Person: giesssel razavi

Frederick, Maryland n2h6t

Professional Resume

Giessel Razavi

Phone: (604) 647-4461

Email: giessel@cyber-eyes.net

URL: http://www.cyber-eyes.net

Objective

To utilize my intelligence and resourcefulness to make a positive impact on the success, growth and profitability of your company.

Contributing to your business as a creative and energetic member, as well as continuously helping to improve your design and development operations

Summary

I ‘m a Art Director/Senior Designer with front end development skill, experienced with corporate identity, print collateral, advertising, annual reports, web and multimedia. Comfortable with information architecture, project management and business development.

I’m also very results oriented hands-on leader who believes strongly in raising the standards of visual communication and encouraging others to maintain those standards.

Professional Qualifications

• Collaborative leader with proven ability to hone a company’s competitive edge

• Familiar with the importance of creating an engaging, intuitive and stimulating user experience through design and its effect on marketing objectives and conversions.

• Ability to conceptualize and produce compelling visual presentations in a variety of media to convey complex messages as well as personal expression to a wide variety of audiences.

• Performance-oriented manager, achieving productivity through empowerment

• Creative problem solver, adept in both the strategic and implementation realms

• Flexible to change and fast learner, always looking for new challenges

• Always eager to learn new things and am willing to put in the extra effort to make things happen.

• Energetic team player with ability to lead and motivate teams with varied skill sets

• Conscientious, focused, systematic and self-motivated

• Technically and creatively minded, good eye for design

• Proven organizational skills and exacting attention to detail while multitasking on several projects with strict deadlines

• Ability to communicate energetically with staff and clients using well-developed oral and written communication skills

• Excellent technical understanding of Internet applications and technologies

• Resourceful, driven, excellent researcher with great inter-personal

• Proven ability to deliver on strategic objectives through the effective design, implementation and maintenance of projects and programs

Skills

Computer Programming

• General purpose languages including Cold Fusion, HTML, Java Scripts, CSS, XHTML and Perl

• Web development languages & environments including HTML, Cold Fusion, CSS, XHTML, Java and CGI

• Computer networking , Trouble Shooting and Administration

• Extensive Knowledge of MS Office products, MS Windows x, Email and Internet

• Working Knowledge of Simply Accounting

• Extensive Knowledge in following Graphic and Web development Software’s : Adobe Photoshop x , Adobe Illustrator X, Adobe Indesign X, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Home site, Macromedia Fire Works, Vecta 3D, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Golive, MS Office x, Adobe Premiere

Web Development

• Database integration for fully dynamic web sites

• Experienced with XHTML, Javascript server side scripting, CFM, CSS authoring for table less page layout, including the Layout design and Flash implementation

• Strong troubleshooting skills, familiar with cross-browser and cross-platform issues, comfortable with Mac or PC.

System Administration

• Administration of mixed networks including UNIX, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 95/98/NT/2000

• Web server administration with Microsoft IIS x , including performance tuning of web servers & databases

• Security monitoring using tools such as packet & firewalls, data encryption, and intrusion detection systems.

General Computer Skills

• Over 9 years experience with Microsoft Windows X, familiarity with all UNIX-like operating systems

• Over 10 years experience with HTML and Java Scripting, Design and Implementation.

• Over 10 years experience with Adobe Photoshop.

• Over 8 years experience With Macromedia Flash.

• Over 1 year experience with Simply Accounting

•

Work Experience

Recombo Inc.

June 2007 – Present

• Art Director / Development manager

• Managing the engineering department

• Evaluate, hire, reward, retain, develop programmer skills

• Supported and implement tactical goals and operational activities of the Department

• Manage contingencies and resolve problems.

• Designed information architecture and user interface for on-screen applications

• Assume front end developer role as needed

• Identified development and project risks

• Trained, supervised and provided art direction for junior designers

• Provided technical leadership to the team.

• Designed and produced ads and promotional collateral

• Program and project management: successfully managing the delivery of multiple simultaneous projects, including resource allocation and estimating

• Worked with Managers of other Technology teams to ensure that projects are delivered on time, on budget and to spec

• Allocate resources, schedule and prioritize project activities

• Adopted a continuous improvement approach, in terms of software development processes, tools, skills and team

• Performed lead role in the design and production of print, identity, packaging, multimedia, web design and web applications

• Accountable for design and development

• Creating Print and marketing material

• Support and maintenance services

• Managed new product and service sourcing, selection, procurement, deployment and support

• Web site creation and programming, testing, integration

• Manage multi-project engagements with high-profile customer, including new process and technology design and service fulfillment

• Overseen implementation of best project management practices and processes, maintained effective relationships with key clients, resulting in improved program execution

• Overseen product strategy and design of the next generation digital signatures software solutions

• Accountable for the success of projects through the development lifecycle

• Manage development team of up to eight, including hiring and professional development

• Responsible for all aspects of design: Coming up with complicated Site map, Planning the Site Flow, Page Layout Creation, Design, HTML and CSS templates, and conversion of content from various sources

Cyber-eyes www.cyber-eyes.net

Aug 2004 – June 2007

• Independent Design Consultant and developer

• Performed lead role in the design and production of print, identity, packaging, multimedia, web design and web applications

• Designed and produced ads and promotional collateral

• Concepted and developed spread and cover catalog designs for one of the larger developers in Vancouver.

