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tarek@conceptualdesign.net ~~ http://www.ConceptualDesign.net

Summary of Qualifications

Graphic Artist and Aspiring Art Director whose education culminated in a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the School of Visual Arts, NY, NY. Academic training and professional experience encompasses conceptualization and rendering of visual presentations, including skill in multimedia/computer image manipulation techniques as well as web & print based production expertise. An effective, multilingual team member possessing a strong client focus, the demonstrated capacity to translate concepts into visual form, and the commitment to achieve project objectives. Career highlighted by experience in the following areas:

Graphic Arts/Multimedia

•  Prospected and secured the business of client accounts not limited to Studio 54, Twilo, Cafe 52, Quantum Inc., Cabaret Theatre, Speeed, United Tribe Inc., IPPN, Black Dog  Software, OutQ, Ultra Records, DKNY, Diesel, First Audio Productions, Kamari Village, IDE, Athena Beauty, WinceyCo., and Jive Viper Productions.

•  Analyzed clients' individual needs to enhance company or product image, stimulate market interest in various products/services, and generate sales volume.

•  Styled, shot, cropped, and digitally manipulated & color corrected photographs.

•  Developed logical and aesthetically pleasing layouts, employing knowledge of space considerations, color psychology, and various design and typographical elements in executing multimedia projects.

•  Designed and produced multimedia graphic presentations of material such as Flash movies and web sites.

•  Built entire web sites from conception to production. Developed logos, splash animations, efficient and simple navigational architectures, and consistent design themes.

•  Facilitated the production process through modification of proofs consistent with client preferences and provision of quality assurance to ensure conformance with design/project specifications.

•  Delivered all projects in accordance with established scheduling and budgetary objectives.

Software Expertise

Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Go Live, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Premiere, QuarkXPress, Flash, Director, Dream-weaver (HTML, Java script, CSS, CGI), Fireworks, FTP software, Final Cut pro, Distiller, BB edit, and Microsoft Office for Macintosh computers and PC/Windows environments.

Experience

• Graphic / Web Designer, Freelance, NY/NJ, 06/01 to Present
• Web Design Teacher, GT-Solutions, NY/NY, 11/03 to 11/04
• Production Artist, C.A.G Design hack., NJ, 09/01/02 to 12/01/02 (contract)
• Graphic Designer/Marketing Supervisor, Q Art Group, NY/NY, 06/01 to 07/03
• Gallery Manager and Curator, Zabbazu Art Gallery Bound Brook, NJ, 01/00 to 05/01
• Art Handler, Zimmerli Museum of Art New Brunswick, NJ, 01/00 to 08/00
• Research Coordinator, Internet Public Policy Network Washington, D.C., 06/97/ to 12/99

Languanges:

French, English, and Arabic.

Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, May 1999. Concentration: Painting/Multimedia. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY