Design Marketing

JOHN RAMIREZ **** Regent Pl #A* Brooklyn NY 112**-***-*** 6386 /

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CAREER PROFILE

Highly creative and multi-talented designer with diverse experience in

graphic and industrial design. Extraordinary collaborative and

interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed written and

verbal communication abilities. Exceptionally skilled in

client and vendor relations; talented at building and maintaining prolific

partnerships. Passionate and inventive creator of visionary and innovative

design concepts, strategies and solutions. Accustomed to performing under

deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working within budget

requirements and extreme attention to detail.

Adept designer with demonstrated ability to identify, develop and implement

design opportunities, concepts and strategies that create value for

business, support user/consumer needs and contribute to enhanced user

experience. Keep current with changes in the industry through continuing

self-development.

Areas of Expertise

. Conceptual Prototyping

. Materials

. Human Factors

. Universal Design Principles

. Empathic Design

. Sustainable Design

. Ethnographic Research Methods

. Manufacturing Processes

. Branding & Brand Identity

. Signage & Wayfinding

. Logo Design

. Portfolio & Proposal Design

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, 2004

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harkess-Ord, New York, New York, Apr. 2010 - Sept. 2010

Freelance Graphic Designer

Exemplified a thorough comprehension of signage and wayfinding principles,

environmental and information design in order to develop on a site-by-site

basis signage schemes and complex sign families that implemented the

clients brand identity on a global scale. In collaboration with the Design

Manager, specialized in developing and rolling out global signage and

wayfinding systems while utilizing a technical understanding of materials,

product design, engineering and installation.

Cooper, Robertson & Partners, New York, New York, Mar. 2008 - Jun. 2009

Freelance Graphic/Production Designer

Created new design concepts and themes for marketing and collateral

materials. Collaborated with creative and marketing teams to design and

produce artwork, architectural renderings, site plans and maps for

submission proposals and portfolios used in marketing and promotional

materials.

BAMdesign, New York, New York, Oct. 2006 - Jan. 2008

Freelance Designer Assistant

Transformed project subject matter into successful promotional material and

marketing collateral. Created design themes and graphics for marketing

presentations. Established prolific working relationships between clients

and vendors to assist in project management and insure projects success.

Utilized vendor contacts to research new construction materials and to

maintain and update material/sample library. Initiated accounting protocols

that would streamline management of operational, financial and

administrative functions.

Dynomighty Design Inc., Brooklyn, New York, Oct. 2005 - Jan. 2008

Freelance Assistant Designer

Generated design solutions and concepts for personal and home accessories,

packaging and displays. Collaborated with Senior Designer to integrate

corporate branding into product lines, marketing collateral and website.

Translated product designs into illustrative schematics to assist and

ensure the highest quality in the manufacturing process.

McGraw Hill, New York, New York, Oct. 2007 - Dec. 2007

Freelance Production Designer

Created and revised page layouts for the annual production of the McGraw

Hill Construction directory. Retouched and resized images for use in

advertisement layouts.

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Journey Intellectual Properties, Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 2003 - Jun. 2005

Freelance Product Development

Identified design opportunities by extrapolating and interpreting

user/market research data. Integrated sustainable energy resources into

product development. Communicated and presented design strategies through

the use of multimedia presentations. Instituted an integrated innovation

model to distinguish product opportunities that would support user needs

and activities, generate value for business and utilize technologies,

materials and manufacturing processes that would reduce/eliminate negative

environmental impacts.

Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, Arizona, Jun. 2003 - Sept. 2003

Exhibit Designer - Intern

Surveyed exhibit space and provided integral input in floor configurations.

Tailored new design concepts to space restrictions and themes. Interpreted

design solutions into illustrative modeled environments. Documented the

design process from survey of floor plans to construction of exhibits.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Platforms

Mac, Windows

Applications

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator

and InDesign; Quark Xpress

Additional Skills

Model Building, Sketching, Rendering

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