• Assume project management role as needed

• Managed press checks, art directed photos, supervised team design efforts

• Managed multiple, concurrent projects in different stages

• Manage complex projects, vendor and client relationships.

• Juggled short-turnaround jobs with longer, more complex projects

• Define projects: work with clients to establish business goals and objectives, high-level requirements

• Designed and managed project for Rogers Video.

• Flash Websites and CD-Rom development

• Develop, maintain and enhance relationships with clients/potential clients

• Engage and oversee contractors, suppliers and vendors, including negotiating contracts

• Responsible for all aspects of design: Coming up with complicated Site map, Planning the Work Flow, Page Layout Creation, Design, Branding, Annual report, flyers and brochures, email news

• Css ,xhtml, flash and javascripts

• E-Flyer Creation

Your Next Generation Designs

Sep 2000 – July 2004

• Art Director and Project Manager

• Managed complex projects, vendor, partner and client relationships.

• Develop, maintain and enhance relationships with clients/potential clients

• Establish design, processes and standards, as well as ongoing evaluation and improvements

• Responsibilities included concept roughs and brainstorming and concept development work with the entire creative team

• Participated in reviews with account management and the creative team to fine-tune concepts to client expectations

• Allocate resources, schedule and prioritize project activities;

• Responsible for all aspects of design: Coming up with complicated Site map, Planning the Site Flow, Page Layout Creation, Design, HTML and CSS templates, and conversion of content from various sources

• Design and program in Flash Projects

• Creation or CD-Rom based projects, Flyer campaigns

• Interpret, define and implement project and business requirements

• Overseen business development, proposals and contracts, partner and customer relationships;

• Define projects: work with clients to establish business goals and objectives

• Maintained production schedules and budgets

• Cold fusion , css ,xhtml, flash and javascripts

• Designed and produced ads and promotional collateral

Siscoytech

June 2000 - September 2000

• Art Director and Project Manager

• Supervised other project managers and led diversified multi-location teams;

• Assured effective communications with client executives, project sponsors and stakeholders.

• Accountable for design and development

• Maintained production schedules and budgets

• Trained, supervised and provided art direction for junior designers

• Develop, maintain and enhance relationships with clients/potential clients

• Worked closely both with management and end-users to determine needs

• Worked with clients and teams in a consultative role while interpreting, defining and implementing project and business requirements.

• Understanding client needs and designing to keep them happy and educate clients in advantages of web sites and what will/will not work for them.

• Ensure project vision is realized, client expectations and budgets are met.

Tech Wave

Jan 1999 - May 2000

• Administered a mixed network , NT servers, PCs and OS2, including all security, backup, and administrative details

• Aided in the design and programming of multiple interactive intranet web sites.

• Utilize computerized systems to gather information, troubleshoot, track calls, enter and confirm completed service.

• Customer Relations

• Trouble Shooting, Debugging of Software and Hardware

• Investigate and solve a variety of problems both internally and externally.

Lite Tech

Dec 1997 - Dec 1998

• Administered NT servers, and workstations, including all security, backup, and administrative details

• Design and programming of companies web site using HTML and Flash.

• Design and Programming of companies Custom Software in Excel.

• Database Design, Inventory and Customer Tracking

• Staff Training, Teaching them how to work with new software

• Connecting all Computers in U.S ,Victoria and Vancouver office using VPN

• Customer Relations

• Trouble Shooting, Debugging of Software and Hardware

• Investigate and solve a variety of problems both internally and externally.

The Record Shop

1996 – 1997

• Administration of NT server, including all security, backup, and administrative details

• Design the database system

• Customer Relations

Formal Education

High School - BCC College, Holland

Compucollege School of businesses – Computer Support Specialist

BC Institute of Technology – Adobe goalive, Relational Database systems, Macromedia Director, Cold Fusion, Macromedia Flash

General Information

• Highly interested in computer languages and programming paradigms – ability to independently learn new programs and languages

• Out standing Design

• Speak English, Dutch, Farsi and Turkish.