Paul Gil

Graphic Designer • Web Designer • Illustrator

**** ******** **., *** *******, CA 90065

909-***-**** • acp0o2@r.postjobfree.com • behance.net/kanji2000

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

I am a highly creative graphic designer/ web designer/ and illustrator. My work history ranges from logo and one page

flyers, to multi-page brochures and brand documents, to personal and business websites. I believe that the diversity of my

work experiences give me a unique perspective that is needed in order to complete projects on time according to the client's

needs and satisfaction.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

• Logo & Identity Design

• Business Cards

• Brochures & Stationeries

• Company Advertisement

• Product Placement

• Posters & Flyers

• Book Covers

• Typography

• Layouts

• Mock-Ups

SOFTWARE

Graphic Design Illustration

• Photoshop • Paint Tool Sai

• Illustrator • Corel Painter

• InDesign • Sketchup

• Corel Draw • Paintstorm Studio

• Corel Paint • Sketchup

Web Design Clerical/Office

• Dreamweaver • Microsoft Word

• Notepad ++ • Microsoft Excel

• Komodo Edit • Microsoft PowerPoint

• Adobe Fireworks • Corel WordPad

• HTML • Mac OS and Windows

• CSS

• JavaScript

• Wordpress

• JQuery

EDUCATION

Concept Design Academy - Took classes in storyboarding and Vehicle Concept Design

Animation Guild - Took classes in sketching and composition for Visual Development

West Coast University - Achieved a Bachelor's degree in Science for Computer Science

De La Salle University - Completed three years of a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with

Computer Applications

WEB & MULTIMEDIA

• Corporate Websites

• Wordpress Websites

• Banners

• Flash Animation

• PowerPoint Presentations

• Photography

ILLUSTRATION

• Digital Illustrations

• Hand Drawn Work

• Vector Drawings

• Photo Editing

• Photo Manipulation

• Instructional Drawings

REFERENCES

Dr. Robert Reiher - President, Innertainment - 818-***-****

Punky McLemore - Software Test Manager - 973-***-****

Earl Lacsamana - Web and Applications Developer - 323-***-****

Cheryl Elliot - Freelance Animation Director - 203-***-****

Ian Cali - President, Yeah Buddy Application - 973-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

It has been an amazing journey both as a person and as an artist. I have been very fortunate to work on some incredible

projects with equally impressive and wonderful people. Read on to gain a peek into the journey I've taken.

1995-1996

Company: Radio Shack

Position: Sales Associate

On my first day at work, I had the highest sales per customer ratio in the entire store due to the sale of high ticket items

despite having little product knowledge. Over the months that followed, I was able to cultivate a loyal base of return

customers that, for the most part, tend to purchase high-end items. The main reason for this is the fact that I am always

honest with my clients. I may not always sell them the most expensive items, but I always do recommend the items they

need the most.

1996-1997

Company: Toon-Us-In Animation

Position: Layout Supervisor

Before starting at Toon-Us-In, I had a choice. I can either complete a set of tests to keep working at Radio Shack, or I can

spend the time creating my portfolio and apply for a job in animation. One was guaranteed employment, and the other was

a long shot. I took the long shot, and started out as a regular layout artist working on my first animation show called

"Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys." After six months of working under extreme deadlines and quality control

checking, I was promoted to Layout Supervisor. I was head of the layout department, in charge of about 20 artists, reporting

directly to the director. My stint as a layout supervisor has led me to work on other shows such as The Simpsons, Dot and

Spot's Christmas Special, and the pilot for the hit show King of the Hill.

1997-1999

Company -Innertainment/The Character Lab

Position - Freelance Artist

For about a year, I was able to secure work as a character and game concept designer for Dr. Robert Reiher and Dr. Dan

Acuff. These two wonderful individuals are consultants who are employed by companies to analyze their children's product

lines. They are also often asked to come up with design directions on occasion. This is where I come in. I am humbled to

be a part of the team that eventually came up with the design for the M&M characters that are popular today. I was also

tasked to re-create the penguin character for the Kid Cuisine food product line which became the most popular kid's lunch

pack for several years.

1997-1999

Company: Klasky Csupo Animation

Position: Layout Artist

I was recruited to work for a short stint as a storyboard artist for the movie, "The Rugrats Movie." Once we had finished out

part, the Layout Supervisor asked me to join his team of layout artists. This turned out to be my highest profile project to

date. Our job was to take the storyboards that were handed to us, and separate the scene into layers. The characters would

be drawn on a piece of paper, while the backgrounds, the overlays and underlays, would each have their own layer. These

pencil drawings are what the viewer would see on screen, prior to the in-between animation and coloring. Suffice to say, the

movie became a huge hit and subsequently spawned several sequels.

