SANTIAGO ARCINIEGAS GMEZ

Portfolio: Phone Number: Email Address: Nationality: Summary: My areas of expertise include graphic design with a good understanding of web accessibility and UI design, CSS+HTML basic coding, print media design and digital Illustration. I have studied multimedia communications for over 5 years, and graduated with a BSc. in Social Communications and Visual Media from Sergio Arboleda University. Since 2010 I have been enjoying my work as a freelance designer for various clients around the world. Education www.silverhalogenide.com (+57 1) 2155567 xag@silverhalogenide.com Colombia Mobile Number: Date of Birth: Address: (+57) 3002094845 30/08/1986 Cra 52 #115-38.

2005 2010

BS. Social Communications and Visual media, Sergio Arboleda University

The course gave me practical experience of a wide range of professional aspects of Communications in Multimedia. Via mock client briefs, addressing realistic commercial projects, I undertook the study of and gained skills in: Storytelling Graphic Design Web Design Creative/Editorial Writing Proofreading 2011

Media Analysis
Journalistic Investigations Video Production Pitch Writing and IPR issues

Course, Illustration - Certificate Level, Taller Digital, Fundacin Grau. Digital techniques such as digital painting and vector illustration. Image interpretation, reading and composition. Analogue techniques such as inks, watercolor, acrylic paint and other techniques.

2002 2004

(IT) Training programs - Certified, New Horizons, Bogot CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) E-Commerce, CIW Foundations, CIW Web Site Design, Core hardware & OS A+ Essentials.

Work Experience March 2007 - Present Freelance Graphic Designer/ Web Designer/ Illustrator Working with a variety of clients such as SUNGARD Securities Finance, Editorial Lonja de propiedad raiz de Bogot, Rickz Interiors, and The Canada-Colombia Chamber of Commerce among others. I deliver custom-made website layouts, email newsletters and Illustrations. This work has also included marketing material that includes Video ads, Flash animation, leaflets and invites, among other printed material. Mesaenlinea.com GUI Design, Graphic/ Web Designer for Web Applications (Partnership) Responsibilities: creating innovative, forward thinking visual environments for web solutions. CSS + HTML coding, delivering HTML ready templates generated from PSD designs, using Java to generate visual effects. Politcnico Grancolombiano, Whitney University, Graphic Designer (Freelance) Worked on a several project simultaneously: Redesigned various existing academic publications. Including journals like Paradigma and Panorama. The aim was to create dynamic and forward-looking magazines that kept legacy elements of previous

September 2010 - 2012

February 2010 - Present

publications but improved on layout and space management and, in an effective way showcase, research projects carried on by the university. Created and developed a new concept design for a poetry periodic publication. Enclave de palabras and pure science academic journal Elementos. Type set and laid out academic material for as various publications, including illustrating covers and articles for on-going publications adjusting to international academic standards such as APA. Attended meetings on regular basis, brainstormed & communicated my ideas to a wide range of professionals Used my research, organization and time-management skills to ensure that tight deadlines were met efficiently Worked closely with editors, authors and content producers to deliver high-quality solutions January 2004 Orion Politcnica LTDA, Flash Designer, Web Site Designer (Home Owned Business) Orion Politecnica was launching new online facilities that needed to be designed. Responsibility: Graphic Design, Implementing PHP and MySQL solutions, Flash animations and Project management.

Awards and Voluntary Work IMAGO 2008 (Universidad Sergio Arboleda) Awarded Best Short Movie Vampire Kiss Oxford University presss Literature Contest: Values in the family Honorable mention Graduate Thesis Published at Science Journal Publication (Revista A1 No.1, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, ISSN: 2216-0078) FuckYeah Anime: Estudio del Diseo del Anime Japons como generador de prcticas placenteras Institutional identity and logo (Proyecto Crea y Ama tu cuento ) Identity material and video editing for non-profit organization Asociacin Pensionados del SENA (APSENA) Design of website and foundation identity. Yo Creo! Art Auction Catalogue 2012 (TBP, for Septima Photo Agency. www.septima.com.co) Designed the artistic photography auction catalogue. Auction for Casa SHA and Tiempo de juego foundations. Skills Web Development Multimedia Authoring Tools Graphic Tools Office Tools Web Based Publishing Applications Languages Flash, HTML, CSS + XHTML Microsoft Expression Web, Adobe Dreamweaver, (Basic) Flash, After Effects, Sony Vegas Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign Microsoft Publisher, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, PhotoDraw Wordpress, Joomla. TOEFL Score: 104 as of 2011 - learned at Intensive English Course, Buckswood Grange International School, Uckfield, East Sussex UK - 1997 Spanish ts native language.

Hobbies and Personal Projects

Comic writing and drawing - Painting http://xag.deviantart.com

Photography http://flic.kr/ps/oLGHE

References Available upon request

SANTIAGO ARCINIEGAS GMEZ

Portafolio: Telfono: Direccin Email: Nacionalidad: www.silverhalogenide.com (+57 1) 2155567 xag@silverhalogenide.com Colombia Celular: Fecha Nacimiento: Direccin: (+57) 3002094845 30/08/1986 Cra 52 #115-38.

