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OANA BABETI Professional Illustrator/Graphic Designer with strong and diverse background in Fine Arts; also, a Textile Designer experienced working with renowned fashion labels such as HUE and Donna Karan New York Home. Advanced knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop reflecting a deep, creative and innovative artistic vision; exceptional drawing and painting skills, combined with a strong eye for visual style, color, texture and composition. Graduated Magna *** Laude from Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York with a major in Textile Surface Design. Fluent in English and Romanian, intermediate French and Italian ACHIEVEMENTS Designed book covers and book illustrations for various publications that were printed and sold in Europe Commissioned to create posters, brochures, logos, business cards, post cards, CD covers and banners for various events in Canada, The United States and Europe Venues include: literary and philosophy conferences, art and photography exhibitions, concerts, interior design store promotions, etc. Designed textile prints (conversational, animals, florals, geometric) for the women’s sleepwear North American market; they were produced and sold among other stores at Bloomingdales, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom Rack, Sam’s, Belk (The United States) and The Bay (Canada) COMPUTER SKILLS PC and Macintosh Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, U4ia, Microsoft Office, Excel FINE ARTS SKILLS Strong eye for color, shape, size, texture and layout in the creation of promotional materials Experienced in using a variety of methods - painting, sculpting or illustration - and a wide range of media, including oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, pencils, pen, ink and markers Skilled in covering a variety of styles, from the realistic to the abstract DEMONSTRATED ABILITIES Creative, hardworking and dedicated Detail minded Punctual, reliable and organized Customer oriented Adaptable, supportive and competitive Strong, self-motivated team worker Ability to train, coach and manage teams Friendly, courteous and congenial RELATED EXPERIENCE Illustration and Graphic Design THE CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF THEORY AND CRITICISM & THE DEPT. OF MODERN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, London, ON 2003-2011 Graphic Designer / Illustrator Textile Design Experience HUE, KAYSER-ROTH CORPORATION, New York, NY 2009-present An affiliate of The Golden Lady Group Textile Designer / Freelance DONNA KARAN NEW YORK HOME, New York, NY 2003 Intern / Internship HUE, CALVIN KLEIN, KAYSER-ROTH CORPORATION, New York, NY 2002 An affiliate of The Golden Lady Group Textile Designer / Freelance ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Fashion Retail Experience Assistant Manager, LE CHATEAU, London, ON 2008-2010 Visual Presentation Coordinator / Assistant Manager / Associate Manager JACOB CONNEXION & JACOB JUNIOR, London, ON 2006-2008 Visual Merchandiser, DYNAMITE GROUP, London, ON 2005-2006 Sales Associate, LAURA CANADA, London, ON 2004-2005 Manager, VILLAGE SCANDAL, New York, NY 2000-2003 TEXTILE DESIGN EXHIBITIONS FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, New York, NY 2003 “The Textile Design Graduating Exhibition” Screen printing, weaving and decorative designs FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, New York, NY 2000-2003 “The Biannual Textile Design Exhibition” Floral, fiber art and screen printing designs JACOB JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER, New York, NY 2000 “Direction”- The International Fashion Fabric Exhibition Floral design, watercolor on paper EDUCATION FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Magna *** Laude May 2003 Textile Surface Design major FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Associate in Applied Science, *** Laude May 2001 Textile Surface Design major THE UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS, Bucharest, Romania Stage and Costume Design major June 1998 HONORS AND AWARDS Fashion Institute of Technology, Dean’s List Award Winner of The Home Fashion Products Association, New York, NY 2002 REFERENCES AND PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST