Alireza Ahmadi

Sunnyvale, California ***** - 415-***-**** adcu5v@r.postjobfree.com

Fully Work Authorized No Visa Sponsorship Required. Open to relocation www.alirezaphotography.com . www.largoimages.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A creative leader with extensive experience at developing and refining brands and bringing products to market. Especially good at breathing new life into existing brands when they need a boost or a redesign. Expert at creating and implementing high-level creative and innovative design to create a cohesive brand look on all platforms. A strategic thinker and storyteller who is able to work in a supervisory role or hands-on as needed. Areas of Expertise: Brand Strategy + Design, Creative Leader, Creative Motivation, Brand Redesign, Packaging + Print + Web, Video Production. 15 years of experience in various graphic design and photography fields with an excellent technical understanding of photography, graphic design, videography, filmmaking, and printing. KEY SKILLS

• Proficient in photography: weddings, portraits, fashion events and architectural photography

• Expertise in large, medium and small (35 mm) format cameras, electronic lights and accessories using different techniques

• Proficient in Videography and Digital Filmmaking: Documentaries, Music Videos, Fashion and PSA

• Adept in logo design, Corporate Identity (CI), posters & web design

• Skilled in packaging, catalog & brochure design

• Skilled in printing management, visual communications, visual problem solving

• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)

• Expertise in Apple (Final Cut Pro, Motion & Compressor)

• Proficient in Microsoft (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and iMovie

• Fluent in English, French, and Farsi

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Photographer / Graphic Designer and the Filmmaker. Nov 2016 - Present Largo Images, Atherton, CA

Directed, and Edited three Documentaries, Two Music Videos and four Short Films. Photographed over 36 projects including the weddings, events, family photography, portraits, real estate photography and videography.

Acquired over 10 new accounts by promoting photography and documentary making in 12 public places and self- advertising in 16 events

Photographer / Graphic Designer. Feb 2014 – Sept 2016 Rayzan Creative, Tehran, Iran

An advertising agency with eight employees that is part of the Rayzan International Conference Center Produced and managed the printing process of two book titles and one magazine issue a month Photographed and designed more than 25+ titles of brochures, catalogs, billboards, posters or advertising packages a month for Conference Center’s clients

Designed logo and layout for Iranshahr magazine (Persian Culture, Philosophy, Literature, and History Magazine) and supervised printing of three volumes

Designed the logo and layout for Rayzan Books (Iranian Publisher for the Cultural and Artistic Institute of the same country) for three different series

Photographed 25 private events of Rayzan Books including 19 authors’ meetings and six book launches Photographer. Oct 2008 – Sept 2016

C.G.I.E, Tehran, Iran

A scientific-research institution founded in March 1983 with the purpose of editing and publishing general and technical encyclopedias as well as reference books with more than 300 employees Created a strong image bank including 3000+ photos for the center; documented meetings and events Photographed researchers, events, interior and exterior of the complex for advertisings and website Designed 12 book titles and photographed 19 meetings and events Designed the CGIE website: CGIE website with using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop in four months Photographer. Apr 2006 – July 2013

Studio Abbasi, Tehran, Iran

Design studio based in Tehran and Toronto known with its well-known works for creditable Iranian brands. Photographed products, models or staged scenes for using in advertising, packaging, brochures or catalogues from well- known Iranian brands like Behrizan Design, Cheshmak, Oghab Halva, Amelon, Nilper, Shila, Samira and many others Photographed 34 Clients’ interior design projects including stores, booths in exhibitions and offices Documented all company’s products by using photography as a medium instead of 3D images or vector files ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Volunteer Photographer/Graphic Designer. Nov 2016 - Present San Mateo Public Library, San Mateo, CA

Designed six posters and photographed five events with attendees ranging from two to four hundred for each event Volunteer Photographer. March 2018

Persian Women in Tech, San Francisco CA

Photographed two of the Persian New Year, Nowruz at San Francisco City Hall in 2017 and 2018 with around 1,000 participants each year

Manager and supervisor. May 2000 – June 2008

Book City, Karnameh, Tehran, Niavaran

EDUCATION

Study in the college of San Mateo and Skyline College, California. Fall 2018-Present Digital Filmmaking and Digital video production courses Bachelor of Arts (BA), Photography. 2006

Honar University, Tehran, Iran

The University of Art, with seven faculties and one international campus, is one of the accredited universities in Iran Associate's Degree in Architecture. 1999

Soore University, Tehran, Iran

SU, commonly known as the "Iranian CalArts", is a private research university, it is often ranked as one of Iran’s most prestigious universities in the field

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/AFFILIATIONS

• Advanced Studio Lighting Course, Lorca Studio, Tehran, Iran. 2005

• View Camera in Advertising Photography, Farhood Haghi Studio, Tehran, Iran. 2005

• Advanced Product Photography in Haghi Studio, Tehran, Iran. 2004

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