ME’VEN ZABAT
Union City, CA
meven55@yahoo.com
http://www.coroflot.com/mevenzabat
SENIOR LEVEL GRAPHIC DESIGNER
SKILLS
* Print design
* Illustration
* Project management
* Needs assessment
* Marketing collateral
* Ad design
* Desktop publishing
* Typography
* POP
* Technical illustration
* Silkscreen color separation
* Camera-ready art
* Oil, acrylic, watercolor, and gouache painting
* Pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, pastels, and caricature sketching
12 years graphic design experience.
* Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, FreeHand, CorelDraw, In Design, Image Ready, Flash, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, HTML, MS Office Suite, Win and Mac Platforms,
* Home Office Includes: Windows XP, Windows 7, Fax, Copier, High-Speed Internet, and Telephone.
WORK HISTORY
Children's book Illustrator
Thistlewood Publishing
21012 - present
Freelance Graphic Designer
me’graphics
1997-Present
* Develop creative designs for print and management of production.
* Designs and produce compelling creative ideas.
* Print Graphic Design
* Collateral for Corporate Events
* Corporate Identity and Marketing and Promotion Materials
* Magazine ad design
* Specializing in identity, collateral, print advertising, indoor and outdoor advertising, direct mail, web banners and web design.
Event Director
City of San Pablo (Philippines)
2004-2008
* Freelance senior designer and consultant at San Pablo City Tourism Council and Cultural Society of San Pablo, Inc., a government assisted marketing agency.
* Develop creative designs for print and management of production.
Print Graphic Design
* Collateral for Corporate Events
* Corporate Identity and Marketing Communication Materials
* Design and conceptualize Museum and Tourism activities promotional materials
* Illustration of the City’s History and Legends of the Seven Lakes as Museum informative materials
Interior Design
* Stage and Production Design for community events
* Design community events display
* Close coordination with Event sponsors, Advertising Agency and Media
Creative Director
Quattro Elementes
2004-2007
* Full-time senior level designer at Quattro Elementes.
* Developed creative designs for print and management of production.
* Managed designers to maintain workflow.
* Projects include print ads, direct mails, packaging design, self-promotional materials, and animation
Print Graphic Design
* Collateral for Corporate and Special Events such as Corporate logo to outdoor poster/banners/tarpaulins to simple teaser / animation
* Coordinates Production Design for Special and Fund-raising events
* Close coordination with Event sponsors, Advertising Agency and Media
Marketing Manager / Print Graphic Designer
Tierra De Oro Resort-Hotel
1997-2000
* Full-time Graphic Designer and Marketing Manager at a Resort-Hotel.
* Designed themed corporate events, creation of creative materials and marketing and promotion collaterals
Print Graphic Design
* Company product advertisements via postcards, magazines, brochures, flyers
* Design of corporate logo and souvenir items
* Media consultations for advertising and promotion
Print Graphic Designer (Part-Time)
Milmar Distillery
1998-2001
* Created packaging, marketing and promotion materials
Print Graphic Design
* Company product advertisements via banners, streamers, flyers, brochures
* Design Corporate giveaways such as t-shirts, calendars, posters
* Inserts for company publications and directories
* Packaging design for different varieties of coconut wine
Previously employed as Art Supervisor/Interior Designer with Glico Fun Corporation (1993-1995).
EDUCATION
Assumption College, Philippines
Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design, 1993
Platt College, Los Angeles, CA
Associate of Arts, Graphic Design, 1996
Most Outstanding Student
Graphic Excellence Award
Glendale College, CA
Cartooning, Short course, 1997
San Pablo City, Philippines
Certified Internet Professional Program, Informatics Computer Institute, 2002
Several classes and seminars in Painting, Illustration
AFFILIATIONS
Junior Chamber International Philippines, San Pablo Chapter
STR-West Newsletter Editor-in-chief 1998
Area 3 Newsletter Editor-in-chief 2001
2004 Most Outstanding Chapter President of the Year, Southern Luzon Area Conference
Designed Philippine Jaycees National logo : 2002 JC C.A.R.E.S & 2003 JC L.E.A.D.S
PRIME Graduate 2003 (Training for Trainers)
Local Aids Council, San Pablo City
San Pablo City Tourism Council
Board Member: Public Relations officer
Special Events Committee
Cultural Society of San Pablo City, Inc.
Board Member