Resumen: Mis reas de especializacin incluyen el diseo grfico web, multimedia e impreso, con una buena comprensin de CSS+HTML e Ilustracin digital. He estudiado las comunicaciones en diversos medios por ms de 5 aos, y me gradu en Comunicacin Social y periodismo con nfasis en medios audiovisuales de la Universidad Sergio Arboleda. Desde el ao 2010 he estado disfrutando del trabajo como diseador Freelance con distintos clientes nacionales e internacionales. Educacin

2005 2010

Pregrado. Comunicacin Social y periodismo con nfasis en medios audiovisuales, Universidad Sergio Arboleda

La carrera me permiti obtener experiencia prctica en una amplia gama de aspectos profesionales relacionados con la comunicacin en los medios. Atreves de la planeacin de trabajos en escenarios prcticos, dirigidos a necesidades comerciales realistas, donde adquir las siguientes habilidades: Diseo Grafico

Fotografa Comercial
Escritura editorial Escritura de guiones Diseo para impresin 2011

Anlisis de Medios Pre/Post Produccin de video Investigacin Periodstica Escritura de propuestas y presentacin de Pitch

Diplomado, Ilustracin - Certificado, Taller Digital, Fundacin Grau.

Formacin pintura Digital

e ilustracin vectorial. Interpretacin, lectura y composicin de imgenes 2002 2004

Ilustracin Anloga, tintas,

acuarelas, acrlicos y otras tcnicas.

(IT) Programas de Entrenamiento, New Horizons, Bogot CIW Web Site Design, A+ Essentials (Certified), CIW E- Commerce, Web Site development Diseo Grafico Diseo Web Estrategias de e-commerce Conocimiento de negocios en internet

Experiencia de trabajo Marzo 2007 - presente Diseador Grfico/Diseador Web/ Ilustrador/Flash FreeLancer Trabajando con una variedad de clientes como la Canada-Colombia Chamber of Commerce , Lonja de propiedad raz de Bogot, Rickz Interiors, Asociacion Cultural Femenina o SUNGARD entre otras; en el desarrollo pginas web, platillas de correo electrnicas e ilustraciones. El trabajo incluye tambin otros medios como Volantes, Brochures, Invitaciones, DVD s entre otro material publicado. Mesaenlinea.com Diseo Grfico/ Web / Aplicativo Responsabilidades: Crear ambientes innovadores, eficaces y efectivos para soluciones web. Cdigo CSS + XHTML, entregando plantillas en HTML a partir de diseos en PSD, utilizacin de Java para generar efectos visuales. Politcnico Grancolombiano, Whitney Unversity, Diseo Grfico (FreeLancer) Trabaje en varios proyectos simultneamente: Redisee la revista Paradigma. Con el objetivo de crear una imagen dinmica para un contenido denso pero corto de los resmenes de los proyectos de investigacin llevados a cabo en la universidad. Cree y desarrolle el concepto de imagen de la publicacin peridica Enclave de palabras. Una revista de poesa que mostraba talento literario dentro del personal acadmico de la universidad. Disee y diagrame varios materiales promocionales y literarios en varias publicaciones, en las que se incluyen portadas de libros y revistas como Elementos, Boletn estadstico 2010, entre otros... Asist a reuniones de manera regular, conde participe de lluvia de ideas, y comuniqu mis ideas a amplio rango de profesionales. Utilice mis capacidades de investigacin, organizacin, y manejo de tiempo para asegurar que fechas de entrega se cumplieran a tiempo. Trabaje junto a editores, autores y productores de contenido para entregar productos de alta calidad. Orin Politcnica LTDA, Flash, Diseo Pagina Web (Negocio familiar) Orin Politcnica lanzo un portal en internet que necesitaba ser diseada. Responsabilidades: Diseo Grfico, Implementacin de Soluciones PHP y MySQL, animaciones Flash, y manejo de proyectos.

Septiembre 2010 - 2012

Junio 2009 - Presente

Enero 2004 - 2010

Premios, Logros y Trabajo Voluntario IMAGO 2008 (Universidad Sergio Arboleda) Premio a mejor Cortometraje Vampire Kiss Oxford University presss Literature Contest: Values in the family Honourable mention Asociacin Pensionados SENA (APSENA) Diseo de pgina web y logo. Publicacin Tesis de Graduacin (Revista A1 No.1, Universidad Sergio Arboleda; ISSN: 2216-0078) Fuck Yeah Anime: Estudio del Diseo del Anime Japons como generador de prcticas placenteras Logo y Material de identidad institucional (Proyecto Crea y Ama tu cuento) Identity material and video editing for non-profit organization Yo Creo! Catalogo Subasta Arte 2012 (TBP, para Sptima Photo Agency. www.septima.com.co) Catalogo de fotografa artstica en subasta para las fundaciones Casa SHA y Tiempo de juego.

Habilidades Desarrollo Web Herramientas Multimedia Herramientas Graficas Herramientas Oficina Soluciones Web Flash, HTML, CSS + XHTML, Microsoft Expression Web, Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Sony vegas Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Publisher, PhotoDraw Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Publisher. Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal

Idiomas Ingls como segundo idioma TOEFL Score: 104 en Noviembre 2011 aprendido en Curso Intensivo de Ingles, Buckswood Grange International School, Uckfield, East Sussex, Reino Unido en 1997.

Referencias

Disponible a peticin.

Carolina Garcs Client, SUNGARD securities finanace. Miami. David Ricciulli - Collaborator, Co- Author, Ilustrator and artist. Bogot Rosario Gmez Client, Consultora. Bogota. Lennart Sjholm - Collaborator, Co- Author, Ilustrator and artist. Stockholm Sweden Joshua Andersen - Collaborator, Curator. Berlin, Germany Geraldo Milln Client, Jefe Comunicacones, Lonja de Bogot. Juan Pablo Gonzales Supervisor, Mesaenlinea.com . Miami. Leonardo Cortez Internship Supervisor, Business Owner, Bogota. Silvia Gmez Client, Psychologist, Non-Profit Foundation, Bogota. Eduardo Norman Client, Politecnico Grancolombiano. Bogot.