1999-2001

Company: Adler Graphics Printing

Position: Graphic Designer

Working at Adler was a challenge. However, it did provide for me the tools to tackle just about any project given a

minimum of tools. The program we had to use at the time was Corel Draw 6. This was the most popular of the drawing

programs back then and the most widely used among printers. During my stint here, I was also able to learn the use of

QuarkXPress, the most popular desktop publishing software at the time. As the sole employee in the graphics department,

my job entailed creating logos, flyers, brochures, and also printing, cutting, and installing signs.

2001-2007

Company: SWEDA, LLC

Position: Graphic Designer

Working at Sweda was my introduction to the fast paced, high stress environment of promotional product sales. Every day,

me and a team of graphic designers were tasked with creating vector illustrations of products in both black and white, and in

color. The black and white product illustrations were used to place the client's logo for production purposes. The color

product illustrations were sent to clients to show them what the final product would look like. Aside from that, we would

also create one page and multi page brochures used by the sales department to bring in new clients and keep our current

clients interested. Due to my excellent communication skills, I was often tasked by the Art Director to construct and write

all communication documents for either the sales people, management, or clients.

2008-2011

Company: Strategic Development Advisors (SDA)

Position: Graphic Designer / Web Designer

Working for SDA, I was finally able to use every skill I learned throughout my career. I was hired to handle everything

graphics and web related. SDA is a relatively new high-end commercial real estate company whose principals came from

CBRE, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country. We are often in collaboration with some of the largest

real estate firms and construction companies such as CBRE, Lewis Development, Forspan, Trachman Indevco, and Caruso,

to name a few. Our projects consisted of large, medium to high-end shopping centers stretching from Los Angeles, all the

way to the San Jacinto Valley. The majority of tenants are large multinationals, with a sprinkling of a few local merchants.

Below is a list of some of the work I've done:

• Company Logo

• Company Brochures

• Business Cards

• Letterheads

• Envelopes

• Website

• Project Brochures

• Project Advertising Books

• Project Flyers

• Email Blasts

• Convention Materials

• Convention Backdrop

• Product Photography

• Project Maps

• Vector Illustrations

Despite having left the company in 2011, every single piece of material in use by the company still uses what I designed all

those years ago, including but not limited to, the logo, website, brochures, business cards, etc.

2011-Present

Company: Innertainment

Position: Freelance Character Concept Designer

Over the years, I have worked with Dan and Bob on various projects of varying sizes. The more current projects include

designing characters for all kinds of children advocate companies. I designed a pair of characters named Reggie Veggie and

Judy Fruity. These two characters became the cornerstone of a program meant to help kids and parents eat healthier. I did

another character called Bag Boy for an organization that promotes self-esteem, exercise, and a healthy diet for kids. The

last project for them was a set of super hero characters that embodied the positive traits that needs nurturing in children, as

well as their respective "evil" counterpart villains.

Company: Platinum Studios

Position: Freelance Character Concept Artist/Storyboard Artist

Platinum Studios created the hit graphic novel "Cowboys Vs. Aliens" which was eventually turned into a hit sci-fi movie.

Despite some negative reviews, the company decided to press forward with product development of an animated comic

book. The director of the project, Cheryl Elliot, contacted me to design the background and characters as well as come up

with the initial storyboard to be used for the film. After working for over 70 hours in the span of one work week (5 days), I

was able to submit completed designs and storyboards according to specifications. It was a victory for us in that it was an

almost impossible task, requiring near sleepless nights. In the end, despite our best efforts, the flop of the movie in terms of

sales led Sony Entertainment to pull the funding for Platinum Studios. Although our project never took off, the work we did

was relatively new and untested. Other companies such as Marvel and DC now employ the methods we used on their own

animated graphic novels.

Company: Profiles In Careers

Position: Freelance Graphic/Web Designer

My relationship with Profiles In Careers actually started while working for Adler Graphics. I designed all of their marketing

material: logo, business cards, letterheads, second sheets, memo pads, ledgers, envelopes, etc.

Company: Yeah Buddy Application

Position: Freelance Graphic/Web/ UI Designer

My business partner and I created an iPhone application that can be used to send alerts when in an emergency. There are

four levels of alerts that people can use depending on the urgency of the situation. Each alert has its own dedicated contact

list and will "alert" these people according to the sender's chosen alert status. My job was to design the look and feel of the

application, from the various logo forms, to the utility interface (UI) and user experience (UX) required by the client. These

designs will become the brand identity of the app as well as the company. Consequently, after creating the app, I also

created their website. The style we agreed on is a one-page, parallax style HTML website. The website is responsive, and

works flawlessly on a wide range of desktop resolutions and mobile devices.

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