Expert Graphic Designer/Art Director. My experience incorporates the ability to teach and execute industrial and communication design. I have teaching experience on both undergraduate and graduate level in Art History, Studio, and Communication Design classes. I also have hands on, industry experience in sales, branding, publishing, retouching and Advertising Design. I have worked as a Creative Director in various fields of graphic design

Professional Experience

10/2010 - 12/2011           Garfield Harry Photography. New York, NY
Graphic Designer and Customer Service
    Facilitated customer relations by supplying service information, elaborating, selling and finalizing the designs for impression. Designed web pages and print design. Worked on retouching and photographic stylization. 

2/2009 - 9/2010              Double Xxposure Publicity Agency. New York, NY
Graphic Designer, Creative and Marketing Director (Part Time)
    Maintained a close relationship with customers, unwrapped the visual identity of their public images and directed individualized marketing plans. Developed identity systems designed for visual impact through the use of PowerPoint in advertising and marketing. Used Adobe CS5 in the design of logotypes and the overall visual identity for media and advertising campaigns (Media kits)

10/2008 - 8/2010 Briarcliffe College. New York, NY
Professor of Digital Imaging Adobe CS5
    Developed the student’s knowledge of the process of printing and digital imaging through the use of Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop (CS5). I lectured about the business of the graphic design and the legal issues. Taught construction of electronic documents (PDF), image manipulation, color correction, masks, channels, special effects and filters for printing, web and video. 

2/2007 - 5/2008              Maxim Legal LLC. New York, NY /Paris, France
Main Specialist in Legal Graphics
    Developed identity systems suitable for corporate visual impact. Built digital presentations using PowerPoint, HTML, InDesign, Flash, Illustrator and Photoshop to demonstrate and visually define cases in court. Designed www.maximlegal.com.

12/2006 - 1/2007    Britto Central. Miami, FL
Gallery Assistant and Salesperson
    Drove and sold works of art, provided digital work in CS5, worked in office management, data bases, packing and transportation. Provided administrative support to the gallery staff.

7/2005 - 8/2006              Aquarius Beach Resort, Cabo Rojo, PR. USA
Customer service and Sales

    Welcomed potential buyers, giving them the sales presentation. Showing timeshared villages and closing the agreements with a final average of 90 % of success. Established the relation between the tourist and the hotel, following up on payments and ensuring complete customer satisfaction.

Education
2001 - 2005 Masters in Graphic Design
          Inter American University of Puerto Rico, PR. USA
1997 - 2001 Bachelors in Illustration and Media Design
               Pratt Institute, New York, NY. USA

2010Bartending and Mixology Certification 
                                New York Bartending School, New York, NY. USA
       
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Languages
English: High, native level. 
Spanish: High, native level.
French and Catalan: Conversational level.

Information 
TechnologyExpert in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Expert in IBM, PC and MAC platforms, Adobe CS5, and PDF construction.

Awards and Distinctions

Pratt Institute, New York, NY. I reward Circle of Honor, 5/2001.
Pratt Institute, New York, NY. I reward Outstanding Merit in the illustration, 5/2001.

Subventions and Scholarships
Institute of Doctoral Education in Visual Arts. IDSVA, Maine, USA. 2009-10: $3500.00

Fellowship (Grant RDB a scholarship) Universidad of Calgary, Canada. 2006: $2000.00

Scholarship workshop Inter American University Of Puerto Rico, USA. 2005: $1500.00