Dean Galati has over 30 years of experience in graphic design, working in both freelance and full-time roles. He has expertise in print and digital design, photography, and photo retouching. Galati's career includes positions at Scenic Tours, Reed Business Information, Lion Graphics, and Hannan Group. He also completed freelance contracts through Barbosa Personnel and TAFE College. Galati holds qualifications in graphic design, desktop publishing, web design, and customer service.

1. Work Experience
TAFE College (Sep 2015 – Dec 2015)
Graphic Designer, Freelance Contractor
– Contract role through Barbosa Personnel. I worked with an
employment agency for freelance contract work after leaving
Scenic Tours. This was a four month contract. Designing yearly
brochures and semester curriculum for TAFE students.
Barbosa Personnel (Dec 2013 – Dec 2015)
Graphic Designer, freelance contractor
– I worked for this employment agency for two years as a freelancer
contractor. I was offered work within agencies and design studios.
Designing Brochures, flyers and online digital material.
Scenic Tours (Nov 2010 – Dec 2013)
Graphic Designer
– Marketing and Art Director liaison for establishing design briefs
– Designing finished art for brochure and covers,
supplements, flyers, advertisements, web banners,
packaging, point of sale, stationery and logo design
– Designing posters and invitations for company events
– Sourcing and retouching images from internet sites for brochures.
Reed Business Information (Feb 2000 – Oct 2010)
Graphic Designer, Finished Artist, Photo Retoucher
– Client liaison for establishing design briefs
– Assisting Art Director in designing concepts
– Designing finished art for magazines, magazine covers,
supplement, advertisement, and newsletter layouts
– Photo retouching with multiple layer and filter work
– Quality checking advertisements sent from clients.
Lion Graphics (Jan 1994 – Feb 2000)
Graphic Designer, Finished Artist, Photo Retoucher
– Customer liaison for establishing design briefs
– Assisting Art Director in design concept development
– Preparing finished art for magazines, brochures,
catalogues, flyers, advertisements newsletters and Posters
– Photography and scanning for catalogue work
– Photoshop retouching with multiple layer and filter work
– Preparing work for prepress.
Hannan Group (Jan 1991 – Dec 1993)
Mac Operator, Photo retoucher, Pre-press
– Manual and electronic composition on finished art for
high quality magazines, preparing work for prepress
– Photo retouching using brush work on photographic film
– Flatbed/drum scanning
– Camera work for graphic design paste up layouts
Education
Shillington College (Jan 2014)
Web Design Certificate (HTML and CSS coding)
CATC College (Oct 2010 - Sep 2013)
Graphic Design Diploma
Barbra Hoadley Learning Development (Mar 2009)
Customer Service Skills course
New Horizons (May 2005)
InDesign Desktop Publishing course
The Computer Graphics College (Mar - Aug 1996)
Desktop Publishing in QuarkXpress, Illustrator, Photoshop
TAFE College, Ultimo NSW (Feb 1991 - Nov 1993)
Graphic Reproduction (Prepress) - Certificate
Pennant Hill High (Feb 1989 - Nov 1990)
Computer studies, Visual Arts and Graphic Design
De La Salle, Ashfield (Feb 1983 - Nov 1988)
Computer studies, Visual Arts.
Software
Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Distiller,
Dreamweaver and Bridge. Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
MailChimp, Quickcut, Pressi, Coda, Wix and Wordpress.
Interests
I am interested in healing practices such as Reiki, meditation and
nature walking. I love reading and enjoy nature. I’m a relaxed, secure
and mature person who is settled financially and emotionally.
References
Gordana Kostelac - TAFE College
Mobile: 0425 235 282
This reference is through a freelance contract role I picked up
through Barbosa Personnel. Barbosa Personnel is an employement
agency. Jacqueline Liddell, the owner of Barbosa passed away last
year. The company has closed.
Van Cooney - Barbosa Personnel
Mobile: 0418 962 589
This is the employment agency from which I received freelance
contract work. Jacqueline Liddell, the owner of Barbosa passed away
last year. So Van Cooney will be the point of contact.
Ron Lawrence - Reed Business Information
Mobile: 0410 484 787
7/29 George Street,
Marrickville NSW 2204
Ph: 0438 519 034
galati6@optusnet.com.au
www.idlewilde.net.au
Dean Galati
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