Experience

Three Scoops

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Feb 2011 - Present

  Consisting of a team of 10+ employees. Taking a project from conceptual stage through to the printed final product. Design & Pre Press of Graphic Material that included: Using computer applications (Apple & PC platform) to generate images, text, layouts and impositions for press and other visual media displays. Preparing, correcting and finish art of images, text and layout for press purposes and reproduction. Operating graphic cameras and other photographic equipment for reproduction onto films, plates and digital devices. Operating computer screen-based equipment for uploading, archiving, scanning, creative designing, retouching, imposing, colour correction & separation and other processes for the necessary film transfer to plates or digital output production. Carrying out digital and physical proofing and correcting from digital or a hardcopy source. Quality control that includes evaluating printed proofs and checking and correcting them for quality.



Before-Creative®

• Australia
• Design Services

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2017 - Present



Doublepurple

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2010 - Oct 2010

  Consisted of a team of 2 junior designers, 2 senior designer and 2 Trade Workers. Working on individual and combined design, interior-, exterior and installation projects that included everything from brainstorming ideas and concepts, to designing for big and small clients, implementing marketing strategies and collaborating closely with the production team and print houses, to installing signage and building stalls. My main responsibilities for each of these projects included: Design of Advertising and Graphic Material that included: Ads, Corporate Identities, Corporate Manuals, Reports, Brochures, Posters, Banners, Branding etc. The design, production and installation of exhibition material that included anything from installing banners to the setup and installations of displays and stalls. Installation of signage Interior & Exterior decorating application Managing clients Managing junior designers Maintaining fluent office operations Corresponding with print houses Quality control Meetings with clients and suppliers



Print24

• Pre Press Trade Worker

  • Apr 2007 - Feb 2010

  Consisted of a team of 7 employees. From marked-up text corrections, spell checks and formatting documents to pre-arranged templates. Expected to take a designer's layout and make sure that it’s ready for pre-press and press. Technical knowledge and skills needed from a Mac Operator/Finished Artist point of view to produce the final product. Hands on with all relevant press and pre-press equipment to perform task such as cutting, scoring, foiling, stamping, collating, bookbinding, laminating. Design and printing of Ads, Corporate Identities, Corporate Manuals, Reports, Brochures, Posters, Banners etc. The design, production and installation of exhibition material that included anything from installing banners to the setup and installations of displays and stalls. Using computer applications (Apple & PC platform) to generate images, text, layouts and impositions for press and other visual media displays. Preparing, correcting and finish art of images, text and layout for press purposes and reproduction. Operating graphic cameras and other photographic equipment for reproduction onto films, plates and digital devices. Operating computer screen-based equipment for uploading, archiving, scanning, creative designing, retouching, imposing, colour correction & separation and other processes for film transfer to plates or digital output production. Carrying out digital and physical proofing and correcting from digital or a hardcopy source. Quality control that includes evaluating printed proofs and checking and correcting them for quality.



56 Street Advertising

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2003 - Feb 2007

  Consisted of a team of 4 employees working on individual and combined design projects that included everything from brainstorming ideas and concepts, to designing for big and small clients, implementing marketing strategies and collaborating closely with Print24 and other repro houses to produce signage and marketing material. Design and printing of Ads, Corporate Identities, Corporate Manuals, Reports, Brochures, Posters, Banners etc. Using computer applications (Apple & PC platform) to generate images, text, layouts and impositions for press and other visual media displays. Preparing, correcting and finish art of images, text and layout for press purposes and reproduction. Operating graphic cameras and other photographic equipment for reproduction onto films, plates and digital devices. Operating computer screen-based equipment for uploading, archiving, scanning, creative designing, retouching, imposing, colour correction & separation and other processes for film transfer to plates or digital output production. Carrying out digital and physical proofing and correcting from digital or a hardcopy source. Managing clients Managing junior designers Maintaining fluent office operations Quality control that includes evaluating printed proofs and checking and correcting them for quality.



Planet Pixl School of Advertising

• Part Time Lecturer

  • Feb 2003 - Nov 2004

  Taught 1st and 2nd year Communication Design. Was also actively involved with student relations, orientation and all round school troubleshooting. I also designed the schools marketing material, corporate identity, stationary, ads, printing and distributing promotional items and organizing and setup of exhibition materials etc. DUTIES: Prepared and gave lectures/design projects for 1st and 2nd year Communication Design students Production Processes for Graphic Design Printing of school promotional and student learning material Evaluate student advertising and graphic material



Central University of Technology

• Part Time Lecturer Assistant / Student Assistant

  • Feb 2001 - Nov 2002

  DUTIES: Design project interpretation Assist with design concepts Printing, servicing and maintenance of laser and inkjet printers Printing of student material and portfolio work Taught Macintosh and software usage Computer room troubleshooting DUTIES: Design project interpretation Assist with design concepts Printing, servicing and maintenance of laser and inkjet printers Printing of student material and portfolio work Taught Macintosh and software usage Computer room troubleshooting