10 years of extensive experience in graphic and web design, creative and technical illustration, gif and flash animations. Have strong conceptual and design skills. Was responsible for the graphic presentation and navigation of websites, developing and monitoring standards for user interfaces, page design, and graphics development. Worked as part of a cross-functional team with Information Architect, Producer, HTML and JAVA Developers and Engineers. Was responsible for visual and media design for all web-based products, including the final products released to the marketplace, prototypes for field testing, as well as advertising and sales promotion products (in print and web-based).
Provided support to Marketing and Business Development groups for collateral and other print graphic needs. Created page layout design for flyers, data sheets, CD covers and other printed materials. Have experience in brand development and positioning, sensitivity to customer acquisition and retention, and an understanding of how design requirements are integrated with a company's business model and product marketing strategies able to manage design requirements within schedule and resource constraints. Provided creative direction and vision for all print materials, while overseeing and ensuring all elements that require creative execution coincide and support the corporate brand. Experienced in managing a creative staff. Have extensive experience in graphic design, creative and technical illustration. Have thorough knowledge of Mac and PC graphic and page layout programs. Experience with 3D modeling, rendering and animation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Web/Graphic designer (July 2000-present)
Playatec.com, Burlingame CA
Responsible for the graphic presentation and navigation of websites, develop and monitor standards for user interfaces, page design, and graphics development. Provide support to Marketing and Business Development groups for collateral and other print graphic needs. Responsible for driving the visual and media design styles throughout deployment of final product. Create page layout design for flyers, data sheets, CD covers, Monthly reports and other printed materials. Create artwork, technical illustration, gif and flash animations for print/web publications and presentations. Work as part of a cross-functional team with Information Architect, Producer, HTML and JAVA Developers and Engineers and Business Experts to develop web sites. Manage product through completion including time schedules, cost budgets, and quality of final delivery. Provide design solutions appropriate to product priority and budget. Supervise all print creative produced by outside vendors.

Art Director (June 1999-July 2000)
Digital Bridge, Burlingame CA
Developed all Digital Bridge and Digital Bridge clients branding and marketing materials including logos, business cards, folders, brochures, marketing collaterals and catalogs, postcards, presentations, print advertising, web sites and exhibit booth. Provided support to Marketing and Business Development groups for collateral and other print/web graphic needs. Produced designs and specifications for web sites, design screen layouts, graphics, illustrations, icons and other visual elements. Direct other designers to maintain visual consistency and high design/production values across entire product suite. Develop future GUI guidelines. Worked with development team to implement and refine page design and UI. Shape the direction and corporate identity and the design, "look and feel" and user graphical experience for web site and print material. Managed design requirements within schedule and resource constraints.

Media/Web designer (1998-1999)
ITP Electronic Learning, Foster City, CA
Was responsible for visual and media design in for all web-based products, including the final products released to the marketplace, prototypes for field testing, as well as advertising and sales promotion products (in print and web-based). Prepared online sketches, storyboards and complete detail artwork from verbal or written instructions for educational products. Created artwork and animation to be used in eLearning products. Was responsible for driving the visual and media design styles throughout deployment of final product. Created GUI design, screen layouts and artwork for the web products. Located artwork within each OpCo, converted images to web suitable file format. Ensured accuracy of artwork rights and permissions. Integrated artwork into projects content. Created page layout design for flyers, data sheets, CD covers and other printed materials using Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Worked directly with project coordinators and marketing managers. Worked on multiple projects simultaneously. Prepared specifications for third-party vendors developing design for use in product. Managed product through completion including time schedules, cost budgets, and quality of final delivery.

Graphic designer/Flash animator (1998-Contract)
JSource, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
Created GUI design, screen layouts and images for web-based java application using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Created Flash animation to illustrate application content.
Work as part of a cross-functional team with Information Architect, Producer, HTML and JAVA Developers and Engineers. Managed design requirements within schedule and resource constraints.

Graphic designer (1998-Contract)
DSP Communications, Cupertino, CA
Created Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for a new product. Created illustrations and charts processed photo images and illustrations in Adobe Photoshop. Created cover and layout design for company brochure using Quark XPress and Adobe Photoshop.

Page layout designer (1998-Contract)
Creative Labs, Milpitas, CA
Created page layout design for flyers, data sheets, CD covers and other printed materials using Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Prepared page layouts and complete detail artwork from verbal or written instructions. Worked directly with project coordinators and marketing managers to achieve project goals. Managed product through completion including time schedules, cost budgets, and quality of final delivery. Work on multiple projects simultaneously.

3D Artist/Technical Illustrator (1998-Contract)
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Was responsible for creating illustrations and marketing materials using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, 3D Strata StudioPro, Adobe FrameMaker and other PC and Macintosh graphics, layout and 3D programs. Created and updated images for use on-line and Printed User Guide and Quick Guide publications. Created 2D shapes for importation into 3D programs. Created and imported 2D shapes, labels, colormaps and bumpmaps into Strata StudioPro and created 3D models. Rendered 3D models and coordinated all documentation against technical illustration specifications. Maintained illustrations database. Worked directly with technical writers, editors, and production/graphic artists.

Page layout designer (1998-Contract)
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA
Created page layout design for Oracle Education 1999 catalog using and cavorted Quark fails into Macintosh Word 95 and 97 templates for global usage. Worked closely with graphic designers and marketing managers to achieve project goals.

Multimedia Specialist (1997- 1998)
Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, CA
Created content for web-based multimedia tool. Processed isometric drawings and Photo CD images in Photoshop and other graphics programs. Tracked images and photo CDs in access database. Using proprietary authoring environment, annotated images with electronic and paper-based data. Consulted with project photographers to optimize photographs for electronic display and compression. Rendered 3D files from HP Solid Designer or AutoCAD into 2D images. Maintained a leadership role in identifying models to be documented for system integration. Developed and implemented work plans and schedules to address heavy workloads and strict time constrain. Coordinated all documentation efforts; verify all documents against the corporate style guide.

Graphic Designer (1996-1997)
Digiratti Technologies Inc., San Jose, CA
Created screen layouts and banners design for navigational structures. Was responsible for GUI design and creation graphics for decoration and navigation on the web and web-based projects using cross-platform and cross-application file conversion and compression. Created on- and off-line illustrations, logos, characters, and trade show design. Worked closely with media production engineers to achieve project goals.

Technical Illustrator (1995-1996)
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA
Produced mechanical drawings for product manuals and catalogs. Incorporated existing drawings into projects. Created layouts of isometric exploded views from engineering blueprints, photographs, and actual machine parts utilizing AutoCAD and FastCAD. Maintained illustrations database. Transition from board work to AutoCAD files.

Graphic/Technical Illustrator (1995)
Graphico Design Group, San Jose, CA
Created mechanical drawings and layouts for product manuals and catalogs. Developed illustrations for software packages, trade show posters and other printed materials, using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Quark XPress and other graphics and page layout programs. Worked directly with technical writers, editors, and production/graphic artists to achieve project goals.

EDUCATION

Diploma in Multimedia Design, Masters Institute, San Jose, CA

Diploma in AutoCAD Drafting, On-line Design, San Jose, CA

Bachelors Degree in Fine Art and Design, Belarussian University of Art and Design, Minsk, Belarus

PORTFOLIO

References and Portfolio furnished upon request. Portfolio is also available at:
http://www.groupera.com/igor/

Web sites: http://www.playatec.com http://www.paperspaces.com http://www.beamentor.org http://www.BayStreetSolutions.com http://www.sfwizard.com E-mail:inazarenko@groupera.com