The document outlines the skills and experience of a graphic designer, including proficiencies in design software like Photoshop and Illustrator. It details work history designing packaging, signs, presentations and promotional materials for fashion, retail and hospitality brands in Dubai and the Philippines over the past 15 years. Responsibilities involved brand identity development, website creation, video editing, and managing social media accounts. Education includes a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and training in 3D modeling and multimedia development.

1. > Web Designing
> Video Editing
> Business Presentation
> Storyboard making
SKILLS & WORKING KNOWLEDGE
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
After Effects
Premier
Macromedia
Flash
Microsoft Office
04/2008 - Currently Employed - Dubai
Senior Graphic Designer Paris Group International
My Duties were to design product packaging, shopping bags, chocolate
boxes, clothing labels, restaurant menus, banners, roll ups, logos, posters,
brochures, and mailers, static and digital window displays, fliers,
websites, restaurant and fashion store signages, newspaper and magazine
advertisements, PowerPoint business presentations, motion graphics,
video editing and promotional materials of the whole Paris Group various
marketing and business development activities. Monitor fashion brand
identity application, and ensuring that the design execution is properly
aligned with each fashion brand image and guidelines.
I’m also in charge in managing Paris Group’s fashion and hospitality brands
social media sites such as: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
09/2007 - 03/2008 - Dubai
Graphic Designer SS Lootah Group
Creates and designs graphics for the layout of all forms of printed matter,
including comprehensive marketing campaigns featuring booklets, photo
collages, brochures, newsletters, posters, banners, mailers, flyers, maps,
logos, billboards, exhibition stands as well as supporting materials such
as: video slides presentations and computer-based presentations; uses
computer graphic methods of preparing layouts of camera-ready artwork.
09/2006 - 08/2007 - Dubai
Graphic Designer Brands General Trading
Conceives ideas, concepts, and design campaigns for advertising and
marketing activities, and coordinates with the creative and marketing
directors in the creation of multifaceted communication materials in web
and print such as: fashion brochures, magazines, flyers, posters newsletter,
web contents and other mediums for a variety of sales promotional
development.
11/2003 - 08/2006 - Philippines
Graphic Designer Cord Chemicals
In charge in the packaging designs of Industrial products such as: epoxies,
paints, adhesives, lacquer thinners, sealants and the like. Developing
promotional ad campaigns such as: print ads, posters, brochures for newly
launched products. I am also in-charge in conceptualizing the product
storyboards for TV and RADIO commercial spots.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
ArkiCADD Philippines / May 2003
Advance Learning in PhotoShop and CorelDraw
EDUCATION & TRAININGS
CIM Technologies / August 2002
3D Studio Max and Multimedia Development
ICCT Colleges of the Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
May 1999 / Baccalaureate Degree
Technological University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Technology in Foundry Engineering
April 1995 / Diploma
TECHNICAL SKILLS
PERSONAL DETAILS
Born on Feb 8, 1974, a natural born Filipino,
Single, 180 pounds and in good health.
Accepts directions easily and willing
to invest time and effort to complete a
certain responsibility.
CONTACT DETAILS
WORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
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JOEL MICHAEL GECARO SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER / MARKETING
+971 52 9488777
michaelleonoras@gmail.com
I become a strategic part of the successful brand launching of the
following fashion and hospitality brands in Dubai under the Paris Group;
Louis Feraud, Louis Feraud Caffe, Ferre Caffe, Gold Café, Rich, Miu
Shanghai and AL Halabi. I’m also becoming involved in the brand
development of the most popular fashion brands such as: Pierre Cardin,
Azzaro, Gianfranco Ferre and Ferre Milano. under construction
> Typography
> Color Theory
> Marketing Research
> Brand Awareness