CONTACT

A young Canadian designer who

pushes his creativity to design

unique, timeless, and functional

work.

Ryan has been immersed in

urban culture, print, digital

and consumer product

industries; working first hand

with manufacturers to produce

aesthetically pleasing works

that last. His combination being

laid back with a high work

ethic is refreshing for many.

He is mindful with practices of

sustainability.

Concept Development, Digital

& Retail Marketing, History and

Theory of Art and Architecture,

UI/UX Design, Market Analysis,

Model Making, Packaging

Design, Merchandising,

Sketching, Branding, Identity

Design

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Indesign

Wordpress

Invision UX/UI

Social Media

Team Work

Creativity

Leadership

Organization

Stress Management

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Muse

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SKILLS

WHY ME?

2017 - Present

2014 - Present

2009 - Present

2015

2013-2014

2013

EDUCATOR

lululemon athletica

Providing guests with education in the areas of product, culture, and community by speaking authentically about product use.

Collaborating on branding initiatives for social media platform to gain relevancy with potential customer base.

Receiving and processing stock from the warehouse

WORK EXPERIENCE

LAYOUT

DESIGN

UX/UI

DESIGN

CONCEPT

DESIGN

WEB

DESIGN

GRAPHIC DESIGNER linkedin.com/in/ryantaffe/

RYAN

TAFFE

EDUCATION

2015 - 2016

2008 - 2014

2003 - 2007

GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERACTIVE MEDIA

RCCI Institute of Technology (Toronto Film School) Presidents List Recipient

Toronto, ON

HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE

Carleton University

Minor Computer Science and Business Management

Ottawa, ON

BREBEUF COLLEGE SCHOOL

Student Council Executive Member

Principals Award Recipient.

Toronto, ON

GRAPHIC DESIGNER/MARKETING COORDINATOR

Direct Target Promotions

Communicate with Clients, Account Reps and Advertising Agencies to effectively meet clients’ needs and publishing deadlines for several different publications. Proof ads to ensure that: there are no typographical errors; content is accurate; all client requests and advertising objectives have been met. Designing new advertisements and Executing changes to update existing ads for clients.

Toronto, ON

Toronto, ON

GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ART DIRECTOR

Rtaffe Design-Freelance

Constructing brand identities that embody the vision of owners that speak to their target market

Utilizing time management to prioritize multiple projects to ensure their completion according to schedule and specifications Working with print vendors on proof approvals and file uploads Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems. Toronto, ON

CUSTOMER SERVICE/FINANCIAL OPERATION SUPPORT

ADESA Openlane

Compiling data and amending data errors created by programming errors in the computing system.

Amending data created by Sales Force system errors Creating documentation for dealers on payment information pertaining to selling and purchasing vehicles

Coordinating vehicle locations and deliveries for dealers with third party vendors Toronto, ON

QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF RCMP TEAM

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Providing correspondence with missions from around the world ensuring a high level of data integrity is maintained

Facilitating the training of program support officers for the Query Response Coordinators (QRC)

Performing quality assurance reviews on immigration visitor records Training new hires and writing procedures, parlaying with missions from around the world ensuring a high level of data integrity is maintained Experience in performing general clerical duties within an office environment, managing and preparing correspondence, record management, data entry Ottawa, ON

CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT

ServisAir

Giving high quality customer service to customers and empathizing with customers to create connections to help in calming down customers during high stress situations

Ensuring passengers are aware of airport and airline safety, as well as checking and boarding them aboard the plane in accordance to airport standards Complying with security standards and Transit Canada law Ottawa, ON

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