Design Training

Hooshang Yashar

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DUBLIN, CA *4568

HOME: 925-***-**** ( MOBILE: 925-***-****

***************@*****.*** ( ********@*******.***

www.ygraphix.com

Objective: Seeking a position in the field of Graphic Design, Industrial

Design, Illustration or related discipline.

Professional Experience

Freelance Design and Illustrations, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, 2009 to

Present

Title: Contract Graphic Designer/Illustrator

Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA, 2004 to 2009

Title: Designer/Illustrator/Desktop Publisher

Description: Responsible for the design and production of:

4- to 24-page Design Guides from beginning to production, which included

layouts, marketing material, product illustrations, and electronic

publishing ( Full-color magazine ads, cover designs, collateral, brochures

( Two-color and full-color engineering journals ( Marketing collateral

including brochures and handouts ( Tradeshow graphics ( Designed full-color

graphics that accompanied new product press releases ( Special projects as

required by management ( Suggested ideas and visual concepts for customer

satisfaction.

Freelance Design and Illustrations, Silicon Valley, CA, 2001 to 2004

Title: Contract Graphic Artist/Illustrator

Lucent Technologies, Pleasanton, CA, 1997 to 2001

Title: Designer/Illustrator

Description: Established and maintained corporate graphic standards,

styles, and formats. Worked closely with art directors, writers, marketing

managers, and publication department. ( Designed promotional material such

as flyers, data sheets, covers, logos, and sales-generation cards for

marketing and training. ( Created a wide range of icons using Illustrator

and PhotoShop and incorporated them into conceptual diagrams for training

seminars, publication manuals, and web sites. ( (2D) and (3D)

illustrations, charts, and graphs for publication and training manuals.

Skills

. Ability to handle a variety of projects simultaneously, and in an orderly

manner.

. Proficient in design, strong typography, image formats, corporate

identity and print processes.

. Proficiency in managing projects

. Versatile in freehand product sketches, comps, renderings, graphic arts,

and fine arts.

. Professional, innovative and creative, consistently meeting deadlines.

. Excellent communication skills

. Adobe CS4, Acrobat 9 Pro, QuarkXpress 6, Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver

Education and Training

. Bachelor of Science; Industrial Design, San Jose State University, San

Jose, CA

. Design and Renderings, Los Angeles College of Design, Los Angeles, CA

. Graphics, College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

. Independent Fine Artist, Oil Paintings, www.hooshangyashar.com

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