, redesigning, retouching images as per client requirements, attained final approvals from clients

• Rip films in suitable angles for screens via Image Setter and send to Timbuktu Software for print purposes

• Creating metallic magnetic plates for film output, using light exposure technique

• Prepare PDF files of artworks and transferring them to other stations via Travaux

• Matching PMS colors with proofs using Pantone color guide

• Laminating printed samples of final products

• Archive artworks with link files, burning CD’s of archived folders

• Creating Power Point presentations as per client requirements

Accounts included: Chapman Ice Cream, L’Oreal, Silfen Berman, Kernels, and Camden Bag

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Print Technician / Designer-Prepress / eLearning

Feb 2004 - Oct 2006

Flex Industries Ltd., Delhi, IND

• Designing and trapping of digital files for Rotogravure & Flexible Printing

• Visualization and creation of package designs with respect to varied package types, such as, cartons, pouches, zipper pouches, holographic, white or transparent poly

• Digital transferring of data to the planning and engraving department for final digital printing on computerized engravers•

• Replications of existing designs in various sizes for
  step & repeat printing

• Design, illustrations, 2d animations, compilation and render

• Technical reviews and implementation of revisions based on reviews

• Power Point presentations to demonstrate procedures

• Coordination with flash scripter and voice-over artists

• Design in house Annual Newsletters consisting of illustrated  columns

• Visualization and illustrations of ad campaigns consisting of press ads, magazine ads, brochures, pamphlets, menu, manuals, posters, hoardings, flyers, illustrated storyboards for movie advertisements
  Accounts included: Department of Education / Science, Technology & School Associations / Food, cosmetics, hardware & medicine companies

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